RACINE– Today, Mayor Cory Mason and RUSD Superintendent Dr. Eric Gallien announced a partnership to help provide more equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine for students and families at upcoming school events with the support of AMI Health and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). AMI Health, which currently operates the vaccine clinic at […]
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Educator of the Week: Nancy Gibson
Educator, Nancy Gibson’s classroom is nothing like other learning environments. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic causing multiple changes within the educational system, she has found a way to connect with students. The spotlight is on Gibson, as we honor her as the Racine County Eye Educator of the Week. Gibson is a theater educator and […]
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Educator Spotlight: Sarah Harris
Educator, Sarah Harris, promotes individuality, but a sense of community is always present in her classroom. As a special education teacher, Harris is working diligently to provide students with quality education, despite the atypical approach to learning that is taking place this year, due to the pandemic. Harris has been selected as the Racine County […]
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Mitchell School to Become Racine County’s Third Community School
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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7th Graders Test Lake Michigan Water
William Nelson and Logan LValukas, two 13-year-old boys from Mitchell Middle School, pulled on hip waders and walked out into Lake Michigan carrying a long tube to collect a water sample. The boys collected the water sample to run tests to see how clean the water is and understand the impact the coastal area has […]
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Excellence in Racine: Mitchell Fluid Power Brings Home Gold
Congratulations are in order for the Mitchell Middle School Fluid Power Team! Once again, Mitchell’s four-student AfterZones STEM team came out on top at the national championship. For the last six of seven years, Mitchell students have brought home the national trophy after competing against dozens of teams from across the country during the Milwaukee […]
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Mitchell Middle Earns 5th National Fluid Power Championship
A team from Mitchell Middle School for the fifth time snagged first place in the National Fluid Power Championships at the Milwaukee School of Engineering earlier this month. In its e-newsletter to parents, Racine Unified highlighted the achievement of three-person team Sarah Bollendorf, Addy Herman and Greg Jenkins. The Mitchell team had to best 32 other […]
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Thousands Of Books Removed From Racine Unified Schools
Members of the Racine Education Association are calling on the Racine Unified School District to stop “weeding” school library books out of school libraries by the “tens of thousands,” including the Bible, Koran, and The Iliad & The Odyssey of Homer. The Racine Unified School District is purging “tens of thousands of books” copyrighted prior […]
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S.C. Johnson Elementary Wins Anti-truancy Video Contest
Racine Unified named S.C. Johnson Elementary School’s anti-truancy video the winner of the district-wide video contest. The winners were announced at an event held at the Golden Rondelle Theatre on May 20. Of the 11 schools that entered the competition, three were chosen as top picks. Mitchell Middle School came in second and Horlick High School […]
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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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Mitchell Boys Basketball Wins City Championship
From the Racine Unified School District newsletter: Congratulations to the Mitchell Middle School Boys Basketball team for winning the city championship on Tuesday, March 4 at McKinley Middle School. Mitchell Middle School teachers cheered their team on to victory. Thank you to the community who supported the school by bringing donations of school supplies […]
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Racine Responds To Help Mitchell Elementary Students
We’ve heard about so many stories about people pitching in to help the students at Mitchell Elementary that we thought we’d show all of what we have seen on social media. If you know of more, feel free to add it to the comments section.
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Mitchell Middle School Start Times Change After Fire
Students who attend Mitchell Middle School will resume class March 18 but at new start and end times. Racine Unified reported on its website that middle school students will attend classes from 8:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., a change from 8:35 a.m .to 3:35 p.m. Bus schedules will be adjusted accordingly. Parent-teacher conferences scheduled for […]
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Racine Unified Students Strut Their Smarts at Engineering Competition
WAY TO GO, STUDENTS! Racine Unified students from Starbuck and Mitchell have 3 new trophies from the National Fluid Power competition at MSOE to add to their collection. Here’s what their proud teacher, Keith Kohlmann, had to say: RUSD middle schools took 3 of 5 trophies, including First Place, Overall Champion at the National Fluid […]
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