Congratulations to the Family, Career, Community Leaders of America team at Washington Park High School! FCCLA is both a curriculum and a student organization through Racine Unified focusing on careers in culinary arts and child care, for example, district spokesperson Stacy Tapp confirmed. “FCCLA is part of classes and extracurriculars in Family and Consumer Science,” she […]
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Week In Review: CVS Pharmacy To Build On Durand, Racine County Foreclosures
You were busy, we were busy. Here are our top most read stories from the week. CVS Tearing Down Former Kohls on Durand Avenue Racine County Real Estate: Foreclosures Washington Park High School Teacher Loses Battle With Cancer Take Our Poll: Should Wisconsin Legalize Marijuana? Boy Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car
Washington Park High School Teacher Loses Battle With Cancer
Washington Park High School English teacher Cindy Kaebisch, 45, died at Wheaton Franciscan All Saints Medical Center on Wednesday, April 8 after battling cancer. Kaebisch, who loved the Packers, theater, movies, and books, had taught at Park since 2000, according to her obituary. Her funeral was held Sunday, April 12. Here are some of the comments we’ve collected from […]
Teen Who Tried to Blow Up High School Facing Firearm Felony
Racine police say the teenage boy who tried to blow up Washington Park High School in 2012 with a homemade bomb pulled a gun on a relative and their friend after an argument. Franklin Jones, 16, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with felony possession of a firearm and one misdemeanor count each […]
‘Werk4Mrk’ Candlelight Vigil for Beloved Teacher, Coach
**Updated 2 p.m. Oct. 11 Dozens of past and present students turned out Friday night wearing pink for a candlelight vigil to “mourn the loss and celebrate the life” of beloved Washington Park High School teacher and coach Marilyn “Mrk” Mrkvicka. Mrkvicka died Friday morning after a years-long battle with breast cancer. She was […]
OK Park Panthers and Case Eagles, Make Your Prediction
So… the Case High School Eagles will be playing the Washington Park Panthers on Friday night and we thought we’d have a little fun with this. First and foremost, we’d love to see photos of your team spirit. Feel free to add your photos in the comments section. And if you feel so inclined […]
Excellence in Racine: Young Strings Play for the Fun of It
Members of Young Strings play music because they love it and playing together, and each one has plans to incorporate music in some way with their lives after school. The trio – Sean Steinbach, violin, 13; Sydney Kutsch, violin, 16; Cameron Fair, cello, 17 – have been playing together for two years. They met through Gifford […]
Grant Helps Park HS Recycle More Paper
Going green just a got a little easier at Washington Park High School thanks to a $1,000 Youth As Resources (YAR) grant from United Way of Racine County. Students in the Park High School Key Club will use their funds to place 90 paper recycling barrels throughout the school. The custom decorated barrels will, hopefully, encourage […]
Police: Teen Charged in Jail Fight in Jail for Fighting
Racine police say a teenage girl attacked another inmate at the Racine County Jail after being arrested for her participation in an attack on another girl outside Park High School. Khadijah James, 17, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with a felony count of battery by prisoners and a misdemeanor count of disorderly […]
