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Thursday, October 24, 2019 • Vol. 55, No. 23 • Verona, WI • Hometown USA • ConnectVerona.com • $1.25
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Verona ranks first in HS graduate rates
Verona Area School District
Census data based on postal ZIP codes KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
Photos by Kimberly Wethal
Core Knowledge Charter School second grader Emmanuel Kamden Kay jumps to avoid getting more color on him during the Core Knowledge Charter School on Thursday, Oct. 17.
Color fun
Core Knowledge Charter School held a color run fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 17, around the school grounds. The proceeds from the run go directly to support the school. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ Core Knowledge Charter School fifth grader Evelyn Hereley kimberly_wethal. gets splashed with color.
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A few weeks ago, New Century School kindergartner Finneagan Collins’s trip to Costco with his parents was different than any other. Instead of buying items in bulk for his family, the five year old took $65 he had earned from playing his guitar outside Camp Randall at a University of Wisconsin home game – strumming “On Wisconsin,” of course. He
purchased paper towels and other cleaning supplies for the Dane County Humane Society. That following Monday, Finneagan brought the supplies to his teacher’s classroom to be donated to the K-1 classroom’s year-long service project for the nonprofit. “They even put money in my hat,” he said. Finneagan was pretty humble about it, too, Emily Utzig said, not thinking it was a big deal that he had raised the The
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Halloween events return Main Street Trickor-Treat, city wide hours set for Oct. 31
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What: City of Verona Trick-or-Treat When: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 Where: City-wide Info: call the city at 845-6495 or police at 845-7623
Little monsters – and Verona’s children – will take to the streets next week for two treat-filled events. On Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, children can partake in the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Main Street Trick or Treat, and participate in city-wide trick-ortreating afterward. At 3:30 p.m., children and their families can trick-orWhat: Main Street Tricktreat in Verona’s downtown, or-Treat starting at Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St. When: 3:30-5 p.m. The Chamber event is free, Thursday, Oct. 31 and children will receive a Where: Downtown Verogoody bag before they go na, starting at Hometown trick-or-treating at various Junction Park, 101 W. downtown businesses. PeaRailroad St. nut- and gluten-free goody bags will be available. Info: veronawi.com After the Chamber’s event, city-wide trick-or-treat hours safety tips, call the city at will run from 5-8 p.m. For more information about 845-6495 or the police at 845Main Street Trick-or-Treat, 7623. Email reporter Kimberly visit the Chamber’s website at Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ veronawi.com. For more information about wcinet.com and follow her on trick-or-treat hours, or to get Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
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New Century School kindergartener Finnegan Collins plays “On Wisconsin” before a Badger game earlier this season. While playing, he raised $65, which he then used to buy supplies for the Dane County Humane Society as a part of his class project. money, or that there was a band-aid on his thumb for a blister created from playing the guitar. “It just proves what our
service project is about,” she said. “I was shocked – when you start something new, you never know how it’s going
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1. Verona (53593) 2. Madison (53705) 3. Pewaukee (53072) 4. Mukwonago (53149) 5. Hudson (54016) 6. Cedarburg (53012) 7. Mount Horeb (53572) 8. Milwaukee (53213) 9. Milwaukee (53217) 10. Waunakee (53597)
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‘For the animals’ KIMBERLY WETHAL
Out of all of the ZIP codes in the state, Verona’s has the highest percentage of people with a high school diploma. Verona’s 53593 ZIP code has a graduation rate of 98.5%, just slightly higher than its percentage last year of 98.3%, according to an American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. The majority of the high school graduates who live in the 53593 ZIP code
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