ROCHESTER â Marian Oldenberg never forgot the children of Racine County, and now they will never forget her.
Rochester village officials have approved plans to honor the longtime school librarian by erecting a park bench in her memory at Rochester Commons Park.
Funded by private donations, the bench will be engraved with an image and a message memorializing Oldenberg in recognition of the many years she spent as a librarian in the Waterford school district.
âItâs quite an honor,â said Oldenbergâs daughter, Cathy Street.
The park bench will be displayed for the public in Rochester Commons Park, which is located at 208 W. Springs St., next to both Rochester Village Hall and the Rochester Public Library.
OAKFIELD – Oakfield School Board has selected a longtime West Bend teacher, principal and administrator to lead the Oakfield School District.
Tracey Conners, currently serving as Woodfield Elementary School principal in the Waterford Graded School District, will begin her new role as Oakfield s district administrator July 1.
She succeeds Vance Dalzin, who is retiring in June after leading the district for five years, and 34 years in education overall.
Conners brings 29 years of experience to her new role, including 25 years in the West Bend School District where she served in a variety of roles including principal at West Bend East and West high schools.
OAKFIELD - The Oakfield School Board is closer to naming a new superintendent of schools for the community.
The search to replace retiring Superintendent Vance Dalzin has been narrowed to three finalists the board will interview Monday.
The candidates are: Tracey Conners, principal at Woodfield Elementary School in the Waterford Graded School District; Kevin Krutzik, Sheboygan Falls High School principal; and Kerri Jo Patten, director of elementary teaching and learning and Friendship Learning Center principal in the School District of North Fond du Lac.
The Board hopes to extend an offer in March to a candidate who would start effective July 1.
WATERFORD â Students and staff at Fox River Middle School are making good use of the newly expanded school, after an upgrade that doubled the buildingâs size and opened the campus to sixth-graders.
Voters approved a referendum in November 2018 to authorize borrowing up to nearly $25 million to make improvements to the 50-year-old school at 921 W. Main St.
With completion of the project earlier this year and classes kicking off at the beginning of the 2020 fall semester, students and staff are seeing the finished product for the first time, including a new commons, gymnasium, music rooms and more.
The commons area that serves as a cafeteria and other functions at Fox River Middle School was built with large windows overlooking the school s main entrance at 921 W. Main St., Waterford.