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5 days ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
Sweeping leadership changes across the Sun Prairie School District have been announced. With the building undergoing a school turnaround plan, Ben Ketterer is the new principal at C.H. Bird Elementary School, replacing Pang Khang, who is returning to Sun Prairie East High School as associate principal. kAmp =6EE6C E@ r]w] q:C5 DE277 2?5 72>:=:6D D2:5[ “!C:?4:A2= z6EE6C6C H2D C64CF:E65 E@ E9:D A@D:E:@? 2?5 3C:?8D 2 H62=E9 @7 6IA6C:6?46 :?
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1 week ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
Joel Coyne’s second act has been rewarding in many ways. The business and marketing teacher at Sun Prairie East High School was celebrated Monday as the first of five 2026 Wisconsin Teachers of the Year at a ceremony that served as a surprise party. kAm“x 2> @G6CH96=>65[” D2:5 r@J?6[ H9:=6 E2=<:?8 E@ E96 >65:2] “%96C6 2C6 `[d__ A6@A=6[ 42>6C2D 2?5 D@>6 5:8?:E2C:6D 96C6 … :E’D 2 =@E] r@>A=6E6=J 9@?@C65 :D E96 D9@CE 2?DH6C] x’> AC:G:=6865] x’> 9@?@C65] %96 C64@8?:E:@? E92E’D @?
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1 week ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
Conrad Elvehjem Primary School in McFarland has been renamed. After input from staff, families, and community members the McFarland School Board voted during its regular meeting on Monday, May 5, to officially change the name to McFarland Primary School, effective immediately. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ s:DEC:4E p5>:?:DEC2E@C p2C@? %2C?FEK6C[ E96 564:D:@?
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1 week ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
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1 week ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
A $25,000 grant has been awarded to the DeForest Area School District for expansion of the fabrication laboratory at the Middle School. “We are grateful to receive this Fab Lab grant which will allow DASD to integrate advanced tools and technology into our classrooms and build real-world skills in the areas of technology, engineering, and design.
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2 weeks ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
Changes are coming to how math is taught in the Sun Prairie School District. The hope is they’ll lead to deeper learning and improved performance. Superintendent Brad Saron and other school officials were grilled on efforts to increase the effectiveness of math instruction at the April 28 school board meeting. kAm$2C@? D2:5 2 ?6H D6E @7 >2E9 :?DECF4E:@?2= >2E6C:2=D H:E9 ?6H DE2?52C5D :D 23@FE E@ 36 25@AE65[ 2?5 96 766=D E92E’D 8@:?8 E@ 86E E96 5:DEC:4E E@ H96C6 :E H2?ED E@ 8@ :?
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2 weeks ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
Dazzling visuals and a fascinating historical narrative collide in Sun Prairie East’s upcoming production of “Radium Girls.”Ayla Germann, a senior doing her 13th high school show, thinks it’ll be a feast for the eyes, even if the story itself – set in the early 20th century, relating how young factory women become deathly ill with radiation poisoning from painting luminous dials on watches and clocks with radium paint – is not a happy one.
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3 weeks ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
Safety and security should be top of mind for everybody in the DeForest School District. And that means everything from a fire or a gas leak to an active shooter or even the presence of a dangerous animal on school property, like when a bobcat visited last fall. Roz Craney, director of safety and operations, takes all of it very seriously. kAm“(96? x E2=< 23@FE E9:D :D?’E 2 ;@3[ :E’D >J @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ H@C< H:E9 >J ?6:893@CD[ >J 72>:=J[ >J 7C:6?5D[ >J 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 :E 8@6D >F49 566A6C E92?
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3 weeks ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
The McFarland School Board is considering a proposal to rename Conrad Elvehjem Primary School to McFarland Primary School. The board will vote on the proposed name change during its regular meeting on May 5, at 7 p.m. at the McFarland School District Office. During the April 7 board meeting, a majority of the board members voted to move forward with renaming the school. At the following meeting on April 21, the Board outlined the process for selecting a new name and reviewed several options.
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3 weeks ago | 
hngnews.com | Peter Lindblad
The Sun Prairie Area School District has announced that Matt Clark has been selected as the next director of business & finance, pending school board approval on April 28. According to a press release from the district, Clark brings a strong background in school finance and operations, with six years of experience in public school business offices.
