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New Century School student Cash Christiansen, center, shares how Anna Krull, left with back to camera, and Mac Gaskell-Larson, right
with back to camera, showed their greatness on a recent Monday in helping him and not reacting negatively to each other in a potential
conflict situation.
This spring, the Verona Press will explore behavior around the Verona Area
School District. Stories will take a closer look at specific schools and what strategies theyre using. If you have comments, either on or off the record on behavior
initiatives, please call Scott Girard at 845-9559 or email ungreporter@wcinet.
com. A look at our six-part series on handling student behavior:
January: District seeks consistency
February: PBIS recognized schools: Glacier Edge and Sugar Creek
March: Other neighborhood schools: Country View and Stoner Prairie
April: Charter elementaries
May: Middle schools
June: Verona Area High School
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involved parents and very supportive parents, Core Knowledge Charter School director Rick Kisting told
the Press. Its a sentiment echoed by
directors at NCS and Verona Area
International School.
The small size of their schools brings
its own set of challenges, though, as
staff time and training is at a premium.
So at both CKCS and VAIS, the staff
has worked to implement some practices within their classrooms as part of
the regular routine just as NCS has
done with its circles.
Those new traditions include general lessons on how to react to certain
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David Bocanegra Castaneda keeps the cap on a soda bottle after mixing ingredients for a volcano experiment.
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Above left, Braden Graham talks to the science fair judges about his project on what combination of apples, epsom salt, baking soda and
table salt is the best for mummification. Above right, Helen Milhans reads the book, Prairie Dog Meet the Dog.
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are also on the increasingly busy East Verona Avenue commercial corridor
a Sherwin-Williams paint
store next to Culvers and a
daycare that was reviewed
this month in the new Pizza
Ranch lot. The commission
will also consider a personal storage complex on Solar
Court that was reviewed last
month, a new, 7,000-squarefoot multi-tenant building in
Liberty Business Park and
a request to add an outdoor
patio area to the new Sugar
River Pizza restaurant in Liberty Park.
The submission for the
multi-tenant building references a florist, beauty salon
and a boutique gift shop. The
Finalists
Kristine Anderson,
Ayres Associates project engineer and supervisor of engineering
services
Theran Jacobson,
AECOM, engineer III
Kelly Wolf, AECOM,
project engineer
the intention of having a
candidate determined this
week and officially hired by
the Common Councils next
meeting, May 9.
Anderson has the most
extensive experience, having spent the past 15 years
as a supervisor with Ayres
Associates in the Milwaukee area. A 1993 University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
graduate in civil engineering, Anderson has worked
with stormwater projects,
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More than 90% of students
participate in at least one of several
dozen co-curricular activities in the
arts, recreation, leadership, politics,
environment, and other interests
About 80% of students play on the
24+ athletic teams that have earned
more than 40 State Champion or
Runner-up titles since 1999
Two theatre productions are performed
annually, frequently with double-cast
lead roles and extensive participation
on crews and orchestra
EMPHASIS ON LIFELONG
VALUES & SERVICE
Edgewood draws on its Catholic,
Sinsinawa Dominican heritage
Every student completes a minimum
of 100 hours of volunteer service
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Because of a reporting error, as well as incomplete information
submitted to the Press, District 2 aldermanic candidate Scott Stewart
was incorrectly listed as a banker in a story in last weeks Verona
Press about the five candidates for the position. He has since become
a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Success.
The Press regrets the error.
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ne of my dear friends
recently told me that her
son did a prospective
student visit at my alma mater,
UW-Whitewater. My first thought
was, Cool, I hope he goes there.
That was quickly followed by
Wait, what? How is it even possible that he is that old?!
Time certainly
goes by quickly,
and for parents,
it can sometimes
feel like years
pass in an instant.
Adding to the
angst of watching
their babies grow
Arndt
into independent
individuals is a
concern for many
parents over the looming cost of
college.
In my last column, I talked
about some of the help that is
available for covering college
costs. Things like scholarships,
grants and federal tax incentives
can help tremendously, and generally dont have to be repaid.
If you missed that column and
would like to see it, you can
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While those types of programs
can make a big dent in the total
college bill, the reality is that for
most students, there is still going
to be a sizable balance that they
and/or their family needs to pay.
In some cases, families are able
to cover the shortfall from their
current income, especially if they
structure their debt obligations
to factor in the anticipated costs.
For example, some families will
plan to pay off auto loans, or even
home mortgages, prior to the child
starting college. This then allows
them to redirect the money that
had gone to those payments each
month to the college costs.
Often though, the costs of college are too high to cover from
current income. In those cases,
the family either needs to utilize
savings that they have accumulated over time or take out loans.
Most articles about education
planning focus on utilizing tax-advantaged savings vehicles to accumulate money for college. The
most common vehicle discussed
is called a 529 plan, which allows
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Ve r o n a A r e a H i g h
School juniors will take
part in a fairy tale evening Saturday, April 30, at
the schools prom.
The event runs from
7:30p.m. to 11:30p.m. at
the Alliant Energy Center,
with a Grand March of
the prom court at 8p.m.
The prom court this year
is Jacob Leskovar, Bryce
H o p p e , D a n i e l Key e s ,
Jacques Frank-Loron,
Kobe Yang, Bailey Lee, TJ
Manning, Alex Luehring,
Ava Sutter, Elena Herman
and Jenna Acker, Elizabeth Paul, Teeaisia Hoye
and Kate Melin.
Tickets for prom are
$15, and can be purchased
Friday, April 29, from
12 to 1p.m. in the VAHS
commons area. Students
can get a ticket to the
dance at the post prom,
If You Go
What: Verona Area High School prom
When: 7:30 to 11:30p.m. Saturday, April 30; post prom
midnight to 3a.m.
Where: Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center
Way, Madison; post prom at VAHS
Tickets: $15 for prom, $25 for prom and post prom, $5
for grand march; purchase in VAHS commons Friday, April
29, 12-1p.m.
which will be from midnight to 3a.m. at VAHS,
for $25, and parents can
purchase a ticket for just
the grand march for $5.
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The 2016 Verona Area High School prom court is, top row from left, Jacob Leskovar, Bryce Hoppe,
Daniel Keyes, Jacques Frank-Loron, Alex Luehring, Ava Sutter, Elena Herman and Jenna Acker; bottom row from left, Kobe Yang, Bailey Lee, TJ Manning, Elizabeth Paul, Teeaisia Hoye and Kate Melin.
VASD will require students to succeed in four specific activities to meet the
multicultural competence
requirement: a written review
or reflections of at least eight
works of international/cultural media; completion of 20
hours of cross-cultural service learning in the local or
global community; participation in a cultural or linguistic
immersion experience; and
two essays or one essay and
one digital media presentation
in English and a second language on the importance of
bilingualism.
Students can take advantage of the work theyre
already doing in their classes in addition to a couple of
extra things, Burgos said.
VASDs application indicated they want to ensure students investigate the world
beyond their immediate environment, recognize other
perspectives, communicate
ideas with diverse audiences
and take action on their ideas.
Students can demonstrate
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Churches
Spring cleanup
Pilates workshop
Drug take-back
The Verona Police Department is
partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Justice to hold a free Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the
department, 111 Lincoln St.
The initiative aims to provide a safe
and convenient means of disposing of
prescription drugs, while educating the
public about the potential for abuse of
medications. Unused, unwanted and/
or expired prescription drug medication
will be accepted, and the service is confidential.
Pills should be emptied into a clear
plastic bag, and containers can be recycled at home. Any liquids, gels and
creams should be left in the original
packaging. No sharps, inhalers or anything under pressure will be accepted for
safety reasons.
For information, call 845-7623.
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Thursday, April 28
Friday, April 29
Saturday, April 30
Monday, May 2
Tuesday, May 3
Wednesday, May 4
Thursday, May 5
Friday, May 6
Saturday, May 7
Monday, May 9
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, April 28
7 a.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
7 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Cough and Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
Friday, April 29
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Cough and Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
4 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Cough and Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Saturday, April 30
8 a.m. Common Council
from April 25
11 a.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
1 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
4:30 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from April 25
9 p.m. Self Defense
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Sunday, May 1
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from April 25
3 p.m. Self Defense
4:30 p.m. Burial Mounds
at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from April 25
9 p.m. Self Defense
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Monday, May 2
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Cough and Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense
4 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
ketball
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Thursday, May 5
7 a.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
7 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Cough and Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
What Is Love?
We often talk about love as if it is a state of being.
We talk about being in love and we often describe it
as an emotional state which blossoms in certain relationships. We love our family and friends, our romantic partners, and we talk of loving God, though what
that means is not always clear. Perhaps the better
model for thinking about love is not a state of being,
but an act of becoming. All relationships develop and
change, at least in part because all people develop
and change. Whether we are growing or aging, all
people change, and the loving relationships that we
have with others who are growing or aging reflects
these dynamic changes. Young lovers dont remain
young forever, although their love may feel young and
new at every stage of development. Love is an act of
mutual becoming in relation to our beloved, whether
our beloved is our spouse, our brother or sister, or
our God. Relationships have to be worked at, and love
can sometimes feel like hard work.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud.
1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV
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Caregivers Support
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Sisters start Toot and Kates wine bar for a relaxed social experience
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
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Sisters Kate Biechler and Megan Clark opened Toot and Kates wine bar, 109 S. Main St., in March.
Welcoming
atmosphere
Menu items
Also on the menu are
cheese plates, chocolate truffles, bubbly and
domestic and craft brews.
T h e ow n e r s h o p e t o
add assorted olives and
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Now that the business is
getting into a routine, they
can start to focus more on
promotional events. Toot
and Kates is looking into
starting happy hour pricing, wine pairing nights
and tasting classes. Ryan
Biechler also has an idea
to highlight different wines
during the Olympics for
participating countries.
A website is still being
set up, but updates can
be found on the Toot and
Kates Facebook page and
Instagram account.
The next live music
event is from 8-10p.m.
Friday, May 13, featuring
the Soggy Prairie Boys.
Toot and Kates also plans
to be part of the Greater
Madison Jazz Consortium
schedule this summer.
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The global and local
wines and many of the recommendations come from
Frank Beverage Group in
Middleton, and the Wisconsin cheeses come from
Elegant Foods in Madison.
Toot and Kates plans
to have new wines to taste
every six weeks, and there
will always be at least one
local offering. The top two
wines so far a red blend
(Murphy-Goode) and white
moscato (Nine Vines) will
stay for the next rotation
starting May 1.
Murphy-Goode will
donate 50 cents of every
glass to military families
in need, Clark said, so its
good to have a good tasting
wine with a good cause.
Were Growing...
A chalkboard at the
entrance of Toot and Kates
simplifies the four steps for
people to get their drink on
at the wine bar, which features a self-service Enomatic wine dispenser shipped
from Italy.
Kate Biechler explained
that people can drop off
their credit card or drivers
license with a bartender
to hold in exchange for
a $100 preloaded wine
card that is used like a tab
for the night. People can
browse the wine descriptions and enter the card in
the wine system to choose
between the 16 different
red and white wines. They
then grab a wine glass from
the rack and pick their pour
size: small (2.5 ounces),
glass (5 ounces) and cortino (7 ounces).
Being able to pick your
own wine and try several
different kinds is the beauty of it so youre not feeling pressured, she said.
But its also a good option
for people who really do
know their wine to come
and try new options.
The self-serve wine
experience is meant to be
fun.
Its fairly low risk,
Clark said. You dont
have to be so committal to
get a pour and spend $10
on a glass of wine when
you can get one for $3.
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What does
it mean?
Positive Behavior
Interventions and
Supports
PBIS is a framework system that is
heavy on data collection to focus responses
to necessary areas, like
recess or the lunchroom. It has three
tiers, the first of which
is expected to reach
most students, with the
advanced tiers for those
who do not respond to
the first.
PBIS made its debut
in Verona in 2010 at
Sugar Creek Elementary School and is now
also taught to pre-K
sites district-wide. The
Wisconsin PBIS organization has recognized
both Sugar Creek and
Glacier Edge Elementary School for their
work on PBIS.
Small communities
All three agree on the
importance of parents being
on board with the behavioral strategies at school to
ensure that those long-term
changes take place.
I think its truly probably the key, Drake said of
parent involvement. They
can kind of reinforce things
that are learned in the
(behavior groups) at home.
If a student is having a
bad day, or a few in a row,
Drake said shell sometimes have them simply
come to her office and call
mom or dad to help calm
them down.
While NCS and CKCS
may not have regular student calls home, directors
at both schools mentioned
their consistent contact with
parents, whether its the 10
to 12 parents volunteering
at any time at CKCS or the
Good News Phone Calls
NCS director Jim Ruder
makes to tell parents about
their childs good deed.
Its always fun making
those calls, Ruder said.
As a principal, you introduce yourself, then you
hear a little (gasp) on the
other end, but then its really fun to say, Im calling
with a good news call.
The internal makeup of
each school helps as well,
the directors said. At NCS,
the multiage program
allows teachers to get to
know a student and their
family for a longer time,
while at VAIS, having one
class at each level makes
the focus on relationship
Nurtured Heart
Approach
Making it routine
Each school has found its
own way of building behavior lessons into the daily or
They will let me know
weekly schedule.
In Klawiters classroom, theyre not happy with me
the daily Greatness Circle if I dont make time for it,
has become more than just Klawiter said.
Thats because it can help
a routine for the students.
Restorative
Practices
turn someones day around,
the students explained.
They can go home and
think, I had a good today
and was recognized, said
SELF-CONFIDENCE! FOCUS!
DISCIPLINE!
Non-violent Crisis
Intervention
NVCI seeks to promote care, welfare,
safety and security
for students and staff.
The non-violent
aspect of its name is
a misnomer, explains
Mary Moroder, the district NVCI expert and
Country View Elementary School associate
principal. She said the
approach mostly focuses on what to do before
a situation escalates to
more serious behavior
like fighting and how to
prevent that.
Mo r o d e r s a i d a n
important part of the
approach is for a teacher or adult to rationally
detach from a situation
to remain aware of how
he or she is feeling when
a student is acting out.
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games, robots, the history of studying space and a movie for younger
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Herkert breaks
VAHS high
jump record
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Freshman No. 1 singles player Will Tennison hits a winner against Middletons Xavier Sanga during their first set Monday. Tennison won the match 6-4, 6-4 to help the
Wildcats defeat the host Cardinals for the first time 4-3.
Flying high
Verona knocks off
Middleton for first time
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
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Ben Rortvedt applies a tag on a throw from right fielder Jacob Slonim in the top of the fifth Tuesday
against Sun Prairie at Stampfl Field. The out saved a would-be tying run, but the Wildcats couldnt
hold on late in a 7-6 loss.
Verona right fielder Claire Evensen comes up with a catch in the top of the third inning, while center
fielder Molly McChesney tries to avoid a collision. The visiting Vikings scored their only run in the
inning as Verona won 12-1 in five innings.
Softball
ANTHONY IOZZO
JEREMY JONES
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Janesville Craig
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Middleton 6-1
Sun Prairie
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Janesville Parker
4-3
Madison West
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Verona 4-4
Beloit Memorial
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Madison La Follette
1-6
Madison Memorial
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Madison East
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good pitching and played
good defense. The other consistent thing, other than our
first game against Milton,
is that we have been unable
to score runs and create
offense, DOrazio said.
Jeff Bishop took the loss.
He allowed two earned runs
on five hits in 1 2/3 innings,
striking out two and walking
one. Brad Laufenberg started
and allowed four earned runs
on five hits in four innings,
striking out five and walking
four.
Lund pitched the final 1
1/3 innings and allowed an
unearned run, striking out
two and walking one.
Verona hosts Madison
Memorial at 5p.m. Thursday
and Oregon at 5p.m. Friday
before traveling to Kaukauna
at 11a.m. Saturday for a doubleheader.
The Wildcats finish the
week at 5p.m. Tuesday, May
3, at Madison West.
Sports editor
Verona 17,
Sun Prairie 7 (5 inn.)
Verona 3, La Follette 1
Brad Laufenberg dominated on the mound Thursday
in a 3-1 win over Big Eight
Conference rival Madison La
Follette.
Laufenberg struck out
eight Lancers, allowing one
unearned run on two hits over
six innings.
Noah Anderson scored on
a wild pitch in the first inning
and Stephen Lund added a
2-run home run in the third
that scored Ben Rortvedt
(2-for-3).
Lund also collected the
save, striking out two in one
inning.
Arrowhead DH
Verona traveled to Hartland Arrowhead on Saturday
for a doubleheader and lost
6-1 and 9-3.
An RJ Woppert sacrifice
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Jan. Parker 1 (5 inn.)
The host Wildcat bats got
off to a slow start Friday, but
found their stride the second
time through the order on
their way to an 11-1 victory
over Janesville Parker in five
innings.
Despite the wind blowing in
from left field Alyssa Erdman
(2-for-3) highlighted the victory with a two-out, 2-run shot
in the bottom of the fifth. Two
batters later Heather Rudnicki
helped ice the Vikings, doubling in a run before coming
around to score on an error
by the Parker third baseman.
She also drove in a run in the
fourth.
With five seniors, the Wildcats upperclassmen leadership
shined after the losses.
Personally, I talked to the
girls about basketball, said
Rudnicki who was a point
guard on the Wildcats state
championship team. We got
crushed by Middleton in one
of our first games and ended
up winning a state championship. Its a process and weve
talked about that all year.
Were a young team, working
together and on the rise.
Team
Janesville Craig
Verona
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Middleton
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Madison La Follette
Madison East
Janesville Parker
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Madison West
Since the losses, the Wildcats pitching staff in particular Quinn Nelson improved
quite a bit. Nelson earned the
win in the circle Friday for
the Wildcats, allowing oneearned run in five innings on
three hits. She struck out four.
Working ahead in the count
through the game Friday, Nelson threw first-pitch strikes to
80 percent of the batters she
faced.
Quinn has come a long
way. Were looking for our
pitching staff to jell and an
ace to emerge and right now
Quinn is showing us that she
has the stuff to be that ace,
head coach Todd Anderson
said.
Defensively, Verona continued to move girls around
through Fridays game thanks
to the early run support as
they search to put everything
together.
Were confident as we
experiment with the players
we are putting out there. Even
though they may be in a new
position, we know they can
get the job done,Anderson
said.
Neitzel hit a 2-run double
in the fourth and a sacrifice fly
in the third and Verona scored
three runs on errors.
Verona,
Madison Memorial (DH)
The host Wildcats picked up
four more home runs Saturday
en route to a pair of victories
over Madison Memorial.
Rainey homered and drove
in three runs, while Rudnicki went deep and plated two
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Verona traveled to Madison West on Tuesday and
blanked the Regents 11-0 in
five innings.
Neitzel went 2-for-4 with a
2-run home run in a five-run
third. Rainey added a 2-run
triple in the inning.
Kleinsek (2-for-4) doubled twice to plate a pair of
runners, while Rudnicki also
went 2-for-3.
Anderson tossed a two-hitter in her first start, striking
out nine and walking four.
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baseball again, as the defending Sunday
League champion Verona Cavaliers travel
to Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff at 1p.m. Sunday,
May 1.
It is time for Home Talent League
Boys golf
Senior captain Abby Filsinger races past a defender Thursday against DeForest. Filsinger scored a
goal in a 12-6 win.
Girls lacrosse
Waunakee 9, Verona 6
The visiting Wildcats were outscored
by Waunakee 8-3 in the first half of the
game on April 19, but Verona scored three
goals and held the Warriors to one goal in
the second half to finish 9-6.
Senior Morgan Fritzler led the scorers
with three goals while sophomore Megan
Lois found the net twice.
Senior Amanda Best recorded a goal
and an assist and freshman Joie Horsfall
added an assist.
Freshman goalkeeper Sofia Jeddeloh
finished with three saves in the loss.
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Boys lacrosse
Prairie (317).
Kaegi and Meland led
Verona with a 77 and a 78,
respectively, and Buchert
and Kellerman followed
with an 83 and an 84.
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Happel said.
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(2:08.9).
Herkert chipped in again, taking the
long jump with a leap of 20-9 1/2 and
Meja Maka secured the high jump with
a clearance of 5-6.
Verona also added all three sprint
relays. Joe Riley, Austin Schwartz,
Lance Andrew and Maka won the 4x100
in 46.4, while Tim Soko, Reggie Curtis, Lance Andrew and Riley added the
4x200 in 1:36.51.
Mason Jordan, Herkert, Polk and
Ifediora capped the night by taking the
4x400 in 3:38.1.
Verona is off now until 4:45 p.m. next
Tuesday at Janesville Parker.
The strategy worked as Conley was the first match off the
court.
Its always kind of like
that against Middleton, Conley said. I think nine of our
varsity guys all play at Hitters (in Middleton) over the
winter and know pretty much
every guy on the Middleton
team. Theres a lot of respect
there, but its also very personal.
Freshman Will Tennison
was the second Wildcat off
the court, knocking off Xavier Sanga 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1
singles.
Alex Pletta lost 6-0, 6-3
to Ryan Gold at No. 2 singles and Connor Melzer and
Mitch Kealy fell 7-6 (4), 6-2
to Cody Markel and Sam
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Quality Cellular, the local U.S. Cellular outlet, brought Glacier Edge Elementary School students trees to plan to celebrate Earth Day Friday, April 22. Quality Cellular donated more than 175 tree seedlings to the schools first- and second-graders.
Here, Quality Cellular representative Rachel Perry hands a tree to Harley Geiger while Carson Bremmer, center left, and teacher Lindsay
Herb, center right, look on.
Handwriting
Without Tears
School district,
library team up to
help kids
In a time when so much
work is done on computer
keyboards, the art of handwriting has become less of
a focus for young students.
To help them build and
maintain their handwriting
skills, the Verona Public
Library and early childhood staff from the Verona
Area School District, have
created 15 kits that families
can check out to help their
preschool and school-age
children with handwriting
skills. According to a press
release from the library,
Handwriting without Tears
is a curriculum used in all
Verona pre-K and above
classrooms to teach print
and cursive handwriting.
The kits include different
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Erasing a
deficit
Reduced health insurance estimates
More retiring teachers
Updated salary figures
Lower costs for highcost special education students
the meeting, and are going
back to things weve done
previously, board member
Renee Zook noted.
Board members will
be left to decide on some
potential annual spending
items. Those include a projected $90,000 to reduce
the middle school minimum busing distance from
2 miles to 1.75 miles and
up to $300,000 to get the
district closer to having one
iPad for every student.
The iPads were the largest point of discussion April
25, with board members
asking VASD director of
technology Betty Wottreng
to come up with dollar figures for different scenarios in which they would
f u n d f ew e r i Pa d s . T h e
$300,000 for iPads would
cover incoming sixth- and
eighth-graders at Savanna Oaks Middle School
and incoming ninth- and
12th-graders at Verona Area
High School and replace
many older iPads at the elementary school level and
professional development
for teachers.
Cheaper options
include leaving the SOMS
eighth-graders with the
Chromebooks they have
used for the past two years
or replacing fewer of the
older iPads.
The buildings, grounds
and transportation committee will discuss the busing changes at its April 27
meeting, while the timeline for the iPad decision is
unknown.
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The Verona Area Community Theater performed Bring It On: The
Musical April 21-23 at the Verona
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Center. The show is a spinoff of the
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competition.
Right, Danielle (Cian EvansGrayson) welcomes school newcomer Bridget to her crew, while
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$11.2 MILLION
$1.3 MILLION
9.7 PERCENT
VASD surprised
by $11 million
The Verona Area School
District had been planning
on about $1 million from the
closeout of the Epic tax-increment finance district.
So when officials got the
news that it would be $11
million, it surprised us a
lot, VASD superintendent
Dean Gorrell said.
Business management
consultant Chris Murphy
allowed that it was great
news, but he couldnt help
adding a but pointing
out how it will complicate
consistent budgeting.
The biggest problem for
the district, he said, will be
finding a way to avoid wild
fluctuations in the property
tax rate.
This one-time huge general fund revenue for next
year will affect our state aid
the following year, he noted.
So while the district needs
to spend a large portion of
that money in 2017 to avoid
having the revenue be much
higher than expenditures in
the 2016-17 school year, it
will be difficult to keep the
mill rate flat while doing so,
Gorrell said.
If its $500 million and
that comes on the tax rolls
(from Epics added property value), in year one that
has tremendous downward
pressure on the mill rate, he
said. That reverses the following year.
Thats especially important as the district moves
toward a potential construction referendum in April
2017, something that by
itself would raise the mill
rate in 2018 and beyond
thus compounding the problem.
Options include using the
$11 million to pay off debt
on the recent land purchases or increasing the tax levy
this year to pay off that debt
service and help keep the tax
rate constant.
Murphy said the districts
financial management company, PMA, is trying to give
mill rate projections for the
Epic TIF district as well as
for different referendum
outcomes.
Scott Girard
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council appointments
TIF
disbursement
Entity
Money received
City of Verona
$6,153,731
Verona Area School District $11,232,743
Dane County
$2,946,654
Madison College
$868,664
Total $21,201,792
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
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A. Plan Commission:
B. Public Works Committee
i. Discussion and possible action re:
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I. Clerk/Treasurer:
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6. Discussion and approval of minutes of the April 6th, April 13th, and April
26th meetings
7. Approval of payment of bills
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POLICE REPORTS
out counter before leaving, and that
another customer had picked them
up and refused to turn the money
over. Officers made contact with the
finder, who said he wanted to return
the money to the owner himself,
but he provided the money to police
and arrangements were made to return them to their original owner.
Feb. 26
12:58 a.m. Officers observed
that two cars in the 900 and 800
blocks of Enterprise Drive had been
struck with eggs while parked on
the street. Contact was made with
both owners, and no other egged
cars were observed.
9:45 p.m. Officers arrested a
47-year-old Madison man for his
3rd OWI offense during a traffic
stop near North Main and Llanos
streets. The man was transported
to the hospital after performing field
sobriety tests, and a search warrant
was obtained for a blood draw. He
was also cited for speeding and was
released to a responsible party. The
next morning, an officer observed
the man sitting in the drivers seat
of his vehicle in the 200 block of
East Verona Avenue. The officer
made contact with the man, who
agreed to call for a taxi to come pick
him up.
March 1
8:32 a.m. Officers issued a high
school student a citation for driving
too fast for conditions after they
were involved in an accident in the
600 block of Arthur Road on their
way to school. The student caused
damage to a tree in a residents
yard, and the vehicle was towed
from the scene. The homeowners
were notified of the damage caused
to their tree.
9:40 a.m. Officers responded to
assist a woman after her vehicles
hood came unlatched, flung backwards and broke her windshield
while she was driving westbound
on U.S. Hwy. 18/151. She was not
injured during the incident.
4:13 p.m. A woman reported her
daughter missing after she didnt
return home from school to their
residence in the 900 block of Enterprise Drive. When the officer arrived
in the area, they saw the child, who
Feb. 28
said that she had walked to the li2:47 and 3:04 p.m. Multiple brary instead of going home. The
units responded to two separate family required no further assisincidents of drivers hitting deer tance.
while traveling on U.S. Hwy. 18. In
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was put down, and minor damage
8:53 a.m. The owner of a local
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a man was driving his semi trac- trucks to a man who had failed to
tor-trailer eastbound when a group return the trucks when the lease
of five deer ran out into the road- ended on Dec. 31. He said he was
way. He struck one of them, which having difficulty locating the vecaused minor damage to the front hicles, and that the man he had
bumper of the tractor.
leased them to was reported to be
in Kenya until March 4 or 5. Officers
Feb. 29
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11:54 a.m. A Middleton student make contact with the man before
was cited for alleged possession of labeling the trucks as stolen.
drug paraphernalia and possession
3:19 p.m. Officers responded to
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coming from the vehicle, and the
March 3
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5:14 p.m. Police arrested a man
7:10 p.m. Officers made contact
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man entered an apartment in the 100 block of Lincoln Street after a
400 block of Lucerne Drive and caller reported they were concerned
stole a womans dog. The man had that the woman was lost or having
allegedly stolen the dog over an difficulty driving. The 82-year-old
outstanding payment to a mutual Dodgeville resident told officers that
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All reports taken from the log book on Feb. 23 and 5 a.m. on Feb. 24.
at the Verona Police Department.
They asked if the department could
provide extra patrol to the area.
Feb. 21
10:31 a.m. An officer assisted
11:39 a.m. A woman reported the Dane County Sheriffs Office in
being sexually assaulted in a car on stopping a vehicle traveling more
the 100 block of Jenna Drive by her than 100 miles per hour on U.S.
soon-to-be ex-husband.
Hwy. 18 by CTH G. The vehicle was
7:29 p.m. A woman reported stopped, and DCSO handled contact
being sexually assaulted in a motel with the driver.
on the 100 block of Horizon Drive
12 p.m. A 39-year-old Madison
two days prior by a friend. Police woman called police after she was
transported her to Meriter Hospital locked out of her car in the 400
for a rape kit exam, which she later block of East Verona Avenue. The
refused.
officer advised that the department
doesnt typically assist with lockFeb. 22
outs except in the case of emergen2:08 p.m. A student at Verona cy, but the woman said she couldnt
Area High School reported $80 had afford a locksmith and didnt care if
been stolen from a wallet in her damage was done to her vehicle as
backpack during the morning.
long as she could get inside. An of2:20 p.m. Two men in an apart- ficer was able to open the door lock
ment on the 100 block of Berkley without causing any damage.
Road admitted to police that they
12:34 p.m. The assistant managhad smoked marijuana, after the of- er for a business in the 400 block
ficer smelled the drug coming from of East Verona Avenue called with
their apartment while in the process questions about banning a guest
of an unrelated drug investigation. who defecates all over the bathThe men refused a search, but one room every day. The employee told
of them produced an empty plastic police they would tell the patron
bag and, according to the officers, that they are no longer welcome,
said it was "now all gone."
and would relay license plate infor8:56 p.m. Police arrested a Mad- mation to the department to try and
ison man for allegedly sexually as- identify them.
saulting a child, after being called
3:36 p.m. An officer responded
for a disturbance at the 500 block to a business in the 100 block of
of Melody Lane. The child and the East Verona Avenue to reports of
man were both transported to Mer- possible drug activity in the parkiter hospital for rape kit testing.
ing lot. An employee told the officer
that a white male had frequently
Feb. 23
visited the business looking to buy
9:41 p.m. A woman was bitten cigarillos, and that she had told him
by a dog while attempting to drop it each time that he could not puroff at a foster home in the 700 block chase them without an ID proving
of Gatsby Glen Drive. The dog was that he was of legal age. When she
a rescue animal that had recently refused him that day, she said that
been surrendered by its previous hed left the store before returning
owner, and had been vaccinated to call her a bitch, and that she
for rabies. An employee of a Mad- had also observed a woman in the
ison-based animal rescue and re- car rolling what appeared to be a
habilitation organization decided to blunt before they left together in a
keep the animal instead.
Chevrolet Malibu. The officer identified the male as a 17-year-old VeFeb. 24
rona resident, but a search of his
3:21 a.m. While on patrol, an known hangouts turned up no sign
officer observed the TVs and beer of him or the vehicle.
lights turned on inside a business
in the 400 block of West Verona Feb. 25
Avenue, as well as two people in1:33 p.m. Police received sevside the bar. The officer made con- eral reports of a suspicious vehicle
tact with the business owner and in the parking lot of a building in
a non-employee, who were both the 500 block of West Verona Ave
under the influence. The owner ad- over a two-day period. The caller
vised the officer that the bar was reported that the occupants of the
closed to the public at 10 p.m., but vehicle did not live in the building,
that they had remained at the bar to but had entered and cut through
drink. The officer informed the own- the basement storage area before
er on the city ordinance regarding exiting. Officers located the car and
closing hours, and planned to fol- the occupants at a nearby location,
low up before taking any action.
where both denied having entered
9:06 a.m. Three contractors the building.
working at a new apartment under
4:48 p.m. An employee at a busiconstruction in the 1000 block of ness in the 100 block of North Main
Acker Lane reported that wire and Street reported that a customer had
copper valves had been stolen from left several U.S. bills on the checkthe site sometime between 6 p.m.
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Savanna Oaks Middle School
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Right, Eighth-grader Rachel
Erickson shows off her project,
Universe, in the Clay and
Mixed Media field.
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