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Students to perform romcom show

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, May 3rd, 5:59 pm

'Almost, Maine' about falling in love  

Sun Prairie High School students will perform the play "Almost, Maine" from May 10 to 12 at the SPHS Performing Arts Center.

"Almost, Maine" is a comedic theatrical performance written by John Cariani about a small town whose residents feel the highs, lows and pain of falling in love.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time through the box office at 608-834-6848 or www.seatyourself.biz/sunprairie. Tickets may also be available at the box office one hour prior to showtime.

The Performing Arts Center is at 888 Grove St.

Performance times:

  • May 10 at 7 p.m.
  • May 11 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • May 12 at 2 p.m.
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Sun Prairie police to host alcohol safety program

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, May 3rd, 5:43 pm
Sun Prairie police to host alcohol safety program

The Sun Prairie Police Department is hosting an alcohol traffic safety program at the Preforming Arts Center of Sun Prairie High School.

The seminar on Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. will focus on the health and safety risks of teen drinking and driving.

The program will also have a guest speaker who lost her daughter to a crash involving alcohol.

Reservations are encouraged. Contact Brian Dean at 608-834-6728 to declare the number of people attending.

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Big 8 Baseball: Middleton beats Sun Prairie 5-2

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 11:08am
Big 8 Baseball: Middleton beats Sun Prairie 5-2

There haven't been many nice days for high school sports this spring but the sun was out Tuesday for the return of our Game of the Week. In the big 8 baseball Sun Prairie visits rival Middleton.

The defending Div. 1 champs are 2-1 this year while this is Middleton's first game.

Middleton's pitcher Brian Lochner gets the games first RBI.

Sun Prairie scores two runs in the top of the 4th take the lead 2-1.

But Middleton re-takes the lead and then Jackson Keeler's RBI double in the 5th scores Luke Schafer to make it 4-2 Middleton.

Lochner tosses the complete game, giving up 5 hits, striking out 4 and had 3 hits at the plate.

Sun Prairie has won three straight big 8 titles, but has already two losses in conference.

Middleton wins 5-2.

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Packers player to attend pool fundraiser

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter
Friday, April 5th, 2013, 4:23pm
Packers player to attend pool fundraiser

DuJuan Harris to sign autographs at 'Cardinal Spring Splash'  

A Packers player will lend his time to help a Sun Prairie school raise funds for to equip the pool.

DuJuan Harris of the Green Bay Packers will sign autographs at the "Cardinal Spring Splash" Sun Prairie High School swim team fundraiser Thursday.

Splash event organizer Cindy Ulsrud said the event will be more relaxed than typical celebrity signings; she said bringing Harris in was an idea to give attendees a bit more benefit for helping the swim team.

"In talking about the event, we thought, ‘We really need more to give people a little bit more bang with your buck when you buy a ticket,'" Ulsrud said.

Through connections, Ulsrud said she and co-organizer swim coach Nancy Harms were able to get Harris involved, which provides "a real-life little bonus for people attending," Ulsrud added.

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Natatorium closed during spring break

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 5:27pm

Facility to reopen April 1, director says   

The community-run Sun Prairie swimming facility will be closed during spring break, an official said.

Natatorium Director Angie Lucas said the Natatorium will close for eight days for maintenance through April 1, according to an e-mail message. The facility closed last Friday and staff are not available during the hiatus.
 

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Culinary students take 1st at state competition

Submitted by Sun Prairie Are... on Tuesday, March 26th, 4:27 pm
Culinary students take 1st at state competition

High school team beats 29 other schools at Milwaukee expo   

The Sun Prairie High School ProStart Culinary Team took first place in the state competition held mid-March in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo. The win makes the team eligible for the first time to go on to the national competition in Baltimore.

Under guidance from Family and Consumer Educator and ProStart Coordinator Gerry Fritsch, the culinary team took first place out of 29 other schools had teams participating.

"The students earned this recognition because of their dedication to the industry and their passion for cooking," Fritsch said.

The culinary team chefs include students Claire Sanders, Darnell Morris, Zach Newby, Grace Singer, and Dillon Muir as an alternate.

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Report: Sun Prairie student took off life jacket prior to near drowning

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Friday, March 22nd, 2013, 2:51pm
Report: Sun Prairie student took off life jacket prior to near drowning

A report on the near-drowning of a seventh-grader at Sun Prairie High School Wednesday was released Friday, showing he took off his life jacket immediately prior to the incident.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services report showed life jackets were not required during the Sun Prairie High School swimming lessons, though students could wear them if they chose. The 13-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in the pool during lessons this week had taken his off prior to the incident, according to the report.

The report also described the student as a ?weak swimmer.?

Sun Prairie police and emergency responders were called to the high school at 888 Grove St. at 8:56 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive 13-year-old boy.

Police said the Patrick Marsh Middle School student, one of 130 students bused to the school, was attending a swimming lesson as part of a physical education program.

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