Happy Thanksgiving, Comet Nation,

I would like to give a special shoutout to a couple of our staff members. I would like to thank Britni Cohen-Wichner for organizing and bringing in the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra as they added Albany as one of their stops along their tour of southern Wisconsin. This was an amazing performance put on at our school for our students and staff. Additionally, I would like to thank Jeff Campbell for his work on organizing and bringing in our local Veterans for this year's Veterans Day assembly. Again, this was a great opportunity for our students to connect with those local service members as we pay respect for their service.

Our core value focus was Citizenship for quarter 1. Staff selected 2 students at each grade who demonstrated outstanding Citizenship. I would like to acknowledge and congratulate our students being recognized at this time:

4K: Jaiden Luedy & Danielle Kiesmore

K: Sara French & Lane Calkins

1: Aria Cavin & Elias Hill

2: Tysen Boss & Braxton Miller

3: Cooper Hamilton & Violet Milbrandt

4: Beau Armitage & Hunter Hedlund

5: Sophie Houlberg & Emma Kopp

6: Michael Schwartz & Izayah Scott

7: Lexi Eastwood & Tatum Doescher

8: Landon Noble & Lydia Ahnen

9: Kaleb Broughton & Priscilla Smith

10: Leon Parker & Kierra Cleasby

11: Ava Ahnen & Skyler Stephens

12: Camden Pryce & Gage Roth

Each student received:

• A certificate of acknowledgment at our quarter 1 PBIS assembly

• A Comet CARE “Swag Bag”

• A Comet CARE “Superstar” t-shirt

• A postcard mailed home with the specific reason for being recognized

We will continue with the same format and select 2 students from each grade level for:

• Quarter 2: Achievement

• Quarter 3: Respect

• Quarter 4: Excellence

As we approach the end of November, Christmas and our holiday break is right around the corner. Before we know it, quarter 2 will be complete and we will be half way through the 2022-23 school year. If you have questions or concerns about anything related to school, I encourage you to reach out to your child’s teacher(s) and/or reach out to me directly. As we have said, the partnership between home and school is critical to our success.

Go Comets!

Mr. Ritzert

Students are asked to create a hand-drawn poster related to the sponsored theme. This year's theme was: "Lead with Compassion." All of the students did an outstanding job & put forth great effort. This year's top three place finishers were:

1st Place ~ Emma Thompson

2nd Place ~ Peyton Monasmith-Pickett

3rd Place ~ Kaydra Cleasby

The top three place winners will have their posters sent to the STATE LEVEL of competition. In the spring, the Albany Lions Club will have a special dinner of recognition for these three students.

Mr. Doescher & Mrs. Nienhaus would like to thank all the 6th & 7th-grade students for their efforts. They would also like to thank the Albany Lions Club for sponsoring this educational competition.