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St. Francis de Sales Parish School students will be coming back to more classroom space and new learning equipment when they return for the 2026-27 school year, which begins Aug. 26.
A 3,500-square-foot expansion project has been completed to St. Francis de Sales Parish School, 130 W. Main St. in Lake Geneva, just in time for the 2026-27 school year.
Achievement Plus and Results Plus awards presented
RIGHT: Belle Lopresto was selected as an Achievement Plus award recipient during the May 11 Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School Board meeting. Lopresto was nominated by Agriscience Instructor and FFA Advisor Dee Lininger for co-chairing the Badger FFA Books, Bunnies, and Beardies event. From left are Lake Geneva-Genoa City (Badger) UHS School Board Treasurer John Druszczak, Lopresto and Lininger.
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Kristen Belknap received a Results Plus award, after being nominated by her colleague Aaron Burg, for her approach to special education instruction. From left are Lake Geneva-Genoa City (Badger) UHS School Board Vice President Janet Giovannetti, Belknap and Burg.
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ABOVE: Badger High School students Myles Derickson, Audrey Barrett, Dante Prichard, Mia Coca, Eli VanDeBerg and Grace Tidwell received Achievement Plus awards after being nominated by band directors Amanda Krause and Zach Ott for their recognition as Outstanding Soloists at the Eau Claire Jazz Festival. Back row from left are Lake Geneva-Genoa City (Badger) UHS School Board Treasurer John Druszczak, Krause, Derickson, Barrett, Prichard and Ott. Front row from left are Coca and VanDeBerg. Not pictured is Tidwell.
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Elizabeth Melchi was presented with an Achievement Plus award for serving as the Badger High School Student Council president and updating the board on student council events each month for the past two years. From left are Lake Geneva-Genoa City (Badger) UHS School Board Vice President Janet Giovannetti and Melchi.
A 3,500-square-foot expansion project has been completed to St. Francis de Sales Parish School, 130 W. Main St. in Lake Geneva, just in time for the 2026-27 school year.
