Every year, over 1,000 of the most talented middle school musicians in Wisconsin audition for the 313 limited positions in the Wisconsin School Music Association’s (WSMA) Middle Level State Honors Music Project. This year, four of the students selected came from Gibraltar Middle School in Fish Creek. “I’ve got less than 40 kids in the high school band, and being able to say four of them are going to state honors is an incredibly rare and really special thing,” said Alexandrea Zwiefelhofer, the new Gibraltar band director who began this school year. French horn player Olive Wisnewski, trombone player Blake Ouradnik and trumpet player Mia Glocke all were selected for the state honors orchestra. Clarinet player Katja Nelson was selected for the state honors band.
The Middle Level State Honors Project brings students from across the state together to perform with guest conductors at the Wisconsin State Music Conference. There is both an honors band and an honors orchestra, and the program has existed the entire three decades that Charlie Eckhart – former Gibraltar Band Director who retired at the end of last year – worked as director. On average, one or two students from Gibraltar make it into the program each year, he said, but this year stands out with four of the six Gibraltar students who auditioned making it in.
4th grade is starting Pen Pals with Kaija Johnson’s class in Appleton! To practice letter writing the students received a gift from a fictional Great Aunt Gertrude. We tied in our character trait for the month ‘gratitude’ and students had to express how grateful they were for the unusual gifts and explain how they would use them in a thank-you letter.
GIBRALTAR ONE ACT ON TO STATE!
Director Thomas Announces, "Gibraltar’s amazing One Act troupe is making the 19th Trip to The State Theatre Festival at UW Milwaukee November 21-23. The judges gave them great feedback. They said our actors were very impressive and the best seen both days!"
Come for the 6:30pm send-off and see ALMOST MAINE on Tuesday, November 19th at the Door Community Auditorium.
Gibraltar 8th Graders have been in Washington DC all week! Their travels have taken them to the Iwo Jima Memorial, the gravesite of an Ephraim resident, (the 30' obelisk light at Anderson Dock is a memorial to him) the Nations Capital preparing the inaugural stage, and Ford's Theatre where Lincoln was shot. The students presented a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington and one of the student's great, great, great grandpa's wood carvings is on display in DC! It is from Albert Zahn, the Baileys Harbor Birdman, Bird Park, on Highway 57. We always appreciate the all the hard work that goes into this annual learning experience by Advisor Mike Scoville.
CONGRATULATIONS STRIVERS! Gibraltar is proud to have four gymnasts on the Strivers team this year! Keep up the great work and good luck to all our Strivers Gymnasts!
Luau Invitational Achievements:
Jessa Varney – 1st on beam, 2nd on bars, 3rd in all-around
Milana Reifsnyder – 2nd on vault, 3rd on floor, 4th in all-around and beam
Jackson Varney – 3rd on vault, 4th on bars
Maisie Kelnhofer – 4th on vault and bars
In a world where students with outstanding academic achievements or success in athletics are consistently recognized through awards such as honor roll or conference/team awards, we often hear people say, “What about the kind students?” At Gibraltar, we certainly value kindness and believe that it is one of our core values as a secondary school. As such, our HS Peer Leaders and PBIS committee nominate a "Kind Student of the Month" who has access to a pristine parking spot in our lot for one month. This year, we thank our friends at The Thirsty Cow who are offering a free burger to our Kind Student of the Month! Juniors and seniors are considered for nomination. Our November Kind Student of the Month is Vince Toneys!
#gibraltarsecondaryschools #kindness #gibraltarpeerleaders
Elementary Principal Lauren Ward made a challenge and a promise to the students last spring: if they passed 65% proficiency on the Wisconsin Forward test, she would dye her hair Viking colors. The results are in! 76% of students scored Advanced or Proficient in English Language Arts and 81% of students scored Advanced or Proficient in math. Mrs. Ward made good on her promise and we are so proud of our teachers and students!
VOLLEYBALL ALL-CONFERENCE
See image for athletic honors
SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE
See image for athletic honors
UNITED ARE REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!
For the first time since 2010, Gibraltar/Sevastopol United are WIAA Boys Soccer Division 4 Regional Champions! The #6 seed United won their match on Saturday, October 26 against #3 Amherst, defeating the host Falcons 1-1 (4-3).
Amherst took the lead during the first half off a header (28'). United came out of the halftime break fired up, and junior Damien Lardinois netted the equalizer within the first minute of the second half (41'). The contest remained tied for the remainder of the 80-minute match and the 20 minutes of overtime, sending the fate of the game to a shootout.
Lardinois and United seniors Trey Perlman and Gabe Peterson each netted successful tries. A miss by the Falcon's fifth shooter set the stage for United junior Mauricio Fernandez to bury his kick into the back of the net and secure the thrilling, come-from-behind championship victory.
The second-grade students celebrated the end of their first Module of Learning. They learned about different types of schools around the world and why schools are important. They presented a song, three readers' theater performances, and their "The Most Important Thing About Schools" book to the kindergartener classes.
#gibraltarclassof2035
CONSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION!
Gibraltar first graders were treated to a presentation by CGSchmidt, our renovation company. Supervisor/Project Managers shared their knowledge of construction tools with the students. The first graders connected this information to classroom learning as they recently completed the EL module “Tools and Work”. Afterward, the first graders presented their classroom creations to each other.
ENGINEERING CATAPULTS!
Mr. Burress’s 4th-grade class has been working on engineering catapults during their flex times. Check out these pictures—it's fun and educational stuff!
Thank you to all the people who helped & supported the Gibraltar Football Team in the Fall Fest Parade! Max Maltby for driving, Mike Maltby for your tractor & barn to decorate, Jude Colosimo for letting us use your trailer. Anschutz Plumbing, Northern Door Wellness & Chiropractor and parents for candy & decoration donations. And to our very own John Sawyer for jumping on with the boys!!!! 💙💛🏈
#thankyouseniors
#gibrltarfootballfamilylovesbraden #BStrong 💚💚💚💚
Photos from Maureen M Mercier Gibraltar Viking Football page
Another “LOOK CLOSE” moment! During Tree Talks this week, Mr. Roets’ Psychology class gained a new friend. Now that’s an interesting psychological discussion! Cool? Or No Way! Another amazing learning experience brought to us by Friends of Gibraltar Schools.
LOOK CLOSE! Sixth graders had a visitor during Forest Day today. Mr. Ortmayer shares, "It was actually 3 deer that walked within 10 yards of students while they were digging pitfall traps to gather data about insects living in the forest." Such great experiences! Thank you Friends of Gibraltar Schools.
Cake Week in Mr. Roets' AP US Government Class!
When talking about Federalism, what does the AP US Government class do? They make cake!! Students researched and reported on historical and current issues (e.g. voting rights, taxation, guns, and environmental policy) regarding the federal and state powers and baked cakes demonstrating the types of federalism (Dual federalism—- layer cake; cooperative federalism—-marble cake).
Third graders had a great day with the Ephraim Historical Society learning about Door County’s history! They got to visit the Iverson house, the old school house, and hug a really old walnut tree! Special thanks to the Ephraim Historical Society for an enriching day and Wilson’s for a yummy treat!
Spirit Week 2024 was amazing! The weather was perfect. The Pep Rally and Class-on-Class competitions were crazy fun. We enjoyed the cook-out, sporting events, dress-up days, successful food drive, dance, and the parade! We appreciate the support of our Administration, staff, community, and students. For a big look at a big week, visit the Gibraltar Area School District Facebook page's 2024 Spirit Week photo album. Congratulations to Queen Rubi Jauregui and King Will Lecy.
In a world where students with outstanding academic achievements or success in athletics are consistently recognized through awards such as honor roll or conference/team awards, we often hear people say, “What about the kind students?” At Gibraltar, we certainly value kindness and believe that it is one of our core values as a secondary school. As such, our HS Peer Leaders and PBIS committee nominate a "Kind Student of the Month" who has access to a pristine parking spot in our lot for one month. This year, we thank our friends at The Thirsty Cow who are offering a free burger to our Kind Student of the Month! Juniors and seniors are considered for nomination. Our October Kind Student of the Month is Pamela Prescott!
