Huge congrats to our Great 8 competitors! We're incredibly proud of your accomplishments and how you represented our district. You all shined! A huge thank you to all of the adults that stepped up to coach our students in these events. Thank you for your support #GoFloCats
Florence SkillsUSA Students competed Friday at the SkillsUSA Regional @ Fox Valley Tech. They competed in Welding, Welding Sculpture & Technical Drafting. Our youngest SkillsUSA member Bentley brought home a Gold in MS Welding Sculpture with his Tractor sculpture. #GoFloCats
Congratulation Breyson Kelley on your win at Regionals! We couldn't be prouder. We wish you the best of luck at states. #GoFloCats
All 11th grade students ACT is March 11, 2025. Please arrive on time, enjoy your free breakfast and do your very best! The test will be completed approximately 1:00 pm and you will be released after completion if a note from home is provided.
Attention Florence Families Little League baseball and softball signups are now open.
The junior high volleyball game is at the elementary school tonight against Niagara sorry for the mix up.
Congrats to our amazing students who qualified for Reading Olympics 2025! 📚🎉 Our 5/6th & 7/8th grade teams will represent Florence at Regionals in March! A local competition will decide which 3rd/4th grade team advances. Proud of their hard work and dedication! #GoFloCats
Congrats to Matthew Smith FHS Student of the Week!
Matthew is a hardworking & respectful student who always contributes in class, stays on task, & takes on extra projects in the Fab Lab. After graduation, he’s headed to UW-Stevens Point to study Fisheries & Water Resources!
The 30th Great 8 Winter Games was held on Saturday, February 15th in Florence, Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Niagara, and Norway. The area 4th-8th grade students had the opportunity to participate in individual and team sports. It was a wonderful experience for our youth with memories that will last a lifetime.
I would like to thank the Florence County School District for its continued support as well as Christy Larson, superintendent. I would also like to thank the following area sponsor that has helped tremendously in offsetting the cost of providing this positive experience to the youth in our area and have helped make this annual event a huge success: Florence Elementary School PTO.
In addition, I would like to express my gratitude to the many coaches and volunteers that dedicated numerous hours helping our youth enjoy the Great 8 experience:
Morgan Tomczak, Jay Walstrom , Bri Knox, David Murrow, Andrea Millan, Ashlyn & Miley VanDenHeuvel, Felicia Horton, Bill Witynski, Chris Secrist, Brandon Jerue, Dwaine Drewa, Allison Wood, Jaylinn Kappes, Sean Cassidy, Lily Soderberg, Gavin Strong (Kingsford), Kevin Guiliani (Crystal Falls), Gabe Quevedo (Crystal Falls), Matthew Showers (Crystal Falls), Monica Chartier, Nick/Carmie/Sienna Schmoll, Addy Franz, Melissa Faccio and Dustin Williams, Bryan Bomberg, Richelle Jochem, Vanessa Schimmelpfenning, Holly Krueger, Tracy Cassidy & the National Honor Society
Thank you!
Stephanie Tomczak
Great 8 Winter Games Coordinator
📖✨ Florence Elementary students are sharpening their dictionary skills! From exploring new words to mastering definitions, they’re building a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Keep up the great work, future word wizards! 🔍📚 #LifelongLearners #WordPower #GoFloCats
Congratulations to the Florence Hi-Q team who swept all three of their matches this season with a win over Crivitz and Niagara!
🎉 Congratulations to our 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Team! 🏐
We are beyond excited to announce that our 7th-grade girls volleyball team has earned 1st place at Great 8 Games! We are so proud of their effort and sportsmanship! #GoFloCats 💪💙
The School District of Florence County is under a 2 hour delay today February 18th, 2025.
🏆 Dodgeball Champs! 🏆 Our boys showed up and showed out! 💪 6th grade took 5th place, 7th grade battled to 3rd place, and 8th grade dominated with a 1st place victory! 🥇🔥 Proud of all our teams for their hustle and heart! #GoFloCats #HardWorkPaysOff 🎯💥
🏀 Huge shoutout to our 4th grade girls basketball team for taking 3rd place in the Great 8 games this weekend! 🎉 Your hard work, teamwork, and hustle paid off—way to represent our school! 💪👏 #Proud #Great8 #GoFloCats
We are so proud of our Bobcat bowlers and the way the represented our school at Great 8 Games. Good jobs Bobcats!
To kick off Valentine's Day our amazing Florence PTO brought elementary parents and students together to start their moring with their Donuts with Grown Ups. Thank you to the Florence PTO for organizing and holding this event for our school community!
Attention Florence Families Little League baseball and softball signups are now open.
Join UW Extension- Florence Co for the Raising Wisconsin's Children classes. Thursday February 20 at 1:00PM for the topic Speaking your Child's Love Language. Clear communication helps us connect. All parents are welcome! Register today: go.wisc.edu/parenting-classes"
Great 8 Games Schedule
