Wizard Academy students had a magical time

On July 22 and 23, 35 witches and wizards descended upon UWGB for Wizard Academy, which is a two-day extravaganza of Harry Potter-themed activities. Created and facilitated by Dr. Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier (English and WGSS), and co-lead this year by student Teresa Harvey, students were sorted into their houses and led by prefects Dr. Amy Kabrhel (Gryffindor), Dr. James Kabrhel (Ravenclaw), Dr. Bill Dirienzo (Hufflepuff) and Salma Chaoui (Slytherin). They learned about magical creatures from Dr. Dan Meinhardt, found horcruxes in the library, attended potions class, spells class, divination class, transfiguration class and even did Aragog’s egg and Dragons’ egg races. If you have any questions about being a part of Wizard Academy or signing your little wizard up for next year, please contact Kelly Thacker, UWGB director of camps at thackerk@uwgb.edu or Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier at murrenuv@uwgb.edu.