Weekly Newsletter May 26, 2026
Birthday Blessings this week go out to Sam Hartwig!
Summer Birthday Blessings go out to Briar Lueth, Mrs. Frick, Miss Makenna, Kayden Becker, Braxton Roesler, Kaiden Frane, Rhona Bliven, Lydia Krenz, Isaiah Schreiner, Olive Hoff, Mr. Czech, Pastor Mark, Miles Venzke, Alex Ellenbecker, Bailey Schreiber, Evelyn Hein, Hazel Bloch, Will Paul, Divya Eckert, Veda Ellenbecker, Elliot Manecke & Myah Rueth!
Happy Last Week of School! Today we’ll celebrate with Ice Cream Sandwiches, Wednesday’s will be Popsicles, and we’ll end the week with the Picnic and Class Colors on Thursday. Class Colors will be: RED – 7th & 8th, ORANGE – 5th & 6th, YELLOW – 3rd & 4th, GREEN – 1st & 2nd, BLUE – Kindergarten, PURPLE – 4K. Thank you PTL for organizing!
The School Picnic will be Thursday at Erbach Park. All are welcome to join us for chapel at 11 am. Students will then walk to Erbach with their classes where we’ll enjoy lunch at 11:30, followed by games. Once at Erbach, students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 3K students are also invited to chapel and the picnic but must be accompanied by a parent / guardian. Please let the office know if your student will NOT have a parent or guardian present, if they need to ride the bus home, or if they are to go to Child Care after the picnic.
8th Grade Graduation & All School Awards will be on Wed, May 27 at 7 pm. Students 4K – 8th grade will be singing at the beginning of the service so please meet in your classrooms at 6:45 pm. 3K students will be singing at the end of the service. Students will sit with their parents after singing and will also be called forward later during the service to receive any awards.
Congratulations to Lauryn Hartwig who competed in the Wisconsin Middle School Championships this past weekend. Lauryn took 5th place overall in the 800M race and finished with a new Athens Middle School record. Way to go Lauryn!
Chapel Offerings collected through the end of the year will be going towards families that were impacted by the storms back in April in the Ringle area. Families are still in the process of getting back to their normal way of life and our contributions will aid them in accomplishing this.
Student Medications remaining at school will be sent home with the students or parent/guardian at the school picnic. This includes prescription and non-prescription medications.
YI News – Now until May 27 each student that brings YI dollars to Jessica Gruna on Wednesday mornings will be entered into a drawing for a prize! If you have questions or would like more info on the LCEF YI accounts, reach out to Jessica at jgruna1017@gmail.com.
Crusaders for Christ Youth Group Cancer Walk will be at the AHS track on Friday, May 29th from 6pm – 10pm. 5th through 8th grade youth will be busy collecting donations (100% collected will be given to the Aspirus Cancer Center in Wausau). The walk is kicked off with the Survivor Walk and will conclude with a Lantern Launch (weather permitting). We hope you can join us!
PTL Minutes from the final meeting of the school year are attached.
Summer Meals – The USDA works closely with states to ensure that children who receive free or reduced-price school meals can get the nutrition they need when schools are closed for summer break. Through USDA's summer meal programs, approved sites in communities across the country serve meals and snacks to kids 18 and younger at no cost. Families can use the Summer Meals Site Finder to find directions to nearby meal sites, as well as their hours of operation and contact information. For more information please visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/sitefinder.
Acolytes for this coming week –Sunday, May 31, 9am – Grant Sodoma & Chayce Gruna.
Upcoming …
- Wednesday, May 27 – 1st & 2nd Grade to Marshfield Zoo & Marathon Swim Center / 8th Grade Graduation & All School Awards at 7 pm (Students Sing)
- Thursday, May 28 – Last Day of School & Picnic
- Friday, May 29 – Cancer Walk 6 pm – 10 pm (AHS Track)
- June 8 – 11 – Vacation Bible School 9 – 11:30 am
PTL Meeting Minutes ~ May 10, 2026
1) President Francy Schienebeck called the meeting to order at 10:12 a.m. with 10 parents and 7 teachers present.
2) Dean Frick opened with prayer.
3) The Secretary’s minutes from April were reviewed. A motion was made by Sara Paul and seconded by Jessica Gruna to approve the minutes. Motion carried unanimously.
4) Committee and Officer report
a) Treasurer’s report- The balance as of May 9, 2026, was $13,420.92. Expenses paid included Admin/Teacher appreciation, Field Trips, Seroogy’s coffee, confirmation crosses, Scrip mission donation to Pat Steinke, bus expenses for Grand Theater, roller skating and Madison, and band bussing. Revenue received included Seroogy’s, bus credit from Athens Area Credit Union, and dividends.
b) Scrip- Tuition credit bonuses have been applied to accounts. If tuition was paid in full, you will see your credit on next year’s bill that will be sent in July.
c) Principal- 3 weeks left! Finishing up MAP testing, Next summer if your child is behind in reading, you will receive information about what Trinity can do. Because we are school choice, we will have to offer summer school and/or other tools. IXL Learning is an online program that continues to track students' progress the following year to see if interventions are needed. Accreditation is starting again next year as our renewal is next spring. Standard 8 – Finance is new this year. Teams for that will form this summer/fall. The fence project is expected to be completed this summer.
5) Old Business
a) Scrip Challenge
b) Administrative Professionals Day – April 22, 2026
c) PTL Education Night
d) Faith Celebration – Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Cake donated
e) Teacher Appreciation Week – May 4 – 8, 2026.
f) 8th Grade Banquet Budget
g) School Picnic Budget
h) Math Competition - Thank you from Mr. Czech, the Trinity team placed 13th
6) New Business
a) Trinity Scholarship Recipients– Eli Paul (NTC) and Ava Ford (Ripon College/UW Whitewater) both received $300 scholarships, congratulations!
b) FOCE Banquet – A motion was made by Jamie Beilke to have a wood carved cross made by Tom Nowacki as the PTL donated item, seconded by Dean Frick, all in favor, motion carried.
c) Classroom expenses for next year– A motion was made by Jamie Beilke to allocate $100 for Mr. Czech, and $250 for each of the 6 classrooms, seconded by Shauna Christopherson, all in favor, motion carried.
d) End of Year Field Trips – Mrs. Van Rixel’s class field trip to the Marshfield Zoo and requested $50 for education on zoo animals. Motion made by Shauna Christopherson and seconded by Alyssa Frane to pay the $50 fee, all in favor, motion carried. 4K-K need bussing to the Children’s Imaginarium on May 21, motion made by Chrissy Gross and seconded by Shauna Christopherson to pay the bussing cost, all in favor, motion carried. 8th grade class is requesting $80 for the WI Dells Duck Boats, motion made by Jamie Beilke and seconded by Chrissy Gross to cover that cost, all in favor, motion carried.
e) Last Week of School Fun Days – Tuesday – ice cream sandwiches, Wednesday – popsicles, and Thursday – class color day. Class colors are – 3k-K Red, 1st & 2nd Orange, 3rd & 4th Yellow, 5th & 6th Green, 7th and 8th Blue, teachers teal 125th celebration shirts.
f) School Picnic– Chapel will be at 11:00 a.m. with the picnic starting at 11:30 a.m.
g) Scrip Winner– Congratulations to Alyssa Frane for winning the Scrip drawing for attending PTL meetings.
h) Nominations & Election of Officers – A motion was made by Shauna Christopherson and seconded by Chris Czech to accept the nominations and election results as presented, all in favor, motion carried.
i) President – Jamie Beilke
ii) Vice President – Alyssa Frane
iii) Treasurer – Jessica Gruna
iv) Secretary – Ann Thurs
i) Thank you – Thank you to Alyssa Frane for providing transportation to band for our 6th grade students.
Francy Schienebeck motioned to adjourn the meeting at 10:49 a.m., seconded by Ann Thurs. Motion carried.
First meeting of the 2026-27 school year is September 13, 2026
Respectfully submitted by Ann Thurs, Secretary
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