Week of April 8-12, 2019
"You must be the change you want to see in the world" Mahatma Gandhi

Dear Southern Door Community,
How different things are for our children these days than when some of us went to school! So, how can we "be the change" our children and our community needs? Motivational speaker, Steve Mariboldi says, "When you are living the best version of yourself, you inspire others to live the best versions of themselves." Our words and actions have a ripple effect on our students, on our coworkers, families, and in our community.

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year, as we begin our celebrations of our students' accomplishments. From the Fine Arts Fest to the concerts, to the small steps of progress each day that are made toward achieving our goals. None of those things happen magically, but are, instead, the result of hard work, dedication, passion, and the support provided by others.

It is said that "spring arrives blossom by blossom." Take the time in your lives to acknowledge the "blossoms" that are occurring in your life and that of others. What better time than spring, to celebrate all the changes that have happened since last fall, and pledge to making a few more, as we all do our part in making our community Eagle Proud and Eagle Strong!

Patti
Patricia Vickman, Superintendent
I N THIS ISSUE



* Schoolyard Garden Meeting - April 8
* Elementary STEAM on Fox 11 - April 9
* Student Selected for State Honors Choir
* 19th Annual Fine Arts Fest - April 11
* SD Celebrates National Library Month
* HS Choir Sings with UW-Milwaukee
Chorale - April 15
* Annual Music Boosters Flower Sale
* LEAP Performance - April 12 & 14
* Maple Syrup Boil Volunteers
* Time to Order Your Bricks
* Register Now for SD Trail Trot Run/Walk
* Community Musical Auditions Set
* SD Hosts "Resilience" Film & Panel Event
* Pump Pride to Benefit K-12 Art Program
* Junior Underwater Hockey Starts April 9
* DC Youth Trap League to Start April 13
* Brussels 4-H Easter Egg Hunt - April 20
T HIS
COMING
WEEK

April 4 - Softball vs Algoma
April 5 - Baseball vs Algoma
April 6 - 8:30-11:30p "Under the Sea" Prom
Forward Testing Continues
April 8 - Gr. 6-12 Third Quarter Report Cards Go Out Today; 3:15p Kids 4 Running; Softball vs Seymour; 6p Schoolyard Garden meeting (gr. 4/5 IMC)
April 9 - Elementary STEAM video airing in news on Fox 11; Track & Field @ Peshtigo
April 10 - 3:15p Kids 4 Running; 6p Senior Banquet meeting
April 11 - State Tornado Drill; 5-8p Fine Arts Fest; JV Baseball vs Gibraltar; Golf @ The Woods; V Softball & Baseball @ Gibraltar
April 12 - DRESS LIKE YOUR FAVORITE STORYBOOK CHARACTER - JV Softball vs Peshtigo; 6:30p Middle School Dance; 7p LEAP performance
April 13 - 11a V Baseball vs Peshtigo; 10a Track & Field @ Little Chute; JV Baseball @ Peshtigo
April 14 - 2p LEAP performance
IT’S TIME TO PLAN THE SOUTHERN DOOR SCHOOLYARD GARDEN!

Please join us for a planning session of the school garden. We need your input for developing our goals and purpose! If you can’t make it, but are interested in helping, please contact Vickie Daoust at vadaoust@yahoo.com

Who: Everyone! Students, parents, community members, school staff   
        
When: Monday, April 8, 6 pm

Where: Elementary Gr.4/5 IMC  
    
Thank you, we can’t do this without you!
ELEMENTARY STEAM ON FOX 11 ON TUESDAY
The Southern Door County School District is proud to announce that the district’s “STEAM” program will be featured this upcoming Tuesday, April 9th, as part of Fox 11’s S.T.E.A.M. educational recognition series. The story will air in Good Day Wisconsin between 6-8 a.m., Fox 11 News at 5 and Fox 11 News at 9. The full feature can be viewed on Fox 11’s website by clicking  here.
The highlighting of our district’s innovative work in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) is brought to you in a coordinated effort by our District, Fox 11, and CESA 7.
SDHS STUDENT SELECTED FOR STATE HONORS CHOIR – Congratulations to Dalena Pakalske, who was selected as a member of the State Honors Treble Choir as part of the Wisconsin Schools Music Association's High School State Honors Music Project. 1400 students auditioned with 428 selected for 5 ensembles.  She will participate in the Treble Choir Camp in June in preparation for the Honors Concert on October 24 at the Overture Center in Madison.
Southern Door Celebrates National School Library Month
Every April, school librarians host activities to help their schools and communities celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in transforming learning. The 2019 theme is "Everyone Belongs @ Your School Library."

Our school libraries will be doing Library Trivia, Black-Out Poetry, "Match the Selfie with the Shelfie", Poetry Creation Stations, Mystery Readers, and the following Dress Up School Spirit Days:
Friday, April 12 - "Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character/Book Day"
Monday, April 22 - "Earth & Recycled Materials Day" - Wear something created from recycled materials
Friday, April 26 - "Show Your School Spirit Day"
UW Milwaukee Concert Chorale to Perform Concert with Southern Door & Sturgeon Bay Choirs -
Monday, April 15 at 7pm. $2 admission; ages 62 and over are free.
 
The school choirs will be visiting with the UW Milwaukee Chorale and their director, Dr. Durlam, after school on Monday, April 15.

At 7 pm, the concert will feature special selections by the UW Milwaukee Chorale. Each high school choir will perform a selection, sing "Loch Lomond" with the other high school choir, and then be a part of the finale with all three choirs combined.

This is sure to be a special musical experience for our high school choirs, and an evening of musical delight for the audience, as we celebrate the talents of our youth!  
IT'S THE ANNUAL FLOWER SALE - DUE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 23
It's the annual SD Music Boosters' Flower Sale! Lots of beautiful options to get you ready for spring, and support a great group that does a lot for our music programs and students! Click on the  flower form  and the  order form  to learn more or you can order directly from any student or staff member in the music department! Flowers will be delivered May 9, 2019 .
THE DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY MUSICAL RETURNS - AUDITIONS COMING!
Open adult auditions for Door County's first community musical in over a decade will be Sunday, May 19 and Monday, May 20 at the Southern Door Community Auditorium. Callbacks will be held Thursday, May 23 if needed. No roles have been precast, and those auditioning must be out of high school (Class of 2019 graduates allowed to audition). Individuals DO NOT need to be a resident of Door County. Audition packets are available at sdauditorium.org.
  LEAP:
THE HUMAN KINDNESS PROJECT
will once again hit the stage in a few weeks, with performances Friday, April 12 (7 pm) and Sunday, April 14 (2 pm).

Through support from the Door County Medical Center and Dr. Bronner, this multi-faceted cast of young adults from Door County's high schools presents this year's theme of "Inclusion" .

Tickets are on sale now at  sdauditorium.org .
MAPLE SYRUP BOIL A HUGE SUCCESS - THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!
On a sunny and breezy March 26, Southern Door community members and High School students volunteered their time and talents to conduct the annual maple sap boil at the SD Sugar Shack for all Elementary students and teachers. As an added feature this year, we also had an open house at the Nature Center all day for Elementary students and teachers. Both the boil and open house were much enjoyed by all, based on the volume of excited student and teacher voices at both!

The boil was supervised by Terry Vogel, with help from Jim Marin and Bruce Kokko. SD High School Students from Ms. Ann Glowacki’s Forestry Class, including Kelsey Todd, Thomas Grosbeier, Aidan Robillard and Nate Wessel, provided demonstrations of tapping and collecting sap from a maple tree the entire day. Jamie Schmiling, Colleen Michiels and Kim Valley treated students and teachers to a taste of 2018 vintage SD maple syrup. SD High School Students from Ms. Deb Ehlers’ FACE Class, including Riley Nellis, Ben Richling, Lauri Puupponen, Lizzy Bretl, Brittany Dantoin, Mason Massart, James Rudy and Harley Rhodes, provided some afternoon help at the tasting table.

At the Nature Center Bruce Kokko and Mike Toneys welcomed students and teachers to the wonders in the Nature Center. SD High School Students from Ms. Ehlers’ FACE class, including Hans Golwitzer, Tyler Edwards, Trae Kluth, Kobey Suda, Josh Ditello and Jordan Hoeckendorff, chipped in to help in the afternoon.

Mr. Vogel estimates he has about two gallons of finished syrup.
TIME TO ORDER YOUR BRICKS! Order your bricks by the June 1 deadline to ensure installation for the start of the 2019 school year.

Engraved bricks can honor someone or any achievement or favorite memory - whether in arts, academics or athletics.
Businesses or organizations can include their custom logo for an additional fee. Go to this link to learn more!
REGISTER NOW for the Annual Eagle Trail Trot - Saturday, April 27, 2019.

 This event is sponsored by the Elementary PIE organization. The two-mile mile run starts at 10 am and the half-mile kids’ fun run starts at 11 am. You can register for the Trail Trot by clicking on this link.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! RESILIENCE MOVIE & LIGHT MEAL
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 5:30-8:30 pm

This event is in partnership with the Door County Partnership for Children and Families, the Door County Department of Human Services, Door County MHFG and the Door County Medical Center.

To register or to reserve childcare, call or text 920.421.3144. 5:30-5:50 pm - Light Meal followed by 6:00-8:30 pm - Film w/ Q&A discussion panel.
NEW FOR APRIL
K-12 Art Programs!
Pump Pride Promotion at Brussels Gas Station