Yesterday, EASD faculty and staff gathered together for our annual Welcome Back in-service and celebrated milestone anniversaries.
Join us in saying thank you to our Herd for their years of service to the school district and our community!
Join our Team! The Elkhorn Area School District is looking for Elementary and Middle School Teaching Assistants. Please visit WECAN to view the job listings and submit your application.
• Middle School Teaching Assistant (full time): wecan.waspa.org/vacancy/183496
• Jackson Elementary Teaching Assistant (part time): wecan.waspa.org/vacancy/184193
• Tibbets/West Side Elementary Teaching Assistant (part time): wecan.waspa.org/vacancy/184288
Registration Deadline Extended! There's still time to sign up to attend the Sensory Friendly Time at the Walworth County Fair! This event is open to ALL students between the ages of 3 and 21—no residency restrictions!
Sign up at www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/f/31
Walworth County Fair Association, in partnership with North American Midway, is excited to announce that they will be offering a sensory-friendly county fair experience for young people with special needs to come and enjoy the fair FREE OF CHARGE! This opportunity aims to provide a more calming and comforting atmosphere for young people with neurodiversity who may be especially sensitive to lights and sound. For two hours, the carnival will shut down the flashing lights and music for you to enjoy the rides and games. Ride staff will take extra time and care to load rides with a guardian or caregiver allowed to ride along.
Please note: rides are not wheelchair accessible at this time.
Elkhorn Area High School Cheer is excited to host their Fall Youth Cheer Clinic. This two-hour clinic will run from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13. All participants will receive a t-shirt and perform during an Elkhorn Area High School Football Halftime show.
The Fall Youth Cheer Clinic is open to students in grades 4K-8th. Register at tinyurl.com/fall-cheer-clinic-23
Please contact Ryan Mittelstaedt (mittry@elkhorn.k12.wi.us) with questions.
Walworth County Fair Association, in partnership with North American Midway, is excited to announce that they will be offering a sensory-friendly county fair experience for young people with special needs to come and enjoy the fair FREE OF CHARGE! This opportunity aims to provide a more calming and comforting atmosphere for young people with neurodiversity who may be especially sensitive to lights and sound.
For two hours, the carnival will shut down the flashing lights and music for you to enjoy the rides and games. Ride staff will take extra time and care to load rides with a guardian or caregiver allowed to ride along. Please note: rides are not wheelchair accessible at this time.
Open to all students between the ages of 3 and 21 enrolled in a Walworth County school or residing in Walworth County.
Register online at www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/f/31 by August 9.
Annual Returning Student Registration is now open! If your student attended an EASD school last year, please login to your Family Access account and follow the prompts to complete registration.
Have questions? Call the registrar at 262-741-9138.
The Options 6-12 Blended Learning program ended with our annual field day. Students had a fun filled day participating in various activities including relay races, improv theater, team building, art, Karaoke, and other games. It was a perfect day to celebrate all of the students' accomplishments throughout the 2022-23 school year! The students and staff all had a great time!
Bridget Trewyn, Options Virtual Charter School Science teacher, is retiring from the EASD after 25 years. Bridget is an outstanding teacher who championed the abilities of all of her students. Bridget is an excellent teacher because of her patience, knowledge, and inspiration to help students grow. She has made so many great relationships with her students that will lead to so many wonderful outcomes in their lives. Bridget is the kind of teacher who leaves a mark on every student, and inspires them to be better. We will miss you very much, and remain forever grateful for all of your years of hard work and dedication to your students. Best wishes for your retirement!
Canaan Tillson, who is a sophomore, has completed a Work Study course through Options and 90 hours+ of work at his place of employment. His employer worked with our staff to complete the student assessment so that Canaan could successfully earn the DPI Employability Certificate. We are very proud of Canaan's accomplishments.
To learn more about Options Virtual Charter School and how you can participate in the Work Study program, click here https://options.elkhornschools.org/
On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, Options celebrated the graduating class of 2023 at our annual graduation ceremony. The Options staff served 47 seniors during this school year. Seven of our seniors chose to graduate early. That choice provided an opportunity such as joining the Marines or starting an apprenticeship for a trade. Other seniors chose different pathways to complete their high school graduation requirements. We had seven individuals who went to a University Campus for courses. These seven individuals earned a total of 106 credits towards their bachelors degrees. We also had 13 seniors who attended a technical college. These seniors came away with 222 credits to support their future career. Those credits included four students who had a technical college certificate and three students who completed their technical diploma. All are well on their way to completing an Associate Degree. We are here to celebrate all of our graduating seniors. No matter where your life path takes you Boot camp, a new career, technical college, or university, please know that we at Options Virtual Charter School are proud to have been a part of your last year in high school. We enjoyed working with you and expect great things for your future. Congratulations class of 2023! We are so proud of you and wish you the best of luck!
If you would like to watch the live stream of the Options Virtual Charter School graduation ceremony, please click on the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIIS6N0PIAg
Options students and in grades 4K-5th had their Field Day at Lake Geneva Youth Camp. Students had an amazing time playing Gaga Ball, climbing the Rockwall, Riding the 3 person BIG Swing, racing in the Inflatable Obstacle Course Bounce House, and ending the morning eating lunch with students, staff and parents.! It was a great day to be outside to celebrate the school year!
Options students and in grades 4K-5th had their Field Day at Lake Geneva Youth Camp. Students had an amazing time playing Gaga Ball, climbing the Rockwall, Riding the 3 person BIG Swing, racing in the Inflatable Obstacle Course Bounce House, and ending the morning eating lunch with students, staff and parents.! It was a great day to be outside to celebrate the school year!
Options students and in grades 4K-5th had their Field Day at Lake Geneva Youth Camp. Students had an amazing time playing Gaga Ball, climbing the Rockwall, Riding the 3 person BIG Swing, racing in the Inflatable Obstacle Course Bounce House, and ending the morning eating lunch with students, staff and parents.! It was a great day to be outside to celebrate the school year!
Options students and in grades 4K-5th had their Field Day at Lake Geneva Youth Camp. Students had an amazing time playing Gaga Ball, climbing the Rockwall, Riding the 3 person BIG Swing, racing in the Inflatable Obstacle Course Bounce House, and ending the morning eating lunch with students, staff and parents.! It was a great day to be outside to celebrate the school year!
Students in grades 3rd - 5th had a great afternoon of fun and games! Students played Glow Bingo, Charades, Minute to Win It, Upset the Fruit Basket, Robotics & Automation, and Kahoot! Thanks Mrs. Binnie, Mrs. Crum, Mrs. Grochowski, and Mrs. Stallings for a great afternoon at Options!
Camp Read A Lot at Options was so much fun! Students in 1st & 2nd grade worked in their own "tents", or around the "campfire" on Language Arts, Reading and Math. Thanks Mrs. Binnie, Mrs. Lynch, and Miss. Wissell, Options student classroom helper, for an amazing morning!
Thank you Britzke Family for bring the "FARM" to Options! We loved meeting Molly, the donkey, the calves Max & Caleb, and the sheep Poppy and Asher. The kids, and staff, all had a great time!
Ever Morales is an Options Virtual Charter School student who recently successfully completed the Youth Apprenticeship program through Gateway Technical College.
The Youth Apprenticeship is a state-wide program that combines in-class learning with 450 hours of paid work experience to help students prepare to enter the workforce after high school. High school juniors and seniors work one-on-one with industry professionals to gain resume-building real-world experience in a chosen career path before graduating high school. Congratulations Ever!
To learn more about Options Virtual Charter School and how you can participate in the Youth Apprenticeship program, click here https://options.elkhornschools.org/
Options 4K/K classroom has been studying, and following, the Chick Life Cycle for the last 21 days. Students in class had the opportunity to “candle” the eggs and see how the chicks grow over time, see chicks hatching out of their eggs, and watch throughout the day to see how many more chicks had hatched. The total number of chicks to hatch at school was 14! The chicks went home to be raised with the Vanveghel family .
A big "THANK-YOU" to the Vanveghel's for bringing in the eggs, incubator, and letting our students watch over the eggs until they hatched. What an amazing experience it was for all of the kids!
On Wednesday, May 17th, UW Whitewater held a reception for the students whose paper were selected to be published in the 2023 Southern Lakes Anthology book “One In A Million”. Congratulations to Options 4th grade student Rya Olson for her piece on Adoption. Congratulations to Rya and all the students who had a piece selected to be published!
The Southern Lakes Anthology is an opportunity for all students in grades 3 – 8 to submit a piece of work in one of the following categories: Prose, Poetry, Art, Cartoon, Expository Writing, and Illustrated Writing for possible publication. Students were asked to relate their work to this year’s theme – One in a Million.
Entry submissions were first judged at the school level in December. Then all the entries were judged at the district level to determine the strongest pieces to submit for regional consideration. These entries were judged on clarity of message, creativity, quality, technical skill, and presentation.
Congratulations to Rya and all the students who had a piece selected to be published!
