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News for Education
Wednesday, November 28, 2018Madison College-Fort Atkinson will be offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes starting in January. To enroll in ESL classes, students are required to attend an intake session on one of the following dates: Monday, Decemeber 3, 5:30 p.m.Thursday, December 13, 5:30 p.m.Thursday, December 20, 5:30 p.m.Monday, January 7, 5:30 p.m.Thursday, January 17, 5:30 p.m. The intake sessions will ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Press Release
Friday, November 23, 2018NorthFit Creamery, formerly known as CrossFit Fort Atkinson, was founded in 2012 and has since changed ownership to husband and wife, Jeb Simmons and Meg Zechel in 2014. Both Jeb and Meg are local to the Fort Atkinson area and have developed their niche in the community with one goal in mind, to provide the guidance on exercise, health, wellness, and nutrition. For the 2018-2019 school year, ...read moreCategories: Education, Press Release, CommunityThursday, October 11, 2018The Boys and Girls Club of Fort Atkinson has announced plans to become its own local community organization called Badgerland After School Enrichment (BASE) and end its affiliation with the Boys and Girls Club of America. In Fort Atkinson, Boys and Girls Club programs are in session at the four public elementary schools from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday throughout the school year. There ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Economic, Press Release
Tuesday, October 02, 2018Fort Atkinson Celebrates National Manufacturing Month Manufacturing Day, which takes place nationwide on Friday, October 5, is a celebration of all things manufacturing and is designed to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. In addition to celebrating Manufacturing Day, Wisconsin designates the whole month of October as Manufacturing Month. The Fort Atkinson Area ...read moreCategories: Community, Education, Chamber, Economic, Press Release
Thursday, August 23, 2018Crown of Life Christian Academy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the conclusion of its first full day of classes at Fort Atkinson’s Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church on Wednesday. “Our vision for this academy is to provide Christ-centered education that achieves excellence,” Dean of Students Matthew Oppermann said. “We are ecstatic to let the community in on our vision. I can’t stress that ...read moreCategories: Education, Press Release
Tuesday, July 24, 2018Fort Chamber welcomes Crown of Life Christian Academy Crown of Life Christian Academy provides Christ-centered education for 2K through 8th-grade students in Fort Atkinson and the surrounding communities. The Academy’s mission is to serve its community through the proclamation of God’s Word, the pursuit of academic excellence, and the establishment of meaningful relationships with the ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Education, Press Release
Monday, June 11, 2018Project LEAD dedicates Fort Atkinson's Riverwalk PlazaBy Randall Dullum rdullum@dailyunion.com | Posted: Monday, June 11, 2018 6:00 am Project LEAD XXX, the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce’s 30th community leadership class, dedicated Riverfront Plaza on Saturday. Overlooking the Rock River in downtown Fort Atkinson, Project LEAD raised $60,000 in two months to give the pocket park new ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Economic, General News Article, Community, Education