Gibraltar School District

GIBRALTAR TRACK AND FIELD HEADING TO STATE! McKailey Reisen-High Jump. McKailey Reisen-100 Meter Hurdles Aria Nordahl, Hayden Knudson, McKailey Reisen, Bella Jones (Alternates: Mikala Gorham and Melanie Torres)-4x100 Meter Relay. Stay tuned for the send off celebration! Photos by Christy Reisen

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The Secondary Choir Concert is ON for tonight, Wednesday, May 22! 7pm in the DCA! See you there!

NO SCHOOL. Due to a power outage, there is no school today, May 22 at Gibraltar.

Gibraltar Elementary staff goes back to the 80's! On a day in January, our staff dressed up in their 80's finest for some mid-winter fun. Goofiness abounds. A huge thanks to @victoriadanielle for sharing her photography skills with our staff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXSCeXPZDXA

Tonight's (May 15) Secondary Instrumental Music Concert begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Door Community Auditorium. The concert will be streamed using Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81853837207 Join us for an evening of Middle School, High School, and Jazz performances. AND.......Mr. Eckhardt's finale!

Ready for a heartwarming Gibraltar Elementary story? Yesterday, a first grader lost his tooth during music class. The music room does not have a sink, so he ran across the hallway to Ms. Krause's classroom with his bloody mouth and dangling tooth. As the tooth popped out, it unfortunately fell into the drain. This first grader was extremely upset. Ms. Krause knew what to do! She contacted our Maintenance department. Overnight, they opened the drain and found the tooth. Today this firstie was beaming as he was presented his "Lost Tooth".

On the evening of May 6th Gibraltar High School inducted the 2024 Class of National Honor Society candidates. Advisor Eric Schroeder shares, "We are excited to add them to the current NHS group and continue to serve Gibraltar and our Door County community." INDUCTEES: Abby Demeuse Kylie Kwaterski Emilie Glocke Ella Harvey Ivana Northrop Kai Nordhal Celeste Ashley Addison Richmond Mellen Knapp Emerson Lecy Gio Mercier Berkley Schwab Mccartney Schwab Braden Kita David Olson Megan Gallant Tom Seabright Trey Perlman

25 seniors turned out on May 1st to read their original poetry at the Dickinson Poetry Series in Ephraim. This is part of a poetry outreach program for Gibraltar's senior class to engage with the community through poetry. We started the process in September through analysis of poetry and then students began to write their own poems. In the fall semester the class was fortunate to participate in a poetry workshop at Write On Door County that was sponsored by FOG. In spring semester the students transitioned from writing to workshopping their poems, some of them brought poems they had written in previous years. By late April it is time to bring their poetry to a public performance and we are honoured and grateful to be the invited speaker for May at the Dickinson Poetry Series . The students who attended were Leo Frisoni, Helen McCormack, Italia De La Torre, Gwen Sohns, Mckailey Reisen, Logan Mittermann, Isa Sweeney, Vanessa DeMarinis, Quincy Chomeau, Bekka Porter, Cora Carriere, Elyse Savard, Augie Wisniewski, Chloe Alexander, Harrison Schwab, Teddy Roth, Marshall Maltby, Payton Williams, Braden Sitte, Garrett Tanck, Lilla Szakala, Todd Tesnow, Abbey Nelson, Samara Jauregui, Cooper Gaddes. We are grateful to the sponsors and organizers of the Dickinson Poetry Series to provide this opportunity for students to share their original work with an appreciative and supportive audience.

ABBEY NELSON SELECTED LAKE MICHIGAN CHAMPION OF CONSERVATION! Abigail Nelson is recognized for her leadership in starting a cafeteria composting program at Gibraltar Area School District in Northern Door County. After the Gibraltar Ecology Club had been on a hiatus, Abigail saw a need for the club to begin again, with a renewed commitment to composting and recycling. She worked with the cafeteria staff and custodians to get the process going and also partnered with the Climate Change Coalition of Door County. To begin a composting program despite some challenges and opposition is a fantastic achievement and a true testament to her dedication toward environmental protection. Abigail plans to pursue a degree and career in environmental studies following graduation. “Beyond the composting initiative, Abbey has been incredibly involved in the Ecology Club’s other initiatives including tree planting, work on a rain garden at Evergreen Golf Course, attending public events, and reading to second graders within our school. Abbey showed a commitment to each of these Club activities, even when it was inconvenient to provide service. Abbey also saw the need to learn about the legislative process and attended a two-day Conservation Lobbying event for Door and Kewaunee Counties. Her senior year portends to have more activities that move forward her missions of enjoying and protecting nature.” -Mary Kate McCormack, Gibraltar High School Ecology Club Advisor The composting program is working to lessen fossil fuels otherwise used to transport waste to a landfill as well as reducing carbon emissions that would come from the landfill decomposition process. Instead, the food waste is being made into nutrient-rich soil. In 2022, the Champions of Conservation program added a new category to recognize a youth or youth group that demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of natural resource conservation and stewardship and promotes environmental awareness. Abigail has selected The Ridges Sanctuary as the recipient of their charitable award stipend. For more information on the LNRP visit https://www.lnrp.org/newsandupdates/champions-of-conservation-zywe7-k9kh5

Delayed drop off for Bus Routes #2 and #15. Due to a mechanical issue, student passengers on routes #2 and #15 have been combined, expect delayed drop off for these two routes today - Friday, May 3rd

On Thursday, May 2nd two Gibraltar High School students were recognized by the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay. Helen McCormack, the daughter of Fran and Mary Kate McCormack, received recognition and a scholarship for Service Above Self. Helen plans to attend Yale University to study environmental engineering. Teddy Roth, the son of Britton Roth and Justin Roth, received recognition and a scholarship for Rising to the Challenge. Teddy plans to attend the University of Mississippi to study banking and finance.

Lucky Gibraltar third graders had the opportunity on Thursday to meet with Ryan Hreljac, founder of the Ryan’s Well Foundation. His foundation was mentioned in the EL Language Arts book we have been studying this quarter called One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. We reached out to him, and he agreed to speak with the students through a Zoom meeting to share his passion for helping others have access to clean water. He speaks around the world and encourages all people to make a difference, no matter who you are or how old you are. He is an amazing inspiration who envisioned this dream to help others when he was only six years old. He persevered and made it happen! To find out more about the Ryan’s Well Foundation and his message to build, educate, and motivate, visit his website at ryanswell.ca.

The Technology and Design class is restoring the ORIGINAL bear from the totem pole in Peninsula state Park. It was carved in 1927 and was taken down in the 50s (I think) due to rot and eventually replaced by a new one in 1970. Mr. Hatch shares, "When we are finished with this restoration, it’s going to live in the clubhouse at the golf course. When we were rebuilding and stabilizing the base we took off some old plywood and found the date April 29, 1974. Thought that was interesting since it’s almost 50 years to the day since someone was working on this same task"

The Gibraltar eighth grade Technical Education class, under the direction of Nate Hatch, has teamed up with the Door County Parks Department to build bat condos. Students are learning light construction skills through this guided project with Mr. Hatch. Each bat condo is roughly the size of a large dog house on stilts and will be capable of providing a home to as many as three thousand bats. The students enjoyed having the Door County Parks Manager, Tim Kazmierczak come and speak to the group and explain the importance of the project. The students learned how their work can help restore the Little Brown bat population and combat the effects of White Nose Syndrome. The long-term goal is to have a bat condo in every county park.

100% GOLD! Every Gibraltar Forensics Actor earned gold at the State Forensics Conference! Director, Lizz Thomas shares, "Gibraltar rocked it at State!" Abby DeMeuse and Elizabeth Bautista-Play-acting performed "Story Theatre" Bekka Porter, Italia DeLaTorre and Emerson Lecy-Play-acting Performed "Words Words Words" Rose Stackhouse and Noah Adler-Play acting-Performed "Roll Over Beethoven" B Salmi-Klotz-Poetry CONGRATULATIONS ALL!

TOYS FOR THE ANIMALS AT THE NEW ZOO! Did you know that all animals living in a zoo need what’s called “enrichment.”? This means they need things to play with to keep them from getting bored! Our Zoo Keepers are always creating new, fun, things for our animals to play with, and they reached out for help. So, Mrs. Miekle, Secondary Art Teacher, and Mrs. Thomas, Kindergarten Teacher, did a collaborative art lesson and service project with high school and kindergarten students. Many animals enjoy ripping and tearing into things to find their food, and these paper maché creations will be filled with all sorts of fun and tasty treats by the Zoo Keepers. They know exactly which animals enjoy the paper maché, and exactly what kinds of treats go best in a paper maché creation. Check out the great “toys” for the animals at the NEW Zoo. Our Gibraltar students had a blast with this learning and service opportunity!

SIGNING DAY! Mckailey Reisen and Braden Sitte each signed their letter of intent Friday, April 12 amongst their family, friends and coaches. Mckailey will be joining the UW - Eau Claire Blugold Track and Field team with plans to compete in the hurdles and high jump. She will be pursuing a nursing degree and wants to send a special thanks to Coach Clay Buske for being an amazing coach and mentor. Braden will be joining the UW - La Crosse Eagle Football team as a defensive back. He will be pursuing a degree in Exercise Sports Science and wants to send a special thanks to his parents and coaches throughout the years. He will also be participating in the WBCA All-Star Basketball game and the WFCA All-Star Football game and is raising money for Children’s Hospital. Congratulations Vikings!

Gibraltar Elementary was out for the eclipse yesterday! Check the comments for a link to an album with a few more pictures and some videos! You can really hear the excitement!! #gibraltar23 #gibraltarelementary

Gibraltar Area Schools continues to be without power. Wisconsin Public Service on the scene stated that restoring power may take until 5:00 pm on Thursday 4/4. As such, the school will be closed on Thursday for all staff and students. #gibraltar24