School District of Black River Falls

Henrickson elected president-elect of WAMLE

Kaye Henrickson was recently elected President-Elect of the Wisconsin Association for Middle Level Education (WAMLE) Board of Directors. Henrickson holds her Masters Degree from UW-Eau Claire in Middle Level English and Adolescent Development. She has been in education for 20 years, and currently teaches Grade 8 English and history and coaches track and field at Black River Falls Middle School.

The Wisconsin Association for Middle Level Education is dedicated to promoting the educational experiences of middle level learners by providing vision, knowledge, and resources to all who serve them in order to foster the development of life-long learners, caring individuals and responsible citizens.

HS students reap recognition at Wisconsin FFA Convention

FFA members attended the 81st Wisconsin FFA Convention in Madison in July. Highlights included Dana McNulty receiving her State FFA Degree, Paul Olson competing in the State FFA Discussion Meet contest semi-finals, Jared Bradt and Dana McNulty receiving a gold rating in the State FFA Agriscience fair contest for their entry on soil conservation in the high school environmental sciences team competition, and Cassie Olson receiving a scholarship to attend the Washington Leadership Conference.

Teacher selected as NEH Summer Scholar

Paul Rykken, high school social studies teacher, was selected as an NEH Summer Scholar from a national applicant pool to attend a summer study opportunity at the University of Missouri-Kansas City supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Rykken participated in a workshop entitled “Crossroads of Conflict: Contested Visions of Freedom and the Missouri-Kansas Border Wars.” The one-week program was directed by Dr. Diane Mutti-Burke and Dr. Mary Ann Wynkoop of the University’s Department of History.

Teachers use summer to further own training

Jen Sweeney, elementary art teacher and Wisconsin Art Education Association West Central Region Vice President, continued her own art education in Washington, DC, over the summer.

Other staff members brushed up on skills closer to home, like sixth grade teacher Andrea Rockney and third grade teacher Sherry Erickson, who visited the CESA in West Salem SmartBoard lesson development. Rockney continued her Smartboard Training at another class in Campbellsport later in the summer. Read more about teacher training.

2010 Junior Ambassadors Complete Program

2010 Black River Area Chamber of Commerce Junior Ambassadors Katrina Quall and Elizabeth Cook, along with Eric Helstad (not pictured), completed a Junior Ambassador program designed to introduce students to the Chamber of Commerce world not only to educate students on what a Chamber of Commerce does, but also to give students their first taste of how a board of directors functions. These students are all entering their senior year at Black River Falls High School.

Website Update--Yes, You've Reached the Right Site!

After six months of planning and preparation, we're proud to bring you the new School District of Black River Falls website. This budget-friendly project was completed by district staff using no-cost open source software.

And, staff--you can find all your important links, like Outlook Email, to the right under the "For Staff" drop-down menu. Read more...

Stock up your school supplies

Take advantage of the school sales and stay on target with the supply lists available on our supply list page.

Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information Obtained Through Child Find Activities

The School District of Black River Falls is required to locate, identify, and evaluate all children, with disabilities, including children with disabilities attending private schools in the school district, and homeless children. The process of locating, identifying, and evaluating children with disabilities is known as child find. This agency conducts child find activities each year.

Read the full notice here.