Lincoln High School is pleased to announce that the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2012 will be held on Sunday, June 3, 2012. The commencement ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Lincoln High School field house. Of the 386 candidates for graduation, nine will be recognized as highest honors seniors. The Performing Arts Center will also be open, and a live feed of the ceremony will be available to our senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and overflow crowd. Congratulations and best wishes to the graduating Class of 2012!

River Cities High School is pleased to announce that it will celebrate its eleventh commencement exercise on Friday, June 1, 2012. The graduates, faculty, and staff of River Cities cordially invite you to be their honored guests at this ceremony. Commencement begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center located at Lincoln High School, 1801 – 16th Street South. Congratulations to all graduates!

The Lincoln High School Building Construction class invites you to tour the new home they have been working hard to build during the 2011-12 school year. The students would like to showcase the accomplishments and craftsmanship that they have invested in this house. We are very proud of their efforts!

The open house tour will take place on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Please join these young carpenters along with Lincoln Technology and Engineering Education Instructor, Terry Bores, at the construction site located at 2625 83rd Street South. Questions may be directed to Terry Bores at terry.bores@wrps.net. We hope to see you there!

You are invited to come celebrate the arts with us! Lincoln High School is celebrating their 35th year of Bloodstone and youth art month. Students will be displaying artwork at the McMillan Library from May 1 to May 25. This is a great opportunity for our students to show off their skills in areas such as painting, drawing, photography, fibers, sculpture, digital art and graphic design. Our Bloodstone dedication and awards night will be held on May 14th at 6:00 p.m. in the McMillan Fine Arts Center. Bloodstone literary magazine is a collaborative effort between the Art and English departments at Lincoln High School. The magazine, designed by student editors, is a collection of student works in poems, prose and art. Limited copies will be for sale the night of the dedication for $10.00.

Wisconsin Rapids Public School District, with support from Incourage Community Foundation and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is offering a hands-on Digital Media Class for residents of the greater South Wood County Area. This class is geared to those who have already participated in the intermediate class or have a moderate to advanced computer skill. Offered at Lincoln High School, this opportunity is open to all residents of the South Wood County area. This opportunity is free of charge. Read more...

Wisconsin Rapids Public School District, with support from Incourage Community Foundation and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is offering two open labs for residents of the greater South Wood County Area. Offered at Lincoln High School and Rudolph Elementary, these opportunities are open to all residents of the South Wood County area. Learn and use technology tools needed for safe, confident computer use. Each of these opportunites are free of charge. Read more...

State Superintendent Tony Evers recently praised Howe Elementary School for being among 118 schools in the state that received Wisconsin School of Recognition honors for the 2011-12 school year during a special October 12th ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison.

Evers welcomed, from left: Cathy Brabender, EEN Aide at Howe; Krista Basler, First Grade Teacher at Howe; and Matthew Renwick, Howe Elementary Principal, to the recognition event. To be recognized, schools must be among those with the highest poverty rates in the state, have met adequate yearly progress goals under federal education law for the past two years, and have student achievement on state mathematics and reading assessments that is higher than schools with similar poverty levels and grade configurations. Read more…