Winch given proper sendoff
His footprints will be placed in the new Stratford High School track
The Stratford Board of Education on Monday passed a resolution declaring June 6, 2022, as Scott Winch Day in the School District of Stratford. The resolution recognizes Winch, who is retiring at the end of this month, for his 18 years as Stratford schools superintendent.
School board clerk Kitty Guyer read the resolution out loud to the large crowd of people consisting of former school board members and school district employees, along with Winch’s wife and their two children. Winch began working as Stratford schools superintendent on July 1, 2004. Guyer noted in the resolution his 18 years as Stratford schools superintendent is four times as long as the average superintendent works in a Wisconsin school district.
School board president Chris Dickinson gave Winch, on behalf of the entire school board, a picture frame with the resolution declaring June 6, 2022, as Scott Winch Day in the School District of Stratford. School board members planned to sign the resolution located inside the glass picture frame.
Dickinson also gave Winch a WASB award given to people who have served in the school district, a card that gives Winch and one guest a lifetime of passes into Stratford athletic events and a wood sign that says “Winch family” on it along with four birds.
School board member Dustin Skaya gave Winch something that brought him to tears. Dustin Skaya gave Winch a glass pictured frame from Fisher Tracks, the general contractor for Stratford’s track/football field project, stating Winch’s footprints will be placed on the new track where he always stands to watch Tigers football games.
In other news:
n Winch provided the school board with an updated timeline on the construction schedule for the high school football field and track. Earth Inc. began excavation work last week. Earth Inc. will replace the football field, install the new drainage system and conduct prep work for the new concrete track field events area until Thursday, June 16.
Greenlawn Sprinkler will install the sprinkler system on the football field on approximately Monday, June 13. S.D. Ellenbecker will complete the concrete track field events area from this Thursday, June 9, until Thursday, June 16.
Winch said American Asphalt will pulverize the existing track, install rock, compact it and install two layers of asphalt between Monday, June 20 and Monday, June 27. Fisher Tracks will install the polyurethane rubber surface track between Monday, July 25 and Saturday, July 30.
n The school board accepted the resignation of middle school math teacher Olivia Hintze. On Monday, the school district hired Todd McDonald of Wausau as middle school math teacher to replace Hintze. McDonald is currently a ninth grade math teacher at D.C. Everest Junior High School. Dr. Nathan Lehman, new Stratford schools superintendent, said McDonald brings a nice mixture of teaching and real-life work experience into the classroom. McDonald has previously worked as a civil engineer and project manager in the private sector.
n School board members accepted Brooke Kafka’s one year leave of absence as Stratford varsity volleyball coach while she gives birth to a child. Junior varsity head coach Rachel (Ludwig) Wussow will serve as interim varsity volleyball coach for one year this fall. Sarah Baltus will take Wussow’s place as junior varsity head volleyball coach for one season this fall.
