Entering Kindergarten is an exciting event for every parent and child. Registration for both 4-Year-Old and 5-Year-Old Kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year has been set for Thursday, February 16, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, February 17, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, please click here.

We are pleased to announce a new option for parents to print registration papers and complete preliminary paperwork at home before visiting the registration sites.  This is not mandatory - registration paperwork will be available at the time of registration as well.  In order to save you time however, we encourage you to take advantage of this new process.  The documents can be accessed through the "click here" link in the above paragraph

Lincoln High School's literary magazine, Bloodstone, has been selected to receive a rank of “Excellent” in the 2011 National Council of Teachers of English Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines. A total of 391 schools entered the 2011 program. Six schools were chosen to receive an award. Read more…

The open enrollment application period for the 2012-13 school year is from February 6-24, 2012. The open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend school districts other than the one in which they live. The open enrollment application period is very specific in terms of when you may apply. Late applications will not be accepted for any reason.

Please click here to read more about the open enrollment process, and how to apply. Students who are currently attending WRPS under open enrollment do not need to reapply.

If you have any questions related to open enrollment, please call Maurine Hodgson at 715-424-6701, ext. 2.

Plan now to bring your entire family out to the Performing Arts Center for some wonderful entertainment featuring our students in the upcoming Lincoln production of “The Man Who Came to Dinner!” Performances will take place in the Performing Arts Center on January 27-29 at select times. Read more…

The Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School (WRAMS) Student Council along with their advisors, Ms. Niedbalski and Ms. Manzke, recently organized a food drive. The drive was set up as a friendly competition between homerooms. Principal Ginter and Assistant Principal Oswall are very pleased, but not surprised by the generosity exhibited by the students and staff involved. Enough food was collected to fill three pallets, which the South Wood County Food Pantry was thrilled to receive! Click here to learn more about other ways district staff try to help those in need.

According to Wis. Stat. §115.38, by May 1st of each year, school districts are required to publish a School Performance Report providing a variety of information from the previous academic year. The most up-to-date information for Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools’ 2010-11 academic year may be accessed by clicking here. Feel free to check back periodically as the Department of Public Instruction continues to update the data as it becomes available.  Read more...

The 2nd Annual Keep Kids Warm Winter Clothing Event, held at East Junior High on November 5th, was a huge success! Two hundred thirty-seven children from the Wisconsin Rapids area were fitted with winter gear at the event, including 85 pairs of boots, 139 coats, and 151 pairs of snow pants, as well as numerous hats, scarves, and mittens/gloves. Families gave non-perishable food items in return, and 10 large boxes of food were brought to the South Wood County Emergency Pantry Shelf (SWEPS) that day. The winter clothing items not taken at the “Keep Kids Warm” event were passed on to a local church giveaway event on Nov. 21st, where an additional 37 families were able to be outfitted for the winter. A big thank you goes out to everyone who helped plan and run the event, who donated items for the event, and who supported the event in any way. Because of you, many children will be warmer this winter! If you still wish to donate winter clothing items, you may do so at any WRPS school office. Thanks again for your support!

The Building Construction class at Lincoln High School has a history of building one fully functional residential home per year for an applicant. The goal of the class is to provide students the opportunity to get real life experience related to residential building. It is now time for the selection process to begin for the 2012-2013 school year. The application process was developed for individuals who are interested in having the class build a residential home for them within the Wisconsin Rapids School District.  Read more...

When winter storms cause questionable travel conditions, the potential for school closures due to inclement weather will be on the rise. Local television and radio stations will broadcast school closure information, and our District webpage will have up-to-date weather related posts as well. Please click here to learn about how you can become fully informed when school is canceled due to inclement weather.

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…