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All four Green Bay Area School District High Schools are opening the doors of their greenhouses to the public. Students and staff have prepared a variety of plants, vegetables, decorations and hanging baskets that are available for purchase. Each school has set hours throughout the month of May.

Green Bay Preble: Preble’s greenhouse is open Monday–Friday from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m. Preble’s offerings include vegetables, flowers, hanging baskets and more. All proceeds will benefit the Preble Agri-Science program, and will help fund future student projects. Preble is located at 2222 Deckner Ave.

Green Bay East: East’s greenhouse is open Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. East will have a variety of student-grown flowers and vegetables for sale. East is located at 1415 E. Walnut St.

Green Bay Southwest: Southwest’s greenhouse will open its doors Monday-Friday from 3:05 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:55 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. until items are sold out. Southwest students and staff have prepared over 250 hanging baskets for sale, including a variety of plants and garden chairs. Southwest is located at 1331 Packerland Dr.

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Green Bay West: West will open its doors beginning May 7, and will be open to the public Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Items include flowers, baskets, hanging bags, herb arrangements, vegetables and decorations, all created by students. Bay Link Manufacturing students have created large metal flower decorations and hand-painted flowerpots will also be for sale. All proceeds will benefit Bay Link Manufacturing, West High’s art program, and the West High Science Club. West is located at 966 Shawano Ave.

On April 12, the Green Bay Area Public School District hosted an academic competition at West High School. Nearly 500 students from 14 Northeast Wisconsin schools participated in the event that was led by the District’s Gifted & Talented Department. Students competed in one of four subject areas with questions written by University of Wisconsin – Green Bay professors and other area educators. In addition to objective questions, English teams also competed in an impromptu essay event. The competition results are as follows:

English Language Arts

East ELA Team

1st Place – De Pere coached by Becky Hawley

2nd Place – Denmark coached by Carrie Latus

3rd Place – Green Bay East coached by Suzi Carlson

4th Place – Bay Port “A” coached by Janelle Bailey

For the impromptu essay event, the following students won awards for achieving perfect scores: Kathryn Nohr (Bay Port), and Alden Hunt (De Pere).

Math

East Math Team

1st Place – Ashwaubenon “A” coached by Sue Krausert and Cassie Burns

2nd Place – Green Bay East “A” coached by Brandon Quinn and Will Garay

3rd Place – Sturgeon Bay coached by Cliff Wind

4th Place – Green Bay Southwest “A” coached by Jeff Streckenbach

Science

Preble Science Team

1st Place – Green Bay Preble “A” coached by David Haller

2nd Place – Bay Port coached by Anne Schmidt

3rd Place – Green Bay Southwest “A” coached by John Sebranek

4th Place – West De Pere coached by Jack Batten

Social Studies

1st Place – Manitowoc “B” coached by Tom Hamann

2nd Place – Ashwaubenon “A” – coached by Amy Bunkleman

3rd Place – West De Pere coached by Matt Lambrecht

4th Place – De Pere coached by Bob Spice

Southwest Math Team

On March 8-10, teams from the four Green Bay Area Public School District high schools competed at the state DECA competition in Lake Geneva, WI. Each student competed in two written exams, role plays, and several students also wrote competitive business papers. DECA is a business and marketing organization that allows students to compete individually or in teams as they present solutions to business and marketing issues. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. State competition results are outlined below.

East High School

• Medalist – Shyloh Galiano; Apparel & Accessories
• East High School also received an Acts of Kindness Award

Preble High School

• 1^st Place – Sydney Onesti & Sheridan Michaud; Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan
• 1^st Place – Ellie Brennan; Marketing Communication Lesson
• 3^rd Place – MaKayla Hansen & Ericka Brandsma; Public Relations Plan
• 3^rd Place – Ericka Brandsma; Food Marketing
• 3^rd Place – Ellie Brennan; Business Services Marketing
• 3^rd Place – Samantha Brusky; Hotel and Lodging Marketing
• 4^th Place – Sydney Onesti; Food Marketing
• Top 10 – Christian Schommer; Sports and Entertainment Marketing

The following students will be competing in the national competition in Nashville, TN on April 23-26, 2016: Ellie Brennan, MaKayla Hansen, Ericka Brandsma, Sydney Onesti, Samantha Brusky, and Sheridan Michaud.

Southwest High School

• 1st Place – Trisha Hanold, Katie Folsom, and Connor Jones; Entrepreneurship Promotion Plan
• 2nd Place – Connor Jones; Food Marketing
• 3rd Place – Megan Batten; Sales Presentation
• 3rd Place- Payton Fick & Clayton Ladsten; Sports Marketing
• 3rd Place – Kabir Bedi & Syon Verma; Financial Services Marketing
• 6th Place- Zach Ferraro; Financial Consulting Sales Presentation
• 6th Place – Zach Ferraro; Quick Serve Restaurant Marketing
• Top 10 – Jessie Smith; Apparel & Accessories Marketing
• Medalist – Trisha Hanold & Katie Folsom; Marketing Communications
• Medalist – Isabella Bence; Hotel & Lodging Marketing
• Medalist – Kai Schmitt; Apparel & Accessories Marketing
• Medalist – Kyle Campbell; Apparel & Accessories Marketing
• Medalist – Andrew Nickel; Marketing Management

The following students will be competing in the national competition in April: Trisha Hanold, Katie Folsom, Connor Jones, Kabir Bedi, Syon Verma, Payton Fick, Clayton Ladsten, Jessie Smith, Cyen Bero, Griffin Goltz, Ruben Guzman, Megan Batten, and Zach Ferraro.

In addition, Southwest DECA earned a variety of chapter awards:

• Gold Chapter for school and community involvement
• Diamond Level Achievement through international DECA
• 100 Hours of Community Service
• MDA Award
• Winner of Community Service Project award
• Acts of Kindness Award
• Thrive Campaign

Southwest DECA would like to thank their corporate partners for their continued support of Marketing Education and DECA: Cousins Subs, Elaine’s Wedding Center, Happy Joe’s, Kaufman Associates, Macco’s Floor Covering, and Symbolic Creations.

West High School

• Top 10 Medalists – Paige Bogner & Katie Hynek; Learn & Earn

Congratulations to the Green Bay Area Public School District teachers who have been selected as 2016 Teachers of Distinction in the first round of the Golden Apple Awards! They were chosen because of their commitment to students, their active involvement of students in learning opportunities, and their creation of learning environments that stimulate student interest in learning as described in their applications. We are so proud!

• Kevin Butters: East High School
• Kevin Flogel: Webster Elementary School
• Megan Frazier: Lincoln Elementary
• Mary Hurst: Baird Elementary
• Katie Johnston: Wilder Elementary
• Jessica Keller: Sullivan Elementary
• Jill King: Tank Elementary
• Amy Kline: Red Smith
• Kay Knapp: MacArthur Elementary
• Marie Kubichek: Edison Middle
• Erin LeGrave: Jackson Elementary
• Lori McArthur: Nicolet Elementary
• Katie Motl: Chappell Elementary
• Brandon Rockstroh: Southwest High
• Lombardi Middle School Phy Ed Team: Mark Daane, Aaron Schaefer, Riley Woldt, Tony Seidel

The Green Bay Chess Association and the Green Bay Area Public School District sponsored the 19th Annual Scholastic Chess Tournament on Saturday, January 30 at Franklin Middle School. Trophies were awarded to top players in two divisions: elementary and middle school.

In the elementary division, the results are as follows:
·         Tie for 1st place: Luke Lubinski (Home School) and Dhruv Bansal (Fox View)
·         Tie for 3rd place: Jayanth Balu (Leonardo da Vinci), Jovanny Cruz (Eisenhower), Brayden Urmanski (Red Smith), Nadia Lubinski (Home School), and Benjamin Bailey (Red Smith).

In the middle school division, the results are as follows:
·         1st place: Naveen Balu (Leonardo da Vinci)
·         Tie for 2nd place:  Ben Fredeen (Lombardi) and Maddux Lunde (Leonardo da Vinci)
·         Tie for 3rd place:  Christian Cruz (Edison), Devendra Kochole (De Pere Middle), Ashna Bansal (De Pere Middle), Eric Cooper-Hockers (Lombardi), and Michael Kain (Edison).

According to Green Bay Chess Association president Luke Ludwig, “Chess is a good way to teach kids how to use their minds, to make plans. It’s a life skill.” Ludwig went on to say, “You can play chess when you’re a kid, go away from it for a while, and then come back any time. It’s one of the few activities that spans all ages. A ten–year-old can play against a 65-year-old, and both can have fun.”

Sarah Lange, Green Bay Area Public Schools Gifted and Talented Coordinator said, “Our partnership with the Green Bay Chess Association is a wonderful way to encourage more children to enjoy chess.”