School Success Program

Arrowhead High School 

Introduces

New School Success Program

The Arrowhead High School Student Services Department strives to provide a wide variety of services focusing on the needs of all students in order to promote student school success.  Over the past year and a half a group from the Student Services Department has been working with Willowglen Academy, an outside mental health provider, looking at how to address the needs of students with intensive mental health needs greatly impacting their ability to learn and attend school.

Currently, Arrowhead staff and families are supporting the students with significant needs through a variety of quality assistance and supports.  This small group of students, approximately 5-10, requires a lot of time from multiple people in order to, often times; barely sustain attendance and maintain minimal work completion.

In order to assist the students with greater success Arrowhead, North Shore Middle School and Willowglen Academy have created a collaborative joint partnership.  This new collaborative effort is called School Success.

The purpose of the School Success services is to provide supports to students (grades 7 to 12) with significant mental health challenges through services designed to maximize their learning and social-emotional growth.  The services began on January 7^th.  School Success will run Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 including during the summer.

Members of the School Success planning team are Michelle Altenberger – AHS School Psychologist, Adam Boldt –  AHS School Psychologist, Beth Stone – North Shore School Psychologist, Kristi Kirk – AHS Nurse, Jean Henschel – Special Education Teacher, Michele Schmidt – North Shore Principal, Michelle McKenna – AHS Counselor, Barb Whyte – AHS Counselor, Dacia Hopfensperger – Hartland Lakeside Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Henry Kunath Willowglen Academy, Nathan Zeiger – Willowglen Academy, Michele Cohen – Willowglen Academy and Mary Ann Beckman – AHS Director of Student Services.  

If you have questions or would like more information you can contact Mary Ann Beckman, Director of Student Services.

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Kudos to the following  students and staff

Kudos to Cheri Kaiser, science team advisor, and the Arrowhead Science Team for taking first place at the Opportunities Conference Science Competition at MSOE.  Team members were:

Strange, Max

Tschurwald, Griffin

Filmanowicz, John

Stoner, Kaitlin

Van Gilder, Andrew

McColl, Parker

Osowski, Stephan

Schneider, Nathan

Filmanowicz, John

Medal winners in general science were Andrew Van Gilder and Zach Bednarki

Medal winner in Chemistry was Max Strange

Medal winners in Physics were Parker McColl and Zach Bednarki

Medal Winners in Biology were Griffin Tschurwald and Katlin Stoner.

Top overall scorers at the event were Griffin Tschurwald and Zach Bednarke.

Kudos to Steve Melzer and the DECA marketing students for their performance at District competition.  Over 70 medals earned – 22 qualified for State Competition and eleven students earned top five in events.

Kudos to social studies teachers Craig Haase, Joe Paul, and Ron Reichle for all of their work in honoring our veterans.  The recognitions at athletic events, the Showcase display at North Campus and the ongoing acknowledgement of our veterans is outstanding.

Kudos to Arrowhead High School senior Stephen Osowski who has earned all 134 merit badges offered through the Boy Scouts of America, the first person from Southeastern Wisconsin to do so in almost 20 years.

 

Kudos to Student Senate’s December Teachers of the Month Sara Sadowski and Joe Paul.

Kudos to Student Senate's December North Campus Student of the Month Vanessa Voss.

Kudos to Student Senate's December South Campus Student of the Month Molly Gerlach.

Kudos to all staff and students involved in the recent Coaches vs. Cancer event.

 

Kudos to Jake Polancich, band director, who was selected to present at the National Band Association’s Wisconsin Convention.

Picturing Arrowhead: Avoiding the Roadblocks with eBooks

Check out Donna Smith, technology and library media specialist, at Arrowhead High School as she blogs at Picturing Arrowhead: Avoiding the Roadblocks with eBooks: the most recent post talks about Arrowhead College Strategies students who are reading and note taking via Nook. Rather than feed a growing paperback budget and have  students highlight with traditional markers, Liz Jorgensen's classes are reading and highlighting electronically. The class, designed to prepare students for college is perfect for teaching this type of skill.  

Arrowhead Student Excels

Arrowhead senior accomplishes Something special

Arrowhead High School senior Stephen Osowski has earned all 134 badges offered through the Boy Scouts of America and is the first person from Southeastern Wisconsin to do so in almost 20 years.

According to a recent article, only two percent of all Boy Scouts will become Eagle Scout, the organization’s highest rank, and only half a percent of them will earn all 134 merit badges.  Nationally there have 181 individuals who have earned all 134 badges.

CONGRATULATIONS STEPHEN!!!!

AHS DECA

ARROWHEAD DECA SOARS OVER COMPETITION AT DISTRCT COMPETITION

Over 70 Medals Earned-22 Qualify for State Competition

Eleven Students Earn Top Five in Events

Wales, January 2013 – On Saturday January 13, 2013 over 700 high school Marketing students from 34 schools all over southeastern Wisconsin came together to compete in the  DECA (an association of Marketing students) District Career Development Conference at Kettle Moraine High School. Students applied everything they have learned through their Marketing classes in role play presentations and comprehensive exams.

Arrowhead DECA qualified  an all-time high 22 students for the state competition in Lake Geneva March 19-21, 2013. Prior to district competition, these teens had to prepare for numerous role-play presentations and exams in the areas of marketing and entrepreneurship.  AHS DECA members spent a full day in intense competition to prove just how well they can take what they’ve learned about marketing, management and entrepreneurship and apply it to real-world business situations. In exams, business presentations, and role-plays, these teenagers diagnosed business problems and offer realistic, workable solutions to judges from the business world.

AHS DECA members devoted many hours, both in the classroom and outside of class, to increase their knowledge of how marketing and business work. Then they spent even more time writing up research designing marketing campaigns, and polishing their role-playing and presentation skills. They prepared to explain how they would handle the real-life business scenarios that DECA’s judges grilled them on during the competition.

In addition to competition, the Arrowhead DECA Chapter earned the Act of Kindness Award for their outstanding achievements in community service projects including Hawkfest, Project Santa, Adopt a Family, and Marketing Night.

AHS DECA had an amazing run at districts this year, earning over 70 medals (top 10-20% in each event), 13 series finalists from 18 eighteen events, and eleven top five places in series.  Earning districts champions were junior Teresa Turco in the Retail Merchandising, junior Emma Felker in Human Resources, seniors Hannah Solveson and Lauren Schallhorn in the Hospitality Services Marketing team event, and Andrew Kollmeyer in the Sports & Entertainment Marketing.  Also earning an automatic bid to state was second place winner senior Greta Stawicki in Restaurant Management Marketing.  Results:

Retail Merchandising

Theresa Turco – Four Medals – Series Finalist – 1^st Place Overall

Alex Wesner – Two Medals

Jessica Janzer – One Medal                                                                                                                           

Jackie Quast – One Medal

Human Resources Marketing

            Emma Felker – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 1^st Place Overall

            Ali Anschutz – Two Medals

Sports and Entertainment Marketing

            Andrew Kollmeyer – Four Medals – Series Finalist -1^st Overall

            Bobby Zanotti – One Medal – Series Finalist – 5^th Overall

            Maddie Chessario – Two Medals

Business Services Marketing

            Andrew Sisk – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 4^th Overall

            Kyle Lewis – One Medal

Travel and Tourism Marketing – Team Event

            Carson Ballman and Max Neuens – One Medal – Series Finalist – 5^th Place Overall

Hospitality Services Marketing – Team Event

            Lauren Schallhorn and Hannah Solveson – Three Medals – Series Finalist – 1^st Overall

            Lizzy Shrader and Molly Kocian – Two Medals – Finalist – 3^rd Overall

            Jessica Brezinski and Tory Miller – Series Finalist

Restaurant Marketing

            Greta Stawicki – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 2^nd Overall

Hotel and Lodging Marketing

            Monica Anderson – Two Medals – Series Finalist – 5^th Overall

Quick Service Marketing

            Lauren Reeg – One Medal – Series Finalist – 4^th Overall

            Mitch Carroll – One Medal

            Alyssa Steffan – One Medal

Sports & Entertainment Marketing – Team Event

            Dillon and Sam Reynolds – Two Medals – Series Finalist

Marketing Communications – Team Event

            Mitchell Bastien and Ethan Nethery – One Medal – Series Finalist

            Emily Stepflug and Abby Zeman – One Medal – Series Finalist

Accounting Applications

            Amanda Petzold – One Medal

Marketing Management

            Nicholas Flatt – Two Medals

Food Marketing

            Amelia Leyden – Two Medals

Automotive Services Marketing

            Kyle Tanriverdi – One Medal

Buying and Merchandising – Team Event

            Avery Urbanchek and Andrew Foy – One Medal

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* Team Event Students Competed in Two 30 Minute Role Play Presentations and One Comprehensive Exam

**Individual Event Students Competed in Two 15 Minute Role Play Presentations and Two Exams

***Series Finalists Are Presentations and Exams Combined

(awards given to the top 10-20% in each event)

Parent Communication January 11, 2013

Re: School Security

Arrowhead Parents,

This letter is intended as a follow-up to previous communications shared with Arrowhead parents regarding the safety and security of students and staff at Arrowhead High School.  

Recent incidents have prompted us to review our safety and security protocols.  I want you to know that we are committed to providing a safe school environment for our students and staff.  As part of our efforts, we have had ongoing dialogue and involvement with local law enforcement (Waukesha County Sheriff’s and Hartland Police Departments) prior to and after the most recent incidents.  Law enforcement officials have asked that we not share specific details relative to security measures at our school, as to not compromise the effectiveness of these efforts.  However, we would like to provide an overview of some of the measures in place, as well as some things that will be changing at our school.  The following procedures have been in place for several years and were approved by our School Resource Officer to be shared publicly:

• Arrowhead has a full-time, armed, and specially trained School Resource Officer.  The services of Deputy Pete Freyer have been contracted through the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department. 
• Deputy Freyer is also contracted for special events after school and, in some instances, time is contracted to have additional deputies on duty, as is appropriate for the event.
• Crisis (safety & security) plans are in place for each of the buildings, which is based on a district-wide plan.
•  Each school year, practice protocols are reviewed and practiced, including fire drills, tornado drills, and lock downs.
• Practice drills are reviewed and procedures modified when appropriate.
• Lock down procedures are conducted at least twice annually and on occasions have involved area law enforcement agencies.
• A comprehensive review and update of the district’s Crisis Plan was completed in March of 2011.  Deputy Freyer facilitated the review and update.  Law enforcement experts were involved in the development of the plan.
• Arrowhead has a district-wide security camera system, providing surveillance both within and outside of the school buildings.

Despite the measures that are in place to keep our school safe, there is room for improvement.  Based on our recent review, we are going to modify protocols.  Some of the measures that we can share include the following:

• Assessment and review of all aspects of our comprehensive school safety and security plan, as well as the district’s student support services.
• Ongoing review of all components of our crisis management plans.
• Ongoing communication with the Waukesha County Sheriff’s and Hartland Police Departments.
• In order to gain access to the buildings during school hours, all visitors, parents, and students will be required to enter through the main entrances.
• Entrance to the buildings during school hours will be secured with only one access at each building.  At North Campus the only access will be through Door 1, and at South Campus, it will be Door A.  Students and staff will be allowed to enter the school prior to the start of the day through any of the normal entrances.  Once school has begun, all doors, with the exception of the main entrances, will be secured for the remainder of the day.
• The main entrances will be staffed.  Individuals wishing to enter the building will be required to register and provide a reason for requesting access; all visitors will be required to wear a visitor’s pass; individuals with a valid reason (e.g., appointment, college representatives, vendors) will be escorted to appropriate areas; and individuals without a valid reason will not be allowed to enter the building.
• All staff will be required to wear an identification badge.
• All students will be required to have their student IDs.  Students will be required to present IDs when entering the buildings after the school day has started.  Students not possessing an ID will not be allowed access until properly identified and issued an appropriate identification.

I want to again assure you that our staff is committed to providing a safe school environment for our students and staff.  The district is working to be proactive in our planning and preparedness for school emergencies.  We continue to work closely with law enforcement and have been assured we have a comprehensive and well laid out response and security plan.  To proactively take appropriate measures towards providing a safe and secure environment for our students and staff, we will continue to review all components of our crisis management plans.   Arrowhead is fortunate to have over 200 caring adults who are passionate about young people and who are willing do whatever is necessary to keep our students safe.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Sincerely,

Craig Jefson

Superintendent

Arrowhead Union High School District

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