Aug/Sept 2021 Notes Home Wausau East Parent Newsletter 2607 North 18th Street Wausau, WI 54403 Phone: 715.261.0650 Fax: 715.845.2913 Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Website: east.wausauschools.org Attendance Office Lumberjack Families, 715.261.0690 On behalf of the entire staff at Wausau East, I would like to take a moment to welcome you and your Counseling Office family back for the 2021-2022 school year! We are hopeful your summer has been restful, re- 715.261.0660 energizing and safe. We are also hopeful that you are as excited to begin this next school as we are! Athletic Office The beginning of a new school year provides opportunities to begin fresh, while building on our learning and experiences of the past. This is especially true this school year. The last year and a half 715.261.0655 has had its fair share of struggles and challenges. However, it has also provided us opportunities to ~~~ develop and enhance our resiliency and our perseverance. We have been able to overcome challenges Principal together. Circumstances have caused our school to “look” differently than in years past, but it has Mr. Cale Bushman also resulted in us growing together in our skills and abilities...and learning about ourselves. I am Associate Principal, confident that our grit through difficult times has made us stronger as we move into a more normalized school year. Programming Mrs. Deb Foster We are extremely excited to welcome our newest Lumberjacks into the mix this year with our freshman class. They will be joining a fantastic group of upperclassmen in our building and will help Associate Principal, contribute to our building culture. As freshmen, their high school experience is only beginning, but Student Services it will move by quickly. The best advice we can give to all of our freshmen is to become involved. Mr. Jason Sinz Take advantage of all the opportunities afforded to you at Wausau East. Join a club, organization, sport or activity. Students who are the most involved are most successful. Activities Director Mr. Kurt Vanden Heuvel For our upperclassmen, this year will provide continued opportunities to contribute to the great traditions of Wausau East. Our upperclassmen will also have opportunities to be leaders in helping ~~~ to establish our building’s daily culture and norms. Student leadership from this group of Admin Introductions 2 outstanding students will be important as we begin the school year. We encourage all of our Student Fees 3 upperclassmen to get involved in extracurricular activities and leadership opportunities. The connections made, and school pride that is developed, from outstanding participation is Student Services News 4 immeasurable. First Day Schedule 5 As we begin the 2021-2022 school year, it will be important for our building to commit to the development of social-emotional connections that make Wausau East special. During the first days Core Values 6 of school we will be providing orientation opportunities for our students with a focus on relationship Cheating Policy 7 development and making connections. During this time, we will also be providing orientation activities to help our students understand processes within the school such as homework Dept. News 8-9 completion, attendance, and the general operational routines of a normal school day. Health News 9-10 As we move forward, I would like to emphasize the importance of the home-to-school relationship. Counseling/ 11-13 In my opinion, this is one of the most important factors in a successful school. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the school if you have any questions or concerns. We are all here for the same reason Career Center News and are committed to the same goal...the success of our students. Athletic News 14-15 With Lumberjack Pride, Cale Bushman Page 2 Notes Home Aug/Sept 2021 Welcome Mr. Vanden Heuvel! Hello Jack Nation! My name is Kurt Vanden Heuvel and I have been passionately involved in secondary education for over 14 years and involved with athletics/ activities for over 25 years. I have enjoyed the process of growing as a leader while building relationships in various environments such as: K-12 Summer Principal, Head Coach, Collegiate Athlete, Aquatics Director, and now serving as your Activities Director at Wausau East. I find it rewarding to be in a multi-faceted position due the challenges of finding creative solutions and unconventional ways to help make programs and initiatives thrive. These experiences have shaped my values which align very well with Wausau East’s expectations and I understand the importance they have on contributing to a community of success and student achievement. It is my intent and mission to adhere to these values by being present at extracurricular events, advocating for our hard working staff, displaying successes within our community, and enhancing student opportunities to develop soft skills and school pride. I will collaborate closely with all stakeholders to ensure facilities meet/exceed standards, coaches/ directors are equipped to build their programs, and communication is easily accessible through multiple platforms for the community. I stand firm in my belief that extracurriculars play a large role in being an extension of the classroom and can assure you I will be an integral part of the academic process as it correlates to the success of each afterschool program. I am excited to be part of a great community with such a strong history of support and excellence. If you see me out and about at any event, do not hesitate to come up and say hi! GO JACKS!! Kurt Vanden Heuvel Mrs. Foster, New Associate Principal of Programming/Special Education Hello Lumberjack Families: For the past year, I have had the opportunity to meet many of you on our athletic fields at Lumberjack sporting events and in our auditorium at Lumberjack performing arts events. Together we navigated a very strange school year providing extracurricular activities and events while focused on the health and safety of our students, your children. This year, I will be moving down the hall to the main office to become the Associate Principal of Programming and Special Education at Wausau East. Rooted in our shared core values of Respect, Integrity, Compassion, and Excellence, Wausau East has a long tradition of providing the highest quality educational opportunities for all students and families. Alongside some of the most skilled educators, caring support staff, and dedicated administrators, I am excited to work to continue this tradition and to further expand opportunities for our students and families. With more than 20 years of experience in education, teaching in regular education and special education classrooms, urban and rural areas of our state, at all levels from middle school to post-secondary, I am thrilled to have this opportunity to serve as your Associate Principal, and work together with families like yours. I look forward to meeting even more of you as we begin a new year. Please be sure to continue to stop by, say ‘hello’, and share your vision of our great school. Aug/Sept 2021 Notes Home Page 3 OPTIONAL FEES MUSIC Yearbook – until October 1 $55 Band Participation Fee $35/year Oct 2 – Feb 1 $57 Instrument Rental Fee $30/year *(extra yearbooks will NOT Orchestra Fee $10/year be available at the end of year) PHY. ED. Parking (year) $40 Lifetime Activities $14/sem Additional parking pass $2 Young Adult Medicine $5/sem Temp parking pass (2-day limit) $2 GLOBAL LANGUAGE Athletic user fee (per sport) $50 Spanish III, IV $3/year *exception Boys Lacrosse $75 Spanish Pre-IB $1/year Homecoming shirt $15 Spanish IB I, II $20/year *order by Sept 1 *(unless previously purchased) AGRISCIENCE MATH Advanced Conservation $5/sem Algebra 1a and 1b $3/year Conservation $5/sem Algebra 1, II, Alg II IB $3/year Intro to Agriscience $5/sem Geometry $3/year Vet Science $5/sem Intermediate Algebra $3/year ART SCIENCE Architecture Drawing $11/sem Biology I, IB I, IB II $6/year Ceramics I, II, III $15/sem Chemistry I, B, IB II $6/year Comic Arts & Animation $11/sem Physical Science $6/year Design Foundations $11/sem Physics B, IB I, IB II $6/year Drawing Foundations $11/sem Astronomy/Earth Science $3/sem Drawing II, III $11/sem Biology II $3/sem IB Art $22/year Environmental Science I, II $3/sem Painting I, II, III $11/sem Field Biology $3/sem Sculpture I, II, III $11/sem Horticulture $3/sem Studio Art/Pre IB Art $22/year Medical Terminology $3/sem ENGLISH English 9 Accelerated $2/year *(and will need to order book from Amazon or NTC bookstore) Contemporary American Literature $2/sem IBSN# 978-0323396455 Multi-Cultural Literature $2/sem Exploring Medical Language 10th World Literature $2/sem Edition FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE Click here to order on Amazon Careers with Kids/ACCT $10/sem Child Development $10/sem Family Relations $6/sem Remember...you can pay online! Financial Literacy $5/sem Simply log into your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Foods I, II $25/sem For assistance in setting up your Parent Portal, Foods & Nutrition $25/sem please call the Main Office at 715-261-0650. Page 4 Notes Home Aug/Sept 2021 As we move into our late summer period, it’s a great time to carefully consider what’s ahead for the fall of 2021. First and foremost, we want to extend a huge Lumberjack welcome to all of our students. We anticipate a return to “normal” in several ways that we haven’t been able to practice since March of 2020.