Community Corner
🌱 How Sun Prairie’s new superintendent plans to change your child’s school year
Coming up on the Sun Prairie Patch calendar: 41st Firemen's Nationals
Morning Sun Prairie! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Sun Prairie's new superintendent plans to change your child's school year
- What Sun Prairie's new staff-student boundaries policy means for your family
- How a proposed data center pause could reshape Sun Prairie's growth
Also on today's calendar: Pop-Up Beer Gardens – Picasso and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Sun Prairie's new superintendent discusses priorities, goals ahead of school year (wmtv15news.com) — Sun Prairie's new superintendent, Dr. Antoine Reed, is launching the school year focused on making classrooms more engaging and fun while a statewide cell phone ban takes effect. He's promising monthly open forums, careful budgeting, and greater transparency to rebuild trust with families and give students a more connected, hands-on learning experience. 
2. New policy establishes boundaries for staff-student relations in Sun Prairie schools (gazettextra.com) — Sun Prairie families should know the school board has adopted a new staff-student communication and anti-grooming policy that goes beyond state requirements and applies to every adult working with students. The rules spell out approved communication tools, mandatory annual training, reporting timelines, and disciplinary consequences, all shaped in response to recent misconduct cases and new Wisconsin laws.
3. Sun Prairie Plan Commission recommends data center moratorium for approval (gazettextra.com) — Sun Prairie's Plan Commission has unanimously recommended a 12‑month moratorium on large hyperscale data centers over 10,000 square feet, moving the proposal to the City Council for a Sept. 1 vote. Commissioners quizzed planning and utilities leaders about legal defensibility, electric service options, and size thresholds, as the city works to better understand how massive data centers could affect local infrastructure and residents.
4. Sun Prairie neighbors fill open house over potential high voltage transmission line (wmtv15news.com) — Residents packed an open house in Sun Prairie to question developers about a proposed 190-mile high-voltage transmission line that could cross local properties. Neighbors raised concerns about health, safety, and costs, while officials stressed compensation and a long approval timeline, including public feedback through Sept. 7 and potential service starting in 2033.
📸 Around Sun Prairie
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sun Prairie
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★ Featured events ★
- 41st Firemen's Nationals →
Angell Park Speedway, 315 Park St, Sun Prairie
6:00 pm
Sunday September 6
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Other local events
- Lunar eclipse??
Sun Prairie Wort Hogs Sun Prairie, WI 53590
10:00 pm - Sunset Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce Prairie Pines 3039 Happy Valley Rd Sun Prairie, WI 53590
4:00 pm - Pop-Up Beer Gardens – Picasso →
Carriage Hills Estates Park, 450 N Musket Ridge Dr, Sun Prairie
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Wednesday September 2
Wednesday September 16
📣 Sun Prairie Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Great Start Conferences K-8
De Forest Area SD De Forest, WI 53532
8:00 am - Munch Mobile Lunch Van
Lakeview Branch Library Lakeview Library - *In Lakeview Library
12:00 pm - IMAP Tour (virtual)
Isthmus Montessori Acad Public Madison, WI 53704
12:00 pm - Adult Feature Film (title to be announced)
Hawthorne Branch Library Hawthorne Library - Community Room
2:00 pm - Crime 101 (feature film)
Hawthorne Branch Library 2707 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53704
2:00 pm - Back to School Family Event
Emerson El Madison, WI 53704
4:30 pm - Welcome Back Event
Black Hawk Mid Madison, WI 53704
5:00 pm - Kids' Dungeons & Dragons - Four Part Campaign
Hawthorne Branch Library Hawthorne Library - Community Room
5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandiser Stocker in Sun Prairie. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Sun Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sun Prairie here.
Ok Sun Prairie! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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