The Weekly Update

Recently, the West Bend School District WBSD Way team hosted a “thank you” breakfast for community partners. The event was held at East and West High Schools. Community partners of the WBSD Way are organizations and businesses that support and recognize student success within the community.

Catered by the culinary students at East and West, the breakfast also featured Badger students singing songs from their upcoming musical, Moana. Thank you to representatives of the following businesses and organizations for attending:

Boys & Girls Club of Washington County

Casa Guadalupe

Dunn Brothers Coffee

Eaton’s Fresh Pizza

Kettle Moraine YMCA

MOWA

Pizza Ranch

Riteway Bus Company

We Rock the Spectrum

West Bend Creamery

If you want to know more about being a community partner of the WBSD Way, contact Kerry Hughes at khughes@wbsd-schools.org.

The Volunteer Center of Washington County is asking for nominations for Champions of Change, its annual event honoring the volunteers changing the community. The event will recognize and honor 11 award winners in various categories for their dedication and commitment to Washington County. To make a nomination, go to the website.

There are several job openings at various schools within the West Bend School District. Check out WBSDhr.org for details on aide positions available at Badger, Silverbrook, and other schools, as well as coaching and nutrition positions.

The West Bend School Board held a regular meeting on February 17. The board approved the consent agenda with Minutes of the February 3, 2025 Regular Board Meeting and Executive Session, contracts, resignations, retirements, Bond Underwriter Agreement, Financial Advisor Agreement, Agreement Modification with Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) to Outline Phases for Four Projects, and Early College Credit Program (ECCP) Course Requests.

Reports were given on compensation, Winter Assessment Results and Foreshadowing Spring Assessments, Curriculum Committee Report, and Superintendent's Report. And a discussion was held on bond issuance.

If you are interested in reviewing the details of the meeting, see this tutorial on how to access the agenda with links to the supporting documents. The video of the meeting is available.

Vincent Zirbes, a junior at East High School, won several Gold Key Art Awards through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Vincent submitted three drawings and one ceramic piece, and won a Gold Key award for all each entry. Vincent received his awards at a ceremony at the Milwaukee Art Museum on February 8 and his pieces will be on display there until the end of the month. Next, Vincent's artwork will move on to the national awards level.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. There were more than 2,600 student entries for the state of Wisconsin and just 150 Gold Key awards given out.

The WIAA Boys Division 1 Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, February 22 will feature a number of East and West Co-op team members. In fact, all the swimmers had their best ever times in every single event at the WIAA Sectionals meet held last week. In total, there are nine student athletes going to state in nine events and 12 entries total. State qualifiers include:

Joel Walter - Diving

Gavin Paruch - Diving

Dawson Walters - 200 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly

Weston Keppert - 200 Individual Medley and 100 Backstroke

Drew Gundrum - 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke

Wesley Aleithe - 100 Freestyle

200 Medley Relay: Drew Gundrum, Weston Keppert, Dawson Walters, Wesley Aleithe

200 Freestyle Relay: Colton Multerer, Ian Ressler, Jay Paruch, Wesley Aleithe

400 Freestyle Relay: Wesley Aleithe, Weston Keppert, Drew Gundrum, Dawson Walters

At the WIARA State Championships last weekend in La Crosse, the East and West Co-op Boys Snowboarding team took third. In addition, Gavin Schauble was second in slalom.

The West Bend High Schools SkillsUSA team had a spectacular showing at its recent regional competition at Northcentral Technical College. The following students qualified for the state competition in the spring:

Collin Schaumberg: 3rd, Precision Machining

Declan Cira: 1st, CNC 3 Axis Milling

Brady Schaumberg: 3rd, CNC 3 Axis Milling

Iliana Iniguez: 1st, Screen Printing

Mason Fechter: 1st, Photography

Ryder Margelowsky: 2nd, Photography

Alex Lukaszewicz: 3rd, Photography

The Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association has awarded girls on the West High School Volleyball team 2024–2025 All-Academic Individual awards. To qualify, players must demonstrate active participation on the team and complete the fall semester with a 3.5 GPA or higher. There were five players that maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA: Maddie Abel, Kylee Altendorf, Avah Banks, Amelia Dubey, Paige Guse, and Breleigh Ustruck.

West senior Kylee Altendorf was recently named the MaxPreps volleyball player of the year. She was the 27th ranked player in the state. Kylee achieved the career milestones of 1,000 digs, 1,000 kills, and 1,000 service receive passes while a Spartan and was named First Team All North Shore Conference, Prep Dig Player of the Week, AVCA All Region Team, and WVCA All State Honorable Mention. Kylee will attend UW-Whitewater and play volleyball.

There are various events and activities available on the WBSD’s Community Bulletin Board!

Champions Summer Champ Camp

Host an AFS Exchange Student

The Youth and Family Project Free Parenting Support Groups and Child Grief Support Group

Wisconsin Shares Childcare Subsidy - New Income Limits

Events and Fundraisers:

Black History Month Event by WBHS Multicultural Club

Kettle Moraine Geological Society Jr. Rockhounds Earth Science Showcase

East Dance Team Dancing with Our Stars Event

MOWA Summer Programs for Kids

Moraine Park Lecture Series: And A Healthy New Year

Volunteer Center Nourish + Nurture meal prep

NAMI Family to Family Program

Athletics:

West Bend High Schools Summer Track Camp

Warriors Middle School Rugby Team

West Bend Little League Registration

Allenton Youth Org. T-Ball and Softball Registration

Richfield Youth Baseball and Softball Registration

YMCA:

Party with a Purpose with Zack Baun

Swim Lessons for WBSD Students