Accelerating Achievement

Congratulations to Nicolet Girls Basketball Senior Morgan Williams for scoring her 1️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th career point on Wednesday night against Whitefish Bay 👏🏀

✨ Catching up with Nicolet Alum ('20) Andy Kline ✨ Andy graduated UW-Madison in 2023 with a major in linguistics and a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. At Madison he spent a semester learning Arabic in Amman, Jordan, and is now spending the next two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching English at a school in Timor-Leste. Andy is a member of the 12th cohort to serve in Timor-Leste and his service plays an important role in deepening the bonds of our global community, both abroad and at home. Please visit this link to read more about Andy ⤵ 🔗 https://bit.ly/3SoLOSR

The month of January is the National School Board Appreciation Month❗ Thank you Board of Education for your leadership and commitment to our students, staff, and community. Thank you for all your dedication and hard work for our district👏

As part of our #Homegrown series, the Nicolet Union High School District introduces you to Jamie Holifield. A 2003 graduate of Nicolet High School, Jamie is now a social studies teacher at her alma mater. We appreciate having you as part of our team, Jamie❗

Due to the predicted weather conditions for this afternoon and travel concerns for students and staff, Nicolet Union High School will be transitioning to a VIRTUAL LEARNING DAY for today, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Work will be posted on Canvas by teachers by 8:30 AM today. There will be NO IN-PERSON classes on Tuesday, January 9. Finally, The Nicolet Union High School physical campus will be CLOSED on Tuesday, January 9. All after school activities, practices, and competitions are also canceled. Please see the email from Principal Patek for more information.

This past Thursday, the Boys Swim and Dive team traveled to Grafton to take on the Blackhawks. Nicolet was able to sweep the meet, winning JV 21-0 and Varsity 116-60. Winning events for the Knights were Christian Ellner (JV 200 freestyle), Keegan Burgher (Varsity 200 & 100 freestyles), Gavin Babusiak (JV 200 IM), Jude Hill (Varsity 200 IM), Pace Morel (JV 50 freestyle), Gabe Nelson (varsity 50 freestyle), Tyler Klug (varsity diving and JV 100 freestyle), Jack Sullivan (Varsity 100 butterfly & 100 backstroke), Connor Freeze (Varsity 500 freestyle), Noah Hendricks (JV 100 backstroke), Cole Ortwein (JV 100 breaststroke), Brandon Pargamotnikas (Varsity 100 breaststroke), the JV 'A' 200 medley relay (Ellner, Babusiak, Zach Force, Aidan Kloss), the Varsity 'A' 200 medley relay (Michael Cherny, Pargamotnikas, Logan Krueger, Nelson), the JV 'A' 200 freestyle relay (Ortwein, Dan Pizur, Tanner Summ, Riley Krueger), the Varsity 'A' 200 freestyle relay (Pargamotnikas, L Krueger, Eli Wenig, Sullivan), the JV 'A' 400 freestyle relay (Ortwein, Kloss, Morel, Summ), and the Varsity 'A' 400 freestyle relay (Freeze, Burgher, Sullivan, Hill). The team has a busy upcoming week, starting with traveling to West Bend on Tuesday, then hosting Hartford-Slinger on Thursday, and finishing the week by taking part in the Shorewood Invitational on Saturday. #KnightNation

We've got a busy week ahead at Nicolet 🏀🎿🏊‍♂️ For the complete list of upcoming events please visit ⤵ School 🔗https://bit.ly/3QqzZHz Athletics 🔗https://bit.ly/3Qdi4Uz

The Nicolet-Shorewood Ski Team kicked off their season racing giant slalom at Sunburst on Wednesday night against Badger, Menomonee Falls/Germantown/Sussex; Oconomowoc, and Brookfield East. It has been a tough start to the season with the warm weather and the athletes have not been able to run gates in training. Ryan Optekar’s (Shorewood) 4th place finish along with solid efforts by freshmen Hunter Rauen (Shorewood) in 12th and Brogan Robert’s (Shorewood) helped the team to a 3rd place finish. Hayden Summ (Nicolet) also ripped a great 2nd run in the race. This young squad competed well against the top teams in the Midwest High School Ski Conference and it will be interesting to track their progress and see if they can qualify as a team for the State Championships. Anna Glaisner (Nicolet) had a 6th place overall finish in the Varsity Girls race with Avi Dickman (Nicolet) finishing 10th in an impressive showing. Marigold O’Connor’s (Nicolet) 4th place finish in the JV Girls race helped lead the team to a 1st place finish!! Isla Marks (Shorewood), Zella Tomasi (Shorewood), Claire Pielmeier (Shorewood), Annemarie Melbye (Nicolet) took spots 9 through 12 in the race demonstrating the depth of the team. The team next races slalom at Heiliger Huegel on January 11th. A great start to the season ⛷

As part of our #Homegrown series, the Nicolet Union High School District introduces you to Kelly Mulcahy Wendel. A 2004 graduate of Nicolet High School, Kelly is now an art teacher at her alma mater. We appreciate having you as part of our team, Kelly❗

Catch the WNS Boys Hockey teams in action on Friday, January 5th at the MSOE Kern Center vs. Fox Cities - JV plays at 5:30pm & Varsity at 7:30pm 🏒 There will be free pizza, t-shirt giveaways and a DJ ‼

📚✨The library partnered with Student Council to celebrate with hot cocoa, gingerbread houses, crafts, coloring pages and puzzles on the day before winter break. When students return in the new year, they will find new carpet, new furniture and a few new shelves. 🆕📚We are excited to ring in the new year with updates to the library!🏠🍫 #NicoletLibrary

We've got a busy week ahead at Nicolet after winter break 🏀🏒 🤸‍♀️ For the complete list of upcoming events please visit ⤵ School 🔗https://bit.ly/3QqzZHz Athletics 🔗https://bit.ly/3Qdi4Uz

The Nicolet German Club held its annual Hexenhaus Competition. Students had 75 minutes to create structures and "sell" them to a judging panel. The senior DEP entry, a homage to the Chicago Weihnachtsmarkt took top prize this this year. Congrats to Ben, Hannah, Josie, Mia & Vika!

Find the latest Nicolet Union High School District Newsletter in your mailbox or view it online 📰 🔗 https://www.nicolet.us/page/district-newsletters

Have a safe and healthy winter break ❄ School resumes on January 2nd.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has announced that Jean Nicolet Rd. will be REOPENING Thursday, December 21st by 5:00 PM 🚧 For more information please visit ⤵ 🔗 https://projects.511wi.gov/43north-south/full-project-overview/

❄ Winter Spirit Week ❄ Tomorrow is New Years. Dress in black and gold or 2024 gear❗

Nicolet senior, Jaia Underwood placed 1st in the state in the 2023 Wisconsin Association of School Boards Art Exhibition. Jaia earned this award for her painting entitled, “Snack Time” In addition to being recognized for her work, Jaia will be receiving a $750, generously provided by Performance Services. Her work was on display during the WASB Convention from January 17 & 18 at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, along with work created by students from all over the state of Wisconsin. Congrats Jaia 👏

Winter Spirit Week ❄ Tomorrow is Ugly Sweater Day. Wear your favorite ugly sweater❗

The Nicolet peer to peer tutoring and writing mentor program has continued to soar to new heights with all time records being set in the number of students providing tutoring and writing mentoring to classmates, the number of hours tutors and mentors are committing to each month, and the overall impact the Nicolet peer to peer tutoring and writing mentor programs are having on academic achievement across the building (including Nicolet's first bilingual tutors and mentors)! Today, we had a chance to celebrate our TOP 12 highest grossing tutors and mentors (based on the number of appointments they had throughout the first semester). A huge THANK YOU to the members of this elite group🙏 Golan Altman-Shafer Laura Mendoza-Sanchez Lukas Kroll Antonio Diaz-Torres Desiree Morris Ella Cross Eitan Shamah Khoa Vu Nyla Deans Gracy Dykeman Regan Huizenga Lauren Paulsen Marigold O'Conner As part of our thank you, one of these tutors/mentors walked away today with a FULL YEAR'S SUPPLY of smoothies, compliments of Tropical Smoothie Cafe! (We'll let you try to figure out which mentor or tutor was the lucky recipient!). THANK YOU to all of our peer mentors and writing center tutors for all of your hard work! As part of our thank you, one of these tutors/mentors walked away today with a FULL YEAR'S SUPPLY of smoothies, compliments of Tropical Smoothie Cafe! (We'll let you try to figure out which mentor or tutor was the lucky recipient!). THANK YOU to all of our peer mentors and writing center tutors for all of your hard work!