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Middle School Staff - Awards & Honors

Staff Awards & Honors 2011-12:

  • An AWSA Exemplary Middle School - Waunakee Middle School
  • Middle School Teacher of the Year: Sara Koppes
  • Quarterly Staff Recognition Recipients: Brad Burgess; Carrie Jeschke; Dave Lucey; Sallie Piotrowski
  • Kohl Fellowship Award: Terri Miller
  • National Board Certification: Katie Hauge; Rachel Rydzewski
  • Retirements: Dave Lucey

Staff Awards & Honors - 2010-11:

  • Exemplary Middle School - Waunakee Middle School
  • Middle School Teacher of the Year: Dave Lucey
  • Kohl Fellowship Award: Katie Grundahl
  • Retirements & Resignations: Kay Statz, Marge Tessner, Laura Sowinski, Dana Poulsen
  • Quarterly Staff Recognition Recipients: Brooke Kinney, Leah Hundt, Emily Pertzborn

Staff Awards & Honors - 2009-10:

  • A 2010 Wisconsin School of Excellence - Waunakee Community Middle School
  • Wisconsin DPI Commendation - Exemplary Middle Schools - Waunakee Community Middle School
  • Excellence in Technology and Engineering, Education Leadership Award - Waunakee Community Middle School
  • Middle School Teacher of the Year - Jackie Sweno
  • Wisconsin Middle School Teacher of the Year - Rachel Rydzewski
  • Distinguished Mathematics Educator Award - Jane Fazio
  • Quarterly Staff Recognition - Trish Horning ; Shelley Joan Weiss
  • Channel 3 Top Notch Teacher - Gina Braun
  • Retirees: Shelley Joan Weiss; Jane Moritz

 

Ms. Rachel Rydzewski - 2009 Wisconsin Middle School Teacher of the Year!
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State Superintendent Tony Evers named Rachel Rydzewski of Waunakee Community Middle School the Wisconsin Middle/Junior High School Teacher of the Year during a surprise ceremony on September 4, 2009.  Read the press release from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.



Staff Awards & Honors - 2008-09:

  • Jamie Barclay and Chrys DePas - Retirees
  • Katie Hauge - Middle School Teacher of the Year
  • Rachel Rydzewski - Kohl Fellowship Award
  • Elizabeth Albrecht-Heiks - Quarterly Staff Recognition
  • Ty Jury - Quarterly Staff Recognition
  • Sara Koppes - Quarterly Staff Recognition
  • Jason Kaltenberg - Quarterly Staff Recognition

 

Past Awards & Honors:  There have been many Middle School staff recipients of awards and honors. 

  • Past Quarterly Recognition Winners
  • Past Employee of the Year Winners
  • Past Kohl Fellowship Award Winners include Clare Zaiman-Keen, Gina Braun and Rachel Rydzewski
  • Past National Board Certification recipients include Lori Gallagher
  • Principal Shelley Weiss was the recipient of the Dr. James Stoltenberg Award in 2006
  • Associate Principal Laura Sowinski was the NASSP Wisconsin Assistant Principal of the Year and a finalist for National Assistant Principal of the Year in 2004
Last Updated: 4/20/12
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