Weekender Youth Initiative High School Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
Editor: Conrad Rehbach
Calendar
Every Wednesday
3:15 PM Administration Group Meeting
Feb 21—Mar 17
2007 Guatemala Trip
Monday Mar 05
3:15 PM Faculty Meeting
Thursday Mar 08
7:00 PM Rudolf Steiner/Presentation (at OMB)
Monday Mar 12
3:15 PM Long Range Planning Meeting
7:00 PM Parent Meeting
Tuesday Mar 13
7:00 PM Board Meeting
Monday Mar 19
3:15 PM Faculty Meeting
Thursday Mar 22
7:00 PM Parent Evening/Presentation
Monday Mar 26
3:15 PM Long Range Planning Meeting
Tuesday Mar 27
3:15 PM Personnel Meeting
Apr 06—13
Spring Break—NO SCHOOL
Apr 16—20
Theme Week—All day workshops centered around a theme
Needs List
1. Seats for 15 passenger shuttle bus
2. Flat panel LCD computer monitors
3. Laptop computers
4. Video projectors
5. Curtains or shades for all rooms
6. Beautification of an area of your choice at school
7. Cleaning services
8. Someone to make and install a door with a lock for the costume room
9. Someone to fix/caulk leaking sky lights
10. Couches and Easy Chairs in good and sturdy condition
11. Someone to install energy saving plastic sheets on windows
12. Letter size heavy duty 4 drawer filing cabinet
13. Video Projector
14. Computers in working condition
15. (2 ea.) 2 gallon chemical storage tank #161-8202
16. (2 ea.) 2 gal floating lid #161-8213
17. (3 ea.) 5 gal storage tank #161-825
18. (3 ea.) 5 gal floating lid #161-8258
items 15—18 available at www.freestylephoto.biz
19. Installation of a faucet in a bathroom
Hi everyone, Here's a suggestion to beat the winter blues. Reserve tickets for North Crawford Players Production of "Robin Hood". Tickets are still available for March 5,6,8,9 7 p.m.. Come see this rollicking comedy guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles. The choreographed Phillipine Stick Fighting Scenes will have you and your family on the edge of their seats. Don't miss Maid Marion depicted as an Amazon Huntress. These kids excel at comedy. Come support local theatre. Adults $6 Children $4. Call the North Crawford District Office today. (608) 735-4318 See you there. Deb
“Everywhere I go — snow” (Photo and poetry by Conrad Rehbach)
Friday March 02, 2007
New Course Announcements
YIHS Finds New Forum. I am pleased to announce the creation of the YIHS FORUM as part of the YIHS ARCHIVES where you can find articles, policy proposals, by-laws change proposals, newsletters, etc. Simply click on the FORUM link and then check out the YIHS FORUM submissions. Short announcements will continue to find their way into the Weekender. Weekender deadline is Thursday Noon for the Friday edition.
Rudolf Steiner (1861 – 1925) - Life and Work. Presentation/discussion with Conrad Rehbach at 7 pm, Thursday March 8 at Old Main Bldg. Rudolf Steiner's accomplishments included the founding of Waldorf Education, based on the teachings of Anthroposophy. Who was Rudolf Steiner? What is his significance for our time? What is the Anthroposophical Society? What is Anthroposophy? Conrad Rehbach will give this presentation about Rudolf Steiner's life and work in preparation for the Midwest Anthroposophy Conference "Facing Karma" which will be held here in Viroqua March 16 - 18, 2007. This talk, sponsored by the Viroqua Anthroposophy Group and the Sophia Institute, is free of charge. All are warmly invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. Conrad Rehbach lives in Viroqua and has been a student of Anthroposophy for 24 years. He is a Waldorf teacher, school coordinator of the Youth Initiative High School (a Waldorf Initiative), and director of Sophia Institute (Waldorf Teacher Training and Adult Education Courses).
PARENT MEETING scheduled for Monday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. Please send agenda items to Kim Chotzen by Friday, March 09. (kchotzen@mwt.net) or 637-8404. Thank you and enjoy this beautiful snow. —Kim
Health Club Membership Special. First month free. Join the Landmark Center Health Club! Special: $17/month. Call Nancy Rhodes at 608-637-3306
COFFEE HOUSE Saturday March 3, 2007 -- Doors open 7:00pm - 11:00pm -- $5.00 admission -- Where? At the Landmark Center -- Featuring Headflow -- 6th graders through adults welcome -- Come Dance!
Facing Karma Anthroposophy Conference update. "Facing Karma" is the theme of the 7th annual Midwest Anthroposophy Conference to be held at the Old Main Building March 16-18th with James Ulness, Ph.D., as keynote speaker. Register for the full conference by March 2, and you will receive a $10 discount. A registration box is in the school office, along with extra brochures. The lectures and workshops may be attended individually for $15 each. This year we offer a variety of afternoon workshops, which are listed in the brochure and on our website - www.facingkarma.com. A new workshop has been added at 3:30 pm, Sat., March 17th. Joyce Reilly, from Chatham, NJ, is offering a workshop on Group-working with Meditative Techniques as developed by Georg Kühlewind, Hungarian author of several books, including "Star Children", "Becoming Aware of the Logos" and "From Normal to Healthy". Joyce worked closely with Georg for many years and co-directed the Logos Foundation with him. Since his death last year, she has been part of an international working group which is dedicated to furthering the work he started and publishing the rest of his writings. Please write "H" under your choice of Session 2 workshops on your brochure if you are interested in attending this one. Check out our website for a suggested list of karmic-related movies to watch prior to the conference! Once again, James will be offering spiritual counseling sessions for $40/hour. For more information, contact Sheila Andersen at 637-3546; www.facingkarma.com.
Dearest all, it's sunny here in Guatemala. Have you dug out yet? We have a bit of stomach queezies going around but nothing different than the usual travel bug. All chaperones are A.O. K. now and handling the ever changing dynamic of life on the road. (Thanks, Dawn, for the chamomile tea.) More news soon from the students. Love, Julee et. al.
Sweet Sweet Spring in Norskedalen. The Driftless Folk School and the Norskedalen would like to invite you to the “Sweet Sweet Spring” event on March 10, from 9 AM to 4 PM, featuring Driftless Folk School workshop demonstrations and pancake breakfast. No registration is necessary. Bring your family and friends! Questions? Call 608-637-3550.
Deborah Baer (professional counselor and tutor) is offering SAT and ACT classes for groups of four or more high school juniors for the April, May, and June test dates. Get your own group of friends together, and we'll set up days/time that works for you! Highly affordable. Individual tutoring in SAT/ACT prep and various other subjects (math, English [including help with papers and college essays], social sciences, and some science) is also available. Private/public high school, middle school, and homeschool students. Email djbaer@mchsi.com or call 637-2918.
THE 'TOO BUSY TO PLAY' PLAYERS present Larry Shue's THE FOREIGNER on March 16 & 17 and 22-24 at The Old Oak Inn, Soldier's Grove. $25 w/Southern style dinner performance only $10 adult / $7.50 students. Dinner 7:00 PM. Performance 8:00 PM. A hilarious comedy set in Tilghman County Georgia where an english bloke brings a foreign fella to Betty Meeks fishing lodge for a three day stay. Nobody shouldtalk to him cuz he can't speak no english....or can he? Directed by K O'Brien, sets by John Tully, lights & special effects by Chris Cox. Adam Fogelson is the foreigner.
Driftless Folk School Update. The Driftless Folk School would like to announce that the registration is still open for the following classes: Feb 17: Homebrewing; Feb 24 Flatbreads; Mar 3: Owling; Mar 17: Egg Breads; Mar 24: Inkle Weaving; Mar 31: Blacksmithing. Multi-session courses: Beginning Fiddle: Feb 24 – Mar 10; Enameling: Feb 10 – Mar 4. Please call us at 608-637-3550 for more information or to register.
YIHS Parent Evening Scheduled. Thursday evening, 22 March at 7pm at the YIHS: All present and prospective YIHS parents are warmly invited to an evening lecture and discussion on "The Emerging 'I': A Journey through the Waldorf High School Curriculum" with YIHS teacher and parent, Donna Simmons. Donna will give an overview of the purpose and flow of the Waldorf high school curriculum with special consideration given to its special forms and challenges here at the YIHS. Donna has been a Waldorf student (kindergarten through 12th grade), teacher, early years educator, youth worker, consultant and parent educator and enjoys sharing her experience of and enthusiasm for Waldorf education with others! Any questions? Contact morningglory@frontiernet.net
College Acceptance Update: Congratulations to Anton Bezin on being accepted to Northland College and Molly Heberlein on being accepted to Earlham College.
Seniors! Whether you are in Guatemala City or Bloomingdale Valley or Berkeley ... you need to send in to me the senior pictures and your “future plans” write-up for the Vernon Broadcaster Graduation Announcements NOW!!! —Conrad
PRWS Parent Council presents a series of Conflict Resolution Workshops. March 3 - Intro to Conflict Transformation: Focuses on learning to transform conflict within the individual, between adults and with our children. Includes study of nonviolent communication, the blessing of conflict, strategies for conflict resolution and bringing the soul into conflict processes. March 10 - Powerful Conflict, Powerful Healing: Focuses on developing and deepening skill to transform conflict within the broader community. Includes study and application of the Four Stage Process, use of talking pieces, creating sacred space, spiritual leadership and nonviolent communication methods. Extension: After completing both workshops, individuals interested in offering mediation and conflict transformation services to the broader community will explore possibilities for creating and promoting a local mediation group. Registration at PRWS office. Workshops held at PRWS. $5. each session, please pay at time of registration. Call Nannete at 689-2281 or Kimberly at 637-7616 with questions or for further information.
ACT/SAT Test Dates and Deadlines. The SAT will be administered on the following dates:
Test Date/Registration Deadline:
May 5 March 29
June 2 April 27
Register online at www.collegeboard.com or by mail with forms available in the YIHS office. Tests take place in Madison or in La Crosse.
The ACT will be administered on the following dates:
Test Date/Registration Deadline:
April 14 March 9
June 9 May 4
Register online at www.actstudent.org. Tests administered in Madison and La Crosse.
Dear Colleagues: We are sending you a
clarion call for
Waldorf high school
teachers. As you probably know,
some five Waldorf schools are planning to open high schools in the next year
or so, and a good number of teachers in the established schools are
approaching retirement age. You will also be aware that many of high school
teachers come from our own ranks -- parents, friends of the school, for
instance -- and sometimes they are stirred to undertake a change in career
by something as simple as an announcement in the school's weekly bulletin or
broadsheet lying on a reception area. Now is a fertile time of year, not
only for the sprouting of fresh seeds in the depth of the earth but also of
fresh initiatives stirring in the depths of individual human souls. Details
of our two high school teacher education programs can be found
on our web sites:
www.centerforanthroposophy.org and
www.steinercollege.org. Many
thanks for your help and support. Cordially, Douglas Gerwin, Betty Staley,
Directors of the Waldorf High School Teacher Education at the
Center for Anthroposophy and Rudolf Steiner College respectively.
Finance Report.
Please send in some. Cash or check. Thank
you.