Rebecca Loroff

1 week ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

Appleton rock lovers — minerals, not music — will have one last chance this week to visit the Weis Earth Science Museum at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, before it closes May 31. According to the museum's Facebook page, the museum will be open from noon to 4:30 p.m. May 29-30 and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 31. Visitors can check out the museum's collections of rocks, minerals and dinosaur bones and learn about Wisconsin's geologic history.

1 week ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

Appleton sixth-grader Jacob Martonito was eliminated from the National Spelling Bee after missing a vocabulary question. New Berlin seventh-grader Ethan Robert advanced to the quarterfinals after successfully spelling "promyshlennik" and answering a vocabulary question. The Spelling Bee now includes multiple-choice vocabulary questions in addition to spelling.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Rebecca Loroff

The Menasha Joint School District is negotiating a lease for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus childcare center, MJSD Superintendent Matt Zimmerman said May 27. The new plan is different from the plan MJSD announced — and then withdrew — in March, which involved the entire campus. Under the new plan, MJSD would lease the University Children's Center from Winnebago County for a dollar, and the center's employees would become employed by the district.

1 week ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

For our third Slide Guide, we headed to Kimberly for one of its newest playgrounds. The new playground at Verhagen Park, close to Westside Elementary School and Sunset Park, was a community labor of love. While the Village of Kimberly spent $90,000 to upgrade the playground equipment, residents successfully raised an additional $75,000 for the playground's rubber surfacing. The park opened to the public Sept. 13, 2024. Here's our Slide Guide to Verhagen Park. Verhagen Park, 829 W.

2 weeks ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

Appleton Area School District students with at least a 3.4 GPA and required coursework will qualify for direct admission to Lawrence University starting in the 2025-26 school year. The partnership will provide AASD students with $45,000 annually toward tuition, room, and board, in addition to other financial aid. This partnership aims to broaden local student opportunities and encourage them to remain in the community.