 more room for the growing student population. Hundreds of pieces of artwork made by students over the years were moved to the new building, and others which could not be moved, such as murals, were photographed for preservation by the Racine Heritage Museum.

Curriculum and programs 
The Rite of Passage Experience (ROPE) is a graduation requirement completed by all seniors, and is the oldest comprehensive graduation portfolio in the United States. In the first two quarters, students are required to make a career portfolio showcasing their knowledge, talents and personality. This portfolio includes an autobiography, a reflective essay on a piece of literature, a résumé, letters of recommendation, and proof in various forms that the student meets both the requirements set out by the school district and additional, more rigorous requirements set by Walden III. Students must demonstrate mastery in eleven subject areas by giving presentations about topics from each. During the second two quarters, students are required to write a thesis on a topic of their choice. All of these are presented orally to the student's ROPE committee, composed of the two faculty members and a junior year student.

Walden III became Racine's first Green School in November 2006. The Walden Green School Initiative is an organization at the school which encourages environmentally-friendly actions, such as students recycling cans, bottles and paper, and plans for future efforts for more environmentally-conscious progress, funded by charitable donations and philanthropic grants. The group was instrumental in the installation of solar panels on the school's roof in 2008, which have raised money for other energy-efficiency projects, such as the installation of new weather-resistant doors in the school's breezeway

Students address teachers and administrators by their first names. An analysis by the Center for Public Education argues that this atmosphere promotes success, noting above-average test scores and that among Racine schools, "'the truancy rate is the lowest, and the graduation rate is the highest'".

Administrators 
The current principal of Walden III is Robert Kreil, who has been the school's principal since 2014. Previously, he has been assistant principal of Whitnall High School and a teacher in the Mukwonago Area School District. Kreil replaced retiring principal Bob Holzem, who also served as the district's Director of Alternative Schools and Programs, and thus was also the principal of the REAL School and the Keith R. Mack Center, as well as many of the district's smaller alternative programs. Other
more room for the growing student population. Hundreds of pieces of artwork make by student over the years were moved to the new construction, and others which could not be moved, such as murals, were photograph for conservation by the Racine Heritage Museum. 

 Curriculum and programs 
 The Rite of Passage Experience (ROPE) is a graduation requirement completed by all seniors, and is the old comprehensive graduation portfolio in the United States. In the first two quarter, student are required to make a career portfolio showcasing their knowledge, talents and personality. This portfolio includes an autobiography, a brooding essay on a piece of literature, a résumé, letters of recommendation, and proof in respective forms that the student touch both the requirements put out by the school district and additional, more rigorous requirements set by Walden III. Students must demonstrate command in eleven subject areas by giving presentations about topics from each. During the second two quarters, students are required to write a thesis on a topic of their choice. All of these are presented orally to the student's ROPE committee, composed of the two faculty members and a junior class scholar. 

 Walden III became Racine's first Green School in November 2006. The Walden Green School Initiative is an organization at the school which encourage environmentally - friendly actions, such as students recycling can, bottle and paper, and plans for future feat for more environmentally - conscious progress, funded by charitable donations and philanthropic grants. The group was instrumental in the installation of solar gore on the school's roof in 2008, which have raised money for other energy - efficiency undertaking, such as the installation of fresh weather - resistant doors in the school's breezeway 

 Students address teachers and administrators by their inaugural names. An analysis by the Center for Public Education argues that this standard atmosphere promotes success, noting above - average examination scores and that among Racine school, "' the truancy rate is the lowest, and the commencement rate is the high' ". 

 Administrators 
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Currivupum and prograis 
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Administrators 
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 more room for the growing studEnt populatIon. HuNdrEds Of PiecEs of Artwork made by sTUdenTs over the years were moveD to thE nEW buiLDiNg, and Others wHIcH COulD nOt Be mOvED, sUch as MurAls, were PhotographEd fOr Preservation BY tHe Racine HeRitAge Museum.

CurRicUlum anD pRogRAms 
ThE RiTe of PAssage eXperieNce (ROPE) is A gRAduatiON requirEMEnT comPleted by all seniorS, AnD Is the oldest comPrehenSiVE gRADuaTioN portfolio In The UnITed StatES. IN THE fiRSt two quarters, Students are REquIred to MaKe a CAreer pOrtfoLiO ShoWcasing theiR knoWledge, talEnts anD PersonaLIty. This PortfoLio IncLudeS An AuTobIoGRapHY, a RefLEctIve essay On A pIece oF litERATUre, a RésUmé, lEtterS of recommendaTioN, and PRooF in vaRious FormS tHat thE studeNt meeTs Both the requiremEnts Set out by tHe sChOol DiStricT And addItiOnaL, more riGorous rEQuiReMENTs Set by Walden III. StudEnTS MuSt demonsTrate mAStErY In eleven SuBjeCt arEAS by giVing PReSentatioNs abouT ToPiCs from eAcH. DurinG tHe sEcoNd two QUartErs, stuDents are RequiREd to write a thesIS on a topic of thEIr CHOiCE. All Of tHese are presEnteD OralLy to THe StuDEnt's RoPE coMmITtEE, composed of the two faCuLty memBers aNd a junior year Student.

WalDEN iII becamE RacINe'S First Green SchoOl in NOvember 2006. The wAlden GreEn SchOol InitiAtive is an ORGanizatiOn aT thE scHooL WHiCh encourages eNVIronMeNtally-fRieNdly actIonS, suCh aS stUdEnts recycLing cans, BoTtLeS aNd pAper, aND plans foR fUtuRe EffOrts fOR more eNviroNmenTaLlY-ConScious pROgRESs, fuNdEd By chAriTaBle doNatiONs aNd philaNthropic gRanTS. The GrOuP was insTrumental in thE iNstallatioN oF soLar panELS on the scHool's roof in 2008, which have raiSEd money For Other EnerGy-efficieNcy ProjecTs, sUCh as thE instaLlatiOn Of nEW WeathER-ReSisTaNt doors in tHE SchOol's bReEzewAy

StudeNts address teachers ANd aDministrators By tHeir FIRsT naMEs. aN anAlYSis BY The Center for PubLic EducatiOn ARgUes that thiS AtmOsPhere prOmotes sUccesS, Noting aBove-averaGe test scoReS and THAt aMong Racine Schools, "'tHe truancy RAte is THe LowesT, anD the grAdUatIon raTe is thE HigHest'".

ADminisTrAtors 
THe curReNt princiPal of Walden III is Robert KReil, whO has bEen The school'S prINciPal since 2014. PReviOusly, he has BeeN asSistaNt pRIncipAl of wHiTnaLL High schoOL and a teacHEr In tHE muKwonago Area sCHOol distrIct. kReil rePlacEd retiring principAL Bob Holzem, who aLso sERVed As tHE disTrIct's Director of altErNATive SchoOlS and ProgramS, and thus WaS Also tHe prinCipal oF the REAl sChOOl and tHe KeIth r. Mack CentEr, aS wELl as manY oF tHE distrIct's SmAller aLternaTIve pROGrams. Other
 more room for the growing  student p opula tio n.Hu ndre ds o f pieces of ar t work  made by students over  theye a rs w e re  move d to th e  n e w  bu il di ng,  a n dother s w hich co uld not be  mo ve d, such as m u ra ls, were p hot ographed for  pr eserva ti onb y the  Ra cineHerita g e Muse um.

Curr ic u lum an d  progra m s  TheRite of Passage E x pe r ience (ROPE) i s a gr ad u at i o n r equ irement co mp leted by alls en i o r s,a nd is the old est compreh e nsi ve gra du ati o n port folio  i n  th e United St ates . In thefirstt wo quar t ers, st udents  ar e r equi r ed  t o m ak e  ac ar eer por tfolio s ho wc asing  the i r k nowl edg e, t alent s and persona lit y. T h isportf olioincl ud es an  autob iogra ph y, a reflective  ess ay on a p iec eofli terat u re, arés umé , lette rs of r e com me n d a ti on, and proof in v ar i o us  forms t hat th e  s tu d ent meet sbot h th e requi reme n ts  set out  by th e  s ch ool dis tr ict an dadd iti onal, more  rigor ous requ ireme n ts set by Wald e n III. Studen t sm u st demo nst rate master y in elev en s u bj ect areas  by g iv i ng presentations about  t opicsfromeach. Duringthe second t w o quarte rs,s tu d ents are requi red t o write at hesis on  a to pic of t heir choi c e . All of  th ese  ar e p r e se nted orally t o thest udent's  RO PE comm itt ee,  co mpo se d of thetwo facu lt yme mb ers  anda  juniorye arst ude nt.
W aldenIII b ecam eRa c ine 's firs t  G r e en S ch oo l in  No ve mber2006 .  Th e Walde n Green S cho o l In it ia tive is  an organizat io n at the s ch ool  which e ncourage s environmentally-frien d ly acti ons , suc h as  students  re cyclin g c a ns, bo ttlesand p ap er, a nd pl a n sfor  f uture effo r t s f or mo re  env ironmen tally-conscious pr o gre ss, funded by  ch arit a b le  do n at i ons  a n d p h i lanthropic gran ts. The gr ou p  w as instrum e nta lin theinstall ation of sola r panelson the sc ho ol's r oof  in 2008,which ha ve raised money fo r oth erenergy -e ffi cienc y proj e cts , suc h as t he  insta llati on  of newweather-resistant doors  in th e sch ool 's breeze way 
St udents ad dres s teachers  an d a dmini str a torsby t h ei r f i rst n ames .  An analy s is  by t he  Center for P u bli c Edu cat i on arg uesthat this atmosph e re promotes su cces s ,  no tin g  abo ve -average testsco re s and that  a mong Racine  schools ," 'thetruanc y rate  is the l ow e st, an d th e g raduation  ra te is thehi gh e st'".
Adm in istrat ors 
T h e cu r r ent principal of  Wald e n  IIIi s R obert  K reil, w h o ha s been the  school's p rincip al s ince2014. P re viousl y,he  has beena ssistantprinc ipal of  W hitn all  HighScho o l  anda te ac her  in the M u k wo n ag oA rea  Sch ool D is tric t. Kreilr eplacedret i ring pr in cip a l  Bob H o lz e m , who also  se rveda s  the distr i ct's Di r ector  of Al ternat ive Sch o ols  a nd Prog ram s ,  and thus  was also the  p rinc ipal ofth e RE AL  Sc ho ol and the Keit h R. Mac k Center , as wel l a s  man y  of th edistrict's s malle ra lternat i v e p rograms .  Ot her 
 more_room for_the growing student population._Hundreds of_pieces_of artwork_made_by students over_the years were_moved to the new_building, and others_which_could not be moved, such as murals, were photographed for preservation by the Racine_Heritage_Museum.

Curriculum and_programs_
The_Rite of Passage Experience (ROPE)_is a graduation requirement completed_by all_seniors, and is the oldest comprehensive graduation portfolio_in_the United States._In the first two quarters, students are required to_make a career portfolio showcasing their_knowledge, talents and_personality._This_portfolio includes an autobiography,_a reflective essay on a piece_of literature, a résumé, letters of_recommendation, and proof in various forms that_the student meets both the requirements_set out by the school_district and_additional, more rigorous requirements set_by Walden III._Students must_demonstrate mastery in_eleven subject areas by giving presentations_about topics from_each. During the second two quarters,_students_are required to_write_a_thesis on_a topic of_their_choice. All_of_these are presented orally to the_student's_ROPE committee, composed of the two faculty_members and a junior_year_student.

Walden III became Racine's_first Green School in November_2006. The Walden Green School Initiative_is an_organization at_the school which encourages environmentally-friendly actions, such as students recycling cans,_bottles and paper, and plans for_future efforts for more_environmentally-conscious progress,_funded_by charitable donations_and_philanthropic grants._The group was instrumental in the installation_of solar_panels on the school's roof in_2008, which have raised_money_for other energy-efficiency projects, such as_the installation of new weather-resistant doors_in the school's breezeway

Students address_teachers_and_administrators by their first names._An analysis by the Center for_Public Education argues_that this atmosphere promotes success, noting above-average_test_scores and that among Racine schools,_"'the_truancy rate is the lowest, and_the_graduation_rate is the highest'".

Administrators 
The_current principal of Walden III is_Robert Kreil, who has been the school's principal since_2014. Previously, he_has been assistant principal of_Whitnall_High_School and a teacher in the Mukwonago Area School District._Kreil replaced_retiring principal Bob_Holzem, who also served as the district's Director of Alternative_Schools and Programs, and thus was also_the principal of the REAL School and the Keith R. Mack_Center, as well as many of the district's_smaller alternative programs. Other