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VOL. 124, NO.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
www.MiddletonTimes.com
The Town of
Middleton
wont turn
over records
regarding ethics
allegations
SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Good Neighbor fun!
Photo by Jeff Martin
The 53rd annual Good Neighbor Festival took place Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the City of Middleton. While it was
sometimes soggy (for the second year in a row), that didnt stop people from enjoying themselves and supporting local
service clubs and organizations. Pictured above enjoying their cream puffs on the Good Neighbor Fest grounds are Emma
Brink (left) and Ravyn Vanko, both of Middleton. See more on pages 2-3.
The Town of Middleton has

declined to turn over documents
relating to ethics allegations
against a town board supervisor.
While the exact details of the
allegations, which were a topic
of discussion at the Town of
Middletons annual meeting on
April 19 of this year, remain
somewhat obscure, town administrator David Shaw, in a
written statement, claimed that
it is not in the public interest to
disclose them.
There is a strong public interest, as set forth in subsection
19.35(1)(am), in withholding
The drums (and

more) of war
BACK TO SCHOOL
Look inside this edition for a special section dedicated to the 2016-2017 year in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District.
See RECORDS, page 7
Learn about the soundtrack to

the Vietnam War at the library
by DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune
Doug Bradley is a Madison

area author, educator and Vietnam war veteran. Craig Werner
is also an author and educator.
He teaches literature, music and
cultural studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
The two men moved in similar circles for years and knew
many of the same people.
Bradleys children both took
one of Werners music classes.
They knew of each other but
Photo by Ruth Bachmeier
records that are collected or

maintained as part of a complaint, investigation, or other
circumstances that may lead to
an enforcement action, administrative proceeding, arbitration
proceeding, or court proceeding, or any such record that is
collected or maintained in connection with such an action or
proceeding, wrote Shaw. The
letters certainly have been collected or maintained in connection with a complaint that may
lead to an action, and therefore,
must not be disclosed.
The town board hired an attorney in November of 2015 to
See VIETNAM, page 6
Authors Doug Bradley and

Craig Werner will speak at
the Middleton Public Library
on September 15 at 7 p.m.
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The festival grounds, as always, were a hit with young and old alike.
Tim Mckee from Cross Plains gets an early start on winter clothing with a pair of mittens
from Annies Mittens in her Arts & Crafts Booth.
John Asmus, of Boy Scout Troup 140, serves fish to the many hungry folks who stopped byon
Fridayevening.
Photos by Jeff Martin
Ann Schmidt from Middleton (in blue) and Lisa Kurth from Madison admire some of Janet
Ericksons handcrafted copper yard art.
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Local veterans founded the Good Neighbor Festival, and they remain an important part of the event.
Things can get a little corny, at times.
The 2016 Good Neighbor Fest President, Adam Warriner.
Bagpipes always lend a festive sound to the parade.
The carnival grounds were open Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Good Neighbor honorees Ruth Bachmeier (left) and Ellen Lindgren (right), seen here riding in Sundays parade.
Photos by Jeff Martin
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Al Dachach, Nida M, 40,

Method of Giving Signals,
01/04/2016, $98.80, 1318 Stratford Ct, Middleton, Wi 53562
Alt, Doris M, 82, failure to
Obey Sign/Signal, 01/23/2016,
$98.80, 7311 fountain Cir,
Middleton, Wi 53562
Armstrong, Brenden L, 21,
H&R Property Adjacent/Hwy,
01/21/2016, $187.00, 5124
Churchill Ln # 3, Middleton,
Wi 53562
failure to Keep Vehicle Under
Control, 01/21/2016, $187.00,
5124 Churchill Ln # 3, Middleton, Wi 53562
failure To Report Accident,
01/21/2016, $313.00, 5124
Churchill Ln # 3, Middleton,
Wi 53562
Brehmer, Matthew D, 19,
Exceeding Zones and Posted
C iTY C OURT R EPORT

Limits, 01/24/2016, $98.80, 113

1/2 4Th St, Waunakee, Wi
53597
Breunig, Kimberly A, 22, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/24/2016, $98.80, 7279
Bitney Rd, Lodi, Wi 53555
Brewer-Williams, Lisa M,
47, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, 11/29/2015,
$98.80, 333 East Blf, Madison,
Wi 53704
Bullis, Kathleen M, 57, Auto
following
Too
Closely,
01/22/2016, $111.40, 2418
Green Ridge Dr, Madison, Wi
53704
Bunge, Aaron J, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/24/2016, $124.00, 3622
Rolling Hill Dr, Middleton, Wi
53562
Butler, Jennifer E, 51,
11/13/2015, $98.80, 5541
Grassland Trl, Middleton, Wi

53562
Butts, Ashley A, 29, Driving
Too fast for Conditions,
01/26/2016, $136.60, W965
Elmer Rd, Brooklyn, Wi 53521
Byford, Alyssa M, 22, Operating
while
Suspended,
01/25/2016, $124.00, 5155 irish
Ln, fitchburg, Wi 53711
Collins, Eileen M, 52, Non
Registration,
01/25/2016,
$98.80, 1318 Debra Ln, Madison, Wi 53704
Crisler, Lakesha R, 32, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/21/2016, $124.00, 2104
Packers Ave #2, Madison, Wi
53704
Crisler, Lakesha R, 32, No
Drivers License on Person,
01/21/2016, $98.80, 2104 Packers Ave #2, Madison, Wi 53704
Dipasquale, Robin A, 59,
01/29/2016, $98.80, 34 Apple
Hill Cir, Madison, Wi 53717
Drane Jr, Roger D, 28, Display Unauthorized Registration
Plates/Tags,
01/30/2016,
$161.80, 6319 Pheasant Ln # 9,
Middleton, Wi 53562
Drane Jr, Roger D, 28, Operwhile
Suspended,
ating
01/30/2016, $124.00, 6319
Pheasant Ln # 9, Middleton, Wi
53562
Durette, Anne M, 46, Method
of Giving Signals, 12/22/2015,
$98.80, 7115 Spring Hill Dr,
Middleton, Wi 53562
fisher, Jacob T, 27, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/30/2016, $98.80, 2347 Effingham Way, Sun Prairie, Wi
53590
Gander, Eric L, 28, No Drivers License on Person,
01/13/2016, $86.20, 814 Lichte
Dr, Mazomanie, Wi 53560
Gemado, Shiferaw B, 62,
01/24/2016, $98.80, 4831
freese Ln, Madison, Wi 53718
Gerou, Corbin J, 18, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 01/23/2016,
$38.00, 3518 Valley Ridge Rd,
Middleton, Wi 53562
Gilardez, Jacqueline f, 38,
Limits, 12/13/2015, $98.80,
2311 B Parmenter St, Middleton, Wi 53562
Griesbach, Jaime L, 39, Operating vehicle without insurance, 01/21/2016, $124.00,

1701 Rowland Ave # 2, Madison, Wi 53704
Hallmark, Christine M, 43,
Disorderly
Conduct,
01/23/2016, $124.00, 43 S
Huron Dr, Janesville, Wi 53545
Hancovsky, Michal, 29, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 12/26/2015, $218.50, 222 W
Lake Ave, Wisconsin Dells, Wi
53965
Hefty, Sondra M, 59, Obstructing Traffic, 12/28/2015,
$105.10, 902 N High Point Rd
# 121, Madison, Wi 53717
Hughes, Silvana M, 80, Operating Left of Center Line,
01/21/2016, $136.60, 7020 Park
Shores Ct, Middleton, Wi
53562
Hutchins, Erik M, 38, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/24/2016, $98.80, 5927
forest Ln, fitchburg, Wi 53711
Jambois, Bridgette L, 20, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/30/2016, $98.80, 6150
Century Ave # 303, Middleton,
Wi 53562
Janz, Taylor K, 19, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/29/2016, $98.80, 2122 Pike
Dr, Madison, Wi 53713
Johnson, Zealeous K, 27,
Possession of Controlled Substance, 01/22/2016, $281.50, 9
Marcus Ct, Madison, Wi 53713
Johnson, Zealeous K, 27,
Oper M/V by Permitee w/o instructor, 01/22/2016, $124.00, 9
Marcus Ct, Madison, Wi 53713
Juno, Amy M, 40, Operating
while Suspended, 01/22/2016,
$124.00, 512 W Rollin St,
Edgerton, Wi 53534
Karasch, Joshua J, 33, Non
Registration,
01/25/2016,
$98.80, 435 S Main St, Columbus, Wi 53925
Keen, Brian G, 42, fYR
while Making Left Turn,
01/21/2016, $98.80, 5310 Jonquil Ct, Middleton, Wi 53562
Keene, Brandon M, 19, Operating
after
revocation,
01/23/2016, $124.00, 5148
Anton Dr # 112, fitchburg, Wi
53719
Kopp, John J, 19, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits,
12/26/2015, $98.80, 409 Re-
serve St, Stevens Point, Wi

54481
Lamont, Hailey L, 36, Loitering, 12/02/2015, $98.80, 448
Bridge St, Mazomanie, Wi
53560
Lehman, Marvin Junior, 38,
Limits, 12/29/2015, $124.00,
1208 N High Point Rd, P.O.
BOX 628464, Middleton, Wi
53562
Lesetmoe, Eric V, 27, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/24/2016, $124.00, Po
Box 221, Richland Center, Wi
53581
Levchenko, Oleksandr, 34,
Limits, 01/28/2016, $124.00,
707 Eagle Hts Apt M, Madison,
Wi 53706
Lewis, Dashon A, 23, Retail
Theft/ Shoplifting, 01/20/2016,
$187.00, 6526 Raymond Road,
Apt. #3, Madison, Wi 53711
3996
Macpherson, Ryan P, 19,
Non Registration, 01/23/2016,
$38.00, 5466 Cuba Valley Rd,
Waunakee, Wi 53597
Martinelli, Christopher M,
43, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, 01/22/2016, $98.80,
6694 Highland Dr, Windsor, Wi
53598
Masta, Anthony J, 44, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 11/29/2015,
$98.80, 1420 Riverview Dr #
10, Black Earth, Wi 53515
Murphy, Megan M, 26, failure to Stop for flashing Red
Signal, 01/28/2016, $98.80, 2
Maple Run Ct, Madison, Wi
53719
Oh, Young S, 61, Traffic
Control Signal Violation red,
01/26/2016, $98.80, 1706 Norman Way # 316, Madison, Wi
53705
Riehemann, Paul G, 53, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/22/2016, $98.80, 3709
Rolling Hill Dr, Middleton, Wi
53562
Rios, Starky, 39, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits,
01/25/2016, $98.80, 6317
Pheasant Ln # A19, Middleton,
Wi 53562
Romandine, Victor J, 49,
12/10/2015, $98.80, 9905
Hawks Nest Dr, Verona, Wi

53593
Rudolph, Antoine E, 41, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/23/2016, $124.00,
1034 Mckenna Blvd # 2, Madison, Wi 53719
Schroeder, Mark Dwain, 50,
Disorderly
Conduct,
12/03/2015, $124.00, 8409
Dolomite Ln, Madison, Wi
53719
Schulz, William J, 42, Operating
while
Suspended,
01/14/2016, $38.00, 260 Sarrington Rd # 23, Wisconsin
Dells, Wi 53965
Slotten, David J, 36, fTS/improper Stop at Stop Sign,
01/25/2016, $98.80, 301 Blue
Ridge Pkwy, Madison, Wi
53705
Sobrevilla, Roxanne, 28, intoxicant in Motor Vehicle
Driver Drink, 01/24/2016,
$187.00, 646 Moorland Rd,
Madison, Wi 53713
Sweet, Kyle G, 31, inattentive Driving, 01/20/2016,
$111.40, 2809 Curry Pkwy Apt
19, Madison, Wi 53713
Syed, Salam U, 47, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/23/2016, $98.80, 1404 Blue
Ridge Trl, Waunakee, Wi 53597
Tapia Carrillo, Jonathan, 20,
Non Registration, 01/28/2016,
$38.00, 1779 Norman Way,
Madison, Wi 53705
Thliveris, Paul C, 25, Unlawful 911 Calls, 11/01/2015,
$187.00, 22 Stone Crest Cir,
Madison, Wi 53717
Trudeau, John Philip, 23,
Driving,
inattentive
01/25/2016, $111.40, 2529 N
Halsted Ave # 1N, Chicago, iL
60614
Tuscic, Patricia A, 60, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/23/2016, $98.80, 7430
South Ave #1, Middleton, Wi
53562
Ward, Cindy L, 32, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/24/2016, $98.80, N7168
Whitehawk Rd, Blk River falls,
Wi 54615
Weege, Jeffrey R, 37, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/23/2016, $149.20, 1403
Gilson St, Madison, Wi 53715
Williams, Michael L, 28, Resisting or Obstructing Officer,
01/26/2016, $439.00, 6809 Park
Ridge Dr, Madison, Wi 53719
Williams, Michael L, 28, Operating
after
revocation,
01/26/2016, $124.00, 6809 Park
Ridge Dr, Madison, Wi 53719
Yingling, Michelle L, 54, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/26/2016, $98.90, 5217
Piccadilly Dr, Madison, Wi
53714.
MOM gives back-to-school supplies to 600 kids

Saint Lukes Lutheran Church once again hosted Middleton Outreach Ministrys backpack distribution event.
On Thursday, August 25 and friday, August 26,

600 children from around the West Madison,
Middleton and Cross Plains areas received a gift
from Middleton Outreach Ministry and the community that will give them a boost of confidence
on their upcoming first day of school.
in its 17th year, the School Supply program
provided school-aged children, teens, and backto-school adults with items that they will need to
help them be successful in the upcoming year.
Each child received a backpack filled with
supplies that is customized for the grade that they
will be entering, said Judy Kujoth, case manager

for Middleton Outreach Ministry. Our goal is to
provide more than the basics so that they are truly
prepared. The program also supplies relief to
families worried about the extra expense of the
often costly supplies. Between supply donations
and the amazing people who volunteer, the community really comes together and makes the huge
undertaking a reality.
The backpack distribution, which served MOM
clients who preregistered for the program as well
as other community programs who serve area
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Photos contributed
children, ran in conjunction with a clothing and

sporting goods distribution through MOMs
Clothing Center. At a time of year where many
families are shopping for new school clothing for
their growing children, clients can take as much
clothing as they need to clothe their children for
the upcoming cooler weather.
Giving the students the items that they need
to fit in and feel prepared can make a profound
difference in the life of a student, said Al Ripp,
executive director at MOM. The School Supply
Program and the Clothing Center are both ways
that MOM is working to keep families in stable

housing, supplying them with the assistance they
need to free up financial resources to pay for necessary expenses like rent.
Program supplies were donated by area individuals, groups and companies. MOM extended
special thanks to the following businesses and organizations for their extra support of the program: Costco, Middleton, Madison4Kids, TDS,
Blackhawk Church, Cross Plains Lions Club, and
all of the community drop-off locations and internal company drives.
Gildas Club founder Gene Wilder remembered

Gene Wilder, a two-time Oscarnominated actor, died on Sunday in
Stamford, Connecticut, due to complications from Alzheimers disease. During his life, Mr. Wilder starred in
countless comedies, such as The Producers, Haunted Honeymoon, and
Young frankenstein. What many of his

fans may not know is that this funny
man had the vision to create Gildas
Club.
Gildas Club New York City was
founded by Gene Wilder (Gilda Radners then husband), psychotherapist
Joanna Bull, Mandy Patinkin, and others. The organization opened its iconic
red door in 1995 to provide a place
where cancer patients and their families could find support, resources, and
hope.
Today, Gildas Clubs across the

country are part of the international
Cancer Support Community, boasting
44 licensed affiliates and 170 locations
worldwide that provide cancer support
at no cost. The Madison Wisconsin affiliate is located in Middleton and pro-
vides free support and education programs for more than 2,800 children and
adult whose lives have been touched
by cancer.
To learn more visit www.gildasclubmadison.org or call 608-828-8880.
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VIETNAM
had never met.

That changed in 2003 when
they finally crossed paths at a
Christmas party at the Madison
Vet Center. Their first conversation centered around music.
it wasnt long before several
Vietnam war-era veterans, who
heard them talking, joined in,
speaking about the music that
they associated with their tours
of duty.
Months later, when Bradley
and Werner got together on the
terrace behind UW-Madisons
Memorial Union, the two men
realized that the Christmas Day
conversations with the Vietnam
vets pointed to something much
bigger.
Twelve years and much research later, We Gotta Get Out
of This Place: The Soundtrack
of the Vietnam War (Culture,
Politics, and the Cold War)
made its literary debut.
The book, published by the
University of Massachusetts
Press, came out in May of 2015
to great accolades. Not only did
Rolling Stone magazine give it
a rave review, they named it the
best music book of the year.
When James Ramsey, the
head of Middleton Public Librarys Adult Services, found
out that this gem of a book was
written by local authors, he was
quick to contact them for a
speaking engagement.
Bradley and Werner will
continued from page 1
make their presentation at the

Middletons Public Library on
September 15 at 7 p.m. As well
as speaking, theyll play snippets from some of the songs
featured in their book.
Since publishing, the authors
have made more than 70 presentations about their work.
The first presentation was at
Harvard University.
Theyve also spoken at the
Rock and Roll Hall of fame, at
churches, for military units,
VfW posts, college classes and
more. They have also been invited to speak at the Smithsonian institutes Newseum in
Washington DC in late August.
in addition to their book and
speaking engagements, Bradley
and Werner co-teach a class at
UW-Madison. The course, titled
The U.S. in Vietnam: Music,
Media and Mayhem, is open
for auditing.
Many of the Vietnam Era veterans who were interviewed for
the book have made presentations in the class, which has run
for five years. According to
Werner, class this fall will feature even more veterans than
before.
interviews with Bradley and
Werner were the first times that
many of the veterans ever
talked about what happened
during their tours of duty.
Music was the key that opened
the door.
if we just asked them about

their experiences in Vietnam we
wouldnt get much. But, if we
asked them to talk about the
music of the time, they opened
right up. Music was the key,
said Werner.
Bradley added, The whole
point of the book is about healing. it is much needed and long
in coming for the people who
fought in Vietnam. if wed
have opened our hearts and ears
to these veterans long ago
maybe we could have saved
more of them.
in 1974, Bradley, a Vietnam
War veteran himself, saw the
need for vets to talk when they
returned from the conflict. He
helped to set up a place called
Vets House that later became
the Vet Center in Madison and
was the model for veteran centers across the country.
Between 200 and 300 veterans told their stories to Bradley
and Werner as they did research
for the book.
You dont just talk to a vet
and then head out. These interviews changed us, said Werner.
inviting audience members
to tell their stories is a big part
of every presentation by the two
authors. Whether or not you are
a veteran, anyone who felt the
impact of the music of that era
or who is moved to share in a
related way is invited to participate.
Photos contributed
Clockwise from top left: Authors Doug Bradley and Craig Werner, who will speak at the Middleton Public Library on September 15 at 7 p.m.; Bradley in Vietnam in 1971; Werner today.
According to Werner, The
most powerful parts of every
presentation, without question,
are the stories.
Native Garden Tour
Photo contributed
Pope Farm Conservancy will host a Native American Garden Tour Thursday, September 1 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 7440
Old Sauk Rd. Meet near the lower parking lot and then follow host Dr. Amy Rosebrough, of the WI State Historical Society.
Travel back in time with Rosebrough as she leads those present on a tour of the Native American Garden, which replicates
a garden from 1,000 years ago, and the Settlers Garden at Pope Farm Conservancy. Learn how Native Americans influenced
modern day agriculture. All FOPFC tours are free and open to the public. No registration is necessary. More info: www.popefarmconservancy.org | Contact: info@popefarmconservancy.org.
Editors note: Although not

from
Middleton
himself,
Bradleys wife, Pam Shannon
was, as he put it, a long time
Middletonian. Currently his

daughter and son-in-law reside
in Middleton.
Seclusion and restraint

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Training credited with keeping numbers in local schools low

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
School board members last

week were presented with the
latest information on seclusion
and restraint data the school district records. Student services
director Jerry Nicholson said
the numbers are some of the
lowest in the state for a district
of its size.
i am very proud of those
numbers and where we are at,
Nicholson said. We had one
year where it was a little higher,
but when you look at our consistent averages for a district our
size, given the students that we
serve.
The district reported 75 cases
RECORDS
represent the town and town

board after it received a letter
alleging ethical issues affecting the reputation of a board
member.
The allegations were touched
on again at the annual meeting
this year when citizen Larry
Siefert asked town chair Bill
Kolar why the town was hiring
an attorney if an allegation was
brought against only one member of the board.
Town attorney Tom Voss declined to say who brought the
allegations, or to reveal details
about their nature beyond the
fact that they involve claims of
unfair dealings.
Voss said the letter was not a
public document and the matter
has remained in quasi open
status since November.
Once its resolved it will be
of seclusion or restraint used in

the Districts 10 schools plus
4K and early childhood in
2015-16, eight more than the
previous year. The 75 cases involved 22 students. The average
over the past four years is 72.3
cases per year.
Nicholson said 160 staff
members will either receive refresher training or introductory
training on seclusion and restraint. He said the training is
why the districts numbers are
low. Building administrators are
certified and trained annually,
he added.
Nicholson noted that the district does not frequently use
out-of-school-district placement, but rather includes and involves all students within the
out there, Voss said of the allegation.

Siefert also wanted to know
how much the town had spent
on legal expenses regarding the
ethics matter since it involved
tax dollars. A few days later,
Shaw said the Boardman &
Clark law firm had been paid
$3,188 to represent the town
and town board in the matter.
Minutes from the Nov. 21
town board meeting during
which the Boardman firm was
hired noted that before the
board went into closed session,
board supervisor Tim Roehl excused himself from the meeting
and left the building.
Asked after the annual town
meeting if the ethics allegation
involved him, Roehl declined to
answer.
system as much as possible.

Nicholson said districts that
report very few incidents often
receive records requests and
further scrutiny because the low
number can raise suspicions.
i believe our numbers are
very accurate, Nicholson said.
Nicholson told new board
members that the districts policy provides examples of what
is and isnt seclusion and restraint. Seclusion involves separating a student from others in
a classroom and restraint involves physically controlling
what a student can do.
Nicholson also reviewed recent changes made to the
schools policy regarding service
and therapy animals following
changes made at the federal
Tom [Voss]s answer is the

boards answer, Roehl said.
Asked if an attorney was representing him individually in
the ethics matter, Roehl said he
had attorneys to represent him
as a real estate agent and in
other matters. Roehl declined to
say if he had an attorney representing him specifically for the
ethics complaint.
On August 15, Kevin Murphy, who covers the Middleton
Town Board for the Middleton
Times-Tribune, hand delivered a
public records request to the
Middleton Town Hall. The letter requested any and all communications regarding a letter
alleging ethical issues affecting
the reputation of town board
member including the letter, a
request for legal services regarding potential litigation, and
any response produced in reply
to the letter.
While he declined to turn
them over, Shaw did say he
identified a number of records
that i believe are the records
level. He said the district received their first request this

year so will use it as a pilot for
new policy.
The request was made at an
elementary school for animal or
parent to be available on request
if there is an escalated situation.
Board member Annette Ashley asked if the parents make
the request with a note from a
doctor. Nicholson said the
school district is limited on
what it can ask to students.
They are not allowed to ask for
anything if it is clearly evident
why the animal is needed, he
said.
Board member Paul Kinne
having an animal in the elementary school could be especially
distracting for younger students.
that primarily fall within the

scope of your request.
i have not searched for
every single record that may be
within the scope of this request,
but believe that the ones listed
below are the ones that are most
relevant, Shaw continued. if
you want me to conduct a
search for all other relevant
records, let me know, but such
location may involve costs.
The most relevant records,
according to Shaw, include: (1)
a November 4, 2015, letter regarding ethical violations by a
Board member; (2) a November
11, 2015, letter regarding a
waiver of a conflict of interest
for legal representation; (3) a
November 12, 2015, letter responding to the November 4 letter; (4) a November 16 letter
responding to the November
4 letter; and (5) a November 18,
2015, letter responding to
the November 4 letter.
Shaw went on to say: in
short, i have concluded that the
records that you have requested
are not subject to disclosure
Do we have training for

staff on how to detract kids in
the school away from the service animal, which might be new
and interesting and back into
studying? Kinne asked.
Nicholson said since they
have not encountered it yet they
havent had a reason to develop
training. He said they would
likely work with the particular
family and the trainer of something like that occurred. He
added that the families making
the requests are usually looking
for a solution that creates the
best educational environment.
Nicholson said he anticipated
more requests would be made in
the future.
i dont have a request for
having a service animal in the
under Wis. Stat. s. 19.35(1)(a).

Pursuant to Wis. Stat.
19.35(1)(a), i believe that your
request must be denied because,
on balance, the public interest in
nondisclosure of these records
outweighs any public interest in
disclosure, he continued.
Shaw called the documents
raw investigative data, which
may include mere allegations,
uncorroborated statements, and
hearsay.
At this point, the information that has been provided to
the town have not been verified
or investigated, so it is not clear
from the letters and responses
whether the allegations in these
letters and responses contain reliable information, he added.
Therefore, to avoid the release
of information that has not been
fully investigated, i believe that
the letters must not be released.
Shaw also indicated that the
towns interpretation of Wisconsin Open Meetings Law is
that there is a public policy in
not disclosing investigative data
classroom during the entire

school day at this time, he said.
i foresee that could happen in
the future especially as we are
becoming better and better
about understanding mental
health and behavior and we are
seeing more service animals in
that area and i could see that
being something we see become
more common.
Nicholson said the district
can deny the service animal if
they are able to provide the
same level or beyond of effectiveness for the student.
With some of theses behavior examples, sometimes the effectiveness of the animal may
be even higher than what we
can provide, so we have to be
open, he said.
that may have an adverse effect

on a persons reputation.
Shaw went on to say that the
November 11 letter regarding a
waiver of a conflict of interest
contains attorney-client privileged information, which is not
subject to disclosure.
The towns denial is subject
to review by mandamus - which
means by court command - or
upon application to the attorney
general or a district attorney.
CHURCH NOTES
Local schools again fare well on ACT

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for the fifth straight year,

Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School District students had a
composite score on the ACT
college admissions exam at
least three points above the state
average, according to a report
released on Wednesday, Aug.
24.
The MCPASD Class of 2016
had a composite average of 23.8
on the ACT compared with the
state average of 20.5. The
states participation in ACT testing jumped to 100 percent for
the Class of 2016 as the state
joined 18 others that administer
the college admissions exam to
all public school graduates.
These are very good results, Communications Director Perry Hibner said. Our
graduates should be very proud
of their performance and our
teachers and families should be
complimented on the important
roles they play in the success of

all of our students.
MCPASD students at Middleton High School, Clark
Street Community School and
21st Century eSchool took the
ACT. in all, 493 Class of 2016
students took the exam.
The MCPASD Class of 2015
had a composite score of 25.2
compared on the ACT with the
state average of 22.2, but District Secondary Director of
Teaching and Learning Laura
Love noted about 76 percent of
students in that class took the
exam.
Anytime we go from an
elective assessment to everyone required to take it, the average score drops, she said.
Over time we should see an increase in the average score as
students take assessments freshman and sophomore years that
are similar and aligned.
A chart comparing the percentage of students who reached the benchmark in each of the tested
areas.
Middleton High School principal Steve Plank said comparisons to previous years arent
nearly as valuable for any district that didnt require all of its
students to take the ACT before
2016.
fifty percent of District students met the benchmarks in all
four areas English, algebra,
social science and biology to
be ready for college compared
with the state average of 25 percent. A benchmark score is the
minimum score needed on an

ACT subject area test to indicate a 50 percent change of obtaining a B or higher or a 75
percent chance of obtaining a C
or higher in the corresponding
course in college.
Wisconsins average was
fourth among the 19 states that
require all students to take the
ACT. The top state was Minnesota with a 21.1
These results are a solid
starting place, State Superin-
Rupcich aces ACT
Town of Middleton
resident attends
Edgewood High School
Joseph Rupcich, son of John

and Jenny Rupcich and a senior
at Edgewood High School,
earned the highest possible
ACT Composite score of 36.
Nationally, while the actual
number of students earning the
top score varies from year to
year, on average, less than onetenth of 1 percent of students
who take the ACT earns the top
score. Among test takers in the
high school graduating class of
2015, only 1,598 of more than
1.92 million students earned an
ACT Composite score of 36.
The ACT consists of tests in
English, mathematics, reading
and science. Each test is scored
on a scale of 136, and a students composite score is the
average of the four test scores.
Some students also take the optional ACT writing test, but the
Photo contributed
Joseph Rupcich is the son of John and Jenny Rupcich. They

live in the Town of Middleton.
score for that test is reported

separately and is not included
within the ACT Composite
score.
in a letter from the ACT chief
executive officer recognizing
this exceptional achievement,
the CEO stated, Your achievement on the ACT is significant
and rare. While test scores are
just one of multiple criteria that
most colleges consider when
making admission decisions,
your exceptional ACT Composite score should prove helpful as
you pursue your education and
career goals.
ACT test scores are accepted
by all major US colleges. Exceptional scores of 36 provide
colleges with evidence of student readiness for the academic
rigors that lie ahead.
tendent Tony Evers said in a

statement.
ACT predicted a 1.3 to 1.8
score decline for Wisconsin and
the six other states that funded
ACT testing for all 11th-graders
in 2015 as part of their
statewide assessments, the Wisconsin Department of Public instruction reported.
DPi reported in January that
MCPASD 11th-graders in 201415 had a composite score of
23.4 on the ACT compared with
the state average of 20.0. The

exam was administered in
March 2015 to all public school
11th-graders in the state for the
first time. More than 65,000
juniors in the state took the
ACT or the DLM.
MCPASD students who have
taken the ACT in prior years
have fared very well compared
to their peers. The districts
composite score for the Class of
2015 was the best among Dane
County districts and Big Eight
Conference schools. it was also
the fifth-highest average in the
state among all districts.
ACT results for public school
students will be available by
school and by district later this
year. The ACT is scored on a
scale of one to 36 and consists
of five subject areas: English,
reading, writing, mathematics
and science.
A reminder to watch for cyclists

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Ironman triathlon will come through local roads Sept. 11
Last week, Dane County executive Joe Parisi, Dane County

sheriff Dave Mahoney and Bike
federations executive director
Dave Cieslewicz urged drivers
and cyclists extreme caution as
more bicyclists will be on the
roads before the upcoming ironman. Dane County has already
had 2 bicycle fatalities this year.
Dane County is one of the
best places in the nation for biking, said Dane County Executive Parisi. With more people
than ever using bicycles for
commuting, training or leisure
we are urging everyone to pay
attention and use caution.
Dane County has been recognized as one of top counties for
biking in the nation by the

League of American Bicyclists.
Over the past several years, the
County has invested millions in
new off-road trails and efforts to
make on-road biking safer.
Most recently, the County
started construction of the
Lower Yahara River Trail, a waterfront path that has the longest
bike and pedestrian bridge of
any project in the state.
According to the Madison
Metropolitan Planning Organization, there are over 645 miles
of bike facilities in Dane
County. in addition to the
Lower Yahara Trail, the County
is also funding design work for
the Glacial Drumlin Trail, and
providing dollars in partnership

with the Town of Westport and
others for a new North Mendota
Trail to help provide safer cycling.
Thanks in part to the leadership weve seen in Dane County
there are more people riding
bikes all over the county, said
Dave Cieslewicz, Bike federation Executive Director. That
industry accounts for 14,000
jobs and over $1.5 billion in
revenues to our state economy.
But as more and more people
ride bikes, we need to be more
aware of them and remind ourselves of the rules of the road
for safe cycling. The two tragic
deaths in Dane County this
As students pour into campuses statewide after a summer

away, dorm mailrooms are filling with care packages from
loved ones and online purchases
by students looking to furnish
their new spaces. With all of
these packages in transit, scammers may see an opportunity to
fill email inboxes with fake,
malware-laden shipping emails
that claim to come from major
shipping companies.
The Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection reminds parents and college students alike
to be cautious of these potentially phony shipping delay
and confirmation emails and
to avoid clicking any links in
unsolicited emails.
fake shipping scams occur
year-round, but the new school
year gives crooks a unique opportunity to sneak them in
around legitimate shipping
emails that students and their

family members might be receiving, said frank frassetto,
Division Administrator for
Trade and Consumer Protection. Any link or attachment in
a fake shipping email is a ploy
to get you to download malware
or turn over personal or banking
information.
Both senders and package recipients should watch for emails
or texts that warn about a problem with a delivery, that ask for
account information for security
purposes, or that ask you to
open an attached or linked
shipment label in order to
claim a package from a local office. Scammers often use the
names, logos and color schemes
of major shipping companies
and retailers to add legitimacy
to their messages, and they may
also spoof the companys web
address (URL) in the senders
email address.
in actuality, there is no package waiting for delivery, and the

alarming language in these
emails is intended to make recipients act quickly without
considering consequences. if
you receive a similar email,
delete it and do not click any of
the links contained anywhere in
the message.
if you are expecting a shipment that may be delayed, contact the shipper directly to
inquire. Some e-commerce
companies offer package tracking features right on their websites. if you made an online
purchase, log into your account
on the site and see if these options are available.
Here are some common red
flags to look for in fake shipping scams:
Poor grammar and spelling
errors in emails that claim to
come from major organizations. if the message is sloppy,
For drivers, please follow simple steps:
Look for cyclists. Dont drive distracted

Wait until its safe to pass the cyclist, slow down and give the cyclist at least three feet of clearance as required by state law.
For Riders, you can improve safety with the following:
Be visible. At night the law requires that you have a reflective or blinking rear light and a white
front light. Even during the day a blinking rear light is a good idea and bright clothing can help.
Be predictable.
Dont assume someone else will do the right thing. Its always a good idea to look out for drivers
and even other cyclists and pedestrians.
A warning about shipping scams

summer are poignant reminders
of this.
With Labor Day only a
week away and students returning to school, and last chance
vacations, the roads are defi-
nitely busier, said Dane

County Sheriff Dave Mahoney.
The rules of the road and equal
access pertain to everyone
whether youre a motorist, cyclist or motorcyclist, sharing the
For additional information or to file a complaint, visit the

Consumer Protection Bureau atdatcp.wisconsin.gov, call the
Consumer Protection Hotline at 800-422-7128 or send an email
todatcphotline@wisconsin.gov.
road is the responsibility of

everyone. Plan ahead, take
your time and be willing to give
another user the right-away, it
will make our roads safer for all
of us.
that supposedly sent the email.

for example, the from: line
in a recent fake fedEx email
noted that the email came from
Brenda and gave an italian
email
address,
not
a fedex.com address.
Shipment emails that lack
specifics about the sender or the
packages supposed contents.
Emails asking you to open an
attachment in order to review an
order. Never open an attachment in an unsolicited or questionable email.
Emails containing threats
that a package will be returned
to the sender and you will be
charged a fee for not responding
to the message.
if you question whether an
email link is legitimate, hover
the mouse over the link (but
dont click it!). At the bottom
of your browser window, you
can view the URL where the
link would actually take you.
Seven hours of live jazz in the city this Friday

it likely did not come from a legitimate business.
Eleven bands. Seven hours of continuous live music. five different venues in Middletons walkable downtown area east and
west of Parmenter Street and south of University Avenue.
And no cover charges.
These are the makings Strollin Middleton, the last of three
jazz mini-fests being presented this year by the Greater Madison
Jazz Consortium. Now in its third year, this popular jazz stroll
series features a staggered performance schedule that makes it easy
for attendees to stroll from venue to venue and sample many different musical styles.
STROLLIN MIDDLETON
Friday, September 2, 2016
5:00 PM Midnight
The Wisconsin Department

of Transportation (WisDOT)
State Patrol warns motorists not
to let the Pokmon craze drive
them crazy. The mobile gaming
app lets players catch Pokmon
in real life and in real time using
a phones GPS and augmented
reality settings. However, this
creates real-world hazards for
users. Wisconsin State Patrol is
reporting drivers distracted by
the popular new gaming app.
Wisconsin alone has already experienced two Pokmon GO-related crashes. Simply, distracted
driving is dangerous driving.
The dangers of distracted
driving, also known as inattentive driving, are not exaggerated
and are a growing threat to
WisDOTs YouTube channel.

WisDOT has also allocated federal funding to support anti-distracted driving efforts of law
enforcement task forces in select counties, and WisDOT will
5:00 8:00 PM: BMO Harris Student Stage (7447

University Avenue @ Parmenter Street)
5:00 PM: Edgewood High School Jazz Combo
6:00 PM: Madison Music Foundry Jazz Combo
7:00 PM: Middleton High School Jazz Combo
The Surreal Books
Sender addresses that dont

match the URL for the company
5:00 7:00 PM: Capital Brewery (7734 Terrace

Avenue)
The Madison Jazz Orchestra
6:00 11:00 PM: Louisiannes (7464 Hubbard Avenue)

6:00 PM: Pianist Johnny Chimes
9:00 PM: Pianist Jim Erickson
7:00 PM: Vocalist Sally De Broux with pianist/percussionist John Becker and bassist Laurie Lang
8:00 PM: The Tom Ryan Orchette performing
Miles Davis Birth of The Cool
9:30 PM Midnight: The Free House Pub (1902
Parmenter Street @ Elmwood Avenue)
9:30 PM: Saxophonist Jon Hoels Trio
DOT warns that Pokmon creates real-world hazards

everyone on the road, says
David Pabst, Director of the
WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety. Last year in Wisconsin, 94 people were killed in
crashes in which at least one
driver was listed as driving inattentively. in addition, 10,615
people were injured in distracted driving crashes in
2015.
WisDOT has been working
on a number of initiatives to
combat distracted driving, including new TV, radio, and online productions that highlight
how distracted driving is entirely preventable. The video
messages, featuring a new
super-villain known as the
Distractor, are available on
6:00 9:00 PM: Middleton Public Library (7425

Hubbard Avenue)
6:00 PM: Antique Nouveau
continue to display messages

warning about the dangers of
distracted driving on electronic
signs on major highways across
Wisconsin.
Wisconsin State Patrol tells
10:30 PM: Bassist John Christensens Atlas Project
Pokmon players to be aware of

their surroundings and challenges them to consider safety
over a high score.
if you must travel longer distances to catch the rarest Pok-
mon, designate a driver or

check out free ride services in
your area. Take safety to the
next level, and join Wisconsin
in keeping Pokmon out of the
drivers seat.
Fun and games at the Middleton Library

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The Middleton Public Librarys Summer Reading Picnic Finale took place August 13. As always, the teen event was full of laughs, games and book-related fun.
Photos contributed
B ACK
TO
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M iDDLETON -C ROSS P LAiNS
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MCPASD expects more than 200 more students
The Middleton-Cross Plains

Area School District is expecting a gain of more than 200 students from a year ago.
Assistant
Superintendent
Sherri Cyra told the Board of
Education at its regular meeting
on Monday, Aug. 22 that enrollment continues to be well ahead
of projections.
The District was 96 students
above projections at the elementary level as of Aug. 22.
There were already 498 students registered for kindergarten.

its the largest kindergarten
class the District has ever had,
she said. Whether thats a trend
or a spike we dont know because we havent seen numbers
like this before.
Numbers continue to be
below projection at the middle
schools. Numbers also declined
at MHS but she said that is be-
cause alternate placement students, such as those that participate in the Gateway to College
program at Madison College,
hadnt been removed in previous reports.
The District is at 6,756 students, which is 209 students
above the Third friday September count from 2015 and 229
above with alternate placement
students added. from a budget
perspective the District is 89
students above the 140-student

increase it projected for budget
purposes, Cyra said.
She also noted the District is
up-to-date on withdrawals,
which likely means enrollment
numbers wont change a lot before the Third friday September
count.
Sauk Trail (31) is now the
school most above projections.
Other schools above projections

include Sunset Ridge (27),
MHS (27) Northside (22), Elm
Lawn (14) and CSCS (2).
Superintendent
George
Mavroulis noted the projections
at the middle school level were
the most challenging because it
is only the third year of having
fifth-graders at both schools.
Growth was very high the past
two years and UW-Madisons

Applied Population Lab predicted even more growth this
year, although the District modified those numbers down.
if you are wondering why
we are so off so much at both
middle schools, it is because we
were flooded with new fifthgraders the first two years, he
said.
From the Superintendent

A warm welcome from George Mavroulis
Dear Middleton-Cross Plains
Area families,
inclusive.
innovative.
inspiring. These are the pillars
that drive our work in the
School District. inclusive
means that our schools are open
to everyone without limits. We
want
every
student and family to feel a
strong connection to our
schools and to see themselves
as part of our school
community. We also want our
schools to be innovative, where
we implement new ideas and
instructional methods to meet
the needs of all of our students.
finally, we want our schools to
be inspiring, leading our
students to make the most of
their educational opportunities
and to carry that with them to
Mavroulis
better their lives.

i am deeply committed to the
success of all of our students.
To that end, we must ensure that
we have appropriate facilities
and resources to support the
learning needs of our students
as we continue to grow. We
must also ensure that learning
serves a valuable purpose and
that students are encouraged to

take ownership of their
learning. finally, we must
ensure that we maintain a
supportive
working
environment
through
meaningful collaboration and
by engaging all families in the
learning process.
i have had the honor of
serving as a Principal and as
Deputy Superintendent in the
School District for the past 24
years. Both of my children are
graduates of the District. This
is my home; my community. i
look forward to serving you in
my role as Superintendent.
Respectfully,
George Mavroulis,
Superintendent
Lots of new faces

Old faces in new places and
new faces as well best describes
some of the administrative
changes in the Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School District this
summer.
George Mavroulis, who has
been with the District since
1991 first as the principal at
Elm Lawn Elementary and then
as the deputy superintendent,
took over as superintendent on
July 1. He replaced Don Johnson, who retired after nine
years.
Mavroulis position was
filled by Sherri Cyra, who has
previously worked as Sauk Trail
principal and director of elementary education.
Rainey Briggs, who most recently was the principal at Horizon Elementary in Sun Prairie,
was named the director of elementary education on July 1.
im really excited to join
MCPASD, he said. They
have entrenched themselves in
the great work of equity, closing
the opportunity gap, and facing
challenges head on. i look forward to meeting and working
alongside everyone as we continue this great work!
Briggs has also served as an
elementary principal in the
Madison Metropolitan School
District, an associate principal
at Sun Prairie High School, and
a teacher in Sun Prairie and
Verona. Briggs has a bachelors
degree from Minnesota StateMankato and a masters degree

from Viterbo. He was named an
outstanding African-American
Educator in 2012.
Raineys experience across
the entire K-12 spectrum gives
him a unique perspective on the
learning process of students,
said Mavroulis, who has known
Briggs since 2007, when he was
working on his masters degree
at Viterbo University and
Mavroulis was one of his professors. i can attest to his keen
intellect and his interpersonal
qualities that make him a true
leader.
Meanwhile, Katrina Krych,
who served as the assistant in-
structional leader at Creekside

Elementary in Sun Prairie the
past two years, is the new principal at West Middleton.
i am beyond excited to join
the Middleton team as principal, Krych said in June. from
the moment i walked into the
building, it felt like home. The
staff have already welcomed me
with open arms and i am looking forward to an amazing year
together.
Middleton High School has
two new administrators. Omar
Rodriguez was named the associate principal for student services, while Matt Ecklund was
named the dean of students for
the White Spruce House.
Photo contributed
The first day of school in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area district is today, Sept. 1.
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T HE 2016-2017 S CHOOL C ALENDAR
Both students and educators are excited about the upcoming year. Look below for important dates throughout the 2016-2017 academic year.
Thursday, Sept. 1
First Day of School

Monday Sept. 5
Friday, Sept. 23
No School Professional Development Day
Nov. 17
Orchestra Concert
Wednesday Nov. 23 to Friday

Nov. 25
No School - Labor Day
Thursday, Oct. 27
Monday Sept. 15
ment Day
November 26
Friday Oct. 28
and 8 pm
Kromrey Back to School night 6-8

pm
September 19-24
MHS Homecoming Week

September 21
6 pm Homecoming Parade 6:30 pm

Spirit Night 7 p.m. Powder Puff
game
No School Professional Develop-
No School
Nov. 10- 12
MHS Fall Play Radium Girls
Monday, Nov. 14
KMS Gr. 7-8 Orchestra Concert

Monday, Nov. 15
GCMS Gr. 7-8 Orchestra Concert
Thanksgiving Break
Holiday Pops Concert PAC 1 pm

November 29-30
MCPASD Bandfest
December 5- 10
Hour of Code events
Friday, Jan. 13
Winter tea
Friday, Dec. 9
GCMS Student Council Dance 3:30

p.m.
Tuesday, Dec 13
GCMS 7 -8 gr. Band Concert

th
th
December14
MHS Band Concert 7:30 pm

December 15
MHS Band Concert 7:30 pm;
Chamber Singers Tour de Middleton

Friday, Dec. 16
Last day before Winter Break

Dec. 17 Jan. 1
Winter Break
Monday, Jan. 2
Classes resume
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Future Freshmen Night PAC 7 pm
Saturday, April 8
Wednesday, May 24
Wed Friday, Jan 18-20
MHS BOPA Spring Supper
No School MLK Jr. Day

MHS Final exams
Monday, Jan 23
Friday, April 14
No School Professional Develop-
No School Teacher Work Day
ment Day
MHS Choral Boosters Country
Thursday Saturday May 4-6
Sunday, Jan. 29
Breakfast 9:30 am 2 pm
Seedfolks 7:30 p.m. PAC
December 9
Monday May 22
Classes resume
PAC
MHS Choral Concert 7:30 pm PAC
Monday, April 3
Monday, Jan. 16
Thursday Saturday, Feb. 2-4
December 8
Monday May 23
Spring Break
December 6
KMS/MHS Choral Concert 7 pm
March 25 April 2
Jazz Caberet at Union South Varsity
Hall 6 pm
MHS Theatre Winter Short Play
Thursday-Saturday Feb. 16-18

MHS Theatre Winter Play Twelfth
Night 7:30 p.m. PAC
Friday, Feb. 17
GCMS Student Council Dance 3:30

p.m.
Monday, Feb. 20
No School Professional Development Day
Saturday March 4
Solo & Ensemble at MHS

Thursday, March 9
HS Collage Concert
Friday, March 17
KMS Spirit Night
Tuesday, March 21
Cardinal Showcase Concert 7:30

p.m. PAC
Friday, March 24
Last day before Spring Break
Photo contributed
MHS Musical Urinetown 7:30 pm

PAC
Tuesday, May 9
MHS Spring Band Concert 7:30
p.m. PAC
Wednesday May10
Spring Band Concert 7:30 p.m. PAC

Monday, May 15
5th/6th grade GCMS Band Concert 6
KMS Spring Choral Concert 7 pm

MHS Music awards 6:30 pm
MHS Academic Awards Night 7:30
p.m. PAC
GMCS 8th grade Kalahari Band Festival 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 25
MHS Spring Choral Concert 7:30

p.m. PAC
Wednesday, May 31
MHS Orchestra Almost Summer

Concert 7:30 p.m. PAC
Monday, May 29
No School - Memorial Day

Sunday, June 4
pm
Graduation Ceremony -
7:30 p.m
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7th/8th grade GCMS Band Concert

Tuesday, May 16
GCMS Orchestra Concert 7 pm

PAC
Wednesday May 17
MHS Scholarship Night 7 p.m. PAC

Friday, May 19
Jazz Tracs 7:30 p.m. PAC

Saturday, May 20
MHS Prom 8-11 p.m.
Alliant Energy Center
Thursday, June 1
MHS Senior Trip
Sports information for incoming

Freshman 7 pm
Thursday, June 8
7th grade Jazz Concert 2:20 p.m.

Friday, June 9
Last Day of School
A new partnership
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District has created

a team of interested residents hoping to help students deal with
sensitive or controversial issues.
The Partnership for Student Support and Success held its first
meeting for more than 2 hours on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the Middleton fire Station. Students, parents, administrators and community members were represented at the meeting.
The Partnership plans to meet at least six times over the next
few months.
Superintendent George Mavroulis attended the meeting. He
also discussed the plans for the group with the Board of Education at its regular meeting on Aug. 8. He had also shared an outline of some ideas to be proactive about helping high school
students with difficult issues at the Board meeting on July 11.
We want all of our students to feel respected and valued in
all situations inside and outside of school, he said.
Mavroulis letter requesting participants was sent to employees and all District families in early August.
it shows we are in the education business and support our
children, he said.
Director of Secondary Education Laura Love, who is serving
on the support group, Other staff members participating are Director of Equity and Student Achievement Percy Brown and
Middleton High School associate principal for student services
Omar Rodriguez.
We see this as a touchstone group, with very diverse viewpoints, Mavroulis said. Thats exactly what we need. We can
use this group for lots of things. We think its really positive,
proactive approach. ... Everyone invited so far has said yes and
is excited to help our students.
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Meet your school board

Area School District Board of
Education consists of nine
citizens
from
specific
geographic areas of the District.
Each member serves a term
of three years and/or until their
successors are elected and
qualified.
Terms are arranged so that
three new seats are open for
election each year. Board
members are selected from
specific geographic areas, but
represent the District as a
whole.
During
elections,
residents vote for candidates in
all areas.
The Board generally meets
the second and fourth Monday
of each month, with the
exception of Monday evenings
that fall on holidays, spring or
winter break, or when it is not
deemed necessary by the Board.
These meetings are usually held
in the District Administrative
Center, 7106 South Ave. ,
Middleton beginning at 7 p.m.
and are open to the public. A

complete meeting schedule is
available on the District
website.
The meetings are also telecast

on the Districts YouTube Channel. Check out the District website for stories about the items
discussed or voted upon after

each meeting. or follow the District on facebook for live updates during the meetings.
Board of education works to balance budget, space and class sizes
The Board of Education

spent both of its regular meetings in August holding lengthy
discussions about the Districts
class size guidelines and lowering class sizes in the future.
A parent who has a thirdgrader at Elm Lawn addressed
the Board at its meeting on Aug.
8 and asked that an extra
teacher be placed at that grade
level there to lower the average
class size.
Sherri Cyra reported at the
meeting on Aug. 22 that she
sent out a survey to other Dane
County districts about their
class sizes. She also developed
a chart showing average class
sizes for grades K-8 since 200910. At the elementary level, the
largest gap between the sevenyear average and the 2016-17
average is at kindergarten where
the average this year is 20.8
compared with an average of
19.2 the past seven years.
She heard from nine area districts about their average at the
elementary level. Most are similar or higher to MCPASD class
sizes. She noted that Mcfarland
puts a cap of 20 students for K2 in the spring but that is only
for open enrollment purposes
and those numbers increase in
the summer as they gain more
students in the community.
Board member Kurt Karbusicky wondered if reducing the
class size guidelines now might
help the success of any referendum questions in the future.
Clerk Annette Ashley feared reducing class sizes when the
number of rooms available is
shrinking at most schools might
cause more issues. Board member Sean Hyland wondered if
reducing class size guidelines
might be impossible to do due
to financial limitations and
space concerns.
We have to be careful we
arent setting a guideline we
cant meet, Hyland said.
The Board expressed interest
in reducing the class size guidelines. They acknowledged there
would be challenges if those
numbers were reduced now but
asked that District families be
asked about class sizes in a survey planned for this winter.
Superintendent
George
Mavroulis said there is no point
in having guidelines if they

arent going to be followed. He
added if class sizes move above
the guidelines the District
would always come to the
Board and ask for additional
teachers.
Every time we add a
teacher, do we have a room to
do it? he said on Aug. 8. And
do we have the funding to do
it?
The current policy was established in 2010 and offers a
range for class sizes depending
on grade. The range for kindergarten and first grade is 17-25
students; grades 2-3 is 20-26

students and grades 4-5 is 22-29
students. Mavroulis said he
cant remember the last time a
kindergarten class in the District
had 25 students. He also said it
has been many years since a
class in grades 4-5 has been
near 29 students.
The classes closest to the top
end of the guidelines in midAugust were Elm Lawn third
grade (23.5 students per section), Northside kindergarten
(24.0) and second grade (24.0),
Sunset Ridge kindergarten
(23.0) and third grade (23.4)
and West Middleton third grade

(23.5).
Mavoulis said the District
has tried other solutions in the
past besides simply hiring more
teachers, including adding
teaching assistants. He noted
the District has combined
grades into a single classroom,
although that wasnt popular
with the families of the older
children. He also said the District has capped enrollment at a
particular school and required
new students to go to a different
school in the District.
He said another challenge is
even if a referendum passes in

2018 more classrooms from the
additional space wont come for
another four years.
Whatever we decide now
we probably have to live with
until 2020, he said.
Cyra noted if the guidelines
were dropped by two students
on the high end that would result in three additional sections
of classes, which would cost the
District about $180,000 in
teacher salaries and benefits.
Based on current enrollment
numbers, the District expects to
have an additional $80,000
more than budgeted.

Mavroulis said his preference
would be to ask the community
what they think and begin discussions in the winter when
budgeting for the 2017-18
school year begins.
Cyra and Mavroulis said reducing class sizes by 1-2 students may not have an impact
on the achievement gap but they
both agreed it can have a profound impact in other ways.
How it feels to be a teacher
in a classroom with 27 vs. 22 is
very different. And how students perceive that can be very
different, she said.
if youre talking about
building a relationship and establishing a culture and an environment, absolutely it matters,
he said. Were not opposed by
any means to reducing class
size. its just the balancing act
of budget, environment and
room space. We have to be careful of all three.
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Connections
Achievement Connections
is a math tutoring program focused on building relationships
and tutoring one-on-one with
students who are 9th graders in
Algebra and 10th graders in
Geometry at Middleton High
School. As a volunteer tutor
with Achievement Connections,
you will be assigned to your
own student and tutor that student twice a week with each
session being between 40 to 50
minutes.
if you are interested in helping a student be successful in
their math class, please reach
out to achievementconnections.mhs@gmail.comfor more
information.
Facilities...
Many of the Districts
facilities are authorized by
District administration for use
by school, community, public
and civic groups.
These
facilities
include
sports
facilities, conference rooms,
labs and kitchens, as well as the
Districts Performing Arts
Center and indoor Pool. Use
must meet established facility
use criteria, and may not
conflict
with
regularly
scheduled programs of the
school or facility.
See Rental of facilities,
located under for Community
our
website
on
www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us
To rent space at one of the
District facilities, please click
on facilities Calendar, and click

on Requester at the top of the
page. You can sign up to be a
facilities Requester.
for more information, please
contact Yvonne Vils, facilities
Program Coordinator 608-8292362
if you wish to rent the pool,
contact Katie Molloy, Aquatics
Director, 608-829-9863. You
can find more information
about the pool on the indoor
pool section on the web.
if you are interested in
renting the Performing Arts
Center, follow instructions on
the PAC Rental page. You can
find more information about the
PAC on the Performing Arts
Center section on the web.
Schools in Middleton-Cross Plains are a hub for academics, athletics and the arts.
Photos contributed
Education Foundation
The MCPASD Education
foundation waslaunchedin the
summer of 2011 to raisefunds
toaugment programs and activities currently provided by the
District, and to keep ourlocal
community informed on the
strengths, challenges and needs
of its schools. Our goal is to
provide inspiring experiences
for our students now, and for
decades to come, through
teacher innovation grants, student scholarships and a growing
endowment. We seek to accelerate all Middleton students, as
part of the Districts next steps
on its journey of excellence.
For more information, contact:

Perry Hibner, MCPASD
Education Foundation Executive Director
(608) 829-9014
phibner@mcpasd.k12.wi.us
Thanks to our generous

donors, they have raised over
$250,000 to date.
Thanks to generous donors,
the foundation awarded its first
innovation
grants
in2013. Since that time, over
50 grants have been awarded,
totaling more than $30,000.
Multiple grants have been
awarded at each school in our

District. The teachers receiving
the grants are surprised with the
news during our bus tour, which
includes members of the Middleton High School Marching
Band performing On Wisconsin, and a presentation in their
classrooms.
all areas, she said.

Mavroulis noted that present
enrollment at the elementary
schools ranges from 294-463,
while the middle schools are between 1,000 and 1,125. Sunset
Ridge held about 550 students
before fifth-graders moved to
the middle schools, while
Kromrey has capacity for 1,200
students.
The School Board spent a
few minutes discussing whether
to involve a design or construction firm in the process over the
next few months. Ames said
most districts look for an architect in the front end so they
have an idea what a project
might cost. Another advantage

is the firm hears all the thoughts
the committee has, which can
help with the design.
Mavroulis said Bray Architects and J.H. findorff & Son
were very involved with the
committee last time. They were
the companies used for the middle school buidling projects.
They can provide actual
numbers right out of the gate,
he said.
The Board asked that examples of requests for proposals be
brought to the finance Committee with the goal of having
those businesses participate
later this fall.
Growth prompts district to move forward with planning committee

Area School District is moving
forward with a facility planning
committee due to continued enrollment growth to make sure
facilities and resources meet the
needs of all students and staff.
The Board of Education discussed a facility planning committee multiple times over the
summer, including spending an
hour in a work session on Aug.
22 identifying the charge and
parameters to place on the committee.
The facility planning committees first meeting will be
Sept. 8.
Superintendent
George
Mavroulis opened the work session by sharing items not included in the regular meeting
expanded agenda. He noted
how the last community survey
offered by the District was done
by School Perceptions in June
2008. The survey included
questions about communications and budget priority planning.
Six pages were also devoted
to gauging community support
for facility planning, including
timing for potential projects,

how much to spend and how big
schools should be. School Perceptions president Bill foster
told Mavroulis that he was impressed that about 1,000 residents took the survey. District
residents were sent a postcard
with directions about accessing
the survey the last time.
Mavroulis said he would like
to do another survey of the
community this winter. Board
president Bob Green noted 4-5
districts spoke about doing a
survey at a recent Wisconsin
Association of School Boards
session. Officials from those
districts indicated it was a great
way to inform community
members and also found out the
survey results mirrored election
results.
its a great tool that we
should consider using, Green
said.
Mavroulis then shared a possible timeline. He believes
working backwards from a possible referendum date makes the
most sense. Based on the facility needs of the District, he believes waiting until 2020 isnt
feasible so he suggested any

referendum questions be placed
on the ballot in April or November 2018.
He shared a document that
details the success rate of referendum in the state since 2000.
it was noted the best success
rates are in November and the
next best rates are in April.
Board member Annette Ashley
noted the failed 2009 referendum was in the spring and the
successful 2012 referendum
was in the fall. She believes an
April election can be challenging because of weather issues
and spring break. She also said
there are plenty of events in
District schools in the fall to
help inform families.
Mavroulis said 61 residents
filled out an application to serve
on the facility planning committee.
Board members suggested
possible additions to the committee along with a representative from the Chamber of
Commerce in Middleton and
Cross Plains. Mavroulis indicated additions were possible
but recommended a maximum
of 20 members.
We had an amazing, incredible response to serve on the facility planning committee, he
said.
Mavroulis reminded the
Board that the District owns
property at Pope farms Conservancy, where another school
could be built. Two previous
failed referendums included
questions about building a
school on the site. He also noted
such a school might result in redrawing boundary lines and
also that if the District goes to
three middle schools or seven
elementary schools it may be
necessary to split up elementary
school students once they reach
middle school by assigning
them based on neighborhood.
Business Services Director
Ames said forecasts indicate the
District will see its most growth
at Park and West Middleton but
that there is also homowner
turnover in the Elm Lawn and
Northside attendance areas,
which is why their enrollment
continues to increase.
its not just one isolated
area. We are seeing growth in
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Middleton wins Instant Classic
MHS hold off Sun Prairie

in four overtime thriller
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The Middleton and Sun

Prairie football programs have
a long and storied history of
memorable games.
Ryan Oliversen made the
play of the 1990s inside
Middleton football when he
hauled in a fourth down, gamewinning touchdown catch
against Sun Prairie in the 1999
playoffs.
Sun Prairie came to
Middleton in the postseason a
year ago as a substantial underdog, then proceeded to post a
stunning upset.
And these two programs,
which have largely dominated
the Big Eight Conference over
the past two decades, had gone
12-12 against each other in
their last 24 meetings.
But nothing in this battle of
titans compared to what took
place at Middleton High
Schools Brietenbach Stadium
last friday.
Middleton rallied from three
different deficits, got heroic
efforts from a handful of players, and upended Sun Prairie,
37-31, in a four-overtime, 3 1/2
hour marathon.
it was the longest game in
the history of Middleton football.
it was an incredible game,

said
Middleton
quarterback/cornerback C.J.
fermanich, who helped his
team improve to 2-0 on the
young season. Were all pretty
tired.
Senior wideout Myron
Ashford, who caught eight
passes for 116 yards and had a
critical touchdown in the first
overtime, agreed.
That was really fun. Really
fun, Ashford said. Hats off to
Sun Prairie. They were really,
really good. We just made one
or two more plays.
Middleton put the final
stake in Sun Prairie when junior running back Dion Huff had
a 4-yard touchdown run in the
fourth overtime and MHS
defense held.
Sun Prairie appeared to
counter with a tying score
when junior running back
Draven Peeples ripped off a 20yard touchdown run. But Sun
Prairie was called for holding
on that play, then flagged for
another holding call two plays
later.
That set up a fourth-and-14
for Sun Prairie from its own
29-yard line. Middleton rushed
just three, but defensive end
Nate Helbach who was a
force all night along with felFOOTBALL, page 24
Boys spikers
simply reload
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton football coach Tim Simon and his Cardinals edged Sun Prairie in four overtimes last Friday.
Middleton will
aim high again
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Andrew LePage and Middletons boys volleyball team began their new season Wednesday.
File photo
They dont rebuild inside

Middletons boys volleyball
program.
They reload.
its led to nine Big Eight
Conference championships in
the last 10 years and seven
trips to state since 2006.
A few months back, though,
Cardinals head coach Ben
White wasnt sure hed be
reloading in 2016.
ill be honest there was a
point during the summer when
i thought of this as a rebuilding
year, but its not, White said.
its a reloading. We have a
great core of players.
Middleton lost eight players
from a team that won the Big
Eight and qualified for the
state tournament. But the
Cardinals should be loaded for

bear again.
Middleton brings back a
handful of players that were
vital cogs a year ago. And the
Cardinals have a solid group of
newcomers ready to make their
mark.
A few months back, White
wasnt sure that would be
enough to maintain dominance
in the improving-Big Eight.
But after seeing his team practice the last 10 days, White is
more optimistic than ever.
Junior libero Thomas
Robson, a first-team all-Big
Eight player last season, will
be one of Middletons leaders.
Since 2004, no one in the
Cardinals program has more
career digs than Robson and
he still has two years left.
And he continues to
improve, White said. He is
becoming more vocal on and
off the court and his confidence is at a higher level. This
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Boys XC team gunning for the top

Jack Rader (left), Gus Newcomb (right) and Middletons boys cross country teams begin a season of great expectations on Saturday.
Cardinals think
state title is
possible in 2016
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Theyve been trending

upwards for years now.
A 15th place finish in 2013.
A sixth place showing in 2014
and a fourth place finish last
year.
Middletons boys cross
country team has been on the
rise for years now. And perhaps 2016 will be the
Cardinals best year yet.
This year if we can keep
healthy throughout the whole
year, i think it could be a very
special
season,
said
Middleton first-year coach
Brian finnel, whose team
begins its season at the Verona
invite Saturday. its been
quite the progression with
these guys. Ultimately, the
team obviously knows this

could be the year to take home
some hardware by placing
second or even winning the
state title something that
hasnt happened for the
Middleton boys since 1992.
Obviously, we will see
how the season unfolds and
we should have a better idea
in the near future where we
realistically stack. if we stay
healthy, i truly think its possible.
Middleton returns five of
its top seven runners from the
group that finished fourth at
state.
Senior Gus Newcomb will
lead the Cardinals. Newcomb
finished fifth at the state cross
country meet last year, then
had a sensational track and
field season.
Now,
finnel
expects
Newcombs final cross country season to be his best.
This is by far the most
aerobically fit i have seen
Gus, finnel said. We will
look to sharpen up as the season progresses, but hes got a

great summer base.
i feel this summer Gus has
hit another level. Hes put
himself in position to have a
great season and im very
excited to see how his training
pays off.
Junior Jack Rader was 39th
at state last year, then placed
seventh in the 3,200 meter run
at the state track and field
meet. Now, he should once
again be poised for a terrific
cross country season.
i expect him to be at the
top of the state rankings as
well individually, finnel
said. Those two (Newcomb
and Rader) could be a tough
1-2 punch for teams to counter. i think both can be top 10
in the state and i know they
want to be as well.
Junior Sam Jaeger, and
sophomores Caleb Easton and
Michael Madoch all return
from last years state team, as
well. Senior Ryan Madoch,
who anchored the teams

4x800 at the state track meet,
should also add to the
Cardinals firepower.
i think these guys are
ready for a big jump as we
refer to it in running, finnel
said. They all have put in a
great deal of time and mileage
this summer. its going to pay
off for everyone in the end.
Sophomores
Vince
Joswiak, Ben Peterson, and
frank Thornton, junior John
Jones, and seniors Colin
Hogendorn
and
Quinn
Peirstroff all return from last
years team and could make
their way to varsity this season.
freshman Julian Engle and
Zachary Leffel also impressed
at the Cardinals team
trials last week. finnel said
that freshman Egan Johnson,
Jackson LeRoy, and Alec
inman could also make an
impact.
in addition, seniors Seamus
McWilliams
and
Noah
Roberson could make an

impact. McWilliams transferred from Michigan last
winter, while Roberson joined
the cross country program
after competing in football the
last three years.
Right now we are quite
young, but talented, finnel
said. Nearly half of the team
is freshman, which hopefully
makes the outlook very bright
for continued success for the
program. The young guns just
need to realize how much
summer runs and being aerobically active helps and adds
up over time. As a coaching
staff, we will definitely continue to stress that over the
season for the future.
The team has several talented and quite hard working
individuals, but we will look
to fill in and bridge the gaps
between some of our top guys
and the next few groups of
guys. Since the team is so
young and rather inexperienced, we have focused more
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on the basics this early season.

We have spent a good deal
of time teaching so far. This
has comprised of many small
group lectures and drills. This
way we can connect with the
team better and correct form
quickly in drills.
Madison La follette is the
defending conference champions and finished second at
state. The Lancers will be a
force again, but finnel
believes his team can take
control of the league and
perhaps the state.
Not only do we want to
win conference, but qualify
for state and give ourselves
the opportunity to get on the
podium, finnel said. im
just very excited to have the
opportunity to coach these
guys and i know its going to
be a fun season with a lot of
intrigue at all levels.
MHS girls
cross country
team aims to
remain elite
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The head coach is new.

Many of the athletes are different.
But the goals will stay the
same for Middletons girls
cross country team this fall.
The Cardinals have been
one of the states elite programs for years. Now, under
the leadership of Alexa
Richardson, Middleton expects
to remain one of the teams to
beat not only in the Big
Eight Conference, but throughout the state.
i told the girls after the
time trials that we could be
dangerous this year, said
Richardson, whose team begins
its season Saturday at the
Verona invitational. i admit, i
had expected Middleton to
have many girls with potential,
primarily because of the size of
the school.
But i am pleasantly surprised at the amount of work all
of the girls put in over the summer. i am excited to see where
we end up at the end of the
year. i dont think the girls realize how fit and talented they
really are.
Middleton reached the state
tournament every year from
2011-13, then failed to qualify
for state the past two seasons.
But Richardson hopes to get
the Cardinals back on track in
her rookie season.
Richardson (whose maiden
name was Renstrom) was a
standout in both cross country
and track and field at La Crosse
Central. Her greatest accomplishment came in 2006, when
she finished seventh at the state
cross country meet.

Richardson then ran at UWMadison, where she competed
at the Big Ten Conference meet
and ran at nationals. She later
was an assistant track and field
coach at Lodi High School and
Middle School, before landing
the Middleton job in May.
Considering
this
is
Richardsons first head coaching job, she admits her coaching style will be a work in
progress.
As a coach myself, i strive
to be easily approachable, well
rounded, knowledgeable, fun,
and easy-going, she said. i
believe building strong relationships with your athletes
helps with trust, and therefore
ultimately builds success.
Middleton will be led by
junior Charlotte Sue, who finished fifth at sectionals last
season and 72nd at state. With
another year of experience and
growth, Sue could be ready to
make a major splash.
Charlotte will be the top
returner and surely a dangerous
competitor,
Richardson said.
Junior Erika Rader was
Middletons No. 3 runner at
sectionals last year and seems
poised to take a major step forward.
Erika has proven herself
time and time again,
Richardson said. Erikas hard
work and persistence has given
her the opportunity to run with
the best.
Not only does Erika shine
through her hard work, she has
the experience, as she is one of
the top returners from the 2015
season. i look forward to seeing Erika make great strides
this year and next.
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Charlotte Sue will be among the leaders on Middletons girls cross country team this season.
Junior Natalie Asmus was a

multi-sport athlete in recent
seasons. This year, Asmus is
concentrating solely on cross
country and has been an early
season standout.
Seniors Maya Gibson,
Madeline Ace and Morgan
Eder all have experience and
seem ready to produce big final
seasons, as well.
All three have run against
the best and now it is their turn
to be the best, Richardson
said. i am excited for their
year.
Junior iris Ohlrogge was
Middletons No. 5 runner at
sectionals last year and has

impressed the new coaching
staff.
iris is already proving to be
a key piece to this teams success, Richardson said. As
one of the top returners from
the 2015 season, iris has
already proven that she can
take whatever the coaches
throw at her.
Middleton has a gifted
group of newcomers, as well,
led by Shea Ruhly, Elizabeth
Engle, Maeve Gonter and
Charlotte Buck.
We have a whole flock of
talented freshman and new-
comers this year, Richardson

said. i am amazed at how all
of these girls are quickly adapting from middle school cross
country to high school cross
country.i am so excited to see
these girls blossom throughout
this season and seasons to
come.
Richardson believes she has
a group that can compete with
the best. And she cant wait to
see how the 2016 Cardinals
shape up.
i want to see this team
grow as a whole, Richardson
said. i am trying to include
quite a bit more team bonding
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this year than in years past,

hoping this will keep the
excitement going throughout
the team. i want the whole
team to have fun together, compete together, and grow together.
i want this year to be
everyones best cross country
year. Whether that means
fastest or most fun, that is what
i am here to do. Qualifying for
state is always a goal, but we
wont get there if i cant bring
out everyones potential.
Miles, MHS golfers enjoy memorable day

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Middleton wins
Crusade Fore A Cure
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The Crusade fore a Cure

has always been an important
meet for Middletons girls golf
team.
This year, theres a greater
significance than ever.
Middleton senior Morgan
Miles found out shortly before
the year that her mother, Rae,
had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time.
The Crusade fore A Cure,
hosted by Madison Edgewood
at Maple Bluff, raises money
for cancer research. So
Mondays event was an
extremely emotional one for
Miles, her family, and all of the
Cardinals.
The fact Middleton the
No. 1 ranked team in the state
won the 19-team event
made the day even sweeter.
i told the girls that if they
had a bad shot out there, not to
get discouraged, but to think
about what they were out there
for, Middleton coach Becky
Halverson said. it wasnt
about winning a tournament, it
was about coming together as a
team and as a community to
raise awareness for breast cancer research. im so proud of
our entire team.
The Cardinals shot a 331
and ran away with the team
title. Milton (344), franklin
(348), Green Bay Notre Dame
(386) and Oregon (388) rounded out the top five.
Middleton senior Alexis
Thomas continued her brilliant
season, finishing second individually with a 78. Thomas
shot a 40 on the front nine, then
settled in with a 38 on the back.
Junior Payton Hodson was
fourth overall with an 81, and
Morgan Miles had a terrific
day, tying for fifth individually
with an 83.
Middleton also got a lift
from senior Lindsey Callahan,
who tied for 12th individually
with an 89.
GCAW Girls Golf

Coaches Poll
1. Middleton
2. Arrowhead
3. Milton
4. Kettle Moraine
5. Racine Prairie
6. franklin
7. Homestead
8. Onalaska
9. Brookfield Central
10. Eau Claire Memorial
Honorable Mention:
Beaver Dam, Green Bay
Notre Dame, Stevens Point,
Hayward,
Waunakee,
Oregon,
Stoughton,
Chippewa falls.
in all, the Cardinals raised
more than $5,000 for the Susan
G. Komen foundation. And
overall, the event raised more
than $17,000 for cancer
research.
im so proud of our entire
team, Halverson said. The
win was just an added bonus.
Our scores are generally
higher at Maple Bluff, but they
were lower than theyd been in
the past, which i was pleased
with. The girls had some fun
out there and enjoyed the
course.
The Cardinals also rolled
past Janesville Craig and
Madison East in a triangular
held at Pleasant View last
Thursday.
Middleton shot a 331-team
score, while Craig posted a
412, while the Purgolders
didnt have enough golfers to
qualify as a team.
Thomas carded an even-par
72. Both Miles and Kate Meier
fired 85s and Hodson shot an
89.
On deck: Middleton faced
Madison West and Janesville
Parker in a triangular at Odana
Hills Wednesday, then is off
until Sept. 7 when it competes
at the Morgan Stanley Shootout
held at University Ridge Golf
Course.
Middleton senior golfer Morgan Miles shined at the Crusade Fore A Cure on Monday.
Girls spikers third

at Cobleigh Invite
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons girls volleyball team finished third at the

Cobleigh invitational held at
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
High School last Saturday. it
marked the second straight
year the Cardinals finished
third at this invite.
it was a good performance
overall, Middleton coach
franco Marcos said. We finished third again this year and
we are younger.it was a good
test for us.
Medford
defeated
Middleton to start the day, 2513, 25-14.
Lily
Welti,
Jennifer
McGinnis
and
Mimi
McMurray all had two kills
for the Cardinals, while
Swimmers open
with a splash
File photo
Ashley Aegerter and Middletons girls swimming team toppled Sun Prairie last Friday.
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton girls swimming

team defeated Sun Prairie, 10268, in its season-opener last
friday.
This was a nice first meet
for us, Cardinals coach
Lauren Cabalka said. Sun
Prairie is a solid team with
some of the states best swimmers, so we wanted to use that
as an opportunity to ground
ourselves in our goals as a team
and have a chance to locate
areas of strength and areas for
improvement.
Middleton
freshman
Gabriela Pierobon Mays won
the 50 freestyle (24.71) and the
100
backstroke
(57.72).
Sophomore Hannah Aegerter
won the 200 individual medley
(2:13.01), sophomore Cora
Mack won the 100 freestyle
(53.95) and freshman Alex
Anagnostopoulous captured
the 100 breaststroke (1:10.03).
Middleton also won all three
relays.
MHS
OUNDUP
The quartet of junior Chiara

Pierobon Mays, sophomore
Emily Keebler, Gabriela
Pierobon Mays and sophomore
Makenna Licking won the 100
medley relay (1:50.24).
Middletons 200 freestyle
relay team of Mack, Licking,
junior Caroline Hippen and
Aegerter was first in (1:39.66).
And the
400 freestyle relay team of
Aegerter, Hippen, Gabriela
Pierobon Mays and Mack was
first (3:38.34).
The girls threw down some
really great races and times to
open the season with and i was
very proud of the way our relay
teams performed, Cabalka
said. Our freshmen were
incredibly poised and our
upperclassmen did a nice job of
leading the way.
We were able to find some
areas to improve on mostly

the small race elements and
technical flaws and came
back on Saturday morning to
focus in on those.That will be
our goal this week. Build on
the strengths and tighten up the
flaws.
Girls tennis: Middletons
girls tennis team defeated Sun
Prairie, 4-3, last Tuesday.
Senior Elizabeth Boettinger
notched a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 win at
No. 3 singles. Middleton also
swept the three doubles matches.
Maddie Clark and Ally
Hujanen rolled to a 6-0, 6-3
win at No. 1 doubles. At No. 2,
Jessica Wang and Shanna
Wiegand posted a 6-4, 6-2 win.
And at No. 3, Jada Thomas and
Jessica Pientka rolled to a 6-4,
6-2 win.
Middleton was at Janesville
Craig Tuesday, travels to
Madison West Thursday at 4
p.m., then competes at the
Stoughton
invitational
Saturday starting at 9 a.m.
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Ashley Harris had 10 assists.

We started the morning
very slow against a team that
already had four matches in,
Marcos said.
Middleton then defeated
Colby, 25-12, 25-11.
Welti had two aces, nine
kills and eight digs, while
McGinnis, Jordan Gundrum
and Harris had two aces.
Maddie Dagitz and Harris
both added eight assists.
The Cardinals then closed
out pool play with a 25-19,
25-15 win over Laconia. Welti
had four aces and four kills,
while Dagitz had 10 assists.
in the semifinals, fox
Valley Lutheran defeated the
Cardinals, 25-18, 25-14.
McGinnis had six kills for
Middleton, while Welti had
four kills and four digs and
McMurray added 10 assists.

Middleton then defeated
Abbotsford, 25-22, 25-21, in
the third place match. Welti
had nine kills, Reagan
Thomas had three aces and
Jordan Gundrum added two
aces. Both Cami Spellman
and Hanah flottmeyer had
five kills, while McMurray
had nine assists and Harris
had eight assists.
On deck: Middleton will
be at the Germantown
invitational Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m.
These early tournaments
will help us prepare for the
Big Eight season where we
will be facing the top teams
during the first two weeks of
the season, Marcos said.
Soccer Cards
roll in opener
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Middleton
routs Neenah
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
its a season of great

expectations for Middletons
boys soccer team.
And the Cardinals showed
exactly why with a 6-0 win
over host Neenah in their season-opener last Tuesday.
Middleton senior forward
Bradan Allen, a first-team allstate player last year, led the
way with three goals. Junior
midfielders Derek Waleffe
and Derek Vandermause, and
WSCA Boys Soccer

Coaches Poll
1. Marquette
2. Arrowhead
3. Hudson
4. Middleton
5. Sun Prairie
Honorable Mention:
Green Bay Preble, Verona,
D.C. Everest, Menomonee
falls.
senior midfielder Ryan Peyton

also scored for the Cardinals.
Great to see a result like
this against an annual powerhouse in soccer, Middleton
coach Ben Kollasch said.
Waleffe started the season
in style, scoring just 26 seconds into the game.
He took the ball away
after Neenah started the game
and he beat a defender and
shot it in the far netting,
Kollasch said.
Allen scored in the 15th
and 22nd minute to give
Middleton a 3-0 lead. Peyton
then scored on an assist from
Vandermause with just 10 seconds left in the first half to
give the Cardinals a commanding 4-0 advantage.
Vandermause and Allen
both scored in the second half,
as the Cardinals cruised to
victory.
in the second half the outcome was never in doubt,
Kollasch said. Most of our
starters were returners form
last year.
Veteran defender Max
Raisleger anchored the back
line with Noah Pollard and
Taylor Schleuter and newcomer Andrew Lund. That
James Handel and Middletons boys soccer team have jumped to No. 4 in the latest coaches poll.
defensive line along with
goalkeepers Brendon Martin
and Cole Sampson earned

their first shutout of the year.
On deck: The Cardinals

are now off until Sept. 6,
File photo
when they travel to Madison

Memorial at 7 p.m.
We are focused on starting
off the conference schedule
well, Kollasch said.
SPIKERS
team will win by defense

this year, not offense and well
be led by Thomas.
Senior outside hitter Cole
Spitler also seems poised for a
big year. Spitler was an honorable mention all-conference
middle blocker last year when
he filled in for an injured
Jordan futch. After a big offseason and a move back to his
most natural position, Spitler
could have a huge final season.
Last year was supposed to
be a learning year for Cole, but
he was thrown into the fire and
we got a lot out of him, White
said. This year he will be
counted on to be our top option
on offense.
The loss at state left a bad
taste in Coles mouth and no
person in my 21 years in the
program has worked harder in
the offseason to transform
himself. Cole is an athlete and
will be a force. He might even
surprise himself as to what he
can accomplish this year.
Junior
setter
Andrew
LePage was a second-team allconference player last year and
should be even better this fall.
Last year Andrew stepped
up as a sophomore on the varsity squad and shared setting
duties before taking over the
role at the end of the season,
White said. Andrew has a lot
of valuable experience and has
the trust of his teammates. He
knows the game and can run a
solid offense for us. Well also
need his serve to help keep the
other team out of system.
Senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Ben Miller is a
versatile player who will play a
key role.
Ben has a lot of experience
in the back row, White said.
He and Thomas have great
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chemistry and can read each

other very well. Due to Bens
ability to play multiple positions we have a great flexibility on the team and Ben can
help us in many ways.
Senior outside hitter Louis
Hinshaw was a key reserve last
year who will take on a more
prominent role this season.
Louis provides us with a
little bit bigger block and will
need another person on the
court to take some of the load
off of Cole, White said.
There are several newcomers White expects to contribute
right away.
Junior Brian Vergenz will
step into one of the vacancies
at middle hitter.
With Cole moving to the
outside, we are going to need
two middles to step up and be
forces both offensively and
defensively, White said.
Brian has shown he can be
that player in practice and
well have to see what he can
do once we start playing for
real. He just needs playing
time and experience going
against fast offenses that he
hasnt seen yet.
Sophomore outside hitter
Eagan Peters-Michaud is raw,
but one of the Cardinals top
athletes.
This summer he made a
national team for his age group
and got great experience,
White said of Peters-Michaud.
Much like Brian, Eagan has
the ability. He just needs to
play against other teams to see
how fast the game can go at the
much higher level.
The Big Eight, a league the
Cardinals have dominated for a
decade
now,
is
much
improved. Madison Memorial,
Madison La follette and fort
Ben White has turned Middletons volleyball team into one of the states elite programs.
Atkinson all could challenge

for conference supremacy.
But Middleton is still
Middleton. And White takes
great pride in what his program
has done and plans to do in
2016.
What i am most proud of is
the culture we have created in
the gym, White said. The

older players and alumni take
great pride in what we have
accomplished. The players create the expectations in the gym
and off the court, its my job to
guide the team in the right
direction. i know many programs in the area and state
look up to us.
We have no question mark
at libero, we know who our
outside is, we believe we can
win with defense. These guys
are a cohesive unit and we
have just started.
We have to build trust and
get experience. i know confer-
File photo
ence and our sectional will be

tougher than it has been in
years. This will be different for
us this year, being tested night
in and night out. i think we
will be ready for the challenge.
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FOOTBALL
low end Max Elliott pressured Sun Prairie quarterback

Nathan florek to throw incomplete.
finally, after 133 plays,
Middleton could exhale.
ive never seen a fourovertime game, Middleton
coach Tim Simon said. ive
seen a triple overtime game,
but not four.
Sun Prairie is an excellent
team. We feel fortunate to
come out on top.
With good reason, as there
several moments in the overtimes where the outcome hung
in the balance.
Sun Prairie scored on the
first play of the first overtime
when wideout Nate Verstegen
beat fermanich and florek
tossed a 25-yard touchdown
pass for a 24-17 lead.
Middleton quickly faced a
fourth-and-goal from the 10.
With the game on the line,
though, fermanich answered
with a perfect fade pass to the
left corner of the endzone that
Ashford went up and caught to
tie the game, 24-24.
it was a fade call and C.J.
just said, Myron, you make
the play, said Ashford, who
set career-highs in receptions
and yards. And i said, C.J.,
lets go. Weve got this.
Middleton took a 31-24 lead
in the second overtime when
Huff had a 4-yard touchdown
run behind what MHS calls its
Animal package. Middleton
moves 270-pound left tackle
Jarrett Horst to the right side to
team with guard Kayden Lyles
(6-3, 320) and tackle Seth
Craker (6-4, 243).
That trio combines for 833
pounds of beef, and Huff followed the beefy threesome into
the endzone to give Middleton
momentary control.
its man on man, Simon
said of the Animal package.
Youre just pushing a blocking sled and theyve got
everybody in the box. Weve
just got to try and get them
blocked.
Peeples answered with a 16yard touchdown run on fourthand-1 that tied the game, 3131, and forced a third overtime.
Both teams failed to score in
the third OT, then Middleton
survived the fourth extra peri-
od.
fermanich had a huge 2yard run on fourth-and-1 from
the 6-yard line to keep the
game-winning drive alive. And
one play later, Huff again
plowed in off the right side as
Middleton
employed
its
Animal package.
Middletons try for two
points something both
teams are required to do after
three overtimes failed. But
two holding penalties and
Helbachs fourth down pressure put an end to Sun
Prairies night.
We just never gave up,
fermanich said. There were a
lot of times where it didnt look
great, but we kept fighting.
Thats for sure.
Sun Prairie dominated the
first
half,
outgaining
Middleton, 180-73, and taking
a 7-3 lead to the break.
in the first half, we didnt
make a lot of plays, Simon
said.
Middleton got a lift from
junior quarterback Davis
Roquet,
who
replaced
fermanich early in the third
quarter.
Late in the period, Roquet
and Ashford hooked up for a
39-yard reception to the Sun
Prairie 15. And five plays later,
Huff scored the first of his
three touchdown to give
Middleton a 10-7 lead with
10:53 left in the game.
Sun Prairie answered,
though, midway through the
fourth when Roquet was
sacked and lost a fumble on the
Middleton 18-yard line. Three
plays later, florek and
Verstegen hooked up on a 4yard touchdown and Sun
Prairie reclaimed a 14-10 lead
with 5:32 left.
fermanich then made one of
the plays of the night when he
returned the ensuing kickoff 91
yards for a touchdown that
gave Middleton a 17-14 lead.
i wasnt sure theyd kick it
to me, said fermanich, an allconference return man in 2015.
But i was glad they did. We
needed a big play.
Sun Prairie forced overtime
when junior Alex Oakley
drilled a 33-yard field goal
with 59 seconds left. And that
set the stage for the memorable
C.J. Fermanich had a big night as Middleton edged Sun

Prairie, 37-31, in four overtimes last Friday.
dramatics that followed.

We kept telling our guys,
Just keep fighting through,
fighting through, Simon said.
Theyre going to make their
plays. Theyre a good football
team.
We feel fortunate to come
out on top. We got some things
going in the second half and the
overtimes and we played a lot
better. But that was a battle.
Perhaps the most memorable battle in this sensational
rivalry. And one that will be
talked about for years to come.
Aug. 26
Middleton 37, Sun Prairie 31 (4 OTs)
Sun Prairie .. 7 0 0 10 7 7 0 0 31
Middleton .... 3 0 0 14 7 7 0 6 37
M fG Polecek 22
SP Jenkins 56 pass from florek
(Oakley kick)
M Huff 1 run (Polecek kick)
SP Verstegen 4 pass from florek
(Oakley kick)
M fermanich 91 kickoff return
(Polecek kick)
SP fG Oakley 33
SP Verstegen 25 pass from florek
(Oakley kick)
M Ashford Jr. 10 pass from
fermanich (Polecek kick)
M Huff 4 run (Polecek kick)
SP Peeples 16 run (Oakley kick)
M Huff 4 run (run failed)
TEAM STATISTICS
first downs SP 10, M 13.
Rushing (Att.-Yds.) SP 37-72, M 41141. Passing yards SP 268, M 189.
Passes (Comp.-Att.-int.) SP 16-27-0,
M 17-28-0. fumbles-lost SP 0-0, M
1-1.Penalties-yards SP 6-50, M 7-55.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: SP, Taylor 23-50. M, Huff
28-99.
Passing: SP, florek 13-20-0-210. M,
Roquet 8-12-0-116.
Receiving: SP, Jenkins 4-92. M,
Ashford Jr. 8-116.

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VOL. 124, NO.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Good Neighbor fun!

Photo by Jeff Martin

The Town of Middleton has

The drums (and

See RECORDS, page 7

Learn about the soundtrack to

Doug Bradley is a Madison

Photo by Ruth Bachmeier

records that are collected or

See VIETNAM, page 6

Authors Doug Bradley and

G OOD N EiGHBOR f ESTiVAL

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Photos by Jeff Martin

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G OOD N EiGHBOR f ESTiVAL

Things can get a little corny, at times.

The 2016 Good Neighbor Fest President, Adam Warriner.

Bagpipes always lend a festive sound to the parade.

The carnival grounds were open Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Photos by Jeff Martin

Al Dachach, Nida M, 40,

C iTY C OURT R EPORT

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serve St, Stevens Point, Wi

Hawks Nest Dr, Verona, Wi

MOM gives back-to-school supplies to 600 kids

On Thursday, August 25 and friday, August 26,

will be entering, said Judy Kujoth, case manager

children, ran in conjunction with a clothing and

that MOM is working to keep families in stable

Gildas Club founder Gene Wilder remembered

Young frankenstein. What many of his

Today, Gildas Clubs across the

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

had never met.

continued from page 1

make their presentation at the

if we just asked them about

Native Garden Tour

Editors note: Although not

Middletonian. Currently his

Seclusion and restraint

Training credited with keeping numbers in local schools low

School board members last

represent the town and town

of seclusion or restraint used in

out there, Voss said of the allegation.

system as much as possible.

Tom [Voss]s answer is the

level. He said the district received their first request this

that primarily fall within the

Do we have training for

under Wis. Stat. s. 19.35(1)(a).

classroom during the entire

continued from page 1

that may have an adverse effect

Local schools again fare well on ACT

for the fifth straight year,