21st CPS LIBRARY DEDICATED TO
DR. JOHN P. KEATING, CHANCELLOR
On July 9th, 2008, John P. Keating, Chancellor of UW-Parkside, Kenosha, WI was honored for his role and dedication in making the 21st Century Preparatory School a reality and a success.
Board President, Greg Anderegg. assists Dr. John (Jack) Keating in the unveiling of his portrait which now permanently hangs in the 21st Century Preparatory School's library.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT /PK4 & K ORIENTATION- TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH
All our parents and students are invited to join us for this annual Open House event from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. You can tour the school and meet our teachers and staff.
The new, incoming PK-4 students and their parents will have a brief orientation from 4:30-5:00 p.m. and the Kindergarten students from 5:00 -5:30 in the school theater.
21st Century Becomes Energy Star School Challenge Participant
Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton announced that 21st Century Preparatory School District in Racine has accepted the Lt. Governor’s Energy Star School Challenge, a commitment to reduce energy consumption by ten percent.
“School districts are true leaders when it comes to energy efficiency,” Lawton said. “Tight budgets demand it. I am proud that the leaders of 21st Century Preparatory School District have accepted the challenge to be better stewards of taxpayer dollars and of the environment.
We are excited about becoming an Energy Star School Challenge district,” said 21st Century Preparatory Superintendent Robert Morelan. “Not only will we reap the financial benefit of saving dollars that would be committed to funding our energy costs, but also engaging our school to become more environmentally responsible. The Lieutenant Governor’s initiative is providing us with an opportunity for our students, staff, and parents to take an active role in conserving our natural resources. This is a positive step in the right direction and we look forward to the challenge of meeting and exceeding a 10% energy savings this coming school year. With the savings in energy costs, we intend to redirect these dollars into instructional programs for students.”
RAMAC TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Lisa GZ (Goglio-Zarczynski) for being selected as the RAMAC Excellence in Education Teacher of the Year!!! We are proud of her contributions and dedication to the students of this school. She truly deserves this superb recognition from parents and peers. A recognition dinner was held Tuesday, May 20th at the Racine Marriott.
Mrs. LeTendre & Mr. Page Receive Awards
We are pleased to announce that two of our teachers, Mr. Brandon Page and Mrs. Sally LeTendre, have been selected as recipients of Phi Delta Kappa awards from the Southeast Wisconsin/Northeast Illinois Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. The Phi Delta Kappa awards banquet recognizing these teachers was held on April 20th.
COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (CHAPTER 31) AWARD
Congratulations to Kathy Schattschneider, Susan Crowe, Kim Blake, DeeAnn Hoffman, Delta Naus, Arletta Frazier, Karen Noble, and Karen Magruder, for being recognized by Chapter 31 of the Council for Exceptional Children! These staff members received the June Hartenthaler Award for Team Collaboration! This award is presented to acknowledge the partnership of these staff members for their hard work to educate our students. An awards banquet was held on Wednesday, May 14th at Klemmer’s Banquet Center in Milwaukee.
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION (PIE) REORGANIZATION
PIE leadership and school administration are pleased to announce that P. I. E., our Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), is being re-organized to better serve the student and parent population.
from John Brewer, PIE President:
"PIE has accomplished many great things over the past several years (e.g. hosting of school spirit week, picnics and teacher appreciation week; and funding for field trips, field trips and band equipment). We believe the time is right to enhance how we operate to make our organization even more effective."
From Mr. Pares, School Principal:
"We have a vibrant group of parents and I look forward to working together and building upon the foundation we have with our parent-teacher organization."
We will hold strategic planning sessions over the summer. The planning team will include parents, teachers and administration, and will develop a fresh strategy and approach to our organization. We will then hold officer elections in the fall. Therefore, the PIE officer elections previously scheduled for May are being postponed.
If you have any questions, or are interested in participating in the planning process over the summer, please contact John Brewer, brewcrew@wi.rr.com.
Fund Raisers
Box Tops for Education - Remember, each Box top is worth $.10 to the school!
We will start the collection process of Box Tops over again so hang on to them over the remainder of the summer so you can fill out next year's sheets for your new homeroom in Fall!
Don't forget that you can help raise more fundraising dollars for our school by signing up for the "We Care" program at Pick N Save supermarkets. Our account code number is 860775.