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Bulldog News School District Open House From the Administrator’s Desk GRANTON by Granton Area School District Administrator Nancy Popp New school year brings changes in staffing, lunch program, co-ops Thursday, Aug. 28 6-8 p.m. The information on these forms must be kept confidential, so no one should worry that others will know their status. If families qualify, it will pay for either all or part of your child’s meals, but it also helps the district receive more funding for educational purposes. This includes families who bring their No student photos will be taken on open house night. Nancy Popp Here’s whatyouneedtoknow aboutthebreakfastandlunchprogram children to our daycare. We will continue to offer options for Granton students to participate in sports, with a couple of them taking place fully at Granton while the rest are co-oped with neighboring school districts. Fall sports: Granton Area School District will no longer be offering free meals to everyone. movingforward: 1. Please fill out a free/reduced application ASAP. You candothat either online or withthe paper application. We will be checking with the state to see if you automatically qualify for free or reduced meals.If you do qualify,we will notify you and there is no need to fill out an application. 2.After Oct.14, 2025, everyone without an application turned in, will automatically havetopayformeals. 3.Wehavetriedtokeepthemealcostsaslow as possible. Breakfast is $1.75 for a paid meal and $0.30 for a reduced meal.Lunchis $4.05for apaidmeal,and$0.40forareducedmeal. •MS/HS football are co-oped with Neillsville •MS/HScrosscountryareco-oped with Neillsville •MS/HS volleyball are at Granton Winter sports: The new school year is rapidly approaching, and I hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy some time off. A lot of time this summer has been spent filling our open positions. We are excited to welcome several new staff members to the district this year. Josh Zahl is our new 4K-12 principal. Jeremiah Blume is the new kindergarten teacher. Madelyn Nelson is our sixth grade teacher, and the second grade teacher is Taylor Rundhaug. Lastly, Michele North filled the 4K-12 administrative assistant position. Please welcome these people to our staff. We are still in need of someone to function as our athletic director. There are several duties this person would need to complete. First, there are some conference meetings that this person would need to attend throughout the school year. It is also this person’s responsibility to supervise home athletic events, schedule workers and officials for these events, and monitor students’ academic eligibility. Finally, this person is also the first contact for parent/athlete questions. This is a paid position, so please contact the district office if you are interested in learning more. The district will continue to run its own buses for the 2025-2026 school year. We have been looking for drivers all summer with minimal success. We still need route and trip drivers. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact the district office. We will pay for the license and the physical for interested parties. Many parents have expressed the need to have the bussing information as soon as possible and our intent is to do that. Over the summer, the board made the difficult decision to change the lunch program this year. The program that allowed the district to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students didn’t reimburse us the full price for all our meals, which has led to a deficit in that area. Because of this change, it is imperative that all families fill out the forms for free and reduced meals. •MS/HS boys basketball are co-oped with Greenwood •MS/HS girls basketball are co-oped with Greenwood •MS/HS wrestling are co-oped with Spencer •Girls hockey is co-oped with Black River Falls Spring sports: BACKPACK PICKUP INFO •MS/HS softball are co-oped with Neillsville •MS baseball is with the Neillsville Recreation program •HS baseball is co-oped with Neillsville •MStrackisco-opedwithNeillsville •HS track is here at Granton We are making every effort to get students to practice and games, but because there are so many moving parts to make all these co-ops happen, we need to know as soon as possible if things change. For example, if we bus 10 students to practice in Neillsville but parents are picking their children up from practice and no one tells us, we may be sending a driver over with a bus to return one student to the school. If everyone could help us with this communication, it would be much appreciated. I look forward to seeing all the students, staff, and families back in the next couple of weeks. BACKPACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP: Starting Monday, Aug. 18 Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the GRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE, 217 N. MAIN ST. Pick-up can be made by a parent, guardian, or family representative. Please contact Granton School District office at 715-238-7292, opt. 0, with any pick-up questions. Questions for Supplies 4 Success? Please call 715- 507- 5005 or email info@ marshfieldareaunitedway. org. PAID ADVERTISEMENT Bulldog News School District Open House From the Administrator’s Desk GRANTON by Granton Area School District Administrator Nancy Popp New school year brings changes in staffing, lunch program, co-ops Thursday, Aug. 28 6-8 p.m. The information on these forms must be kept confidential, so no one should worry that others will know their status. If families qualify, it will pay for either all or part of your child’s meals, but it also helps the district receive more funding for educational purposes. This includes families who bring their No student photos will be taken on open house night. Nancy Popp Here’s whatyouneedtoknow aboutthebreakfastandlunchprogram children to our daycare. We will continue to offer options for Granton students to participate in sports, with a couple of them taking place fully at Granton while the rest are co-oped with neighboring school districts. Fall sports: Granton Area School District will no longer be offering free meals to everyone. movingforward: 1. Please fill out a free/reduced application ASAP. You candothat either online or withthe paper application. We will be checking with the state to see if you automatically qualify for free or reduced meals.If you do qualify,we will notify you and there is no need to fill out an application. 2.After Oct.14, 2025, everyone without an application turned in, will automatically havetopayformeals. 3.Wehavetriedtokeepthemealcostsaslow as possible. Breakfast is $1.75 for a paid meal and $0.30 for a reduced meal.Lunchis $4.05for apaidmeal,and$0.40forareducedmeal. •MS/HS football are co-oped with Neillsville •MS/HScrosscountryareco-oped with Neillsville •MS/HS volleyball are at Granton Winter sports: The new school year is rapidly approaching, and I hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy some time off. A lot of time this summer has been spent filling our open positions. We are excited to welcome several new staff members to the district this year. Josh Zahl is our new 4K-12 principal. Jeremiah Blume is the new kindergarten teacher. Madelyn Nelson is our sixth grade teacher, and the second grade teacher is Taylor Rundhaug. Lastly, Michele North filled the 4K-12 administrative assistant position. Please welcome these people to our staff. We are still in need of someone to function as our athletic director. There are several duties this person would need to complete. First, there are some conference meetings that this person would need to attend throughout the school year. It is also this person’s responsibility to supervise home athletic events, schedule workers and officials for these events, and monitor students’ academic eligibility. Finally, this person is also the first contact for parent/athlete questions. This is a paid position, so please contact the district office if you are interested in learning more. The district will continue to run its own buses for the 2025-2026 school year. We have been looking for drivers all summer with minimal success. We still need route and trip drivers. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact the district office. We will pay for the license and the physical for interested parties. Many parents have expressed the need to have the bussing information as soon as possible and our intent is to do that. Over the summer, the board made the difficult decision to change the lunch program this year. The program that allowed the district to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students didn’t reimburse us the full price for all our meals, which has led to a deficit in that area. Because of this change, it is imperative that all families fill out the forms for free and reduced meals. •MS/HS boys basketball are co-oped with Greenwood •MS/HS girls basketball are co-oped with Greenwood •MS/HS wrestling are co-oped with Spencer •Girls hockey is co-oped with Black River Falls Spring sports: BACKPACK PICKUP INFO •MS/HS softball are co-oped with Neillsville •MS baseball is with the Neillsville Recreation program •HS baseball is co-oped with Neillsville •MStrackisco-opedwithNeillsville •HS track is here at Granton We are making every effort to get students to practice and games, but because there are so many moving parts to make all these co-ops happen, we need to know as soon as possible if things change. For example, if we bus 10 students to practice in Neillsville but parents are picking their children up from practice and no one tells us, we may be sending a driver over with a bus to return one student to the school. If everyone could help us with this communication, it would be much appreciated. I look forward to seeing all the students, staff, and families back in the next couple of weeks. BACKPACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP: Starting Monday, Aug. 18 Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the GRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE, 217 N. MAIN ST. Pick-up can be made by a parent, guardian, or family representative. Please contact Granton School District office at 715-238-7292, opt. 0, with any pick-up questions. Questions for Supplies 4 Success? Please call 715- 507- 5005 or email info@ marshfieldareaunitedway. org. PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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