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Northwoods Community Secondary School
Address
665 Coolidge Avenue Rhinelander , Oneida , Wisconsin 54501 United States
Information
School type	Public , Charter
Motto	"We're Building A Better World One Student At a Time"
Opened	2003
Founder	James Blackstone
Closed	2017
School district	School District of Rhinelander
Superintendent	Kelly Jacobi
Administrator	Wil Losch
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	ca. 70
Language	English
Hours in school day	7
Mascot	Hodag
Rival	Antigo Red Robins
Website	http://www.rhinelander.k12.wi.us/ncss/index.cfm

Northwoods Community Secondary School (NCSS) was an American charter school in Rhinelander, Wisconsin . Founded in 2003, the school offered a project-based curriculum. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2011 the Rhinelander Environmental Stewardship Academy was moved to NCSS due to a significant decrease in enrollment and the resignation of the head teacher. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Despite the passing of a 2010 referendum ^[3] to keep NCSS at its location, it was decided in 2012 that the school would be moved to the Rhinelander High School . ^[4]

The school closed at the end of the 2017 school year. ^{[5] [6]}

Curriculum [ edit ]

Northwoods Community Secondary School offered public enrollment to approximately 90 students between 6th and 12th grade. The curriculum was independent project-based learning , as an alternative to lecture-based instruction. Students were required to develop projects in order to meet the academic requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction . The students worked at their own pace to complete their work. Math and language arts seminars were held twice weekly. Students received credits based on performance rather than grades . ^[7] Students were required to earn seven credits per year (700 hours of work, plus 25 hours of community service and 50 hours of physical education).

Community service [ edit ]

Each NCSS Student was required to perform 25 hours of community service per school year. ^[8] Community service projects included:

• Grace Lodge: “Adopt a Grand Parent”
• Operation Clean Up, or "OCU", where students raked and snow shoveled for the neighboring houses
• Working at the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry
• Working at St. Joe's Thrift Shop
• Mural painting
• Senior Center: Helping the elderly
• Contributing to the Rhinelander animal shelter
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources : Cleaning the river front
• City Hall : Archive organizing
• Rhinelander Historical House Tours during the Courthouse Centennial Celebration (2008)
• Community garden
• Veterans Day program
• Senior (citizen) Prom with the Kids In Need Foundation
• Tree Haven: “ A Tree for Tomorrow ”

Gallery [ edit ]

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  North Side of former location
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  Gymnasium of former location
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  South side of former location

References [ edit ]

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