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Thursday, June 28, 2018 • Vol. 54, No. 6 • Verona, WI • Hometown USA • ConnectVerona.com • $1.25
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Verona Area School District
Equity, relationships will drive teaching Board defines draft strategic plan ‘pillars’
Preliminary pillars Authentic relationships Equitable allocation of resources High expectations for students Safe, inclusive learning environment Supporting and empowering staff
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Craig Hotchkiss gets some high fives from supporters along the Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon running route.
Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon hits Verona Nearly 500 people participated in the Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon, featuring sprint and Olympic distances that started and ended at Fireman's Park in Verona. After a mostly rainy week, many triathletes were pleased to compete in the beautiful summer weather on Saturday.
The next five years in the Verona Area School District will place a large emphasis on equity. That was among the core ideas the school board discussed Monday night as it went over a committee’s recommendations on a strategic plan. Board members narrowed the committee’s suggestions to define five “pillars” that will guide the district’s work – authentic learning environment; and relationships; equitable supportive and empowerallocation of resources; ing staff. Work on the plan, which high expectations for students; a safe, inclusive
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Dollar Tree move to Verona Student to compete in Rockonsin endangered On the Web To view results, visit:
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Verona Area High School sopho- To check out this year’s lineup of Rockonsin more Max Beardsley and his band performers, visit: Quick and Painless had a friend record their debut gig together a few months ago. They ended up submitting the video to Rockonsin, a state-wide “garage band” program for students in grades 7-12, and it turned out good enough to land one of the 12 finalist spots to perform at Summerfest this year. The band will play a 15-minute set at Summerfest on June 30, and the winner out of the 12 finalists will receive an additional 45-minute set and a professional recording session
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at Blast House studios. Another VAHS student, Johnathon Brandon, will be competing in Rockonsin with his band Koru, but he declined to be interviewed by the Press. Summerfest opened on Wednesday at Henry Maier Festival Park and runs until July 8. Beardsley found his way to music simply by going one flight downstairs at home. His father David had
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a drum set in the basement as he was growing up, where he played around with it, even as young as the age of two. As a 9-year-old, he started taking drum lessons and later joined the band program at the school district. “It just kind of stuck with me,” he said. “Music has always been a pretty important part of my life.” While the five members of the band that will be playing at Rockonsin have only been together for two months, some have been playing with one another for years, Beardsley said. He had played with two of them through another band named Slag.
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Alders hesitant to allow four-hour loading zone KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
A plan to put a Dollar Tree store into the former World of Variety building downtown is “probably a no-go” unless the city allows a four-hour loading zone on West Park Street. But the Common Council doesn’t seem to
support it. Alders worried the morning hours the developer requested could exacerbate traffic congestion in the downtown and create a public safety hazard. Russ Hire, real estate manager for Dollar Tree in Wisconsin, told the council Monday night that leasing the building at 118 S. Main St. is contingent on the business’ ability to create a loading zone on
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