TWO RIVERS — St. John's Lutheran School will present a "Celebrate America" Entertainment Night a... Education Briefs...
Preschool to eighth-grade students will be involved in celebrating and sharing patriotism through song. The children have learned about their country across the curriculum in their preparations, and there will be artwork, posters and displays in the hallways.
A unique moment in the program will be when St. Johns' children recognize veterans and current soldiers with a special song, "Proud of our Veterans," along with a slide show tribute.
A "Shoebox for a Soldier" care package program involves families of St. Johns' students and will be on display for Entertainment Night. Care package items are still welcome to be brought to Entertainment Night, including non-perishable snacks, mints, toiletries, Wal-Mart gift cards, beef jerky and fruit-flavored single packets for adding to water bottles.
Those attending the festivities are asked to wear red, white and blue. There is no admission, but a free will offering will be taken to cover Entertainment Night costs. Thrivent Insurance for Lutherans will provide flags and refreshments.
MANITOWOC — The Lakeshore District Nurses' Association, which includes Sheboygan, Manitowoc and Calumet counties, will provide two $500 scholarships for a pair of students from the district.
For an application packet, contact Nancy Ahrens at 920-323-4239, or go to the Wisconsin Nurses' Association District 12 Web site to print the application www.wisconsinnurses.org/content.asp?id=299 .
MANITOWOC — The Lakeshore Area Human Resources Association is offering a $1,000 scholarship to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full time in a human resource degree program.
The scholarship will be awarded in the spring. Eligible applicants will be residents of Manitowoc County or have a parent employed by a LAHRA member company. Current LAHRA members pursuing a human resource degree also are eligible to apply.
Applications are available on the LAHRA Web site: www.wishrm.org/chapter/lkshr . Applications also may be obtained at the Manitowoc-Two Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce office or by contacting Jane Birkholz, LAHRA Board member and Lakeshore Technical College student employment development coordinator, at 920-693-1275 or jane.birkholz@gotoltc.edu .
MANITOWOC — Thirty French teens and three teachers were hosted in Manitowoc and Mishicot March 6-18 for a home stay with Lincoln High School, Wilson Junior High School, Washington Junior High School and Mishicot High School students and their families.
The group represented Lycee Marc Chagall, a high school in Reims, France. The Manitowoc Public School District and the Lycee Marc Chagall are establishing a sister-school relationship for exchanges of pen pal e-mail, class projects and optional travel.
During their stay, the French students spent some days in schools where they shadowed their host student. The itinerary also included a tour of Manitowoc attractions, several days in Chicago, a tour of the capitol and university in Madison, a tour of Green Bay and Door County and a tour of the Fox Valley and Kettle Moraine.
Arrangements for the visit were coordinated by MPSD French teachers Jaci Collins, Angie Geiszler, Holly Paquette-Neu and Mishicot High School French teacher Kathy Mattern. Collins will lead a reciprocal trip to Reims June 12-30.
More than 175 people attended Safety Day, which included a guest speaker and several safety training sessions. Safety Day also included demonstrations of rigging and a lull rough terrain forklift that was 8 feet wide and 16 feet long.
Safety Day was presented by the Mechanical Contractors Association of North Central Wisconsin, Inc., Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 400, Wisconsin Fox Valley Sheet Metal Contractors Association and Sheet Metal Workers Local 18.
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