The Athens Board of Education seeks qualified and interested candidates from the community to fill a vacancy on the Athens School Board. The vacancy is for an unexpired term and will be through April 20, 2026.
If you are interested, please submit a letter of intent to Rebecca Bliven, at 601 W. Limits Road Athens, WI 54411.
The School District of Athens is looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team!
Check out our current employment opportunities and apply today: https://www.athens1.org/page/employment-opportunities
🌟 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! 🌟
We all LOVE Mrs. Diels at MGCS, and today we’re giving her an extra shout-out for everything she does to keep our school running smoothly! 💙🦊
Drop a comment below to share why you think Mrs. Diels is such an amazing part of the Maple Grove family! 👇💬 Let’s show her just how appreciated she is! #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay #FoxPride #WeLoveMrsDiels
Today the first grade class at Maple Grove was fortunate enough to go to the Merrill school forest. The topic of study was sound waves and our sense of hearing. Students began the morning with a morning walk where they stopped frequently to aknowledge the sounds around them while in nature. They were then asked the STUMPING question, “if a tree drops and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”Everything from the running water of a creek, to the branches breaking in a woods. After relating sound, vibration, and sense in the woods, the study was taken inside where students created a membranophone.
The activity of making a “membranophone” teaches students about sound, vibration, and pitch. The connections the first graders made between sound and the outdoors was amazing! The group was even to able to defeat Mr. Noland in a game of stumping by the sound heard when your eyes are covered with a blindfold.
As always Mr. Noland and his team made the day wonderful and educational! Thank you to the chaperones who were able to join us😊🌲🌳🎼
Maple Grove Charter School is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year! If you live OUTSIDE of the School District of Athens, you ALSO need to submit an Open Enrollment form through the WI Department of Instruction at dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment. The open enrollment application period for the 2025-26 school year is February 3, 2025 - April 30, 2025 at 4:00pm. You can get to the application through this link:https://forms.gle/u9eKRwYAinKnN2Rg7 or through the QR code on the flier. We look forward to having you a part of our Maple Grove Fox Family!
Sometimes students have physical talents, sometimes students have academic talents and sometimes students have both. On March 12th, twelve preliminary qualifiers advanced to Maple Grove Charter School's Spelling Bee finale. Three students from each second, third, fourth and fifth grades competed to have the best spelling talents of all. These students included: Harper S., Easton H., Bria Y., Jaxon S., Sadie S., Winfred A., Clay S., Cali S, Justin S., Maxwell C., Willow S. and Autumn S. After several intense rounds that included perseverance, good sportsmanship and encouragement from the audience; Justin S. (4th grade) earned 1st place, Willow S. (5th grade) earned 2nd place and Bria Y. (2nd grade) earned 3rd place. Congratulations to all whom participated. They really inspired others to make this their talent too!
Show your Athens pride with a yard sign!
Signs are available for just $11.10 each.
Once the signs are ready for pickup, we will notify you via email. Payment (cash or check) will be collected at the time of pickup at the Athens High School office.
If interested, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/qXDKiHL39p7Vtd5L9
Online registration for the 2025-2026 school year is NOW OPEN! Complete the registration process through Infinite Campus. Early registration helps us plan for staffing, schedules, and resources to best support our students!
Register online today: https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the District Office at 715-257-7511 X102.
We’re excited for another great year with our Athens Bluejays!
Maple Grove Charter School will be closed on Monday, March 31, 2025 due to a power outage.
Athens Elementary, Middle and High School will be in session.
Maple Grove Charter School will be closed on Monday, March 31, 2025 due to a power outage.
Athens Elementary, Middle and High School will be in session.
Despite the weather, the show must go on! 🌧️🥞 Join us for the 13th Annual Maple Grove Charter School Pancake Breakfast tomorrow, Sunday, March 30th, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM!
Enjoy regular & potato pancakes, sausage, eggs, applesauce, cheese & cheese curds, coffee, juice, and milk. Plus, don’t miss out on tons of raffles and an opportunity to take home our very own Maple Grove maple syrup!
Come hungry, bring your friends & family, and support our school! See you there! 🍁🦊 #MapleGrovePancakeBreakfast #SupportOurSchool
🥞 One Week Away! 🥞
Join us for a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser to support Maple Grove Charter School! Enjoy delicious pancakes with fresh maple syrup 🍁 while supporting our amazing students.
📅 Date: March 30, 2025
📍 Location: Hamburg Community Hall
⏰ Time: 9:00-1:00
Bring your family and friends for a great meal and a great cause! See you there! 💛
🍁 Sap Season is in Full Swing at Maple Grove! 🍁
Our favorite time of year is up and running—SAP SEASON! We’ve tapped 500 trees on pipeline and 211 trees with bags, giving our learners hands-on experience in maple syrup production.
Students are learning about the differences between a vacuum pump system and gravity flow, sugar content, and even comparing sap yields—28 gallons per pipeline tap vs. 10 gallons per bag tap!
A HUGE thank you to our amazing families and community volunteers who helped us tap all those trees! Our students head out almost daily, demonstrating stewardship and perseverance as they collect sap and take part in this incredible learning experience. 🍁💛
#MapleGroveCharter #SapSeason #HandsOnLearning #CRISPtraits
Maple Grove was blessed with a visit from the Echo Dance Team from NYC! Their upbeat dancing and singing performance engaged students while also incorporating topics of respect, responsibility, and perseverance. Other topics in the assembly were anti-bullying, kindness, hard work, believing in yourself, and good personal choices. This performance was made possible through the AODA (Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse) grant.
Ms. Etten's 1st graders have been hard at work on their bird unit. They have taken it on to maintain and fill the bird feeders, which has proven to be a very busy job as the birds come out with nicer weather. In addition, the learning was more exciting with the help of a guest, Jennifer, from Wild Birds Unlimited! Thanks to her generosity and willingness to come read and teach the class, we are able to know what type of seed to supply the feeders with based on our habitats and environment. Wild Birds Unlimited has also been gracious enough to donate future seed! While we are quick to only think of the birds that visit our feeders, we are also preparing to care for the owls that call our area home. The students constructed and painted Barred Owl Nest Boxes that will be placed 15 ft above the ground in trees around school property. Thank you to Mr. Kariger who helped by pre-cutting and drilling all the holes in the boxes as well as coming back to help volunteer his time in constructing the boxes with kids. Thank you as well to Mrs. Kearns who came in to volunteer her time in the construction day!
The sweetest season is in full swing at MGCS!
Our kindergarten learners kicked off their first tree tapping this week and are excited for the responsibility and learning during this process. 🥞🍁
🦊Maple Grove Charter School Announcement! 🦊
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Open House & Family Night! This special event is a wonderful opportunity to explore your child’s school, meet their teachers, and enjoy a fun-filled evening with family and friends.
What to Expect:
✅ Tour classrooms and meet our amazing teachers.
✅ Learn about our curriculum & programs along with upcoming events.
✅ Engage in fun activities sponsored by the Maple Grove PTO.
✅ Enjoy a delicious dinner with refreshments.
✅ Connect with other families in our Athens & Hamburg school community.
This event is open to all families, and we encourage you to bring your children for an exciting evening of learning and fun. We look forward to seeing you there!
For any questions, please contact Mrs. Diels in the main office.
See you at Open House & Family Night on March 13th!
Heritage Hills docent, Lori Vieau Jarvenpaa came to Maple Grove Charter School's fourth grade classroom recently. The students had been learning about the Wisconsin Tribal Nations and about the positive/negative French and British interactions before, during and after the time period of the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War. Lori came wearing authentic clothing, brought real trading furs and numerous historical artifacts from that time period. She had so much relevant information to share seeing as she is a true Metis (descendant from the Menominee Bear Clan and from the French-Canadian fur traders). The students were able to trade their furs for European goods, as well as, ask very inquisitive questions. We truly have great opportunities at Maple Grove and have wonderful connections that make these types of learning moments possible.
The School District of Athens will be closed today, Wednesday, March 5 due to inclement weather. There will be no afterschool activities or athletic events.
Wisconsin Representative Karen Hurd came to visit Maple Grove Charter School's 4th grade class. In honor of Dr. Seuss week, she started out with a read aloud called True Friend-False Friend (Mr. Sugar Comes to Call) written by Karen Hurd which she donated to our class. Turns out that she was a nutritionist and an author before entering politics. She did a wonderful job explaining the complicated process of how an idea becomes an actual bill by giving a real-life concern from one of her local constituents; allowing sap haulers to be exempt from the Spring road weight limits as her example. So many of the students could relate to this concern seeing as the majority of them; including our school are sap producers. We look forward to seeing Representative Hurd again in a couple of weeks when we travel to the Madison State Capitol for a tour.
