🌱 How does Fort Atkinson’s Black student enrollment compare across Jefferson County?

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In today's newsletter:

• How does Fort Atkinson’s Black student enrollment compare across Jefferson County?
• How did Fort Atkinson’s wrestlers stack up at Jefferson’s home invite?

Also on today's calendar: Friends Book Sale and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds; frigid, with a high of 18 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; very cold, temps: high: 22, low: -6.
• Saturday: Frigid with a little snow, with a high of -1 and low of -10 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How many Black students were enrolled in Jefferson County districts in 2024-25 school year? (whitewatertimes.com) — Fort Atkinson families can see that Black students make up 1.7% of the local district’s 2,291 enrollment for 2024-25, part of 166 Black students countywide. The data, from Wisconsin DPI, compares all eight Jefferson County districts and shows how Fort Atkinson fits into broader county demographics and statewide school spending.
   

• Jefferson boys win home invitational, girls finish fifth (gazettextra.com) — Fort Atkinson’s girls wrestling team scored 86 points to place mid-pack in a large Jefferson invitational that Jefferson’s boys won by just half a point. The meet featured strong performances from Jefferson, Lake Mills, Johnson Creek, and Lakeside Lutheran wrestlers, with multiple local athletes earning individual titles and podium finishes across several weight classes.
   

📸 Around Fort Atkinson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Atkinson

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• A Kat Perkins Christmas
  Fireside Dinner Theatre, 1131 Janesville Ave, Fort Atkinson
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Dwight Foster Public Library Rogers Room
  9:00 am
• Friends Book Sale
  Dwight Foster Public Library , 209 Merchants Ave , Fort Atkinson
  9:00 am
• Fort Atkinson Blackhawks Varsity Invitational
  Fort Atkinson High School , 925 Lexington Blvd , Fort Atkinson
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• THE SHITUNAUTS- Sunday
  Cafe Carpe , 18 S Water St W , Fort Atkinson
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Blood Drive
  Fort Atkinson Club , 211 S Water St E , Fort Atkinson
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Check the Chip
  Humane Society Of Jefferson County , W6127 Kiesling Rd , Jefferson
  12:00 pm
• Fort Atkinson Blackhawks vs. Multi Schools
  Fort Atkinson High School , 925 Lexington Blvd , Fort Atkinson
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Shine Storytime
  Shine Realty , 101 N Main St , Jefferson
  9:30 am
• Basketball: B/8th
  Whitewater Middle SchoolMS Gym
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: B/7th
  Jefferson Middle School
  4:00 pm
• Wrestling: V
  Delavan-Darien High SchoolEast Gym
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• JONES DAIRY FARM. posted a job opening for Maintenance Supervisor - 1st Shift in Fort Atkinson. Apply here.
• Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Fort Atkinson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Atkinson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jefferson

• Dial-a-Ride Offers Free Curb-to-Curb Service for Jefferson's Most Vulnerable (morrisfocus.com)
• I-94 corridor study OK'd; section between Hwy SS, Jefferson County line (fox6now.com)
• St. John's Lutheran Church and School breaks ground on expansion (gazettextra.com)

Whitewater

• Enjoy Winter in Whitewater, Wisconsin (leadertelegram.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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