Northwoods Community Secondary School
| Northwoods Community Secondary School | |
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665 Coolidge Avenue Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Oneida 54501 United States | |
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| School type | Public, Charter |
| Motto | "We're Building A Better World One Student At a Time" |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Founder | James Blackstone |
| Closed | 2017 |
| School district | School District of Rhinelander |
| Superintendent | Kelly Jacobi |
| Administrator | Wil Losch |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | ca. 70 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Mascot | Hodag |
| Rival | Antigo Red Robins |
| Website | http://www.rhinelander.k12.wi.us/ncss/index.cfm |
Northwoods Community Secondary School (NCSS) was an American charter school in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Founded in 2003, the school offers a project-based curriculum.[1][2]
In 2011 the Rhinelander Environmental Stewardship Academy was moved to NCSS because enrollment had significantly decreased and the head teacher had resigned.
Despite the 2010 referendum[3] to keep NCSS at its location passing, it was decided in 2012 that the building would be moved to the Rhinelander High School.[4]
In April 2017, it was announced that the school would be closed at the end of the 2017 school year.[5][6]
Curriculum
Northwoods Community Secondary School offers public enrollment to approximately 90 students from 6th to 12th grade. The curriculum is independent project-based learning, as an alternative to lecture-based instruction. Students are required to develop their own projects in order to meet the academic requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The students work at their own pace to complete their work. Math and language arts seminars are held twice weekly. Students receive credits based on performance rather than grades.[7] Students are required to earn seven credits per year (700 hours of work, plus 25 hours of community service and 50 hours of physical education).
Community service
Each NCSS Student is required to perform 25 hours of community service per school year.[8] Community service projects have included:
- Grace Lodge: “Adopt a Grand Parent”
- Operation Clean Up, or "OCU", where students rake and snow shovel for the neighboring houses
- Working at the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry
- Working at St. Joe's Thrift Shop
- Mural painting
- Senior Center: Helping the elderly
- Contributing to the Rhinelander animal shelter
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Cleaning the river front
- City Hall: Archive organizing
- Rhinelander Historical House Tours during the Courthouse Centennial Celebration (2008)
- Community garden
- Veterans Day program
- Senior (citizen) Prom with the Kids In Need Foundation
- Tree Haven: “A Tree for Tomorrow”
Recognition
NCSS has been recognized as a model school through the EdVisions Schools.
Gallery
North Side of former location
Gymnasium of former location
South side of former location
References
- ↑ Giles Morris "Northwoods Community Secondary School Gets National Attention", Wisconsin Charter Schools Association, 12 May 2009
- ↑ "Northwoods Community Secondary School Home", School District of Rhinelander, retrieved 04=02-2010
- ↑ Sarah Juon, "Board delves deeper into cuts", Rhinelander Daily News, 09 December 2009
- ↑ "Northwoods Community Secondary School". Rhinelander School District. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ↑ Persike, Eileen (11 April 2017). "Approval Sought to Close Rhinelander School". Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ↑ Beu, Erin (18 April 2017). "NCSS Charter School will close at end of school year". Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ↑ Northwoods Community Secondary School Performance Rubric, Social Studies Connections, K-12 Energy Education Program, retrieved 04-02-2010
- ↑ Sparacio, Natalie and Prescott, Jeannie (26 September 2008). "Class of the Week Winner 9/26/08: Northwoods Community Secondary School". WAOW News.
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