Rocket Academy Ribbon Cutting Celebration

We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the opening of the Rocket Academy Advanced Technology Learning Center.

Home of the Rocket Academy  a public charter school for 11th and 12th graders focusing on technical manufacturing and general employability skills.  We are located in the Cedar Grove-Belgium School District, but are open to any student who wants to experience hands-on learning and prepare for a successful career in manufacturing. Currently enrolling students from Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington counties. 

Event Program:

Open House: 3:00pm - 6pm

Mix and mingle with Rocket Academy key stakeholders, including the Governance Council, Cedar Grove-Belgium School Board Members, regional educational partners from Lakeland University, Lakeshore College, and University of Wisconsin Green Bay.  

Hear from current high school students participating in youth apprenticeships at regional employers, where students are working in precision machining technology, welding and building trades fundamentals with a focus on heating and cooling. 

Experience hands on learning and demonstration stations covering: 

HVAC (heating, ventilation, & air conditioning), machining, mechatronics and welding. Interact with the cutting edge technology that Rocket Academy students use as part of their daily education. 

Ribbon Cutting & Photographs: 4:00pm  

Speakers Program: 4:15pm

MC:  Chad Brakke, Superintendent Baldwin-Woodville School District 

Division Administrator Dept. of Employment & Training State of Wisconsin, Michele Carter

Superintendent of Cedar Grove-Belgium School District,  Liz Freeman

Associate Dean of Economic Development Lakeshore College, Lucas Dulmes 

President of Lakeland University, Dr. Beth Borgen 

Rocket Academy Governance Council President, Mike Dietrich 

Rocket Academy Program Director, David Friend 

Human Resources Director Razor Machine, Sylvia Kopping