Special Achievements • Family Engagement
7th-grade boys basketball team
family resource center (frc) In 2024–2025, FRC delivered a full slate of programs, with Play and Learn, Parents as Teachers, and FAST operating at capacity and drawing new families. Collaborations with other departments and support for Our Ways cultural programming strengthened connections across the school.
We celebrated the success of our 7th-grade Boys Basketball team, who finished the season with a 12-0 record and earned first place in the (7A) Parkview Parochial League. The team showed resilience and team- work, playing 10 of its 12 league games on the road. Go Eagles!
FRC also provided critical assistance to families facing hardship, while advancing early childhood transitions through the Early Childhood Education Committee. Parent engagement remained a top priority, with the Family Engagement Council helping to build stronger partnerships between families, staff, and administration. highlights from our family engagement efforts • Play and Learn was at full capacity all year, serving 30 families. • FAST Elementary and FAST Middle School was at capacity, with positive outcomes reflected in evaluations. • Developed streamlined K4/K5 onboarding and screening processes, improving consistency in enrollment decisions and service referrals.
middle school physical education teacher of the year
Ms. Courtney Lukasavitz (Ms. Luka), Health & Physical Education Teacher, received the 2025 SHAPE America National Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year award! SHAPE America (Society of
Health and Physical Educators) is the national organization for Physical Education and Health. It provides standards, resources, and advocacy to promote active, healthy lifestyles for all students. herb kohl educational foundation
iste making it happen award Pattie Morales, Instructional Technology
Coordinator, was recognized with the ISTE Making IT Happen Award from ISTE/ASCD and WEMTA. This award honors educators who demonstrate exceptional leadership in advancing learning through technology. By equipping teachers with
2025 fellowship award Physical Education Teacher, B. Denise Christofferson (Mrs. C) was named a 2025 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Teacher Fellow. With 34 years of teaching experience — including 26 years at ICS —
innovative tools, advocating for digital equity, and integrating Indigenous education into digital learning, Pattie exemplifies the qualities of an educational leader who ensures technology serves all learners.
Mrs. C has guided two generations of students with heart, humor, and a deep commitment to lifelong wellness.
ICS students helped Marquette University’s Indigeneity Lab to plant manoomin (wild rice) in the Menominee River. Before planting, ICS students led the adults with asemaa (tobacco) ceremony, and then nibi (water) ceremony. The Indigeneity Lab’s goal is to return manoomin to the waters where it has been absent for nearly 200 years, restoring both a sacred food and a living connection to our ancestors.
Pįįxjį! Wēskewat Onizhishin Yoyánehle That’s great!
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