How Many Students Did Southeastern Wisconsin Schools Suspend Last Year?

Patch's searchable database allows users to find the number of students suspended in 2011-12 at an individual school within districts in the Milwaukee area.

Schools across Wisconsin report statistics on suspensions and expulsions to the Department of Public Instruction, which in turn compiles them and publishes data by school and grade level. In 2011-12, 5.21 percent of students statewide were suspended at least once during the year. It’s the lowest percentage since data was kept beginning in 1998-99, and the figure has dropped five consecutive years. Patch’s searchable database includes suspensions by school and grade in 2011-12 for Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 1, which covers most of southeast Wisconsin, including Racine Unified School District. 

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Crash Kills Two Arrowhead High School Grads

The two recent graduates of the neighboring high school were killed in the City of Delafield.

University News: Graduates, Awards & Dean's Lists

Between graduates and smart students making the grade, this is a list of achievements by Sussex natives attending area universities.

The following areal students received bachelor degrees on June 10 from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI at its 163rd commencement ceremony. Students from the Sussex area attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout are recipients of the Chancellor's Award for the spring 2012 semester. The award is presented to students who have a grade point average of 3.5 or above. University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its 2012 spring semester Dean's List. Students receive this academic honor in the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and the College of Liberal Arts and Education must achieve a 3.75 grade point average and students in the College of Engineering, Math and Science must earn a 3.5 grade point average. Among …

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Sussex Natives Snag UW-Green Bay Honors

Two former Sussex students attending UW-Green Bay made the honors list for the spring 2012 semester. Do you know these college scholars?

Two full-time students attending the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay proved they worked hard by making the school's honors list. Honors are given to students earning 3.74 to 3.50 gradepoint averages.  William Hahn and Brian Kopfhammer from Sussex made the grade, and Kopfhammer's mother Nancy told Patch she couldn't be more proud. "(I'm) very proud of him as he goes through a LONG process to become a music educator," Nancy wrote. Do you know either of these Sussex students attending UW-Green Bay? Give them a shout-out in the comments!

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Local Students Make UW-Waukesha's Dean's List

Nine Sussex students made the local university's dean's list, and one even scored a 4.0 GPA. Do you know any of these students? Give them a shout-out in the comments.

Local Sussex residents were among 246 students named to the spring 2012 semester dean's list at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha: Bryan Jerde Robert Jaeger Lindsey Bouwens Claudia Ayala Marissa Meloy Amelia Puhr Jake Nagel Matthew Austiff Vincent Smith Honors are awarded on three levels. To receive highest honors, a student must earn a 4.0 (or straight A) grade-point average in the semester's work. High honors are awarded to students who achieve a GPA between 3.99 and 3.75, and honors students earn between 3.74 and 3.5 GPA. Spring 2012 saw the highest number of students making the dean's list since UW-Waukesha began tracking that data in fall 2005. In all, 246 students, or 12.41% of all UW-Waukesha students enrolled in this past spring…

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Sussex & Lisbon Natives Make the Marquette Dean's List

Six Sussex and Lisbon natives made the spring 2012 dean's list. Do you know any of these smart students? Give them a shout-out in the comments.

The following local students have been named to the dean's list for the spring 2012 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee: Brian Konyn Lindsey Burleson Princess Graff Michael Jacklin  Emily Patek Kirsten Kornfeld

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PHOTO: Hamilton Crowns April Students of the Month

Hard work pays off as teachers select the best students in April.

Eleven Hamilton High School students have been chosen as the school's "Students of the Month" for April. The outstanding students were selected by teachers in each department. Each student receives a certificate and a pin.

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Hamilton Students Bring Home Medals from SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a national program focused on trade and technical know-how, and four Hamilton students showed they have what it takes to win.

Three Hamilton High School students brought home medals from the SkillsUSA state competition in Wisconsin Dells. Seniors Lauren Braier, Rebecca Mulkey and Megan Speckin were judged among the best Wisconsin competitors in their divisions. Speckin and Braier’s first place finishes qualified them for national competition this summer in Kansas City. As part of the graphic communication competition, Speckin competed in a seven-part contest that tested students’ understanding and abilities related to digital workflow, electronic prepress, finishing, offset press operations, oral professional assessment, production planning and technical knowledge. Assignments included creating a file in a page layout program, cutting paper to specifications, …

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Hamilton Students Flex Their Finance Muscles in National Challenge

The high school students' scores were far above the national average, with eight students even scoring in the top 10 percent. The challenge is designed to increase the financial knowledge of high school youth so they can take control over their financial

Hamilton High School students taking the Personal Finance course in the business education department posted outstanding results in the National Financial Capability Challenge. More than 80,000 students throughout the country participated in the challenge. The Hamilton class average was 81 percent, and the nationwide average was 69 percent. Students who placed in the top 20th percentile received a certificate from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in honor of their accomplishment. Hamilton students receiving certificates --  including four students who scored in the top 10th percentile -- are: The National Financial Capability Challenge is an awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high school aged-…

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Hamilton DECA Students Head to Salt Lake City

Six Hamilton High School DECA students are advancing to the international conference in Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend to compete.

Six Hamilton High School DECA members competed March 13-15 at the Wisconsin DECA Career Development Conference in Lake Geneva after earning 29 awards at the state competition. The following students will advance to the DECA International Career Conference April 28-May 1 in Salt Lake City: Business education teacher and DECA advisor, Skip Hay will accompany the students to the conference. Hamilton's Charger Corner was also among 35 school stores nationwide that earned Gold certification this year and will be recognized at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City.

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