Community Connections - Oostburg School District

Community Connections
School District of
Oostburg
410 New York Ave.
PO Box 700100
Oostburg, WI 53070
(920) 564-2346
www.oostburg.k12.wi.us
BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Harris Draayers
Jim Swart
Bill Rood
Terry Lemkuil
Wendy DenBoer
Rick Hartman
Terry Hendrikse
SUPERINTENDENT
Dr. Brian Hanes
HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL
Mr. Scott Greupink
MIDDLE SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL
Mr. Steve Harder
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL
Mr. Kevin Bruggink
DIRECTOR OF
PERSONNEL /
BUDGET
Mrs. Kris DeBruine
DIRECTOR OF
BUILDINGS /
GROUNDS
Mr. Drew Dantzler
School District of Oostburg Newsletter
The mission of the School District of Oostburg is to prepare students to be
productive and positive contributors to our society and the world.
Watershed Leadership
Award Won
“There is no
substitute for
excellence.”
Oostburg High School won a 2009 Watershed Leadership Award for working the last
four years to improve and protect Willow Creek in the Sheboygan River Basin. The school
was given a plaque and wooden hand crafted duck
with a ‗gold‘ medal to signify this accomplishment.
Over the past four years, during WKCE testing
in November, some of the Social Problems students
have volunteered a morning in November to assist
Mr. Jon Gumtow and the Sheboygan River Basin
Partnership in improving the watershed health of Willow
Creek in the Sheboygan River Basin. Over the
years, walking along the banks and trudging in the
creek, they have removed many old tires, construction
materials, old household appliances, countless log
jams, and bags of just general garbage to improve the
quality of the water and habitat for fish as this small
creek is one of the few naturally reproducing trout and
Craig Keller
salmon streams in Sheboygan County. Students have
worked from the mouth of the stream which is located
near the intersection of Highway PP and Taylor Drive (by Lutheran High School), up to the
intersection of Interstate 43 and State Highway 23, near the start of the Plank Road Bicycle
Trail. They anticipate doing more of this in the future!
Congratulations to Andrea Bohm,
Christiana Beckley and Allyson Lastusky
(shown above, left to right) for
winning the Optimist Essay Contest.
In this Issue...
Volume 10
Issue No. 3
Spring 2010
~ OHS Powerlifting
~ Job Olympics
~ Solo & Ensemble Participants
~ Top 10 & WI Math League
~ OCEF Fundraiser
~ Local Vets Share with 8th Graders
~ Publishing 8th Graders
~ OES Fun Fair
~ JMKAC Student Art

Oostburg High School Powerlifting Club
An exciting new sport has really taken off at OHS. That sport is powerlifting and it has
been in Oostburg for three years now. Still new, most people are unaware of what is taking
place with this sport. Oostburg has now embraced powerlifting as the first club sport affiliated
with OHS. It is not a WIAA sport, but its own association, the WHSPA (Wisconsin High
School Power Lifting Association). Powerlifting is a worldwide sport and one of the most popular
pure-strength sports in America, especially in Wisconsin making its way to Oostburg.
So what is powerlifting all about? The Oostburg
High School Powerlifting Team is a club made up of athletes,
both boys and girls, who are interested in building
their core strength. Each lifter focuses on reaching personal
goals and self improvement. Athletes are paired
with lifters of like ability during practice in order to help
them achieve the maximum benefit of their individual work
Mollie Bruyette
-outs. All lifters have four regional meets in which they compete against other athletes
of the same gender and weight. ALL lifters have the ability to qualify for
state, national, and world competitions based on their cumulative maximum lifts.
Lifts include the squat, bench press, and dead lift. Most importantly the sport focuses
on individual and team growth.
The season began mid-November and finished in April. Practices were
held at 5:30 am Monday—Thursday in the fitness center of OHS. Oostburg had 21 lifters this year, 9 boys and 12 girls.
The team had 12 state qualifiers and 15 national qualifiers. One exciting part of their success is the team awards that
have been achieved this year. Most notably, the girls placed 3 rd overall in Division 3 at the state competition in Seymour,
WI. Also the JV girls earned 3 rd overall at the national competition. Oostburg is competing against schools with
larger enrollments throughout the year so to be placing as a team is impressive to say the least. Congratulations to all of
those that participated in a successful
powerlifting season.
If you are interested in
learning more about this club
please contact Coach Scott Ring
at Scott.Ring@oostburg.k12.wi.us
or club secretary/treasurer Lynn
W a l f o r d a t r l w a l -
fordw4@hotmail.com.
Written by Katie Hackl
and Scott Ring.
2010 Powerlifting Team
Congratulations
Girl’s Basketball
Team on Your Trip
to State!
Sam Schouten
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Solo & Ensemble Participants
Congratulations to the following Oostburg students who participated in this year‘s District Solo
and Ensemble Festival!
An ―*‖ indicates that the student participated in State Solo Ensemble at the end of April.
High School: Karissa Anderson, Ben Bartenstein*, Sarah Beardsley*, Erin Brill*, Hailee Brill, Andrea
Bohm*, Bekah Boswein*, Gaby Brownell*, Megan Bruggink, Ella Brunner*, Ian Buck, Katie Corgiuat, Kim Daane ,
Sawyer Daane*, Stephanie DeGroff, Brooke DeVrou*, David Dolfin*, Kevin Dolfin*, Victoria Dolfin*, Anna Dykstra,
Liz Flipse*, Thomas Flipse, Cody Floryance*, Kailey Floryance*, Jessica Gabrielse*, Olivia Gallenberger*, Helen
Glazunova, Brittany Goebel*, Katrina Gross*, Lexi Green, Chris Guy*, Tyler Hartmann*, Courtney Heinemann, Thomas
Hesselink*, Chelsea Hibbs*, Jesse Hibbs*, Casey Hoftiezer*, Katelyn Huibregtse*, Morgan Huibregtse*, Danielle
Hurlbutt*, Crystal Jaeger, Kortu Josiah*, Maddy Kaat, Mal Kaat*, Becky Kappers*, Kassandra Klas*, Cody Klemme*,
Megan Klujeske*, Regina Kropelin, Weston Kropelin*, Sam Krueger*, Sabrina Lammers*, Daniel Leitzke*, Jesse
Lensink*, T. Jay Lutz*, Amanda Markham*, Brianna Mauleg*, Rachel Meinen*, Kayla Mentink, Cassondra Meyer*,
Daryl Moehrke, Katie Molter*, Melanie Mullikin*, Amber Neils, Seth Opgenorth*, Nathan Prinsen, Julie Raeder*,
Remington Rathjen*, Kaitlyn Richter*, Kaleigh Riddiough*, Natalee Rinartz, Zach Rogers*, Erin Rood*, Ben Schmit*,
Sam Schouten*, Mike Schreurs, Megan Sheahan, Matthew Shufflebotham, Kelly Swart*, Adam Theune*, Matt
Theune*, Samantha Theune, Alex Trekas*, Vanessa VanderWeele, Cody VanGinkel*, Rosanna VanMaaren, Kathryn
VerVelde*, Damon Wenig*, Emma Wierschke, Hannah Wieskamp, Jon Wieskamp*, Sarah
Wieskamp*, Caitlyn Winkel*, Ray Wittneben*, Carter Ziemann*, Morgan Zurmond*
Middle School:
Helen Bell, Larissa Bichler, Kaila Bloemers, Danielle Bossler, Nicole Brill, Shannon Brill,
Aley Daane, Megan Daane, Jacob Dulmes, Aaron DuMez, Ciera DeVries, Tia DeVries, Leah
Ebbers, Julia Glazunova, Mallory Grossenbach, Sarah Hays, Dulce Hernandez-Blanchard,
Erin Hoffmann, Samantha Jentsch, Kayla Joosse, Stephanie Lemkuil, MacKenzie Kaat, Morgan
Knapp, Emily Kretz, Colton Kreye, Jeremy Lee, Hannah Luedtke, Kayleigh Ley, Swayla
Lucas, Shelby Lutz, Brittany Maloney, Alex Malueg, Isaiah McKay, Michael Meke, Ryan
Moehrke, Jordan Molter, Megan O‘Dell, Samantha Richter, Zach Riddiough, Jesse Rogers, Alyssa Schinner, Caitlyn
Smith, Matthew Stokdyk, Kyle Swart, Lizzy Theune, Brianna Veldboom, Carmen VerVelde, Cali Weiley, Jenny Wieskamp,
Jacob Wittneben, Charles Yeadon, Kyla Yeadon, Gabrielle Ziemann
Job Olympics
Shown with their Windmill Centerpiece are, left
to right, back row: Krystal Stokdyk, Maurah
Leggett, Jennifer Pietkiewicz, Nate Gabrielse,
and Marissa Meyer. Front row: Michael Horvat
―There is no substitute for excellence.‖
The Job Olympics is held every year at Concordia College.
The students work on different job skills needed to be
successful in the workplace after they graduate, and then
compete in front of a judge. Skills for all levels of abilities are
included from sorting silverware and socks to counting
money, from providing childcare to filing and phone
skills. Each school creates a centerpiece that reflects their
school and each participant gets to vote on the best
one. There is also “team sandwich” competition in which
each school selects 2 students to work together to make
sandwiches –Nate and Marissa came in 2 nd ! It is a wonderful
opportunity to work on job and social skills. In between competition
the students can play bingo, relax in a lounge, meet
other students or have fun dancing to music provided by a
student DJ. They had a very successful day as Jennifer came
in 1 st in sock match, Krystal 2 nd in phone connections, Maurah
3 rd in childcare, Nate 3 rd in janitorial and Marissa and Michael
received honorable mention.
We are very proud of Team OHS!
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Celebration of Academic
Achievement!
On March 1, our traditional banquet was held to celebrate
the academic achievements of the highest-ranking seniors
at OHS and to recognize their most influential teachers.
We congratulate the following students and their most
influential teacher!
Student Teacher
Kimberly Niesing Mr. Keller
Michael Paluchniak Mr. Herzog
Esther Bieszk Ms. Szyman
Amanda Huibregtse Miss Immel
David Dolfin Mr. Kretz
Julie Raeder Mrs. Hengst
Sarah Wieskamp Mr. Rudolph
Jonathan Wieskamp Mr. Lacke
Daniel Leitzke Mr. Guy
Jessica Schreurs Miss Immel
The banquet is possible due to the following generous
sponsors: Dutchland Plastics, Networkers Funding, Wenig
Funeral Homes, The Oostburg State Bank, The School District
of Oostburg and The Oostburg Education Association. Thank
you for the continued support!
Wisconsin Mathematics
League Contest
Every 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grade student at Oostburg Middle
School recently participated in the Wisconsin Mathematics
League Contest. The top five student scores from each
grade were tabulated and entered into the contest.
The 6 th grade students were Zac Dulmes, Riley Gilmore,
Jon Leitzke, Alex Malueg, Justin Mentink, and Cole
Nelson. Cole scored the highest in the 6 th grade. There were
six names submitted because of a tie for fifth place.
The 7 th grade students were Justin Dolfin, Michael
Meke, Ryan Moehrke, Zach Riddiough, and Caitlin Smith.
Michael scored the highest in the 7 th grade.
The 8 th grade students were Erin Bartenstein, Blaine
Herro, Joey Kretz, Bryan
Lammers, Alyssa Schinner,
Josh Smies, and Kyle
Swart. Kyle scored the
highest in the 8 th grade.
There were seven names
submitted because of a tie
for fifth place.
Congratulations
to everyone who participated
in this contest. Left to right: Cole Nelson, Kyle
Swart, and Michael Meke
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College For Kids
Summer 2010 Program
College for Kids - June 28-July 2, 2010
Times: Section A: 8-10 am
Section B: 10:15-Noon
Grades: 2-6
Middle School Camps
June 28–July 2 and August 2-6
Time: 1-4 pm Grades 6-8
Special Enrichment Camps - August 2-6
Including: Elementastic, Robotics, and
Drama Camp
Contact your school‘s guidance office for more info.
OCEF
Golf Outing/Fundraiser
The Oostburg Community Education Foundation
is planning a golf outing/fundraiser for Saturday
August 7, 2010. The golf outing will be a shotgun
start of 18 holes of golf at Sheboygan Town &
Country. Look for more details to follow.
Plan now to attend this exciting event that will benefit
Oostburg Schools.
Congratulations to Mr. Rick Hartman and Mr.
Terry Hendrikse for their re-election to the Oostburg
School Board. Thank you to all the board
members for their time and support of the Oostburg
Public Schools.
Did you know…
The Big 10 Conference recently announced the 2010
Winter Big Ten All-Academic Team. OHS grad A.J.
Kissel, currently attending Purdue, was among this
elite group. Way to go, A.J.
If you would like us to send an edition of the Community
Connections Newsletter to your e-mail inbox,
please send your e-mail address to:
Karen.Leitzke@oostburg.k12.wi.us and we will add
you to an online mailing list. You can find this issue
and back issues at the Oostburg Schools‘ website
listed below.
―There is no substitute for excellence.‖

Local Vets Share with 8th Graders
On Tuesday, March 9, two local World War Two Veterans spoke to the eighth graders
at Oostburg Middle School. The veterans, Mr. Harold ―Pee Wee‖ TenHaken and Pastor
Paul Van Loon spoke about their experiences in the Second World War and talked about
the importance of patriotism in America. Both men spoke about the American Legion
and what it represents and does, and they shared how many veterans of World War Two
are quickly passing on. Mr. TenHaken was also recognized in a letter that was read on
his behalf because he has been invited to visit Washington, D.C., Arlington National
Cemetery, and will also view the national
monument recognizing veterans later in
May. The students were also taught a lesson in
flag etiquette and how to properly stand at attention
before the flag as Pastor Van Loon
sounded taps on his bugle. Misters TenHaken
and Van Loon also joined the students at lunch
and were able to make some connections with
some of the students.
Mr. Harold TenHaken
and Pastor Paul Van Loon
Even Eighth-Grade Teams
Know Better
As a middle-school social-studies teacher
who is teaching about the American Revolution
and the role of peaceful protests in our
democratic society, I must protest the publication
of your ―Heard on the Field‖ item
―Vikings Blame Game‖ (Sports, Jan.27).
Our middle school is located one hour
south of our beloved Green Bay Packers, and
we all enjoyed watching Brett Favre end his
season the way he has the last three years, by
throwing an interception. Your article fails to
place the blame even partially on the shoulders
of No. 4. In fact, and quite ironically, his
name isn‘t even mentioned. Did you not see
Mr. Favre roll right and then throw back
across the field and throw an interception,
thus negating the chance for his kicker, also a
former Packer, to take a shot at a 57-yard
field goal? Even our eighth-grade quarterback
knows better than to do that.
Barry Kloepping and the
Eighth-hour Social Studies Class,
excluding Meghan and Shannon
Oostburg Middle School
Oostburg, WI
―There is no substitute for excellence.‖
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Pastor Paul Van Loon
Publishing 8th Graders
While the eighth grade social studies classes were studying the
causes of the American Revolution and the different kinds of protests
in social studies, their teacher, Mr. Barry Kloepping, ran across an article
in the Wall Street Journal. The article was written about the Vikings
loss to the Saints, and there was a lot of blame going around in
the article. The article never mentioned any fault to Brett Favre, although
he threw the interception that lost the game. Mr. Kloepping
thought this was ―Unbelievable!‖ So he read the article to his classes
and his 8 th hour students wanted to write a letter of protest to the Wall
Street Journal. He wrote it, the students helped, and then they sent it.
Their letter (an example of peaceful protest) was published a
couple weeks later in the print edition and on-line edition of this national
newspaper. From their original letter they received responses
from Chicago, Portland, Wisconsin, and a cranky letter from a woman
from Minnesota. They wrote her a polite letter back and included
some of their favorite pictures of Brett Favre after he has thrown an
interception. The students seemed to have great fun with it and got a
hands on lesson in peaceful protest.
Oostburg NHS Welcomes
New Members
The membership of Oostburg High School‘s chapter of the National
Honor Society grew on April 19th as eleven individuals were
inducted. The group welcomed Seniors Elizabeth Flipse, and Sarah
Wieskamp; Juniors Amanda Markham, Rachel Meinen, Kaitlyn Molter,
and Zachary Rogers; and Sophomores Benjamin Bartenstein, Christopher
Guy, Jennifer Kuffel, Allison Paluchniak and Kelly Swart. The
new members were chosen for leadership, scholarship, service and
character. Congratulations to the new members!
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Bowling at the Fun Fair.
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Celebration of the Arts at OES
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OES Fun Fair
Great Raffle Prizes!
―There is no substitute for excellence.‖

The OES “Rockin’ FUN FAIR” was a great Success!
THANK YOU to the following Rockstars:
AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE
BADA BING PIZZA
BLUE HARBOR
BREUNIG FAMILY-POWER PARACHUTE
BRILL SIDING
BURKHARDT-HEISDORF
BUYZE & VERVELDE CONCRETE
CARLTON AUTOMOTIVE
CRACKED SHOE COFFEE HOUSE
CREATIONS BY CAROL
CREATIVE MEMORIES-SUE DYKSTRA
DAANE HARDWARE
DUTCHLAND PLASTICS
FRITOLAY
GIBBSVILLE CHEESE
GINA HUIBREGTSE
HARTMANN CHIROPRACTIC
HEALING SPACE
HEALTHREACH GREAT LAKES THERAPY
JIMMY JOHN‘S
JOHN RUTZ
KENNEDY CHIROPRACTIC
KERRY‘S BARBERSHOP
LAKESIDE CHIROPRACTIC
LAKESHORE HAIR
LIVE WIRE ELECTRIC
Trading Tokens for
Great Prizes!
―There is no substitute for excellence.‖
Good Food!
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LIA SOPHIA – MICHELLE ARNOLD
MIKE DEPAGTER PLUMBING
MYRA‘S COUNTRY CAKES & CATERING
OHS ATHLETIC & DRAMA DEPARTMENTS
OLD WISCONSIN SAUSAGE
OOSTBURG BAKERY
OOSTBURG FAMILY DENTISTRY
OOSTBURG LUMBER
OOSTBURG OPTIMIST
OOSTBURG SEAMLESS GUTTERS
OOSTBURG STATE BANK
OSD FITNESS/RECREATION
PGA.COM
PARTYLITE – FAITH MENTINK
Q MART
RATHJEN GARDEN CENTER
SCRAPPER‘S HIDEAWAY
SHIRLEY MEINEN – TUPPERWARE
STARBUCKS COFFEE
STEPHANIE WEILL CENTER
STEVE DULMES
TARGET (DEER TRACE)
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
VANSTELLE‘S OOSTBURG SUBWAY
VINYL GRAPHICS
WALK ON WATER SKI CAMP
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE – JESSICA DEKKER & SHELLY DULMES
CAKEWALK BAKED GOODS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF OES
AURORA VISION CENTER (PLYMOUTH/SHEBOYGAN)
PLANT A SEED PROMOTIONALS-DAN PLOPPER
RIVER RIDGE DESIGNS-MICHELLE DULMES
TASTEFULLY SIMPLE- ROBYN DEPAGTER
OES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS (JR-K TO 5 TH GRADE)
OHS BASKETBALL COACH BRUGGINK & COACH IMMEL
Karaoke Fun!
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JMKAC Student Art Exhibit
In March these students had their art displayed at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center as part of the countywide
student art fair. Congratulations, students, on your participation in a great exhibit!
Abby Scott, first
grader, with her glue
block print.
Chase Dulmes, third
grader, with his
funky shoe.
Taylor Oonk, fourth
grader, with her
star design.
Carson Zeller, second
grader, with his marker
leaf design.
Halle Schwartz, third
grader, with her
marker design.
Travis Steindl, fifth
grader, with his
self portrait.
―There is no substitute for excellence.‖
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Zoe Anzia, second
grader, with her
marker leaf design.
Hunter Huenink,
fourth grader, with his
poster ad.
Talia Hranicka, fifth
grader, with her mask.
Katie Lensink, third
grader, with her
funky shoe.
Krysta Oelhafen,
fourth grader, with her
star design.
Alec Arndt, fifth
grader, with his mask.
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Bits & Bytes
Monthly District Calendars, April through June, are currently
available at the Oostburg State Bank.
Checkout past newsletters at www.oostburg.K12.wi.us/district/
newsletter/NewsletterIndex.html
Fitness Center hours: M-F 5-7am, 10:20—11:30 am;
M-Thurs. 2:30—8:00 pm; Fri. 2:30—4pm; Sat. 6:00—11:00 am
We invite your comments and suggestions.
E-mail your thoughts to:
Karen.Leitzke@oostburg.k12.wi.us.
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Coming Up...
May 3 MS Spring Concert
10 HS Spring Concert
18 Voice & Jazz Concert
19 OES Early Release
31 Memorial Day
June 6 Graduation
9 Students Last Day
Congratulations OHS Wrestlers on Your Trip
to State
Pictured Above: The OHS Wrestling
Team in Madison.
Pictured at Left: State Qualifiers in
Madison. From left: Jake Menzel,
Patrick Kissel, Sam VanTatenhove,
and Lucas Copp. Pat Kissel is also
State Champion.
Congratulations Wrestlers, Coaches
and Managers!
ACT Prep Course
@ UW-Sheboygan
Saturday May 29, 2010
8:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Fee: $69.00
Please register two weeks in advance.
To register, call 459-6617 or register
by e-mail at jane.donlon@uwc.edu.
Individually wrapped single portions from
snacks to meals. Easy to prepare.
Order online at www.marketday.com
Market Day is available to everyone in the
Oostburg School district community.
For more information, call:
Tina Kaat 564-6648