Congratulations to Patriot's Pen Essay Contest winners: 1st Place-Julianne Thielker, 2nd Place-Grace Olson.
Congratulations also to Voice of Democracy Oratory Contest winners: 1st Place Alisa Vang, 2nd Place Monroe Sebranek.
First Place prize=$100, 2nd=$50.
Well done!
Order your Bangor Elementary Yearbook!
Spectator information for Saturday's basketball games at Aquinas
Saturday, January 20th
2:30 - Boys C team - big gym
4:00 - Boys JV team - big gym
4:00 - Girls JV team - small gym
5:30 - Girls Varsity - big gym
7:00 - Boys Varsity - big gym
Tickets are cashless and can be purchased on the Go Fan Website or GoFan app or by using a credit card at the gate.
https://gofan.co/app/school/WI18280
*People can EITHER purchase a boys or a girls ticket - they will NOT need to purchase both event tickets - one ticket will work for all events.
Concessions are available and take cash only.
The Boys JV and both Varsity games will be livestreamed here:
https://www.youtube.com/@lacrosseaquinasboosterclub652/streams
Congratulations to the Bangor HS National History Day finalists! These talented students will compete at the NHD Regional Contest at UWL on March 19.
Follow the link to view all of the websites that competed:
https://sites.google.com/bangorsd.net/bangor-nhd/nhd-contests-2023-2024
Special thank you to the Knights of Columbus for their donation supporting our food pantry, backpack program for kids.
Bangor Schools Will Be Closed Friday 1/12/24 due to Weather Conditions.
Tomorrow's Middle School Field Trip has been postponed. The trip will now take place on THURSDAY, January 25th.
U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Bangor Elementary School Among the 2024 Best Elementary Schools
Washington, D.C. – December, 2023 – Bangor Elementary School has been ranked No. 179 in Wisconsin among the 2024 Best Elementary School rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings include more than 79,000 public elementary and middle schools across the country. Schools are ranked at the state and district level, with Best Charter Schools and Best Magnet Schools ranked as stand-alone categories.
The ranking of 179th is the highest among all other conference schools, bordering school districts, and all La Crosse county schools with the exception of one La Crosse School District school.
Parents, educators and students can see how Bangor compares to other institutions and how the rankings are calculated on USNews.com.
“Bangor Elementary School is an incredibly special place with hard working staff and students dedicated to the academic and social emotional learning of all. The work we do as a school district is not with the goal of receiving this type of recognition, but it is appreciated when it comes our way.” David Brokopp – District Administrator.
The methodology for selection focuses on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in mathematics and reading/language arts while accounting for student backgrounds, achievement in core subjects, and how well schools are educating their students. Student-teacher ratios are applied to break ties in the overall score.
“The 2024 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings offer a way for parents to get a snapshot of their child’s school and how well it is doing compared with other schools in their community," said LaMont Jones, managing editor for education at U.S. News. “In addition, U.S. News provides easily accessible data on student-teacher ratios, district spending, and the number of counselors a school makes available to its students.”
A plaque and banner will be placed on the elementary school this week to acknowledge this achievement. If you would like to learn more about this award or just learn more about Bangor Elementary School please feel free to reach out to School Principal, Michael Johnson or District Administrator, David Brokopp.
Congratulations to all of the staff, students, and families for helping make this recognition possible. Our success would not be possible without the continued support of our schools from our community. Thanks to all for helping make the Bangor School District a destination school district!
School Board Vacancy:
The Bangor School Board is seeking a new representative from the Village of Bangor to fill the vacancy left by Lori Horstman this spring. Today is the final day to submit candidacy papers and have your name on the April ballot. If you are interested, please contact the District office or stop in to fill out papers prior to 5:00 this afternoon. If a candidate does not step forward, the Board will select someone to fill the vacancy this spring.
Board Secretary- Jean Reigel – 608-486-5203
8th grade Leadership and National Honor Society students raised $1,294.22 ringing bells at Hansen’s IGA during the holidays for Salvation Army.
B-Club spreading Christmas Cheer.
https://www.news8000.com/lifestyle/holidays/bangor-b-club-gives-toys-to-children-at-area-hospitals/article_aee1c97c-9dff-11ee-85e2-1fe6e811e1a0.html
Bangor B-Club members delivered gifts to local Health Care Centers.
https://www.wxow.com/community/multiplying-good/bangor-students-deliver-christmas-gifts-for-sick-kids/article_3d7bd4f8-9dfa-11ee-b07a-cf880c4f4f59.html
Check out the amazing work in the HS/MS Art Display case.
The Bangor Elementary School has been spreading love and kindness in Paul Sadergaski's Mindfulness PE and Guidance classes to help the Make A Difference Club make over 400 hearts to be given to all Middle/HS students and staff. A special thank you to Brooke Lueck and her health classes for coordinating and distribution at the middle and high school to make this possible.
We also had some amazing volunteers to help with this project Karen Johnson, Myah and Seth Kenyon, Kelly Peterson, Shannon Runge, Joyce Schaller, Anna and Hazel Skonieczny, Steph Steiner, Jackie Wisinski and her college students who came to help Rachelle Kohlmeyer and Michaela Kramolis.
Thank you to our bus drivers for keeping us safe. Thanks Jeanette Carlson, Ron Copher, Mark Hansen, John Hundt, Dale Johnson, Dennis Piper, and Steve Weber!!
Here are a couple more highlights of the Make a Difference Club spreading love and appreciation for Patti and Keota for coming to listen to our students read on Wednesdays!
Etta Christensen in 3rd grade loving on our 4K students by deciding to make bracelets for them. The Make A Difference Club sharing love and kindness by continuing the tradition to make sure our newest students to Bangor have a heart ❤️ 💙 on their backpack!!
What a year of love and kindness!
Attention Seniors!
Holiday Break
The holiday break for the Bangor School District will run from Friday 12/22/23 through January 1, 2024. School will resume on January 2, 2024 for all students.
During the break most district staff will be away while the contractors take advantage of the free space in both school buildings. In particular, a crane will be in place in front of the Middle/High School from December 26 – December 29. The road in front of the school will be closed 24 hours per day during this time for additional space needed to install roof trusses and roof decking on the new weight room facility. The crane will likely still be in place when we return from break but we do expect to have one lane of traffic open for busses before and after school. It would be best for families to plan to access the elementary from 14th Ave. and the MS/HS from 10th Ave. when we return from break.
From the entire School District staff, I wish the entire community a very happy holiday season!
David Brokopp Ph.D.
Bangor Superintendent
Our local Merrimakers crew raised funds, offered $200 grants to district staff. There were 3 winners! That money will go towards student experiences. Thank you for supporting our district!
Students worked with staff to bake and decorate cookies for the workers building our elementary addition. Great work students and staff!
**NOTICE OF INCUMBENT NONCANDIDACY FOR 2024**
Did you know that we serve school breakfast every morning? School breakfast provides a healthy start to the day for everybody. We always offer fruits, whole grains, and dairy. To see our menu for this week, go to bangor.nutrislice.com or download the Nutrislice App!
