In an effort to get to know the genius of the playwright and also to understand how Shakespeare relates to life even today, Sauk Prairie High School Speech teacher Mary Paddock suggested Shakespeare Week last year. The event was a success. It was brought back by popular demand.
Students compete with sonnets, costumes and assorted skills, including milking.
In addition to viewing two movies of Shakespeare s plays in the Leahy Theatre, students hear the music and quotes of the day. In every class there are opportunities to see the connection to the Bard. Lord Wayne Bruno, left, and Lady Elizabeth Koehl. The udder contest Show choir star and city slicker Brandon Breunig, left, had never milked a cow before. He was coached by milking champion Marcia Colby and did well.