Pioneer Press

Pioneer Press

Volume 2, Issue 1 November 6, 2019

PBIS: What’s That? Sevastopol’s New
Resource Officer
By: Aleah Volkmann and Kendall Christiansen
By: Kylie-Rose Beilfuss
Pioneer Pete says to use PBIS. PBIS stands for positive (and interview done with
behavior, intervention, and support. It reminds us to be
respectful, safe, responsible, and ready. Not just our school Tillie Zhuckkahosse)
uses it, other schools use it too. We can use PBIS in the
hallways, classrooms, and on the bus. PBIS can be very Have you noticed a police
helpful to teachers when they are trying to take control of a officer in our school? His name
class, or when a class is being loud in the hallways. When is Mark Hilsabeck. Mark is our
teachers see people doing good things such as; being safe, school resource officer. Officer
being respectful, and being responsible, they will give out Hilsabeck wants to help our
Pioneer Pride tickets, which gives a student the chance to school become more safe and
win a prize of their choice! What are the prizes, you may bond with the kids. Mark
ask? There is a prize box that has a variety of small items. became a cop in 1987. He likes
There is also the chance to earn lots of Pioneer Pride slips to go fishing, do woodworking,
and save them, and then trade them in for something and work on cars. Mark is easy
bigger. Currently, the bigger prizes are; Jimmy John's gift to talk to. If you see him in the
card or a coupon for two. You could also win two free games hallway, you might want to
at Apple Valley Lanes. Mr. Hilts is always looking for more say hi!
prizes to offer. Do you think that PBIS can be useful for
classrooms, hallways, and on the bus?

Welcome New Writers 1

We are excited to welcome a new staff of writers
for the 2019-20 school year! The first issue was
completed by over 20 fifth grade students who
gave up their free time to write articles. Our plan
for the year is to complete three more issues.
Fourth and fifth grade writers will be writing the
December issue. For the third issue, we will bring
on third graders. The fourth, and final, issue will
showcase first through fifth graders.

Writing Across Upper Elementary

To start the school year, grades 3-5 have been putting the writing process to use! Starting with
brainstorming, moving into outlining and rough drafting, right into research and editing and

revising before polishing up a final draft.

Third graders have been
planning their informational
writing texts. Students have
explored the many different
text features of informational
writing.

Fourth graders have been
researching “categories” to
become future paragraphs.
They are looking for facts,
examples, thoughts, quotes,
and number/statistics.

Fifth graders have been
working on putting all of their
research skills together. They
started with their
introductory paragraph, and
then peer revised and edited
to ensure the best paragraphs
possible.

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New Faces in

Elementary

By: Luna Ramirez and Lydia Schultz

2019-2020 5th Graders at Trees for Tomorrow Mrs. Souther is our
new Music and Choir
Trees for Tomorrow: teacher. She has two
The Background Work kids who attend
Sevastopol. She
By: Shylee Asher and Savanna Kiehnau wants everyone to
know that she loves
Calling all elementary kids...are you ready for Trees music and that she
For Tomorrow? It is a fun experience for the kids and has loved all the people here so far this year.
chaperones. It is all about teamwork, environmental She always knew she wanted to do
experiences, and survival. The 5th graders learn about something with music and she would be
the wilderness, such as how to use a compass, going happy with anything involving it.
canoeing, making campfires, and so much more. It is a
blast! Before the trip, we needed to do some work. We Mr. Maurer is a
needed to fundraise. First, you start fundraising by fifth-grade teacher
helping at Culvers, you will help by delivering who is originally
customers their food. Another thing you will do in from the Marinette
fourth grade is Renards Cheese fundraising. You will area and just got
sell pizza, cheese, and fudge. You have to sell a lot! We back to Wisconsin
had to raise over $11,000! We started fundraising in from Alaska. He has
April and May of fourth grade. Teachers also wrote been teaching for 12
letters and grants to the community. You should look years and would
forward to going to Trees For Tomorrow in your appreciate if you would stop in and say,
upcoming year. Once you go, you will want to go back “Hi” sometime. He is happy to be back in
and stay forever. It is a blast! his home state. Mr. Maurer is proud to
teach and educate us amazing Sevastopol
kids!

Schools Out! 3

By: Luke Filar and Olivia Valenzuela

The last day of school is on May 29, hurray! We are getting out of school early this year
because we don’t have a Spring Break. Sadly, we have the same amount of school. This
is happening because our school is getting rebuilt and they need more time to build (see
page 9). For this year’s winter break, we have off from December 23 through January
1. Spring break has been condensed to four days, April 9-13. Even though the new
calendar is different, you get a longer summer! It’s for a good purpose.

What’s Happening . . .

The Granary: What’s Going On?

By: Abby Burke and Taylor Kochanski

In March of 2018, the Sturgeon Bay Historical Society moved the Grainery here in our town
across the Oregon Street bridge, right next to the Frozen Spoon, and then back again in 2019
to its original location.
What is the granary? A lot of people probably don't know what the granary is. It’s a big
building that produces a good quality of grain.
Why was it moved? The granary was moved to avoid a raze, which is an order to knock down
or demolish, order by the Sturgeon Bay fire chief, who believed the building was a risk and
should be torn down.
It all started in March 2018, when the granary was moved across the bridge to the Frozen
Spoon. That move took about four hours. DeVooght House Movers and Lifters moved the
granary. The Burkes’, the DeVooght’s, and Blaney’s also helped with the move. On June 24,
2019, the granary was moved back again to its original location, because it was blocking the
front water view and it smelled.
The team is currently working on a foundation for the granary, to keep it in its original
location in Door County, Wisconsin.

Still-Frame Photo from Door County Pulse video

Photo from DoorCountyNews.com

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Around Door County?

Eagle Tower High Water Levels

By: Lyvia Duessler and Sydney Peterson By: Alaina LeClair and Abby Burke

Door County renderings for Do you ever wonder why water levels in
improvements Door County are so high? Well, this year
Lake Michigan's water levels are up higher
Photos Courtesy CBS 58 than 1987. It’s the highest they’ve ever been!
Exactly 581.99 feet, that is more than two
Do you like to go hiking? Construction and a half feet higher than average,
will hopefully begin in late fall to improve according to the National Weather Service in
the Eagle Tower at Peninsula State Park. Sullivan. What causes water levels to go up?
When the Eagle Tower was originally According to Mr. Margraff, “We’ve had
built in 1914, it cost $1,061.92 to build. more ice cover over the lake, so that means
The tower was originally built for a fire less evaporation and much more snowfall.
watchtower. The tower was built with We’ve also had wet springs and summers.
only logs and no machinery. The old The rain to have nowhere to go.” Due to all
tower was 76 feet tall, and if you stood at of this water, houses are flooding, why is this
the top of it you could see Upper happening? Soil can only hold so much
Michigan! The old tower was closed in water, it’s just like overflow, if there's not
May of 2015 because of safety concerns. enough to absorb it, it just floods. Depending
It was taken down by the Wisconsin on how your house is built, it might flood.
Department of Natural Resources Deep underneath the ground, there is sand
because it was no longer safe. The safety and there is not enough storage in the
bars were super far apart and the 84-year ground. If below the floodplain, water will
old tower was not up to code. collect in those areas. Mr. Retzlaff told us,
The new tower is going to be more of a “When I first moved to Door County, there
boardwalk and not so much a tower. It is was no water, not a lot under the docks,” and
a lot safer and smarter. In order to build now, in 2019, we are setting a new record of
the new tower, citizens had to raise high water, very different than six to seven
$750,000. The cost of the project is years ago. Now, “all the docks are flooded
between two and three million dollars to and covered with water.” We truly have high
build from start to finish! This is one of water levels, the highest in history.
the most popular destinations for hiking
in Door County and the state of 5
Wisconsin.

Photos Courtesy Door County Pulse

Homecoming Fun!

The elementary kids got the Homecoming spirit by celebrating various “favorites” throughout
the week, ending with school spirit and the much anticipated 5th Graders vs Teachers football

game on Friday! All this before cheering on our Pioneers vs Laona-Wabeno Friday night.

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Bus Buddies

By: Aleah Volkmann and Taylor Kochanski

Do you know what bus buddies are? Well, bus buddies are
when fourth and fifth graders take the 4k-ers and the
kindergarteners to the bus. Have you ever wondered if bus
buddies help the teachers? We interviewed Mrs. Heather
Bley and asked her some questions about bus buddies. She
said that bus buddies really help the teachers out. How? It
would take a long time to get all the little kids to the correct
bus. It can also be a handful and very stressful for the
teachers. In order to do this alone, the teachers would have
to end learning earlier, so that they could get the kids to the
bus on time. When we have bus buddies, the teachers don’t
have to worry about getting the kids to the right bus. The
4k and kindergarten teachers trust the fourth and fifth
graders to take the kids to the bus. Next time you see an
older kid taking a younger kid to the bus, you’ll know why.

Homecoming:
5th Graders vs Teachers

By: Trey Albertson and Shaeffer Rass

Do you like football? Well then, did you see the fifth
graders vs teachers football game? It was amazing! It
was on October 18th at 11:30 on the football field. It
was amazing as the students tied the teachers, 21 to
21! Three groups of fifth grade teams took on one tired
team of ten teachers. With a quarter left in the game,
all 38 of the fifth graders who were playing sprinted
onto the field. With seven minutes left on the clock,
the fifth graders scored another, and final, touchdown!

It was a back and forth battle to the end with the 7
students and teachers ending in a 21-21 tie.

Changes are starting . . .

The New Lunchroom High School Gym Upgrades

By: Hannah Bley and Lydia Schultz By: Alaina LeClair and Brynn Schartner

Have you noticed the new upgrades in Have you noticed anything different about the high
the lunchroom this year? There are many school gym? Such as new flooring and freshly painted
things about the new lunchroom, some of walls. If you haven’t seen the gym yet, we will tell you
them are the new trays, the art on the about it. The newly remodeled high school gym now
wall, and the floating panels on the includes; resurfaced floors, new basketball backboards,
ceiling that are meant to absorb sound. new black mats on the entrance wall, new LED
The art on the walls was done by Mrs. lighting, freshly painted walls, new curtain divider,
Killenberg, Mrs. Krueger, Mrs. Mann, that is higher up than before for sporting events, new
and Mr. Kindt this summer. It took them sound panels, and regional, sectional, and state
about twenty hours to do the painting. banners, as well as new bleachers that were installed
Both Mrs. Mann and Mrs. Krueger said the week of October 21st. So, if you're wondering who
that if they could change one thing, they painted the gym, that would be Omni Glass & Paint
would make it larger. The paintings all Company. You may be wondering, how many people
have significance in that kids can relate worked on the new gym? It took two flooring experts,
to at least one detail that has been added. two people to install the basketball hoops and the new
Mr. Andrews, our food service director, center curtain, two people installed the banners, and
said that he loves the upgrades because it the bleachers were installed by a team at the end of
feels welcoming and very homey. October.

Here are some reviews from some of the Sevastopol
elementary students:

- Aiden had to say, “Well It’s cool, the gym was
due for remodeling and I’m glad it came out so
well.”

- Here’s a review from Trey, “The gym looks
awesome. I love the new flooring and I like the
freshly painted walls.”

- Here’s Aleah’s review, “The gym turned out
great. I’m glad we got it redone. I’m excited to
have a gym in there!”

- Lastly, here's Charlotte, “I’m so glad we got a
new gym. It looks so cool. I hope they remodel
the elementary gym too!”

There you go folks, that’s the information you need to 8
know about the high school gym remodel.

with more to come!

What Will Our School Look Like in Two Years?

By: Charlotte Stueber and Hannah Bley

Do you ever wonder what our school will

look like in two years? We know we do.

Here’s your chance to find out.

The companies that will be in charge of

building our new school are Bray

Architects and Miron. Miron will be

subcontracting. Subcontracting is a

process in which a company employs a

business outside a company to work as

part of a larger project. Grades second

through fifth will be one of the second Artist rendition of the lobby at the entrance of the new building.

floors. 4k-first on the first, and middle and high school on the third. There are two stories and the

first story will be built so it can be added on to in later years if we need more space.

Each classroom will be a little different but they will have some similarities. Some of the similarities

are every classroom will have a sink with a drinking fountain and a bathroom. Classrooms will also

have a separate small group room. Some other cool additions will be a garage door in between the

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th classrooms with a frosted glass window on the bottom so the kids can’t

get distracted.

We will also have a new playground after the landscaping is finished! Although our football field,

track and nature woods will be staying the

same. We will also have sidewalks, trees,

bushes and other vegetation looping

around the school.

We will truly have a breathtaking,

mind-blowing, astonishing new school, once

all the planning, doing, revising, editing,

building, and landscaping is finally

completed. So look forward to Fall 2021!

Artist rendition of the new main entrance which will be located in the back of the
school.

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Elementary Community Service Projects

This year, Sevastopol elementary students have been hard at work giving back to our
community. Every grade level has volunteered to help give back to something in out

community. Here is what we have accomplished so far this year!

In 4K, we are learning
about community helpers,
such as firefighters, police
men, and EMTs. We even
had snacks with Deputy
Mark so he could teach us
about his important job.

In Kindergarten, we are
learning about animals and
giving back to the humane
society. To start out our
year, we are learning about
what animals need. Our
next step is to have a
veterinarian come talk with
us.

In first-grade, we are
learning about veterans and
the military so that we can
give back to them. To start
out our year, we had Lauren
Junion come in and talk
about the National Guard.
We have also been collecting
items for the Adopt a
Soldier program.

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In second-grade, we are In third-grade, we are
learning about public learning about the
relations as we continue to importance of helping our
make our very own Eco-Lab senior citizens in our
a better place not only for community. We started our
Sevastopol students, but for year by collecting items to
the whole community. We create “memory boxes.” Our
started our year with a boot goal is to help our senior
drive, so there are boots citizens
available at the Eco-Lab so spark memories
all kids can explore and stay through items
dry. of significance.

In fourth-grade, we are
learning about how to be
compassionate to, and help
the less fortunate. We
started our year by writing
thank you cards to Feed and
Clothe My People as well as
Habitat for Humanity for
all that they do to help our
community.

In fifth-grade, we are
learning how to care for our
environment. To start our
year, we were on a mission
to clean up our very own
Sevastopol property. We set
out in teams to clean up
trash around the football
field, in front of the school,
and throughout the woods
and playground.

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Silly Students

By: Luke Filar and Olivia Valenzuela

Last year it was silly staff, now it’s SILLY STUDENTS! Apparently, a lot of kids have scars that come with funny stories!

Kendall had to get Tucker was once John got his scar Vincent was David got his scar
stitches on her left bitten on his when he was climbing his when he was
cheek after she was cheek by someone putting a pizza in basketball hoop at cutting an apple
running around with at school! It left a the oven and his home and cut and accidently
underwear on head scar behind. hand ended up himself on his slipped the knife
head and ran into a underneath the chest! onto his hand!
coffee table because pan!
she couldn’t see!

Why Not Gum? Fall Sports Update

By: Aiden Baier and Cody Jorgenson By: Sydney Peterson

Do you ever get mad at your teachers for not letting It was a great season for football and
you chew gum? Do you ever wonder why? Well, girls’ basketball. In all, 32 kids went
teachers HATE finding gum under desks, on the floor, out for football and 34 kids played
and in other odd places, but that's just ONE of the girls basketball. All the teams had
reasons teachers don't let us chew the delicious gum! winning seasons! We also got a new
In an interview with Mrs. Neuman, we talked about name. All the elementary teams are
the recently banned gum.“The students were using it now called the Mighty Pioneers. Boys’
irresponsibly, and I had to basketball starts November 12th.
take it away.” On the other This was your Elementary fall sports
hand, teachers like Mrs. Ayer update.
use gum as rewards and if
students need it. For example,
if a child chewed on their
eraser, a teacher might give
them a piece of gum, and
some kids use gum to focus on
tests or other important
things. The main question is, is gum actually a bad
thing?