Good morning, Racine.

Knapp Elementary School students visited Racine Urban Garden Network’s Owen Davies Garden to learn about the life cycle of plants — the trip gave them hands-on experience to see each stage of growth in real time.

This experience enhanced their understanding of how plants change over time.

The Raymond School District is updating its curriculum and elective options for the 2025–26 school year after its $2.25 million referendum failed earlier this spring—changes include a new social studies program that emphasizes critical thinking and a streamlined set of middle school electives due to staffing cuts.

Waterford won a share of the Southern Lakes Conference baseball title last week by beating Wilmot with wins of 7 to 2 and 10 to 2 — they now lead by one game and will face Burlington again on Thursday if the weather lets.

Other local high school teams played important games as they get ready for the playoffs.

Racine Lutheran clinched the Metro Classic Conference title with a walk-off win over Dominican on Monday—securing its sixth title in seven seasons.

The Crusaders finished the regular season at 16-3 and will face regional tournament play as a No. 2 seed.

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