The NOW (News of Walden) Walden III Middle & High School
Racine, Wisconsin
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CONGRATULATIONS

PTA Council Awards

Walden senior Tim Schluechtermann was awarded a $1,000 scholarship at the PTA Council scholarship banquet on April 28. Best wishes for a successful college career from the PTSA!

Our congratulations also go to Tom Rutkowski, Walden PTSA's Citizen of the Year. In addition, we were so pleased to see Jackie Ahrens, a Walden parent, honored as the Stephen Bull Fine Arts Citizen of the Year. Congratulations to everyone!

Tim Schluechtermann with his mother and grandmother

SCHOOL EVENTS AND NOTICES

Spring Fling Dance on Friday

Walden students have planned a Spring Fling dance this Friday, May 2, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Proceeds from the dance will benefit the Relay for Life.

Walden Music Groups at Kiwanis Pancake Day

Enjoy several Walden music groups this Saturday, May 3, at the Kiwanis Pancake Day at Festival Hall. The Walden orchestras will be performing at 8:30 a.m. and the Jazz Band will be on stage at 9:00 a.m. Advance tickets are on sale for $5—contact Vanessa for tickets. Tickets at the door will be $6 and children 5 & under are free.

Musicians at State Music Contest

Several Walden students will be performing at the state music contest at UW-Parkside on Saturday, May 3: Doug Lechner, Bria Kaufman, Lillian Proctor, Mitchell Proctor, and the High School Orchestra. Congratulations and good luck!

Plant Sale for Music Department

This year's music department plant sale will be through Milaeger's as "Milaeger Money." Milaeger Money can be used to buy any plants—annuals, hanging baskets, perennials, roses, and much more—at the Racine or Sturtevant Milaeger's stores with no time restrictions. Amounts of $15, $25, and $50 are available for purchase with 20% of sales going back to the school.

Cookie Dough Still for Sale

The Senior Class, Spanish Travelers and Track have extra boxes of cookie dough to sell. The cost is $12 a box. There are 9 types of cookie dough to select from--Triple Chocolate, Sugar Free Chocolate Chip, Snicker Doodle, Chocolate Chunk, M & M's, Monster (Ultimate Cookie), Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip and White Chocolate Macadamia Nut. Please contact Jane, Betty or Damon if you could help the respective clubs. The cookies taste absolutely wonderful and the best part is there are no ingredients to buy. Just bake and eat. Thank you for supporting Walden!

Steve Platt to Give Holocaust Talk

On Thursday, May 15, Walden science teacher, Steve Platt, will be speaking to students who have their parents permission on "Jewish Armed Resistance to the Holocaust." Please watch for your child's permission slip. Steve has widely visited sites related to the Holocaust in both Poland and Israel. He was an invited attendee at the Teachers' Summer Seminar on the Holocaust and Jewish Resistance (Poland and Israel) last summer. The seminar was conducted by many of the leading world experts on the Holocaust. Steve has spoken widely on this subject over the last decade.

Parents are welcome to attend the May 15, 12:25 p.m. presentation in the library.

Support your Walnuts—Buy a Yearbook

The yearbooks are fresh out of the printer (they still have that “new book” smell). Hurry, only a limited number are left!

Buy yours now for just $40! The 2007-2008 yearbook has been crafted together by its own unique Walden students. It’s a different, new, and spectatcular-looking book that holds many great memories! The end of the year is coming soon, and you will want to get your yearbook as soon as possible!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Sophomore Parents to Assist with Commencement Reception

The PTSA hosts a reception for graduates and their families following commencement and we need your help! We are looking for a GRCIT (graduation reception coordinator in training). This year's commencement is on Friday, June 6, 6:00 p.m., in the UW-Parkside Communication Arts Theatre.

Each year a junior family/parent plans the reception with the help of a sophomore family/parent. The sophomore family then hosts it the next year with the help of a new family in training. Past hosts have kept careful records of what needs to be done, so the job is already very organized and manageable.

Christine Tutlewski will be organizing this year's reception after helping with the reception last year. If you are parents of a sophomore, please consider being this year's GRCIT (okay, so it doesn't roll off the tongue easily).

FUNDRAISING

Dine Out at Domino's on May 8

Enjoy a lunch or dinner from Domino's for the final Dine Out Night this year on Thursday, May 8. Present a voucher (available in next week's NOW) with your order and Walden receives 20% of the proceeds. Use scrip to help Walden even more! Pam Heitfeld has Domino's scrip on hand (see Scrip Tips below). Thanks for supporting Walden!

Pick 'n Save Number for Walden

If you shop at Pick 'n Save, please sign up for the Advantage Plus card and designate Walden PTSA as the charity. Each time an Advantage Plus cardholder presents the card at the checkout, a donation from that grocery purchase is given to the organization. If you are already an Advantage Plus Savers Club cardholder, please designate Walden PTSA as the recipient. Our account number is 910560.

Scrip Tips for Apr. 30

Next Thursday, May 8th, is the last Walden dine-out fundraising event for this year. It will be at Domino's Pizza from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. You can use scrip that day when you purchase Domino's pizza, and Walden will earn even more. Domino's scrip is available in $5 certificates, and Walden earns an extra 5%. If you place an order for Domino's scrip by Friday, May 2nd, it will be available by Wednesday, May 7th. We will also have a limited amount of Domino's scrip on hand for purchase. Contact Pam Heitfeld if you need extra Domino's scrip at the last minute.

It's still not too late to purchase scrip for Mother's Day gifts. If you place an order by this Friday, your scrip will come by May 9th, just in time for Mom's special day! Scrip also makes great gifts for graduation, spring weddings or showers, teacher appreciation, and even Father's Day. Think of scrip for all your end-of-the year gift giving. These are gifts you'll purchase anyway, and Walden will benefit from your generosity as well!

This week's scrip orders are due in the scrip mail box located in the school office by 9:00 AM on Friday, May 2nd, with delivery no later than during homegroup on Friday, May 7th. If you do not want your student to pick up your scrip order, please make arrangements with Pam Heitfeld to pick it up at another time.

You can order scrip online at shopwithscrip.com. Walden's enrollment code is 821C398F11528. Paper order forms are available in the school office. You can also download the forms from our fundraising page on the PTSA website.

Box Tops Donations Jump Again

Wow! We have another $47.40 towards the 2008-2009 school for a grand total already for next year of $143.90!!! That's 27% of what we made in the 2007-2008 school year! Please remember that the deadline for turning Box Tops and Campbell's labels is May 16.

Fundraising Totals

	Start of Year	Current
Shillings Pub Pre-Reunion Event	0	PTSA: $446.35 Reunion: $100
Barnes & Noble Bookfair	0	$635.16
Box Tops	$87.70	$523.20
Box Tops for 2008-09	0	$143.90
Campbell's	4115	4,076 (plus a DVD player!)
Kemps Caps	0	750+
Dine Out: Noodles & Co.	0	$228.47
Dine Out: Kewpees	0	$100.00
Dine Out: Domino's	0	$253.59
Dine Out: Qdoba	0	$72.00
Dine Out: Culver's	0	$53.00

April 30, 2008
Issue #33 for 2007-08

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

APRIL

• 30
  Middle school track meet, Park H.S.

MAY

• 2
  Scrip orders and delivery
• 2
  Spring Fling dance, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
• 3
  Walden students at State Music Contest
• 3
  Walden music groups at Kiwanis Pancake Day
• 7
  Middle school track meet, Case H.S.
• 8
  Dine Out Night at Domino's, 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
• 9
  Scrip orders and delivery
• 15
  Holocaust talk by Steve Platt, 12:25 p.m.
• 16
  Deadline for Box Tops and Campbell's labels
• 16
  Scrip orders and delivery
• 17
  Prom