Congratulations are in order for two William Horlick High School students who have been named school winners of the Wendy’s High School Heisman program. Mason Kiefer and Jennifer Olle were chosen because of their commitment and passion both on and off the field, a post on the Racine Unified website reads. “These students are known […]
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Excellence in Racine: Case Football Players Recognized for Service
Five J.I. Case High School football players were recognized Monday by the Racine Unified Board of Education for their service off the field. Alex Rogers, Tyreik Thomas, Derrick Montgomery, RJ Benisch and Kieran Oates are student-athletes who volunteer with area youth football by obtaining youth football coaching certification. “Not only (have these young men) shown […]
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Excellent Fun in Racine: Schulte School Lip Dub
The students, teachers and staff of Schulte Elementary School expressed their creativity in a big way by shooting a single-take video on one of the last days of the 2015-2016 school year. The video is a full-on celebration of the Schulte School community lip synched to Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite,” also known as “I Throw My Hands […]
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Excellence in Racine: Passion Projects at McKinley Middle School
Thanks to Emily Neubauer from Racine Unified School District for supplying us with photos and information about this great annual event at McKinley Middle School. “Every eighth grade student was challenged to come up with a topic they felt passionate about. From there, students were asked to turn their idea into vehicles to impact other […]
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People of Racine County Eye: RAE Math Teacher Adam Beyer
Math teacher Adam Beyer wants the Racine Unified community to know that his students are bright young people with futures despite and – sometimes – in spite of odds stacked against them. In part, he credits the small class sizes and greater opportunity for teachers to connect with students at Racine Alternative Education. “I wish […]
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Excellence in Racine: Park, Walden Students National Merit Finalists
Congratulations to Alyssa Ertl and Benjamin Schultz for being named National Merit Scholarship Finalists. Ertl and Schultz are seniors at Washington Park and Walden III, respectively, are just two of 15,000 students across the country chosen to compete for 7,400 scholarships worth up to $32 million. In order to make it this far, both students […]
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Excellence in Racine: 4th Grader Says Unkind People Need More Love
SC Johnson 4th grader Alexis Aiello was recently honored by the Racine Unified School District Board of Education for her humanitarian efforts related to how she prefers to see people’s hearts. In an essay describing how she embodies the lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Aiello was described as  a girl who prefers looking […]
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Excellence in Racine: Girls Swimmers and Divers Headed to State
Congratulations to the five girls Racine Unified swimmers and divers headed to the state meet this weekend after qualifying at the Greenfield Sectional last week. Four of the girls are from Case: Tatum Thompkins, junior, diving; McKenzie Sanches, freshman, diving; Emily Bollendorf, junior, 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly; and Meredith Freidheim, 100-yard breaststroke. Sinclair Richards, senior, 50-yard […]
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Giese Elementary Turns 50; Gov. Proclaims Giese Day
Giese Elementary School is celebrating 50 years of educating Racine’s students with a party next Friday, and Gov. Scott Walker has declared the day as Giese Elementary School Day. A party is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. and will include music by the Giese choir and light refreshments. Past and present teachers, administration, students […]
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Excellence in Racine: Eagles Donate $1,000 to Help Another Bird Soar
The J.I. Case High School Eagles kept their homecoming party going by giving $1,000 to the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center for the care of Valkryie, an eagle in the care of the center. Every year, students take money leftover from homecoming and donate it to a charity. This year, they chose the Audubon Nature Center […]
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Excellence in Racine: Olympia Brown Choir Sings at Raiders Game
Students from Olympia Brown took to the sideline at Horlick Field Saturday to sing the National Anthem before the Racine Raiders game. Way to go, students! You sounded beautiful.
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People of Racine County Eye: Meet Takayla Marshall
Case High School junior Takayla Marshall helped staff the Eagles’ booth at Mount Pleasant Day Saturday. In addition to selling Case spirit gear, she also helped current Case students and their families – alumni, too – take photos holding a sign that read, “I am Case.” When Racine County Eye asked Marshall why she was […]
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Case Grad Happy with Deaf Swimming Championship Results
Dominic Ricchio represented the U.S. well in the Deaf Swimming World Championships last month, but what matters more to him is that he beat the time he’d set for himself in the 400-meter freestyle. Overall, Ricchio finished far behind the top swimmers, but he’s okay with that, he told The Journal Times. He was really […]
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Excellence in Racine: Teachers Attend High-End Training
Teachers from J.I. Case and Washington Park high schools this summer attended an intensive train-the-trainer event at Gateway Technical College so they can help their students reach even higher. Dan Meyer from Case and Dave Dixon, Gottfried Georgi and Jerry Kobriger from Park are now certified in torque techniques and precision bolting. The classes they attended […]
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Excellence in Racine: We Can’t Wait to Tell More Stories
Several Racine Unified students, faculty and staff participated in a video about the anticipation everyone feels about the coming school year. Here at Racine County Eye, we are looking forward telling more stories about some of the great things going on in our schools through our Excellence in Racine series. But we want private school […]