Today is National S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Day where we celebrate the education of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics!

We encourage students to get involved in robotics clubs, engineering challenges, theater programs, or anything else that inspires them!

🍎 Crunch, crunch, hooray! 🍎

Stevens Point Area Public School District students had a blast participating in the 2026 Wisconsin Great Apple Crunch!

A big THANK YOU to Rock Ridge Orchard, LLC in Edgar, WI, for providing the apples for this fun and tasty event!

November marks Native American Heritage Month, an opportunity to honor the histories, cultures, sovereignty, contributions, influence and contemporary experiences of Tribal Nations, communities, and Indigenous peoples.

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🔵🏆 Congratulations to Fall Creek High School, who was named one of Wisconsin's Blue Ribbon Schools earlier this year!

Kids here are provided with excellent classroom instruction, additional educational support, and a vibrant out-of-school culture.

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🔴 Join Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Program, the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association, and the DPI Farm to School Team for an interactive, virtual tour of Wetherby Cranberry Co. to celebrate Wisconsin Local Foods Day!

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🌎🎨 Wisconsin Arts Celebration Project (WACP) offers FREE music, lesson plans, and materials created by mostly Wisconsin artists and educators to Wisconsin schools, communities, and libraries.

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🏆 Congratulations to Joel Michael Janssen from Delavan-Darien High School (Delavan-Darien School District) and Elizabeth Jane Matz from Onalaska High School (School District of Onalaska) on receiving U.S. Presidential Scholar Awards!

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📚 Thank you to Michelle O'Brien for sharing a day in the life as the Library Director of Iron Ridge Public Library!

The Iron Ridge community is lucky to have such a wonderful space to try new things with encouragement from someone as knowledgeable and welcoming as Michelle.

October is #BlindnessAwarenessMonth and the @WisDPI_WCBVI encourage and empower their students every single day.

Thanks to the @packers, who came to the center earlier this year to play Goal Ball and celebrate the students' athletic abilities.

🍎🍏 The Bureau of Community Nutrition gathered for the Wisconsin Great Apple Crunch to celebrate National Farm to School and Early Care Month!

The Great Apple Crunch promotes local food purchasing and encourages healthy eating in Child Nutrition Programs.

🥕🥦This week is Farm to CACFP Week and is a national education campaign hosted by the National CACFP Association!

We recognize this week as an opportunity to highlight the many ways CACFP agencies and operators can connect with local communities.

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⭐ Shoutout to October School Nutrition Superhero, Laurie Weber in the School District of Ashland!

As the Director of Food Service, she not only oversees four school kitchens in the district but is known to jump and handle food herself when needed.

Thank you, Laurie!

🚌 This week is School Bus Safety Week!

ALWAYS REMEMBER

🛑 Stop for school busses so kids can board and and de-board safely
⚠️ Stay alert to keep yourself and passengers safe

Congratulations to Katie Loss, principal of Lloyd Barbee Montessori (@MilwaukeeMPS), for recently being named Wisconsin Elementary Principal of the Year!

She is one of many incredibly thoughtful and inspiring Wisconsin principals working to improve their schools and communities.

🍎 Rib Lake School District participated in the Great Apple Crunch, celebrating fresh, locally grown apples, sourced from Whispering Hills Orchard and highlighting National Farm to School Month!

🏆Congratulations to Wisconsin's 8 schools named Blue Ribbon Schools today!

These schools are being recognized for outstanding academic achievement and success in closing gaps. We're proud to celebrate their students, educators, and communities!

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🏆Dunwiddie E.S. - Port Wash.-Saukville
🏆Hillcrest E.S. - @waukeshaschools
🏆Wauzeka E.S. - @WS_Hornets
🏆Prairie View E.S. - Beaver Dam
🏆Little Chute M.S. - Little Chute
🏆Oostburg H.S. - @oostburgschools
🏆Fall Creek H.S. - @fccrickets
🏆Grantsburg E.S. - @WeAreGrantsburg

🍎 Yesterday, we spent time munching and crunching for the Great Apple Crunch!

Thank you to everyone who came to the Capitol to help us celebrate local Wisconsin foods and Farm to School Month!

We came. We crunched. We celebrated Wisconsin-grown apples! 🍎

DPI staff, state leaders and Farm to School and Early Care partners gathered at the Capitol for the Wisconsin Great Apple Crunch. 🍏