Appleton West student board representative reports school events, asks for more gluten‑free choices and block scheduling study

Aubrey, the Appleton West student representative to the district board, gave a student report describing recent school events, athletics milestones and a pair of student requests for district consideration.

What happened: Aubrey opened by recounting the winter holiday activities at Appleton West and a recent visit by a group of 10 students from Boys Brigade, Perth, Australia, who shadowed West students, taught cricket, and presented about Australian culture. She highlighted sports and extracurricular successes — wrestling team wins, state qualifiers in swim and dive, powerlifting state qualifiers, dance and cheer trophies — and upcoming events including a spring dance planned for March 15.

Student requests: Aubrey asked the board to consider two classroom/food-service items raised by West students: - More gluten‑free cafeteria options: "There should be more gluten free options in our cafeteria breakfast and lunch choices," Aubrey said, noting students with allergies or preferences have limited choices during the school day. - Study of block scheduling: Aubrey asked the board to consider block scheduling to allow longer class periods that could support labs and assessments. She referenced nearby districts (Kimberly, Fox Valley Lutheran) and said the Nina (Nicolet?) district schedule was included as an example in her presentation.

Board response and follow-up: Board members asked whether Aubrey had raised her requests with school food-service staff and with her principal. Aubrey said she had spoken with Mr. Chetikoff (staff adviser) and had a follow-up conversation planned with school food-service representatives; she said she and a staff member had begun discussions about adding gluten‑free options. The board noted the student council and school clubs will continue planning, and administrators said they heard the requests and would follow up through the usual student-to-administration channels.

Other items: Aubrey conducted a brief, procedural activity at the meeting: drawing names to determine ballot order for three candidates in an upcoming school-board election. She also encouraged attendance at upcoming field trips and competitions and highlighted Advanced Placement recognitions for West students.

Ending: The board thanked Aubrey for the report and asked staff to follow up on feasibility and next steps for food‑service options and any scheduling discussions the school may pursue.