Baldwin-Woodville Area School District

📚 Exciting News for Greenfield Students!

We’re thrilled to announce that author Mat Heagerty will be visiting Greenfield on November 6th!

Mat is dyslexic and once struggled in school . Now he travels the country sharing his story and helping students discover the strengths that come with learning differently. 💪

Valley Bookseller is offering preorders for signed copies of his books! To order, visit 👉 https://valleybookseller.com/list/mat-heagerty-nov-6th-greenfield-school-visit

🗓️ Order deadline: October 19
📘 Signed books will be delivered to students on November 7.

If you’d prefer a paper order form, please reach out to your child’s teacher.

Mat Heagerty’s Graphic Novels:
Indoor Kid (ages 8–12)
Lumberjackula (ages 8–12)
Martian Ghost Centaur (ages 8–12)
Unplugged and Unpopular (ages 10–14)

We’re so excited to share this inspiring opportunity with our students! 🌟

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ The Viking Middle School Cross Country Team has enjoyed a fantastic fall season filled with beautiful weather and fun running events! 🍂. Great job, runners! ❤️🖤

🌟 Employee Spotlight 🌟
Meet Sara Stansbury, a Junior Kindergarten Paraprofessional at Greenfield Elementary!

Favorite Things:
Reading 📖
Board games & family game nights 🎲
Going on adventures with her two girls 💕
Attending concerts 🎶
Watching reality TV shows 📺

We’re so glad to have Sara supporting our young learners at Baldwin-Woodville! 🖤

☀️ Here’s a picture of Mrs. Wolske's Adapted PE group during our field trip last Friday to Woodridge Park in Cottage Grove. It was such a beautiful day to be outside! 🌳

🌈 Yesterday started off beautifully with a rainbow shining over Greenfield Elementary! Students searched high and low but confirmed there was no pot of gold hiding anywhere in the school.

🎾Congratulations to Shannon Fritts! 🎾
Shannon has qualified for Division 2 Singles in the State Tennis Tournament, taking place this Thursday through Saturday in Madison.

You can view the tournament bracket here:
👉https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2025/Division_2_Singles.pdf?ver=X-cSz1XgCZWOGh3OHSYEHg%3d%3d

Best of luck to Shannon as she represents Baldwin-Woodville at State! ❤️🖤

📚 Students are learning all about Battle of the Books!
A big thank you to Mr. Glampe for leading these meetings and explaining what the competition is all about. Best of luck to all participants! 👏

📢 WE’RE HIRING!
Join the Baldwin-Woodville School District team! We’re currently looking for:

🍎 Food Service Scanner
🥣 Food Service – Assistant Cook
🥪 Food Service Substitutes
🤼‍♀️ Girls Wrestling Coach
🏀 VMS Boys Basketball Coach
🧩 Special Education Paraprofessionals
💉 Substitute Health Services Staff
👩‍🏫 Substitute Paraprofessionals

If you’re passionate about supporting students and making a difference, we’d love to have you on our team!

👉 Apply today at WECAN:
https://wecan.waspa.org/Employer/Vacancy/All/3596

🏈 BW fans — let’s vote Joe Jensen!
He’s up for Bound Wisconsin Week 8 Football Player of the Week!
Voting ends Thursday at 1 p.m. 🗳️

👉 Vote here
https://www.boundwisconsin.com/p/week-8-bound-wisconsin-football-player-of-the-week-nominees
#GoBlackhawks #VoteJoeJensen

🌟 Employee Spotlight 🌟
Meet Karen Apfelbeck, our Clerical Assistant in the BWHS Counseling Office!

Favorite Things:
Karen enjoys relaxing with gardening, listening to music, and shooting pool. She loves spending time with her family, friends, and pets. You can also find her sipping iced coffee by the fire, decorating interiors, or in the kitchen cooking and baking. 🌸☕🎶🍪

We’re excited to have Karen on the Baldwin-Woodville team! 🖤

🎒 A special thank you to Nilssen’s for their generous donation to the Backpack Buddies program here in Baldwin-Woodville! We were selected as a recipient of funds raised during their annual golf tournament this year. We are so grateful for their continued support of our schools and community! ❤️🖤

Pictured: Sydney Olson, Melissa Eisen, and Kevin Branstad

📚 Another adorable snapshot from Read with a Blackhawk!
Our high school student-athletes spent Friday sharing stories with elementary students — and the smiles say it all! ❤️🖤

#ReadWithABlackhawk #BWCommunity #BlackhawkPride

🖤💡 ! Check out these awesome pictures of our English 9 Honors students annotating and listening to “The Tell-Tale Heart” under blacklights! A creative and engaging lesson in Ms. Ingram’s class.

🍎 The Great Apple Crunch! 🍎
Each October, students and staff across Wisconsin take part in The Great Apple Crunch. An event that celebrates National Farm to School Month by promoting local food purchasing and healthy eating.

The Crunch highlights the importance of seasonal, locally grown foods and builds excitement around local agriculture. By increasing local options in our cafeterias, we help support area farmers and keep dollars in our community, one delicious bite at a time! 🍏

#GreatAppleCrunch #FarmtoSchool #SupportLocal #BWProud

🎉 Congratulations to the B-W FFA Dairy Judging Team! 🐄
Team members Macy Weyler, Lilly Peterson, and Makayla Weyer placed 6th out of 115 teams last week at the World Dairy Expo in Madison!

👏 High Individual honors went to Macy Weyer (12th place) and Makayla Weyer (19th place) out of an incredible 420 students competing.

The team will be heading to Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana at the end of October — best of luck, and way to represent B-W! ❤️🖤

🩸 Baldwin-Woodville High School Blood Drive 🩸

BWHS will be hosting a Blood Drive on Wednesday, October 22 from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Donating blood is a simple way to make a big difference! ❤️
Sign up for your time slot here:
👉 https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Baldwin%20Woodville%20HS

🌟 Employee Spotlight 🌟
Meet Krista Swanson, who serves as both a 0.5 AP Clerk and a Special Education Paraprofessional at BWHS!

Favorite Things:
“I like to hike with my family, practice yoga, and teach piano.” 🎶🧘‍♀️⛰️

We’re so glad to have Krista sharing her many talents with Baldwin-Woodville! 🖤

📣 We Are Hiring!
Baldwin-Woodville is looking for great people to join our team! We currently have openings for coaching positions, night custodians, and substitute teachers/staff.

If you or someone you know is interested, check out our current job postings on WECAN:
👉https://wecan.waspa.org/Employer/Vacancy/All/3596

Come be part of a supportive, student-focused community! ❤️🖤

It’s Wisconsin School Board Week!
Thank you to our Baldwin-Woodville School Board members for your year-round commitment to students, staff, and the community. We appreciate all you do! ❤️🖤
#WISchoolBoardWeek