Racine—Beginning in the fall of 2021, Mitchell School will transform into a community school through a partnership between United Way of Racine County and Racine Unified School District. Mitchell will be the third community school in Racine County, following Knapp Elementary and Julian Thomas Elementary. Community schools are part of United Way’s place-based LIFT (Link […]
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Community Christmas Tree Up In Time For Holiday Parade
The community Christmas tree, which came from Mitchell Elementary School, now has a temporary home at Monument Square in downtown Racine. The tree was cut down on Sunday because the school is doing  some renovations and was donated to Racine Downtown Corp. This was no 15-foot tree you could just plunk on the hood of […]
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Mitchell Elementary Students To Return After Fire
After a fire ripped through Mitchell Elementary in February, students returning to school on Tuesday will come back to their home school after being relocated to Wind Point Elementary for the remainder of the school year. The fire caused damage to the gym, which was attached to the elementary school. Other areas of the Mitchell […]
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Bowling Fundraiser Set For Mitchell Elementary And Mitchell Middle School
Help raise money for the students at Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle School by participating in a bowling fundraiser from 1 to 3 p.m. March 29 at Castle Lanes, 5615 Castle Court. A fire ripped through the gym and the roof collapsed in the early morning hours on Feb. 27. The gym was torn down […]
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Week In Review: Mitchell Elementary Fire, And Helping Beatrice
The first week of March definitely came in like a lion, but the stories this week were more like lambs as damage details emerged about the Mitchell Elementary fire and yielded stories about how the community could help the students. We also saw how we could help a little girl named Beatrice get a […]
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UPDATE: WPA Artwork Water Damaged In Mitchell Elementary Fire
UPDATE: Stacy Tapp, communications director for the Racine Unified School District, said school officials have found the WPA Artwork, but the mural is water damaged and they have not been able to remove it from the building. Officials with the Racine Art Museum are helping the school district find a person to look at the […]
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How You Can Help The Students From Mitchell Elementary
After the devastating fire at Mitchell this week, elementary students will be relocated to Wind Point Elementary next week, but classrooms there need stocking and students need supplies replaced. And with 80 percent of the students at Mitchell Elementary qualifying for free and reduced lunches, these families can’t afford to replace a lot of the supplies. […]
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Anonymous Donor Gives $2,500 After Mitchell Elementary Fire
To help the students at Mitchell Elementary after a fire gutted the gym, an anonymous donor gave the Mitchell Elementary PTA $2,500. According officials with the Mitchell Elementary PTA, the donor wanted to help with replacing the popcorn supplies and machines that had been destroyed in the fire that happened at about 1:30 a.m. Feb. […]
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Photos and news coverage: Mitchell Elementary Fire
Students at Mitchell Elementary and Middle School, 2713 Drexel Ave., will have off from school Feb. 28 after a fire ripped through the gym and the roof collapsed in the early morning hours on Feb. 27. Check out this video from Mark Czerniac of the fire. Officials with the Racine Unified School District also issued […]