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October 2024

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

The first month of the 2024-25 school year has quickly passed, and we are now sending out our October newsletter article.  I wish to thank everyone for the smooth and strong start to the school year!  Our collective efforts, from the support staff, our teachers, our students, and our parents, have led to this successful start.  Students and staff are focused on achieving a variety of academic goals and milestones, and your regular attendance is a key factor in our success.  Let's take a moment to appreciate our achievements and the hard work that has gone into them. 

WDHS HOMECOMING & HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

Homecoming is scheduled for the week of October 14^th-18^th, and this ongoing tradition will see various dress-up days and extra-curricular contests.  The traditional homecoming football game is set for Friday, October 18, 2024, versus Nekoosa, with kick-off slated for 7:00 p.m.  Prior to kick-off at 6:30 p.m., the district will be inducting deserving former student-athletes into the WDHS Hall of Fame.  This year's inductees were a part of the 1984 State Champion Volleyball Team: Jeff Diehl, Bill Rudersdorf, and John T.  "Jack" Doyle.  The district will be commemorating their induction with a program insert highlighting their high school and collegiate success.  We hope to see you there!  Our social media channels will also put out several reminders for homecoming and HOF activities.  We hope to see you there! 

SAFETY & SECURITY REFERENDUM

Last spring, the district put forward a long-term planning survey.  In this survey, we tested for community support for the construction of a new PK-1 building on the Brew Farm Campus as well as upgrades to Spring Hill and Wisconsin Dells Middle School.  Overall, 44% of the survey respondents responded in favor of taking on this whole measure.   The primary variable opposed to this measure was tax tolerance.  As such, the district is proposing a much smaller measure focusing on safety and security measures at Spring Hill and Wisconsin Dells Middle School (WDMS).  Your support for this measure is crucial, as it will ensure the safety of our students and staff.

In summary, the proposed measure is a request for $4.5M in funding to update the student drop off & pick up by reconfiguring the parking lot, creating a bus only drop off & pick up entrance that eliminates bus and car traffic from intersecting each other, and creating a secure entrance at WDMS where students and visitors must enter through the main office.  Please see the one-page informational sheet attached to this newsletter.  Even with a passed referendum, the mill rate will decrease and is estimated to be at $6.12 per $1,000 of property value.  Last year's mill rate was $6.40 per $1,000 of property value.  The district has hosted two informational meetings in September and later in October we will conduct a couple more meetings.  The public will be notified via our social media channels when these meetings will take place. 

Finally, as I typically do, please allow me to close out this newsletter article by saying thank you for the opportunity to serve our community’s children. They are both our highest priority, and it is a privilege to do so.

Respectfully submitted,