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Sendik's Sneak Peek, Nicolet School Chief Search among Last Week's Top Headlines

In case you missed it, here's a few of our best stories from last week.

In case you missed it, here's last week's top headlines out of Fox Point and Bayside. To stay up with all the news on a daily basis, be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter.  Sneak Peek: New Sendik's Opening in June After an ownership change, Sendik's Bayside plans to reopen with a new exterior design in June. On Wednesday, Patch provided a sneak peek at the grocery store.  Nicolet's Next Superintendent Should Be... The firm tasked with hunting for new candidates to fill the shoes of retiring Nicolet Superintendent Rick Monroe said Tuesday it will begin the process of screening candidates armed with details of feedback from the community and district staff.  St. John's Principal Jumped By BMX Bikers On Friday morning, St. John's …

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Last Week's Top Headlines: Coyote Workshop; Fox Point Attempted Burglary

In case you missed it, here's a few of our best stories from last week.

In case you missed it, here's last week's top headlines out of Fox Point and Bayside. To stay up with all the news on a daily basis, be sure to subscribe to our daily newsletter.  Coyote Conflicts? Try Hazing to Deter the Beasts, Experts Say About 50 North Shore residents seeking answers to their coyote questions during an informational hearing at Bayside Middle School Wednesday night, where Lynsey White Dasher, an urban wildlife specialist for The Humane Society of the United States, explained how coyotes end up in the North Shore area and what residents can do to protect their pets. Fox Point Cites Attempted Burglar With Trespassing, Littering A burglary suspect that ran away from a Fox Point home was later identified by police because …

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Nicolet Students Putting Pen to Paper

Four student-athletes signed letters of intent Friday for St. Louis University, University of Iowa, University of Akron and McHenry College.

In front of around 60 friends, family, and coaches inside the D-Wing Library of Nicolet High School, four student-athletes signed their letters of intent Thursday. Briana Gray (Basketball, St. Louis University), Calli Head (Diving, University of Iowa), Jessica Kloehn (Volleyball, University of Akron) and CJ Putterman (Baseball, McHenry College) all signed their letters of intent to commit to those universities. Chris Dempsey is Calli Head's diving coach and said she's a "great asset to the team." Gray had transferred into Nicolet before the 2011 season and made an immediate impact. Gray averaged 10 points per game playing in 23 of 24 games.  Rick Dekeyser, head basketball coach, knew he had something great on the court when Gray …

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Act 10 Saves Nicolet $418,000 in Benefit Costs

New report says the Nicolet Unified High School District has seen big savings from Act 10, as has Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District. However, Fox Point-Bayside didn't benefit nearly as much.

The controversial state law that eliminated most collective bargaining rights for school employees reduced benefit costs for Nicolet High School District by $418,000 last school year, according to a report released Monday. However, Fox Point-Bayside saw a $57,000 increase in benefit costs. The bulk of the savings for Nicolet came from reductions in the district's share of employee retirement costs, the report by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance said. In the 2010-11 school year, Nicolet paid $567,629 toward the employee share of pension costs for workers; in 2011-12, that dropped to about $37,043, a 93.5 percent reduction, the report said. But the district paid 5.1 percent more in 2011-12 for health insurance costs for a total of $2.3 …

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UPDATE: Nicolet Cancels Homecoming Pep Rally Over Fears of 'Disruption'

Administrators, police pull the plug on event after receiving information about a possible disruption during the rally. Students, parents upset over suspension of senior for her role in earlier homecoming incident.

Nicolet High School students did not take part in the annual pep rally Friday afternoon after administration and Glendale police made a decision to cancel the event because of a "possible disruption." District Administrator Rick Monroe sent this letter out to parents Friday: Due to information we received regarding a possible disruption at this afternoon’s pep rally, and after reviewing this information with the Glendale Police Department, the decision was reached to cancel the 1:30 pm  pep rally. All other school and homecoming activities will proceed as planned with an increased police presence. As always, the safety and well-being of our students, faculty and staff remains our utmost concern. In an interview at the school, Monroe …

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Nicolet School Board Discusses Benefit Modifications

Can the taxpayer modify the benefits or eliminate them without breaching the social contract? The Nicolet Board of Education tabled the issue until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday.

Two Nicolet Athletes Sign on the Dottled Line With Midwestern Universities

Standouts Kristy Leopold, Alex Walker make it official by putting their signatures on letters of intent.

It's now in writing: Two athletes at Nicolet High School committed to different Midwestern colleges on National Letter of Intent Signing day.  Seniors Kristy Leopold and Alex Walker signed letters of intent Wednesday evening as a crowd of family, friends, current and former coaches looked on. A Major Score For A Goalkeeper Leopold will be playing soccer for Southwest Minnesota State University, located in Marshall, MN. She received a scholarship that will cover roughly about one-third of the school's tuition. She committed to playing at SMSU for at least one year. Just before her freshman year at Nicolet, Leopold, who plays goalkeeper, suffered a knee injury. But coach Tony Quintero said that didn't stop her from being highly involved with…

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Thanksgiving Food Drive Goal is 28,000 Food Items at Nicolet

More than 171,000 people live below the poverty line.

Meetings the week of Nov. 7: Nicolet 2nd Annual Open House Nov. 8 Come see Nicolet as you’ve never seen it before! There will be demonstrations and displays throughout the building. Performances by our choir, orchestra, band and theatre students will be scheduled throughout the evening. Meet faculty from all of our curricular areas in the cafeteria. See the array of athletics and student activities that your student can choose from in the gym. Tell your friends and neighbors... you will not want to miss the second annual Nicolet Open House! Call 414.351.7522 for more information. Nicolet Booster Club Spirit Wear Sale Nov. 7-22 Checks should be made out to Nicolet Booster Club. An order forms is attached and may be dropped off in the …

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Jr. Knights Football Teaches Respect for the Game

Heavy recruiting by coaches lead to double the number of players this season.

With sports like soccer sweeping up North Shore kids, it's a tough sell to get high numbers out for football. But lately, kids are finding it just as easy to strap on a few more pads and grind it out between the hash marks. The Nicolet Jr. Knights are a fifth through eighth grade football program that has traditionally had lower turnout than football hotbeds like Mequon. “More than anything, it’s a numbers thing," Rick Lagerman, assistant fifth-grade coach said. "There are so many kids out there (in Mequon). Sometimes it’s a tough sell in the North Shore. Kids are still doing soccer and other things.” And while recruiting may be more suited at the college and university level, it proved very successful for the Jr. Knights. Going door-to-…

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