School District of Florence County

It was the final run at Florence Schools for an amazing and dedicated bus driver - John Zoppetti 💚💛. He was greeted with cheers, and hugs, from Florence staff and students. He of course had words of encouragement and praise for all staff, and also enjoyed the last day traditional elementary school sendoff 😊. Thank you John Zoppetti for the 40 years of positively affecting the lives of the student and staff at The School District of Florence County. #GoFloCats

Congratulations Evan Johnson and Isabell Millan for being awarded the David Wenzel Memorial Male Athlete of the Year: Evan Johnson Ginny Ehrenreich Memorial Female Athlete of the Year: Isabella Millan #GoFloCats

The Florence first graders went on a field trip to Rainbow’s End Alpaca Farm! #GoFloCats

The Florence 8th grade class had a blast at the Kalahari in the Wisconsin Dells this week. Thank you to Justin Korff and Kayla Sorenson for helping to chaperone the trip. The students had a wonderful time celebrating their move to high school! #GoFloCats

There will be a track send off at 2:45 for our state track qualifiers today Kamdan Johnson: 400 Meter Dash Patrick Milan: 200 Meter Dash Blake Smith: 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles and Long Jump Photos by Coleton Photo #GoFloCats

Florence Elementary School will host our Bobcat Walk tomorrow June 3rd at 1:00pm. Families are welcome to walk with their students and join us for a smoothie after. #GoFloCats

FHS Band participated in the Veteran's Memorial service at Woodlawn, St. Mary's and Commonwealth Cemeteries. #GoFloCats

Logan Burrows was awarded a $1500 scholarship in memory of Betty and Ray Bourassa, given by former FHS student Joe Bourassa for someone from Aurora/Homestead pursuing a degree in the trades or four-year college. Logan is the son of Linda Burrows and Jon Burrows of Fence. During high school Logan has received recognition for his artist talents in Art 3. He plans to attend NWTC in Green Bay to pursue a degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Management. #GoFloCats

“Students in Mrs. Johnson’s 7th grade social studies classes are in the process of studying economics. As part of the unit they were challenged with creating a business. Here are some pictures of their business day where they could buy and sell student-made products using the classroom created currency.”

The Tim Touchett Legacy Scholarship was established in 2015, in memory of former FHS graduate Staff Sergeant Tim Touchett who passed away in 2014 after complications from surgery meant to embolize an arteriovenous fistula that ruptured near his brain stem. Money is raised for this scholarship through an annual corn-hole tournament held every summer in Delavan, Wisconsin. This year the Touchett family awarded their scholarship to Makenzie Niehaus. Mackenzie is the daughter of Ben and Melanie Niehaus of Florence. She is ranked number four in her class with a GPA of 3.963. During her time in high school Kenzie has earned a total of twenty-eight college credits, with one of her favorite classes being Introduction to Business Law. Kenzie is president of Florence’s chapter of the National Honor Society. She also is a member of the forensics team, TORPEDOS (Together Our Responsibility Publicly Embraces Direction and Opportunity), and a member of the Florence band and jazz band. Outside of school, Kenzie is an active member within her church. During her high school years Kenzie has maintained either high honor roll or superior honor roll and has earned various class outstanding achievement awards, music performance awards, and forensics awards. After graduating high school Kenzie is attending the University of Wisconsin Green Bay for a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. With this degree Kenzie hopes to attend law school to fulfill her dream of becoming a child advocacy lawyer.

Congratulations to Kamdan Johnson, Patrick Milan, & Blake Smith for qualifying for the state track finals on June 3rd & 4th in LaCrosse. Kamdan will be competing in the 400 meter run, Patrick in the 200 meter run, & Blake in the 300 meter hurdles & the long jump. #GoFloCats

Florence County School District is honored to receive scholarship funding for a Florence High School senior with aspirations to continue their post secondary studies in the natural sciences and pursue a degree in fisheries, wildlife, forestry, soils, geology, or environmental studies. In order to qualify for consideration, eligible seniors were required to submit as part of their application an outline of their high school achievements and future plans in their chosen field. This year, the second awarding of the Florence County Land Scholarship in Memory of Robert R. Peterson in the amount of $6,477, will be to FHS senior Elizabeth LaChapelle, who is attending UW-Madison in the fall to pursue a degree in Wildlife Ecology. Elizabeth is the daughter of Meaghan LaChapelle and (stepdad) Chris Haker of Florence. Lizzy has maintained high grades and been on the honor roll all four years of her high school career. She has participated in TORPEDOs, the FHS service organization, for three years where she volunteered in various projects in the community and school.

Two $500 Forever Young Memorial Scholarships are offered in memory of FHS students Paige Raspor and Isabella Burrows, who are remembered for their love of sports and the arts. These scholarships have been awarded to Kiera Sullivan and Elizabeth LaChapelle. #GoFloCats

We're so excited to announce that Florence Elementary has scored the ultimate touchdown by winning the highest-level award in the @FuelUpToPlay60 program — the Touchdown School Award! With the support of America’s dairy farmers and the @NFL, our students have worked hard to build a healthier and more active school community, and their dedication and commitment have really paid off!

Did you miss out on purchasing a yearbook this year? It's not to late. They are now $49.00. Click the link below to order. https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/florencecountyhighschool #GoFloCats

Two $500 Forever Young Memorial Scholarships are offered in memory of FHS students Paige Raspor and Isabella Burrows, who are remembered for their love of sports and the arts. These scholarships have been awarded to Kiera Sullivan and Elizabeth LaChapelle. Kiera Sullivan is the daughter of Henry Sullivan and Sarah Western of Florence. She is one of the Class of 2022’s co-salutatorians, with a GPA of 3.99. Her favorite subjects are Art and Spanish. Throughout high school, Kiera participated in a variety of activities including: basketball, track and field, cross country, High-Q, National Honor Society, and TORPEDOS. Kiera has earned a variety of Athletic Scholar Awards, was a finalist in a statewide art competition, and was named 1st Team All-Conference during her junior cross country season, Kiera plans on attending Washington University in St. Louis this fall with a major in Architecture. Elizabeth LaChapelle is the daughter of Meaghan LaChapelle and (stepdad) Chris Haker of Florence. Lizzy has maintained high grades and been on the honor roll all four years of her high school career. She has participated in TORPEDOs, the FHS service organization, for three years where she volunteered in various projects in the community and school. Elizabeth plans to attend UW-Madison in the fall, majoring in Wildlife Ecology. #GoFloCats

Congratulations to Carson, Kelsi and Sienna for being select DARE essay winners. #GoFloCats

Congratulations to our 6th Grade Students for sucessfully completing thier D.A.R.E. course and graduating. A special thank you to Teresa Chrisman for your dedication to this program and our students. #GoFloCats

Florence Elementary Students listened intently as LeRoy Butler talked about ending bullying. #GoFloCats

Congratulations to the Class of 2022! Tonight's Graduation Ceremony will be live streamed on the NFHS Network. You do not need a subscription to view this ceremony. #GoFloCats