After winning the Catholic Memorial Tournament in Waukesha on Saturday, Prairie Boys' Soccer Team is named "Team of the Week" by the Journal Times. Read the full article here.

Prairie girls' golf ranked #4 in the area and are named "Team of the Week" by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Go here to read the full article.

A short film created by Prairie students will premiere at the Racine Arts Council, 316 Sixth St., from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. Read the entire Journal Times article here.

The 10th Grade Parent Gathering is scheduled for Tuesday, August 24 and the 11th Grade Parent Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, September 2nd. If you are interested in hosting this fun event, or have questions about the parent gatherings, please contact Callie Philippi at 262-260-4409 or cphilippi@prairieschool.com.

Classical guitarist Sam Harris, grade 11, has been selected as one of the Exemplary Soloists to perform at a recital at the Wisconsin State Music Conference in Madison on October 28. Only 10 soloists from across the state were invited to perform at this prestigious recital, which will feature a combination of winds, strings, piano, vocal, and percussion performances. It has been six years since a Prairie student has received such a prestigious recognition.

Fourteen ninth grade students from the Horsholm Basket Junior Dame 95 girls basketball team from Horsholm/Rungsted, Denmark were invited to Racine are staying with several Prairie Upper School host families the week of July 11. They are spending the week preparing for a basketball tournament of incoming freshmen and are experiencing area sights and cultural events. They are playing in the International Invitational basketball tournament this Friday and Saturday at Prairie along with six other local teams.
Come out and watch the Horsholm team play at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening, then Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The Prairie Lady Hawks will play at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, and Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Afternoon “playoff” games will be determined by the outcome of previous games, with the Championship game scheduled for Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
Admission fee is $3 for adults, $1 for students, and free for children under 5. All net proceeds will be used to support the Prairie Upper School girls’ basketball program.

The Prairie School is offering a spectator bus for those wishing to see the girls soccer team play at the WIAA State Tournament next week. More information can be found here.

Congratulations to James Stark for winning the Division 2 Singles State Championship! This is the first WIAA Tennis Singles Championship for a Prairie student. Read the full Journal Times article here.

Many openings are still available for Prairie's summer programs. See Prairie's complete 2010 Summer Program offerings - including Hawk's Haven Day Camps, summer classes and tutoring options, and sports camps.

Yesterday, a number of Prairie athletic teams made headlines. Boys' Track Team won the Regional, will advance to the Sectional at Princeton on May 27. Boys' Tennis Team finished 2nd in the Subsectional, will advance 7 players to the Sectional on Wednesday. Click here for more scores and highlights.

We invite you to gather with former students, faculty, and current Prairie families as we celebrate the many ways in which Wendy Will enriched our lives.

Saturday, June 5, 2010
11:00 am Alumni Soccer Game, Varsity Soccer Field
4:00 pm Reception, Upper School Commons
5:30 pm Wendy Will Memorial Tile Dedication, Brandon Zimmerman Memorial Patio
5:45 pm Environmentally Friendly Balloon Release

Please RSVP to me by May 28th.  

Jessica White '99
Director: Annual Fund and Alumni Affairs
jwhite@prairieschool.com
(262) 260-3545

Junior James Stark showed off his talents and his mettle Saturday at the Midwest Classic Conference boys tennis tournament winning the No. 1 singles championship in the tournament held at University School. Read the entire Journal Times article here.

College Acceptances – Class of 2010
Prairie's 57 graduates of the Class of 2010 have been accepted to a total of 249 colleges and universities. View the entire list here.

Morelan Named Official GIRLS KNOW HOW® Book Series Ambassador

Sophomore Jeanette Morelan, 2010 Miss America's Outstanding Teen, has added another sash as an Official National Ambassador for the Girls Know How® book series. Girls Know How is a fictional series of fun, entertaining chapter books that encourage readers ages 8 to 12 to explore and pursue the careers of their dreams.

As Ambassador, Jeanette will appear at schools and libraries throughout the country to promote literacy, discuss her platform and raise awareness about career choices.

Read the full story in Fourpoints Magazine here.

Read the entire Journal Times article.

To see the Journal Times article and photo, click here.

A Prairie School student is among the semifinalists named Monday for the 2010 Presidential Scholars Award, a national honor for graduating high school seniors.

To read the complete "Journal Times" article click here.

Prairie student wins $20,000 scholarship from Coca-Cola.

Read the complete "Journal Times" article at: http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_76bcb526-521d-11df-bcda-001cc4c002e0.html

Prairie School Team Wins Top Honors at Junior Achievement Business Challenge

Read the complete "Journal Times" article at: http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/education/article_bf47eba4-465a-11df-9b05-001cc4c03286.html

Read about this year's Primary School Science Day, featured in an April 16 article, "Prairie Students Learn Water Sustainability": http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_d2b4040c-48e9-11df-a736-001cc4c002e0.html

RACINE - The Prairie School, 4050 Lighthouse Drive, will hold a spring Open House on Tuesday, April 27 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. for students and their parents interested in learning more about Prairie.

Guests will have an opportunity to see the campus via student- or parent-guided tours. Faculty and key administrators will be available to answer questions, and information on academic curriculum, financial aid and scholarship awards, extracurricular programs, athletics, integrated use of computer technology in the classroom and the school's extensive fine/performing arts program will be available. A child care/play area will be available. For more information please contact Prairie's admissions office at 262-260-4393.

The Prairie School is an independent, child-centered, day school for children in early/pre-school through high school. Students will benefit from a personalized, college preparatory program, and will contribute by their leadership and varied backgrounds to a school which values individuality, and emphasizes character development. The Prairie School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the North Central Association (NCA) and holds memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The Prairie School is an academic community whose doors are open to all students without regard to race, religion, age, sex or national origin and complies with the regulations regarding handicapped students required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

 

Prairie is currently in the top 15 in Land’s End nationwide contest; we need your vote to win up to $2,500 for Prairie's Giving Garden! For more information and to vote for Prairie, visit: www.landsend.com/thehub/way-to-grow or simply click on the icon below. You can vote once every day through May 14!

 

The 5/6 production of "Pinocchio" will be presented on Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 PM in Prairie's John Mitchell Theatre. All tickets are $6; order tickets via email -  shows@prairieschool.com - or phone - 262.260.5719. Tickets may also be purchased at the Welcome Desk at Prairie's main entrance (door #2) during regular business hours. Please allow 48 hours to process ticket orders.

To confirm your order and avoid a long wait at the door, pick up your tickets at the Welcome Desk between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The house will open a half hour before show time. Tickets must be picked up 10 minutes prior to the start of the production or they will be resold to those on the waiting list. Latecomers will be seated by the house manager ONLY during a break in the production in order to minimize distractions to the~actors and other audience members.

This show is expected to sell quickly! We cannot guarantee that any walk-up seats will be available for a given performance on the day of the show or that adjacent seats remain. For more information, please visit the Performing Arts page on the Prairie website.

See Prairie's complete 2010 Summer Program offerings - including Hawk's Haven Day Camps, summer classes and tutoring options, and sports camps.

RACINE - Five Prairie School students placed in 1st or 2nd place at the Knights of Columbus Knowledge Contest on January 23. A total of 131 students in the Racine area competed by grade in the areas of spelling and math.

In the math portion of the contest, 1st place recipients included Josh Bote, grade 5 and Roman Palvanov, grade 7; 2nd place recipients included Sapan Shah, grade 7 and Aditi Deshmukh, grade 8. In the spelling portion, Allegra Woolrage, grade 8, won 1st place.

First place winners received a savings bond, and will move on to the regional competition in Waukesha on March 6.

The Prairie School is an independent, child-centered, day school for children in early/pre-school through high school. Students benefit from a personalized, college-preparatory program, and will contribute by their leadership and varied backgrounds to a school that values individuality, and emphasizes character development. The Prairie School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the North Central Association (NCA) and holds memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The Prairie School is an academic community whose doors are open to all students without regard to race, religion, age, sex or national origin and complies with the regulations regarding handicapped students required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

 

RACINE – The Prairie School, 4050 Lighthouse Drive, will hold an Open House from 12:00-2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 7 for families with children entering Early School (ages 3 and 4) and all-day Kindergarten in the 2010-11 academic year who are interested in learning more about Prairie.
Guests will have an opportunity to see the classrooms and meet with teachers. Tours of the facility will be available upon request. For more information please contact Prairie's Admissions Office at 262-260-4393.
The Prairie School is an independent, child-centered, day school for children in early/pre-school through high school. Students will benefit from a personalized, college preparatory program, and will contribute by their leadership and varied backgrounds to a school which values individuality, and emphasizes character development. The Prairie School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the North Central Association (NCA) and holds memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The Prairie School is an academic community whose doors are open to all students without regard to race, religion, age, sex or national origin and complies with the regulations regarding handicapped students required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

RACINE – Yijing Xin of Racine, a graduating senior at The Prairie School, has been named one of more than 3,000 candidates in the 2010 Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.2 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2010.

Inclusion in the Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 46th year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities. The 3,000 candidates were selected for their exceptional performance on either the College Board SAT or the ACT Assessment. Further consideration is based on students’ essays, self-assessments, descriptions of activities, school recommendations, and school transcripts.

A distinguished panel of educators will review these submissions and select 500 semifinalists in early April. The Commission on Presidential Scholars, a group of some 32 eminent citizens appointed by the President, will make final selection of the Scholars. They will select one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. students living abroad; 15 students at-large; and up to 20 students from the creative and performing arts. The U.S. Department of Education will announce the Scholars in May. Scholars will be invited to Washington, DC, for several days in June to receive the Presidential Scholars medallion at a recognition ceremony and to participate in events and activities with their elected representatives, educators, and other leading individuals in public life.

RACINE – Four students from Prairie’s Middle and Upper Schools were winners in the recent “Laws of Life Essay Contest.” Senior David Sanchez won 1st place in the High School category where he received a $1000 prize, and senior Yijing Xin won Honorable Mention, receiving a $150 prize. In the Middle School category, 6th grader Sandeep Reddy won first place with a prize of $400, and 8th grader Allegra Woolrage won 4th place with a prize of $150.

All of the middle and high schools in Racine County were invited by the Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce (RAMAC) to participate in the contest, including public, private and parochial schools that have 6th, 7th, or 8th grade students.

The “Laws of Life Essay Contest” challenges young people of all ages to discover for themselves the values that will guide them throughout life. It is endorsed by the National School Boards Association and is on the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities. The contest is conducted locally in communities around the world. Each community sponsors and organizes its own contest.

An awards ceremony for the winners will be held at the opening of the Racine County Board of Supervisors meeting, February 9.

The Prairie School is an independent, child-centered, day school for children in early/pre-school through high school. Students benefit from a personalized, college-preparatory program, and will contribute by their leadership and varied backgrounds to a school that values individuality, and emphasizes character development. The Prairie School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and the North Central Association (NCA) and holds memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The Prairie School is an academic community whose doors are open to all students without regard to race, religion, age, sex or national origin and complies with the regulations regarding handicapped students required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Television station WMBE, CBS Channel 58, broadcasts 'Racine & Me' every Sunday morning.  On Nov. 29, 2009 'Racine & Me' covered Prairie School including interviews with PS Head, Kathy Boero and US Dean of Students, Brian Steffen and two students.  Click here to watch the 20-minute program.