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Eight elementary schools in the Wausau School District earned School of Merit and School of Distinction recognition for 2014-2015 from the Wisconsin RtI (Response to Intervention) Center for the tremendous work accomplished through the implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
School of Merit recognition recipients include Hewitt-Texas Elementary School, John Marshall Elementary School, Rib Mountain Elementary School, Riverview Elementary School, and Stettin Elementary School. Only 165 schools in the state received PBIS School of Merit status.
School of Distinction recognition recipients include Grant Elementary School, G.D. Jones Elementary School, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. Only 157 schools in the state received PBIS School of Distinction status.
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Wausau East High School seniors Liam Bennett and Elizabeth Brown each won a $100 scholarship for their poster presentation of their International Baccalaureate Extended Essay at the UW-Marathon County Research and Discovery Symposium.
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The Wausau East DECA Program was named one of the "Top 10 New/Re-Activated Chapters at DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) held in Orlando, Florida.
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South Mountain Elementary School 4th grader Sam Nitzke is the District 8 winner of the Wisconsin Ag in Classroom essay contest through the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.
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Wausau West High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team was recognized as 1st Team Academic All-State by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. The team had the highest grade point average of all Division 1 schools in the state of Wisconsin at 3.66. The team is coached by Nate Lemmens.
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Horace Mann Middle School was honored with the SupportMusic Merit Award from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.
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Wausau East 1995 graduate Molly Moen, the Chief Operating Officer of the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC) in Los Angeles, was inducted into the Wausau School District Hall of Fame on May 19, 2015.
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Wausau West DECA was awarded National Gold Certification for their school store, West-side Connection, for providing work experience leading to management, supervision, and leadership skills.
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Wausau West DECA received a national award for achieving thrive level in the 2014-2015 DECA Membership Campaign for increased membership and for their promotional and community service campaigns.