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“I’d like a person to be
named after me because
that would mean that I
did something so great
that someone decided
to name their child after
me.”
~Sara Zaidan
G
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the past, and many are attached
ss them every day, often without
n the sign, the wall, the plaque.
d: Who are – or were, in most
stion led us to some interesting
ho made a very real difference at
uld have your name attached to
zim, Henry Ptacek, Olivia Molter, Nora Ptacek,
ng, and Sonia Tallroth, and Kate Benett.
“A softball field be-
cause I put a lot of time
into softball and it’s
something that means
a great deal to me.”
~Mr. Salm
“A tiger because I
think tigers are cool.”
~Jacob Thiel
“A Bridge because it
connects people together
and creates unity across
a usually impassable
path.”
~Charles Wu
“I feel like it would be
cool to have a swim
stroke or dive named
after me.”
~Maggie Wilks
Michael G. Bond was a technology
education teacher at Appleton North
from 2002 to 2014. Mr. Bond taught a
large variety of courses throughout his
time at North, including small engines,
computer repair and maintenance, ro-
botics, cabinetry building, and pho-
tography. He is remembered by his
colleague Joel Edler as “a serious kind
of guy, but with an interesting sense of
humor. [Mr.Bond] was always pulling
little practical jokes on Mr. Bates and
myself...he was a real character.” Mr.
Bond was 48 when he passed away
of lung cancer in November of 2014.
A bench, located outside the front en-
trance of North, was dedicated to the
memory of Michael Bond in 2014. At
Appleton North, Mr. Bond’s legacy
lives on through his work in develop-
ing the small engines class as a tran-
scripted course through the Fox Val-
ley Technical College. Mr. Tom Bates,
a close friend and colleague of Mr.
Bond’s, explained how North is still
seeing Mr. Bond’s legacy, “career pre-
paredness for students...We’ve all seen
that. Especially in elective classes.”
He also left more personal legacies
for Mr. Edler and Mr. Bates, both of
whom continue the weekly tradition of
attending Friday breakfasts with Tech-
Ed teachers in the area. Now, on the
Friday closest to the anniversary of
Mr. Bond’s death (this year it was Nov.
18) the teachers met and all order their
friend’s favorite meal – biscuits and
gravy with hash browns.
le state of Wisconsin,” said Mrs.
irie and pond but do not know the
nie Roop. As a former Bio-Phys
North, Mrs. Roop has great pas-
The prairie and pond was funded
cted with the help of many stu-
isconsin and were resources for
nce. “We had test plots to docu-
in the prairie,” said Mrs. Roop.
el it is important to learn from
it and enjoy it.” Mrs. Roop was
t, but also a writer. She and her
h, and together they wrote more
Rocky, a devoted member of the Spe-
cial Ed program at Appleton North
who clearly loves what she does, gave
back to her school when she bought a
bench that many students sit on after
school while waiting for their ride.
While Rocky wanted to give some-
thing to the students in buying a bench,
she also wanted to dedicate it to a spe-
cial person that has passed away in her
life. A couple years ago her dad, Gerald
Schoenrock, passed away. She wanted
to honor him as well as still give some-
thing to benefit her school and the stu-
dents. She wanted to give something
special to the Special Ed students be-
cause she works with them every day.
She thought of how most days in fall
and spring, after a long day, the stu-
dents would go outside and read a story
in the fresh air, sitting on the soft, cozy
grass; however, some students with
disabilities could not sit down on the
grass so they had to stand. As she pon-
dered, she finally came up with the idea
to buy a bench to help those students
who had to stand waiting for their bus-
es. Rocky not only helped her Special
Ed students but all other students at
North, while still honoring her dad.
Joseph N. Hanson was 15 years old when he tragi-
cally passed away in a car accident. A freshman
at North in the 1996-1997 school year, Hanson
was heavily involved in extracurricular activities
from baseball, basketball and football to music. A
commemoration of him was written in the 1997
class yearbook, saying “he was a friend, a brother,
a boyfriend, and a son.” A tree just outside of the
choir and band rooms is dedicated to Hanson’s life
and memory, and it serves as a testament to the
mark that he left on the Appleton North
community.
Photo by Olivia Molter
photo by Jamie Silver, Herff Jones