My name is Marty O’Donnell and I am honored to be the principal of Clintonville Elementary School. It is a privilege to partner with families, staff, and community to create opportunities for students and work together in innovative ways to provide access and remove barriers for students to be successful, lifelong learners.
Our school believes in creating a learning environment that is exciting, engaging, and empowering for all our students. We strive for our students to be independent, critical, and creative learners.
Our staff provides exciting and engaging learning experiences for each student that is authentic and purposeful. We believe that taking care of the whole child–including mental health, social and emotional learning and physical well-being–are integral parts of student success.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, I came to Wisconsin to study music at Lawrence University. I took a few education courses and realized that being in the schools was what I was supposed to do. I taught band for fifteen years at Weyauwega-Fremont and Kimberly and earned National Board Teaching certification in 2018. I earned my masters degree in education policy and leadership from Marquette University, as well as my principal and director of instruction license. Prior to Clintonville, I was the associate principal at Washington Middle School in Manitowoc and principal at South Park Middle School in Oshkosh.
My wife and I live in Appleton with our two kids Cohen (7) and Leighton (4). I was a band teacher for 15 years before transitioning to school leadership. I am an active musician–I play trombone and direct bands, mainly concert bands, jazz bands, and theatre. I was the coach for my son’s soccer team the last few seasons. Cohen is really interested in STEM stuff and Leighton loves to paint. As a family, we love to travel, go up north, and spend as much time in or around the water as possible!
I believe that a strong and positive relationship rooted in mutual trust with families is vital to student success. I encourage you to reach out if there’s anything we can do to help be part of your child’s success!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out and connect with me.
Sincerely,
Marty O’Donnell, NBCT
Principal, Clintonville Elementary School

Get ready for another exciting year of Clintonville Trucker Athletics! Registration for the upcoming athletic seasons is officially OPEN.
All student-athletes must complete their online athletic registration and have a valid physical on file before they are eligible to participate in practices or competitions.
Register Here: https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/11529/
📋 Important Reminders
✅ If you already have an Arbiter account, simply log in using your existing account—do not create a new account.
✅ All required registration forms must be completed and submitted before the first day of practice.
✅ A physical dated April 1, 2025, or later is required to participate.
✅ WIAA Alternate Year Card: Required if your most recent physical on file with Clintonville Public Schools is dated between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026.
Player & Parent Code Meeting
Monday, August 17
Middle School: 5:30 PM
High School: 6:30 PM
Please don't wait until the last minute! Completing your registration early helps ensure a smooth start to the season.
We can't wait to see our student-athletes representing Clintonville with pride this year.
#GoTruckers










https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-YEQM8DFcA

B: Carson Retzlaff, Ray DeJesus, Nash Ferg, Liam Parks
F: Lucas Rohde, Javen Sonnenberg, Silas Howe, Orren Korth, Lawson Kriewaldt (missing Ben Froh)
Clintonvlle FCCLA's first ever competitors earned GOLD at Regionals this weekend in Focus on Children (Braylee Malueg) and Chapter Service Display (Khloe Drab & Anika Morillo)- and we're STATE BOUND!
So proud of our members for setting the standard and representing Clintonville with excellence.





Good Morning,
Update on MS Wrestling this week.
Tuesday MS GIRLS WRESTLING @ Shiocton . 6th grade girls/families that plan on attending the lake of the woods trip, the parents should attend the trip meeting.

Here is the Approved 26-27 School District Calendar. A lot of good conversation and suggestions regarding the creation of this calendar. First and foremost having Labor Day on Sept 7th in addition to the Waupaca and Shawano fairs, created a challenge on when to start school and what days to take off. Because of this, Open House date and time will also be determined in the future. The other goals were to have Wednesday of Thanksgiving week off, and the Thursday before Easter and the Monday after Easter for traveling all while trying to maintain as close to 175 student instructional days as possible. Graduation will be the Friday Night before Memorial Day weekend, and the last day of school will be an early release and will be June 4, 2027.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15LSISzZS6LLKqeesCbWFmb5p8grKp4UAizmMNDz9PKY/edit?gid=49577801#gid=49577801

Items from the Teen/Toy Drive
88 Teddy Bears from the Teddy Bear Toss
$430.00 from the Teddy Bear Toss Proceeds
129 rolls of wrapping paper from the Wrapping Paper Drive

Clintonville Welding and Manufacturing classes have really been successful in recent competitions. Skills USA hosted a competition in which the best student welders across the state compete in various categories.
Parker Phillips earned 1st place in the SkillsUSA Welding Competition and received a $1,000 scholarship from the American Welding Society for his outstanding performance. Hunter Helms earned a bronze medal in the Weld Sculpture competition, showcasing exceptional creativity and craftsmanship. Great Job!!!

Please take take the time to.
1. Read the 2025-11-14 Press Release
2. Review the Survey Video
3. Look over/explore the Survey/Possible Referendum webpage
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qoFVkDFBvoLc7hCZAfE9lpsUEJLBGbp8OV1OWc3v4g/edit?tab=t.0




