Local State Farm Agent Aims for Huge Donation to Sun Prairie High School Through "Celebrate My Drive" (Sun Prairie Star)

Sun Prairie Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD), State Farm Agent Steve Pierick, and Drivers Education Teacher John Olson are hoping Sun Prairie will "Celebrate my Drive" during Teen Driver Safety Week Oct. 18-26th.  Sun Prairie High School is participating in the program to promote safety among teen drivers, along with a chance to win a $100,000 grant for safe driving programs and a hometown concert with Kelly Clarkson.

They are asking students, teachers, businesses, residents and anyone who drives in Sun Prairie to go online to www.celebratemydrive.com and make a safe driving commitment once a day every day from Oct. 18th to the 26th.  You can also invite your family and friends to get involved or share the Celebrate my Drive page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CelebrateMyDrive).  When making each committment just indicate that you want ot support Sun Prairie High School.  Each daily pledge helps Sun Prairie make its case for the grant and the concert.

Any one or any business wanting to get more involved, please contact Steve Pierick at (608) 837-3783.

Blogger's Note: A great way for a business to leverage its corporate resources to help out out Sun Prairie.  Sign up, talk with your family and friends about safe driving and make that pledge every day!

Sun Prairie Team Competes in National Culinary Competition (Madison.com)

(Photo by Andy Manis - Wisconsin State Journal)

Sun Prairie High School's culinary team competes in the National ProStart Invitational this weekend.

Read the full article at: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/school-spotlight-sun-prairie-team-competes-in-culinary-competition/article_76977a48-6ece-518c-8b2b-667c39185c54.html

Blogger's Note: One of the best programs of career based learning that I've ever seen.  Here's to Sun Prairie roasting the competition this weekend!

Findorff Aids SPHS House Building Class (Sun Prairie Star)

(Photo Source: Sun Prairie Star)

Findorff Aids SPHS House Building Class

Link to Full Article: http://sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=21&ArticleID=9207

Blogger's Note: Thanks to Findorff for their support of this program. 

Sun Prairie Varsity Baseball Field Earns Award for Excellence in Design and Construction (Wausau Daily Herald/Central Wisconsin Business))

Photo courtesy of Sun Prairie High School

Sun Prairie Varsity Baseball Field Earns Award for Excellence in Design and Construction

Rettler Corporation has received an award from the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) for excellence in design and construction of the Varsity Baseball Facility Project at the new Sun Prairie High School (Single Field category). The project involved the design and construction of a high school varsity baseball facility on the campus of a new, $80 million high school in Sun Prairie, including natural turf outfield and a synthetic turf, masonry dugouts, synthetic turf-surfaced double batting cage area and bullpen, and elevated spectator seating. The project is now eligible for "Facility of The Year."  The design team members will be presented their awards at the ASBA Annual Technical Meeting on December 4th in Palm Desert, California.

Source: http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20111113/CWS03/311130045/Taking-Stock-Appointments-Promotions-Achievements

Blogger's Note: This is a great place for a game...one fitting for Sun Prairie's baseball team which has high expectations every year.  Go Cardinals!

State Educators Meet at Sun Prairie High School to Discuss Classroom Technology (Sun Prairie Star)

State Educators Meet at Sun Prairie High School to Discuss Classroom Technology

Link to Full Article: http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=8733&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=52&S=1

Click here for more information on the 2011 Flipped Conference.

Click here for more information on the Wisconsin Technology Initiative.

VIDEO: http://www.sunprairiestaronline.com/main.asp?SectionID=82&SubSectionID=311

Common Wealth Development gets $60,000 Grant from Great Lakes Higher Education for Youth Business Mentoring Program (Madison Times)

CWD gets $60,000 Grant from Great Lakes Higher Education

Link to Full Article: http://www.themadisontimes.com/news_details.php?news_id=1095

Click here for more information on Common Wealth Development.

Blogger's Note: This grant allowed the Youth Business Mentoring program to expand to Sun Prairie High School.

Sun Prairie High School Economics Team Places 9th In Stock Market Simulation (Channel3000.com)

Economics Team Places 9th In Stock Market Simulation

Link to full article: http://sunprairie.channel3000.com/news/people/economics-team-places-9th-stock-market-simulation/52245

Blogger's Note: Any of these students are welcome to help out in the City's Office of Economic Development any time they want!

Sun Prairie High School Jazz Band Named One fo the Top in the Nation (Sun Prairie Star)

Sun Prairie will be among the bands competing in New York City May 12-14, beginning with the competition and festival at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the Final Concert taking place on May 14 at Avery Fisher Hall, 7:30 p.m. 15 out of 110 competing schools were selected to perform.

Click here for the full story in the Sun Prairie Star:

http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&subsectionID=5&articleID=6989

Blogger's Note: Did I mention we take our music programs seriously in Sun Prairie? GO CARDINALS!

Sun Prairie's Katlyn Ross Takes 2nd in 18th Annual Student Design Competition (Sun Prairie Star)

Sun Prairie student earns second place in IHA contest

http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=6879&TM=61133.9

Sun Prairie's Katlyn Ross took 2nd place in the 18th annual Student Design Competition sponsored by the International Housewares Association (IHA) for "Quick-Fix", a first-aid system that makes treating an injury fast and easy.

The design competition’s annual challenge to students is to redesign a current housewares product to meet the needs of the future or to create a concept for a new product. Winning projects are selected for their innovation, understanding of production and marketing principles and quality of entry materials. A jury of 10 designers, working in a blind judging process, recognized great concepts, backed up with research, development and creative design, to award a total of 10 prizes to students in nine design schools in the United States.

Katlyn' project, The "Quick Fix" system, organizes a first aid kit’s contents into smaller boxes that are labeled by type of injury or emergency, such as cuts, burns, stings, breaks/strains, choking and poisoning, and include simple instructions. The kits help users quickly choose the correct supplies and make first aid procedures more intuitive.
Katlyn is a Sun Prairie High School graduate and a senior at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.

Blogger's Note: Another example of some great entrepreneurship and innovation from folks right here in Sun Prairie. Congratulations Katlyn!