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UPCOMING EVENTS
For a complete calendar listing, please visit us here:
BSD Volunteers Training
Date:
September 20
Time:
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Place: West School,
BSD Volunteers Training
Date:
September 24
Time:
4 - 5 p.m.
Place: West School,
BHS Powder Buff
Volleyball Game
Date:
September 23
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: BHS gym
BHS Powder Puff
Football Game
Date:
September 24
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: BHS Football Field
BHS Homecoming
Steak Feed Fundraiser
Date:
September 26
Time: 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Place: Pierce's Express Market,
BHS Homecoming Parade
Date:
September 28
TIme: 3:30 p.m.
Place: Downtown Baraboo
BHS Homecoming Dance
Date:
September 29
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Baraboo High School
Fall Concert-Symphony Band,
Tremble/Chamber Choirs
Date: October 15
Time: 7 - 10pm
Place: Al Ringling Theatre
136 4th Ave, Baraboo
Picture Retakes
Date: October 19
BHS Parent Teacher Conferences
Date:
October 23
Time: 4 - 7:30pm
BHS Parent Teacher Conferences
Date: October 24
Time: 1:30 - 5pm
No School
Date:
October 26
Winter Sports Meeting
Date: October 30
Time: 6pm
Place: BHS gym
Thanksgiving Break
No School
Dates: Nov 21- Nov 23
Holiday Concert
Freshman/Symphony Band
Date: December 16
Time: 130 - 2:30pm
Place: BHS
Holiday Concert
Treble/Chamber Choir
Date: December 16
Time: 3 - 4pm
Place: BHS
Holiday Concert
Concert Choir/T-Bird Band
Date: December 16
Time: 4:30 - 5:30pm
Place: BHS
Winter Break -
No School
Dates: Dec 24 - Jan 1
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Letter from the Principal
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September 2018
Dear Parents and Guardians:
As the principal at Baraboo High School, I am pleased to welcome you to the 2018-'19 school year and introduce you to some of our main priorities, upcoming events, and other improvements at our school. It is an honor to serve as principal at BHS and be able to work so closely with our students and a dedicated staff as we continually strive to provide the best possible educational program for our students.
We welcome a talented group of new teachers and staff this school year to Baraboo High School and look forward to the many ways that they will contribute to our positive school culture and provide educational opportunities for our students:
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Mark Weiss--Tech. Education Teacher
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Kristi Williams--Agriculture Education Teacher
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Rebecca Onken--Social Studies Teacher
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Andrew Pfaff--English Teacher
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Erin Williams--English Teacher
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Diane Flesch--Physical Education Teacher
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Krystal Flores--Math Teacher
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Matthew Gralewski--Math Teacher
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Jim Bowers--SEA
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Gary Krahn--Thunderbird Academy/Academic Seminar Educational Assistant
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Jen Maggio-Laack--LTS/Science
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Mike Wostal--LTS/Math
One of our priorities over the past couple of years has been to evaluate our grading practices and to create grading structures that are aligned with best practices. Please be sure to see a related and detailed article about our Baraboo High School grading practices in the next part of this newsletter.
Another one of our continuing priorities is a schoolwide emphasis on "on-time behavior." For more information about this and other procedures and important reminders, please read below:
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On-Time Behavior/Tardy Policy
--We have generous 8-minute passing times, Monday through Friday. Students are expected to be in class and prepared to work when the bell rings for each class period. Tardiness disrupts both the orderly progress of the class and the daily progress of the student. During passing times, students have a one-minute warning bell. After the final bell rings, the teachers have been closing their doors to begin the class period. Students who are not in their class when the bell rings are considered tardy. Designated school staff monitor the hallways at the start of all class periods and direct students who are tardy to a central location in the building where the students sign in and then are keyed into their classroom by a school official. When a student reaches 4 tardies for each nine-week period, progressive consequences are assigned beginning with a detention.
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Chromebooks
--All BHS students were issued a chromebook and protective carrying bag on Wednesday, September 5th. This chromebook is like a laptop and is a device that has the potential to make learning more engaging and accessible. Students are expected to bring them to school each day fully charged.
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Cell Phones
-- With each student having a chromebook, there is no educational reason for students to need their cell phones in the classroom anymore. Students are encouraged to leave cell phones in their lockers or to keep them off and put away while in the classroom. Students are permitted to use cell phones during passing times and at lunch.
Students are expected to keep their personal device off and out of site during class.
Please help reinforce this at home. Students have 8 minute passing periods, and 30 minutes of lunch when they are free to use their cell phones. As parents we know it's very important for you to to able to reach your students. Please know you may always call the main office at (608)355-3940, and we will contact your student or get a message to him or her within minutes.
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Our
Homecoming
celebration is fast approaching on Friday, September 28th. Events take place throughout the week to build school spirit and to encourage students to be involved in positive ways. Our Homecoming assembly will start at 11:45 a.m. on September 28th. Students will be dismissed following the assembly at 1:00 p.m. Hot lunch will be available in the cafeteria following the assembly. The Homecoming Parade leaves the high school at 3:30 p.m. You will find more information about Homecoming events inside this newsletter.
It is our sincere desire at BHS to focus on best educational practices, expand our offerings, and provide opportunities for our students to acquire the skills to become productive and successful citizens in a vastly changing society. I am looking forward to a great school year and want you to know that I appreciate and welcome your ideas, concerns, and questions. I can be reached by calling the school at (608) 355-3940 or my email is [email protected]. Thank you.
Glenn Bildsten
Baraboo High School Principal
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BHS Grading - current status/progress
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For the past several years, Baraboo HS has been researching, evaluating, and improving grading practices to increase student learning. Grades are, by definition, tools used to communicate student performance. Accurate and meaningful communication about the progress of learning is essential for students to reach their fullest learning potential. Unfortunately, traditional percentage-based grades offer little in the way of meaningful, accurate communication of learning and struggle to reflect the complex thinking that happens in today's classrooms.
Baraboo High School staff have used board approved national and state curricular standards to design Baraboo High School Priority Standards. These Priority Standards articulate the essential knowledge and skills associated with each content area and include rubrics that are used to measure and communicate student progress toward mastery of these essential standards. Starting this school year, student grade reports will not only include letter grades, but also current levels of proficiency in each curricular standard, giving students and parents much more information about the progress of learning.
These highly vetted and researched practices have shown to increase achievement in classrooms across the country and, having used these practices in many classes last year and now building-wide, we are already seeing the benefits. One teacher said of her students' writing skills, "I have seen more growth in a week than I saw in a month last year." Another teacher said of rigor in her class, "It has blown up...that, to me, is amazing. My kids have learned more and have demonstrated a more thorough understanding of physiology...students find the content more approachable as they know exactly what they need to do to move forward."
Links to all BHS Priority Standards and Rubrics, along with the classes that use them can be found in the
Academics
section Baraboo School District website under
Grading For Learning.
If you have any questions about specific classes, please contact your student's teacher.
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New Bell Schedule
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Normal Daily Schedule
Wednesday
1A/B: 7:45 - 9:11 1A/B: 7:45 - 8:58
HR/ENR: 9:19 - 10:03 . 2A/B: 9:06 - 10:19
2A/B: 10:11 - 11:37 3A/B: 10:27 - 11:40
4A/B: 11:48 - 1:00
3A/B 1st Lunch: Lunch: 1:00 - 1:30
Lunch: 11:37 - 12:07
Class: 12:15 - 1:41
3A/B 2nd Lunch:
Class: 11:45 - 12:26
Lunch: 12:26 - 12:56
Class: 1:01 - 1:41
4A/B: 1:49 - 3:15
Two Hour Delay Schedule
1A/B: 9:45 - 10:54 3A/B 2nd Lunch:
2A/B: 11:02 - 12:11 Class: 12:19 - 12:51
Lunch: 12:51 - 1:21
3A/B 1st Lunch: Class: 1:26 - 1:58
Lunch: 12:11 - 12:41
Class: 12:49 - 1:58 4A/B: 2:06 - 3:15
If you would like a printable copy please click here
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Attendance Matters:
Every Student. Every Day. Every Grade.
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September is Attendance Awareness month, and for good reason! It's the start of the school year, so let's start it off right: with good attendance!
Research shows that poor attendance in the month of September can predict chronic absenteeism for the rest of the school year. In fact, if a student misses two days in September, they are 50% more likely to be chronically absent that school year.
Chronic absence in the Baraboo School District is defined as missing 10% of school in a school year. As there are 180 days in the school year, missing 10% means missing a total of 18 days during the year, or about 2 days a month.
These can be excused or unexcused absences.
Please take a look at the below infographic designed by the Baraboo School District on why attendance matters and what you as parents/guardians can do to help your student achieve. To get a printable copy, please click here.
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| The 2018-19 School Calendar |
Now that the new school year is upon us, make sure you have this years school calendar.
Please take a look and note the dates of winter break 2018 and spring break 2019 as you make travel and vacation plans!
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Important News from Student Services
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FRESHMAN
WELCOME!! Your main job this year is to start off your high school career in top form! Strive for the best grades you've ever earned, meet new people, experience different extracurricular activities, get involved and find your niche! Find a positive peer group who value the same things that you do. Make the most of it! Stay in touch with your Link Crew Leader!
This is the foundation of your high school!
Enjoy your year!
SOPHOMORES
Goal setting time! Starting in October every sophomore will have a 1 on 1 meeting with his/her counselor to discuss their ACP(Academic & Career Plan) for high school and beyond. Be thinking about what you would like to discuss and questions you may have about how to achieve those goals. Make sure your Career Cruising activities are up to date before the conference.
Juniors
It's a big year! Start narrowing down your interests and looking into schools, jobs and programs that will meet your needs after you graduate. Take campus tours and college visits with your family to help make your decisions. Start preparing to take the ACT college entrance exam in February offered here at BHS. There will also be opportunities in December, April and July at UW Baraboo.
PSAT Testing (Juniors)
PSAT will be offered at Baraboo High School on Wednesday October 10. You can register in Student Services to take the test the cost is $16.
CAMPUS VISIT DAYS
One of the best ways for a prospective student and his/her parents to determine if a college is a good choice is to visit the campus. Typically, students should start looking at colleges during their junior year, and visiting campuses of interest. In addition to providing the opportunity to meet with admission personnel, campus visits allow a student to see the campus via a guided tour. Students who want to meet with faculty, coaches or other university staff may also have appointments prearranged. Scheduling early is key when arranging a campus visit or making plans to attend a preview day. Students should schedule with the campus at least one to two weeks in advance of the date they wish to visit.
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VISITING BHS
Another great way to receive information from a specific school is to meet with a representative from the school! Reps visit BHS frequently! Please listen for announcements on visiting colleges or stop in to check the schedule for upcoming
visits!
Seniors
It's finally here! Your last year! Make it a good one! Keep your grades and attendance in check! The colleges and employers are watching and asking!
It's important to finish strong.
Don't take the senior slide; this is an important time.
If you are college bound, you should be working on applications! If you have any questions, please stop in Student Services and make an appointment to meet with your counselor!
FAFSA Assistance
College Goal Wisconsin will be held at UW Baraboo on Wednesday, October 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the Lange Center on the UW Baraboo Campus..
Although a technical college or university education is expensive, financial aid (scholarship, grants, and loans) is available to make college affordable. To understand the process to apply for financial aid, seniors who are planning to continue their education after high school are encouraged to attend College Goal Wisconsin with their parents/guardians. College Goal Wisconsin is an event that families can receive free assistance completing the FAFSA. This is the form that colleges require students to complete to be considered for financial aid. Students complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov. Students applying online will receive their FAFSA application results faster than if applying by mail. Information submitted over the internet is completely secure and the process is easier because only questions are asked that apply to the student's situation. At College Goal Wisconsin, there will be financial aid officers from various colleges across the state to answer questions while the family is completing the FAFSA.
If you are interested, please stop in Student Services and pick up an informational brochure.
Madison College FREE Application HELP opportunity
If you are planning on attending Madison College in the fall take advantage of one of these 2 FREE Application opportunities! Attend an
Instant Application Night
and get expert help applying for FREE and with NO APPLICATION FEE! Just show up and bring your Social Security Number (required to complete the application) to one of the following dates;
Wednesday October 10 2-5 p.m. at the Reedsburg Campus
Tuesday October 30 2-5 p.m. at the Portage Campus
Visit their website for additional information.
madisoncollege.edu/instant-application-night
Early College Credit Program (ECCP) and Start College Now (SCN) meeting
Any students planning to take college courses on the UW Baraboo Campus or Madison College during
2nd semester
of this school year, will be asked to attend the
Early College Credit Program (ECCP) and Start College Now (SCN)
meeting during homeroom on September 21
in the Cafeteria.
Students, please plan to attend to pick up the registration packet. If you cannot make it, please stop in Student Services and see your counselor.
Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarship
The purpose of the Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarship program is to recognize student leadership, citizenship, school and community involvement, and academic achievement. The Foundation awards $10,000 scholarships to 100 Wisconsin high school graduates each year.
ANY graduating Senior is eligible to apply!
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ACT Prep for Juniors
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Dear Parents and Guardians of Juniors:
The Baraboo High School supports college and career readiness for all students as they plan for their futures. One way to determine your junior's preparedness is through the ACT with Writing and ACT WorkKeys assessments. These assessments are state mandated and offered at no cost to you on February 20 and 21, 2019 at Baraboo High School.
To prepare for these high-stakes assessments, your junior will have multiple opportunities for practice starting on Mondays during our scheduled homerooms. Students will access free lessons and quizzes using Method Test Prep, a program that is built into Career Cruising. New this year is the addition of two full-length practice opportunities:
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Wednesday, October 3 - required
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Saturday, December 1 - optional
The October 3rd practice will be administered during our regular Wednesday schedule and will include a computer-based test for English, Math, Reading, and Science. Your junior can access his/her results through the Method Test Prep/Career Cruising login.
The December 1st practice will mimic the full-length ACT. This paper-based test will include English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing. Registration for the December 1st ACT practice will be open for students from October 8 to November 2. Results will be shared with your junior at school upon our return from Winter Break.
Participation in these events may help your junior improve his/her ACT composite score by 3-5 points. Please contact us if you have any questions about these opportunities. Additional study materials, accessible at home, can be found at:
https://sites.google.com/barabooschools.net/dropeverythi
ngandlearn/act-test-prep
Sincerely,
Shelly Gillmore
Baraboo High School Assessment Coordinator
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Sports Information
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UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS
Sept. 26 - Steak Feed - Pierces Express Market
11:00 am to 7:30 pm
Sept. 29 - Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony -
Clarion Hotel & Convention Center
Oct. 23 - Culver's Share Night JYMS Athletics
Winter Sport Parents Meeting
The Winter Sport Parents Meeting will be held on Tuesday October 30, 2018 in the BHS Gym. The general session will begin at 6:00 p.m. Sport meetings will follow at 6:30 p.m. Students do not need to attend these meetings. If you need help registering your child for a winter sport or paying fees you should arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. If your son or daughter was out for a fall sport you
do not
need to register online again. Just sign up with the coach or Mrs. Teasdale. If your child was not out for a fall sport, you will need to register your child in the
Parent Portal
, under the
HS Winter Sports Registration Link
. Fees can be paid online or with a check or cash in the high school office. If you are not sure if your son/daughter will need a physical, please contact Renee Teasdale at 355-3940, Ext. 2022.
WIAA Physicals
WIAA physicals are based on the date of April 1. Any physical dated
prior to
April 1, 2017 is no longer valid. Physicals dated after April 1, 2017 are valid for the 2017-18 school year and the 2018-19 school year. Physicals are good for
TWO SCHOOL YEARS
, not two years from the date of the physical.
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BHS Homecoming Steak Feed Fundraiser Set for Sept. 26
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Baraboo High School Athletics Department will hold a BHS Homecoming Steak Feed on
Wednesday, Sept. 26 at Pierce's Express Market,
935 8th Street, Baraboo, from
11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Meals for adults will be $9 and include a steak or chicken sandwich, coleslaw, beans and a drink. There will also be a $5 hot dog kids meal available.
All proceeds will benefit the Baraboo High School Athletic Department.
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Homecoming festivities!
Sunday 9/23: Powder buff in the gym (boys playing
volleyball)
Monday 9/24: Powder puff on Flambeau field (girls
playing football)
*Watch for future announcements for players meeting/practice times. All students in good standing are welcome to participate.
Dress up days - Sept 24-Friday, Sept 28
Monday - Class t-shirts / Class colors - see posters for
your class colors
Tuesday - Meme day - This is your chance to be a
Meme.
Wednesday - Pj day - No reason to get up early to get
ready. Just roll out of bed and come right to school.
Thursday - Thrift Day - Dress in clothes that should be
donated to a thrift shop or came from a thrift shop. The older the better!
Friday - Blue and Gold - Show your school spirit!
Homecoming Dance is
Sept. 29th
Reminder: non-BHS guests need pre-approval.
All students who will be bringing a date from a high school other than Baraboo High School will need to get a form filled out from the Information Station in the lobby and faxed to your date's school and returned to the main office by September 21 for approval. Please keep in mind that your date must be in good standing at the high school they are attending. This is a reminder that students from the middle school and students who are graduated are not allowed at our high school dances. The only exception to this is for students who have graduated in good standing from Baraboo High School. If you are planning to bring a past BHS graduate, they must also be approved through the main office. ALL students will need a picture ID for admittance to Homecoming.
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The Music Video "A Whole New School"
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Check out this music video,
"A Whole New School," made with students Josh Hackbarth and Claire Bromley and Baraboo High School staff Mr. Jake Boll and Mr. Lawrence Gillick - an inside look at the new Baraboo High School!
View the video here, and please consider giving it a "thumbs up" to show your appreciation of the musical talents of Ms. Claire Bromley and Mr. Josh Hackbarth!
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Need Gas!
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The Baraboo Athletics Department is excited to announce Pierce's Express Market, located at
935 8th St, Baraboo, has
installed a pair of Thundberbird Pride gas pumps at its location.
Pierce's will donate two cents per gallon to a variety of BHS sports and clubs for gas purchased at those two specific pumps. A different group will be selected each month as the beneficiary. Please consider supporting our programs by using these pumps.
Thank you for partnering with the Baraboo School District, Pierce's!
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Yearbooks are Forever!
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Hey BHS students and staff! Snapchats don't last forever, but yearbooks do! It's time to purchase your 2018-19 yearbook!
Until homecoming we are offering a special price of $45, after homecoming the price goes up to $50.
Buy it before November 1st, and get entered into a drawing to win a $25 Kwik Trip gift card.
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Congratulation to Eli Culbertson!
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Congratulations to Eli Culbertson on receiving the Blur Scholarship!
BLUR is a revolutionary new private messaging & gaming app. During their launch they gave a limited amount of students an exclusive chance to be
BETA TESTERS
and win thousands of dollars in scholarship during the initial launch! They gave away
TEN $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS
to students who signed up to be beta testers and Eli was one of them.
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Baraboo School District Volunteer Trainings
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The Baraboo School District continues to welcome volunteers within each of our schools.
In order to best
supp
ort our numerous school volunteers, we are offering volunteer trainings at:
West School (707 Center St.)
September 20 from 12:30-1:30 PM or
September 24 from 4:00-5:00 PM.
School volunteers from any of our schools are welcome to attend either of these trainings to better understand the role and dynamics of a school volunteer along with receiving some information about school district volunteer expectations. The volunteer training is completely optional and open to all school district volunteers. Thank you to our many school volunteers and community partners for all of the many ways that they support and impact each of our Baraboo schools.
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#BarabooProud
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Dear Members of the Baraboo Community,
We want you to know that we are dedicated to all students.
We are committed to upholding a community that values differences of identities, beliefs and perspectives. We are proud to support students, families and staff of different races, faiths, national origins, immigration status, political viewpoints, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identity. Every student and family is a valued member of our community. We continue to be dedicated to supporting the maximum growth of each student, enabling each to succeed in and contribute positively to a continuously evolving world.
Ultimately, we believe that diversity and inclusion makes us stronger as a school community.
Sincerely,
The Baraboo School District
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