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Graduation dates for the Class of 2025 are set.
![Hall of fame GBAPS Est. 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744917937/gbapsorg/v8lpwa73dqj7x2oaskf8/NewsArticleforWebsite700X7001.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744917937/gbapsorg/v8lpwa73dqj7x2oaskf8/NewsArticleforWebsite700X7001.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744917937/gbapsorg/v8lpwa73dqj7x2oaskf8/NewsArticleforWebsite700X7001.png","width":700}])
The District is seeking nominations of distinguished alumni who have or are making honorable contributions to their professions and the larger community.
![Staff Recognition Awards GBAPS 2024-25]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":700}])
Winners were surprised by Superintendent Vicki Bayer and other guests on April 8, 2025
![Leafy green plants hang in white pots while smaller plants lay in black trays in the background in a greenhouse.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743691237/gbapsorg/tvjxae7mf9ynl6aztdop/Greenhouses2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743691237/gbapsorg/tvjxae7mf9ynl6aztdop/Greenhouses2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743691237/gbapsorg/tvjxae7mf9ynl6aztdop/Greenhouses2025.png","width":700}])
See the dates and times to visit our GBAPS high school greenhouses in 2025.
![Strategic framework 2025-2030]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":700}])
At the March 17, 2025, Board of Education meeting, the Board of Education approved a five-year Strategic Plan.
![Orange sun logo with purple text that reads SCHOOL SPIRIT. Followed by orange text which reads: Giving Back for a Brighter Future. Additional text reads: Green Bay Area Public School District Educational Endowment]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1656}])
Seventeen grants were awarded to special projects in across GBAPS.
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![Community leaders, school staff, and students stand around a Bay Link 10 Year anniversary sign in the Bay Link shop]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747082815/gbapsorg/d8zmas1nawqgklic8gte/BayLink10Years.png","width":1100}])
Gov. Tony Evers visited the Bay Link Manufacturing® celebration on May 12, 2025.
![Washington Teacher Receives National Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746726292/gbapsorg/esy1kfircp2w7kwksdrz/WashingtonTeacherNationalAward2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746726292/gbapsorg/esy1kfircp2w7kwksdrz/WashingtonTeacherNationalAward2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746726292/gbapsorg/esy1kfircp2w7kwksdrz/WashingtonTeacherNationalAward2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746726292/gbapsorg/esy1kfircp2w7kwksdrz/WashingtonTeacherNationalAward2025.png","width":1100}])
A Washington Middle School special education teacher was surprised with an award in May.
![Left: West High food service staff pose in front of a pink flag gifted to Michele Salzsieder. Right: A silver freezer wall is covered in colorful cards and drawings from Sullivan students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":1100}])
Food Service staff around the District reflected on the impact they make on students and staff.
![Staff photos of nominees separated why white lines. From left to right; Kimberly Meader, Emily Paulsen and Brandon Rockstroh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":1100}])
Three Green Bay Area Public School District music educators are being recognized as nominees for the 2026 Music Educator Award™.
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Southwest High School students are moving on to the final round of the National History Day contest this summer.
![Students jump, cheer and point at the new fruit tree in front of them at McAuliffe Elementary School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":1100}])
Three GBAPS schools planted fruit trees on May 2, 2025.
![Patrick O'Brien poses with faculty and students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":1100}])
Southwest High School unveiled its art gallery to honor Patrick O’Brien in April 2025.
![Left panel - Two students stand in front of NFL Draft logo and smile and point. A white line separates the second panel, a photo of Lil Wayne with three GBAPS students in BBBS shirts and NFL draft hats]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746028984/gbapsorg/drbiuhqi3ggovn7vcinf/StudentsatNFLDraft.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746028984/gbapsorg/drbiuhqi3ggovn7vcinf/StudentsatNFLDraft.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746028984/gbapsorg/drbiuhqi3ggovn7vcinf/StudentsatNFLDraft.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746028984/gbapsorg/drbiuhqi3ggovn7vcinf/StudentsatNFLDraft.png","width":1100}])
Several GBAPS students participated in the 2025 NFL Draft.
![Rendering of new west side elementary school enterance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":1100}])
The new west side elementary school officially has a name.
![Left: image of Dexter McNabb as Green Bay Packer, right image of Dexter in 2025 on the new West High turf filed, standing near the wildcat logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744896033/gbapsorg/f5kqjnj8lmugkien7jqb/DexterMcNabbPackertoPrincipalApril2025.png","width":1100}])
A Q & A with former Packers player and West High School Principal, Dexter McNabb.