Saying so long 2012&Welcoming in the new yearAs we say goodbye to another year and welcome in a new beginning it would seem appropriate to reflect on the past year and keep some perspective as we move forward. To that end, The Top 75 'Pictures of the Day' for 2012 (click on the picture to view):First Sunrise of 2012 And now for some perspective....I am predicting that one of the first 5 mistakes I make in the in 2013 will be the following:For the Arrowhead Staff and Board of Education, wishing you and your family all the best in 2013. &nb...
Veterans Tribute
Arrowhead High SchoolArrowhead Area Veterans TributeCraig Haase, Joe Paul, and Ron Reichle, members of the Arrowhead Social Studies Department have been working for several months developing a veteran’s display case, which is located in the North Campus commons at Arrowhead High School. On December 8, 2012 a dinner celebration was hosted at Arrowhead High School with over 140 veterans and their family members to officially "open" the display. Joe Paul, AHS Social Studies Teacherwelcomes Veterans & introduces the Veterans Recognition Project(From left to right) Kent Rice, school...
Parent Communication December 19, 2012
Re: Update School Safety ConcernArrowhead Parents:This communication is being sent to Arrowhead parents to provide an update on the rumors circulating regarding threats of violence at our school. At this point, the information stems from rumor and not a specific threat. This rumor is circulating in many other school districts throughout the State as well. Arrowhead High School has enlisted the support of local law enforcement departments and is relying on their expertise in responding to and investigating this matter. As always, Arrowhead High School and the law enforcement...
Parent Communication December 18, 2012
Re: Rumor/Threat Arrowhead High SchoolTo Arrowhead Parents and Staff:On December 18th, the Arrowhead administration became aware of a rumor that had surfaced regarding a possible threat that would occur on Friday, December 21, 2012 at Arrowhead High School. School officials and the Waukesha Sheriff’s Department have investigated the matter and have determined there is no indication that this is a credible threat. We have also been in contact with a neighboring school district, which is dealing with a similar rumor/threat to occur on the same day.The Waukesha Sheriff’s Department...
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Spanish II Students
SPANISH 2 STUDENTS SET UP MARKET TO BUY & SELLMrs. Koepke's Spanish 2 students engaged in a learning activity where they set up a market in class to sell and buy goods. Rumor has it some of Arrowhead's finest got creative in negotiating deals with some bartering going on - always looking for a deal. ;~) Students had fake Euros to use, they made signs and brought in actual products to sell.The entire activity was conducted with students speaking Spanish and from the pictures it appears all had a great time. &nb...
NY Times Article Education Reform
Grading or Degrading?Click on picture to access articleThe New York Times published an opinion piece by Michael Brick providing his insights on the current "education reforms" and his views of the potential impact of these reforms on our schools and young people. Brick takes a look at the situation in Texas, which he calls "nobody's model of educational excellence", where there is a long history of using complex algorithms to assign grades (exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or unacceptable) to Texas schools."So far, such competition has achieved little more than re-segregation, long...
Arrowhead Science Team
SCIENCE TEAM TAKES 1st PLACECongratulations to the Arrowhead Science Team and their advisor Mrs. Cheri Kaiser for taking first place at the Opportunities Conference Science Competition at MSOE on November 20th. Twenty teams of eight participated from Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. Team members are:Members of the AHS Science TeamStrange, MaxTschurwald, GriffinFilmanowicz, JohnStoner, KaitlinVan Gilder, AndrewMcColl, ParkerOsowski, StephanSchneider, NathanBednarki, ZackMedal winners in general science were Andrew Van Gilder and Zach BednarkiMedal winner in Chemistry was...
Key Club Service to our Community
Key Club Holiday Festival Help Arrowhead Key Club help our community this holiday season! The Key Club will be collecting non-perishable food items for Stone Bank Food Pantry on Saturday, December 1, from 12 to 3:30 PM. New toys and monetary donations are appreciated as well. Please leave food in plastic bags on your doorstep or stop by Arrowhead High School North Camp...
Inclement Weather
INCLEMENT WEATHER - Impacting the operations of schoolsWith the potential for inclement winter weather just around the corner, I wanted to share with you avenues for determining if the weather has impacted school operations. The following are the means that will be used to communicate with parents, students, and staff:Communication Tool ...
