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Whitefish Bay Middle School Cross Country

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Middle School Principal Finds New Career in Higher Education

After seven years in Whitefish Bay, Lisa Gies will leave at the end of the school year to co-chair the Master's in Educational Leadership program at Cardinal Stritch University.

After a long career in public education and seven years at Whitefish Bay Middle School, Principal Lisa Gies has announced she will step down at the end of the year to pursue a career at the university level. On Aug. 1, Gies begins her new job as the co-chair of the Master's in Educational Leadership program at Cardinal Stritch University, the same program where she received her Ph.D. As the co-chair of the program, she will work with teachers who want to be principals or curriculum directors to give them the leadership tools they need for the next rung of their career ladder. She said she will take over full responsibility for the program after the current chair retires at the end of the 2012-13 school year. Gies said the new opportunity …

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Farnsworth Remembered in Memorial Cross Country Meet

Middle school cross country coach lost a battle with cancer on July 22.

A Whitefish Bay Middle School cross country meet was renamed the Geoffrey E. Farnsworth Memorial meet in honor of the former teacher and cross country coach who lost his battle with cancer in July. At the opening of the meet Wednesday, Whitefish Bay Middle School Associate Principal Chuck Orvold shared his memories of Geoff with the crowd. He said Farnsworth may be gone, but he was still with the runners in spirit.  Orvold described Farnsworth as "a masterful teacher, a dedicated and caring coach of several sports, including cross-country, and a much respected member of our community."  "Above all, he was simply a great human being filled with love for his family, his students and athletes," Orvold said. "He is, indeed, greatly missed. But…

JGK

7:08 pm on Monday, September 26, 2011

Todd Wienke past WFB and Colorado U. x country runner working with Bay x country.. Telll us more about him.. JGK   more ›

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