Congratulations to all our Monroe Middle and High School band and choir students who competed in Solo and Ensemble on March 16th, 2024! Several students will advance to the State Competition at the end of April.

Monroe Middle School students:

• Weston Huntsman
• Mallory Pallesen
• Kennedy Dahmen​​​​​​​
• Braylin Cleary
• Maureen Cavanaugh

Monroe High School students:

• Ruby Sheaffer​​​​​​​
• Simon Carus​​​​​​​
• Alex Gerrits​​​​​​​
• Hamilton Stites​​​​​​​
• Lian Truong​​​​​​​
• Jonathan Beardmore
• Jack Tran
• Lilly Cherney​​​​​​​
• Hayden Jackson
• Charlotte Peters
• Kira Schmidt​​​​​​​
• Keeley Mulligan​​​​​​​
• Keagen Mulligan
• Sam Wolf
• Sophia Wu

March is recognized as Youth Art Month, an annual national observance that emphasizes the value of art education for all children and encourages public support for quality art programs.

Several School District of Monroe students will have their artwork on display at the Monroe Clinic and Hospital through May. Several students also had their work on display at East Towne Mall as part of the State Art Show. Congratulations to these talented artists!

Congratulations to MHS Forensics team members Sam Wolf and Bella Davis who placed 4th in Play Acting and Lilly Cherney who placed 2nd in Farrago at the UW-Whitewater Speech Bowl on March 9th!

Congratulations to MHS Senior Parker Lenzendorf who earned 2 Silver Key Awards at the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards this year! The awards are an annual juried exhibition, which the Milwaukee Art Museum has hosted for the Wisconsin region since 1976, and recognizes excellence in the visual arts.

This year, the Wisconsin competition had 2,574 individual entries. Of those, 211 entries were given special state recognition with a Silver Key. Parker's work is on display now at the Milwaukee Art Museum! Congratulations, Parker!

Congrats to the "May the Forest Be With You" Monroe Middle School Poster Contest Winners sponsored by the Green County Land and Conservation Department!

• Aydin Sobacki - 1st Place County Level and 3rd Place Area Level 4th-6th grade category
• Sam Grossmann - 2nd Place County Level 4th-6th grade category​​​​​​​
• Landen Shippy - 3rd Place County Level 4th-6th grade category
• Jayde Hawkinson - 2nd Place County Level 7th-9th grade category

Congratulations to Northside student Layla Sayles who won Artist of the Week grades 4th-6th on the Artsonia website! During the contest, her artwork received 399 votes from website visitors and was featured on the website. Along with a plaque, Layla will receive a $50 gift certificate for Blick Art Materials and Northside will receive a $100 gift certificate for art materials. Congratulations, Layla, on this amazing national honor!

Congratulations to Alex Gerrits, Hamilton Stites, and Frank Wolf on being selected to participate in the Rock Valley Conference Honors Band. Top band students from every school in the conference were nominated to participate. They spent the day under the direction of the UW Madison Director Professor Scott Teeple and performed a full concert in the evening.

The MHS Forensics team participated in their first tournament of the year on Saturday, January 27 at DeForest High School. They came in 10th place, which was phenomenal for a team of our size and experience!

Congrats especially to our award winners:

• Lilly Cherney - 3rd Place Farrago
• Sam Wolf & Bella Davis - 1st place Play Acting
• Piper Bird - 1st Place Solo Humorous Acting

The 2023 Badger Conference Art Show represents high school artists from the 16 Badger East and West conference schools. Over 160 works of art were displayed for this juried show!

Congrats to these 3 amazing MHS artists who received recognition:

• Parker Lenzendorf placed 1st in Acrylic Painting
• Cassandra Pina placed 2nd Place in Jewelry/Art Metal
• James Wahl placed 3rd in 2D Mixed Media

A total of 10 MHS artists had their work exhibited. Congrats to Elizabeth, Paige, Jenna, Maisie, En, Kara, and Addison for having your artwork selected for the show!

7th and 8th Grade Art Students had their artwork judged by Artist Kathy King to be included in the 2023 Womans Club Helen Mears Art Contest. Students received 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mentions. Two students, Paizley Kundert (8th grade) and Fiona Junk (7th Grade) had their art selected to move on to the State Level Competition and both earned 3rd Place at State! Their art will be on display in Oshkosh for the month of July. Congratulations to all of the art students that participated! 

2D
1st - Fiona Junk - Tempera Painting - Gilmore Girls Boots
2nd - Isabella Brown - Colored Pencil/Marker Drawing- Skull and Pumpkins
3rd - Taylor Jay - Yarn Painting - Milo
Honorable Mention - Avah Albaugh - Pencil Drawing - Kurt Cobain
Honorable Mention - Paizley Kundert - Watercolor Painting - Apple

3D
1st - Fiona Junk - Food Truck Sculpture - Dippin Dots
2nd - Addisyn Smith - Clay Cake Slice - Strawberry Cake with Sprinkles
3rd - Kloe Jordan - Clay Cake Slice - Sprinkle Cake
Honorable Mention - Masha Kiselova - Clay Cake Slice - Amrit
Honorable Mention - Paizley Kundert - Clay Cow Bell

Congratulations to MHS students Zander Slack (Spirit Award as "Grimsby") and Jack Bochar (Outstanding Supporting Performer as "Chef Louis") on receiving Jerry Awards for their performances in "The Little Mermaid!" The Jerry Awards are sponsored by the Overture Center and recognize excellence in high school musical theatre. Zander and Jack will have an opportunity to perform in the Jerry Awards program at the Overture Center on June 11th. Congratulations!

Congratulations to the cast and crew of MHS's "The Little Mermaid" on receiving 11 nominations for the Jerry Awards! The Overture Center's Jerry Awards program recognizes excellence in high school musical theatre. Over 150 schools throughout the state of Wisconsin participate. Award recipients will be announced on May 9th and those receiving awards will have a chance to perform on the Overture stage in the Jerry Awards program on June 11th. 

Lilly Cherney "Ariel" - Outstanding Lead Performer Nominee
Jack Tran "Prince Eric" - Outstanding Lead Performer Nominee
Olivia Levia "Ursula" - Outstanding Lead Performer Nominee
Keeley Mulligan "Sebastian" - Outstanding Lead Performer Nominee
Eden Jordan "Scuttle" - Outstanding Lead Performer Nominee
Hayden Jackson "Flounder" - Outstanding Supporting Performer Nominee
Jack Bochar "Chef Louis" - Outstanding Supporting Performer Nominee
Sam Wolf "Flotsam" - Outstanding Supporting Performer Nominee
Bella Davis "Jetsam" - Outstanding Supporting Performer Nominee
Outstanding Costume Design - Brenda Davis
Outstanding Stage Crew

Congratulations to the MHS Forensics team on their stellar performances at State!
Gold Medalists (Critic's Choice Perfect Score):
Eli Schaefer
Eden Jordan
Lilly Cherney
Zander Slack
Sam Wolf
James Wahl
En Murphy
Julia Galvada
Allison Adrian
Lauren Coppes

Silver Medalists:
Cassandra Riese
Jenna Calvagna
Marina Schubert
Ashton Klemm
Owen Klemm
Jack Beardmore
Bella Davis
Lauren Boettcher
Morgan Waski

Bronze Medalists:
Delaney Sweeney
Jozelyn Miller
 Rachel Maurer

Congratulations to our Monroe High School Forensics team who are the Badger West Conference Champs for the second year in a row! Congrats also to our individual award winners!

• Sam Wolf & Zander Slack - 1st Place in Play Acting
• Eli Schaefer - 2nd Place in Demonstration Speaking
• Cassi Riese & Jenna Calvagna - 2nd Place in Group Interpretive Reading
• Jonathan Beardmore - 2nd Place in Radio Speaking
• Bella Davis - 2nd Place in Solo Serious Acting
• Lauren Boettcher - 3rd Place in Solo Serious Acting
• Rachel Maurer - Finalist in Solo Serious Acting
• Eden Jordan - Finalist in Farrago
• Lilly Cherney - Finalist in Oratory
• Lauren Coppes - Finalist in Oratory
• James Wahl - Finalist in Poetry
• Cynthia Murphy - Finalist in Prose
• Morgan Waski - Finalist in Special Occasion
• Piper Bird - Finalist in Storytelling