Colfax Schools
Colfax High School choir students perform in choir of 900 at Dorian Vocal Festival
Five Colfax High School Choir students had the opportunity to attend Dorian Vocal Festival January 7 -8. Audrey Ebert, Theo Hovde, Alex Rose, Amy Schmitt, and Jacob Wibel travelled to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with their choir teacher, Carrie Christensen to rehearse in a select choir of around 900 participants. Singers from Iowa, Illinois,…
Read MoreOptimists name December Youth of the Month
Honoring outstanding seniors from Dunn County’s high schools has been a tradition of the Menomonie Optimist Club for over 30 years. For the month of December, Optimists honored Mason Yarrington of Colfax High School as the December Youth of the Month. Mason Yarrington is a senior at Colfax High School, where he has excelled academically…
Read MoreVeterans Day Program at CHS
The School District of Colfax will be hosting a Veterans Day Program on Friday, November 10, at 10:00 a.m. in the Colfax High School gymnasium. The public is invited to attend. The theme for this year’s Veterans Day is, “Service.” This year will be unique in that we will be sharing information on the Importance…
Read MoreColfax High School Drama Club presents “Beauty and the Beast” this weekend
By LeAnn R. Ralph Colfax — Members of the Colfax High School Drama Club have been working on perfecting their performance of “Beauty and the Beast” since early August — and now it’s show time. Performances are scheduled for Friday, November 3, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, November 4, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and…
Read MoreMenomonie Optimists Honor Hydukovich as Youth of the Month
Submitted by David K. Williams A hallmark of the Menomonie Optimist Club has been honoring outstanding young people from the four high schools in Dunn County. At a recent meeting, Optimists honored Jeanette Hydukovich, a senior at Colfax High School, as the September Youth of the Month. Jeanette Hydukovich has excelled in both academics and…
Read MoreColfax School District has seven new teachers for 2023-24 school year
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district has seven new teachers this year. The new teachers were introduced to the Colfax Board of Education at the September 18 meeting. Here are the profiles of the new teachers. Renda Armstrong Renda Armstrong is teaching Comprehensive Special Education K-12 at Colfax. Prior to accepting…
Read MoreColfax Woman’s Club presents awards to art contest winners
COLFAX — The Colfax Woman’s Club visited Colfax Elementary May 22 to present awards to the winners of the Colfax Woman’s Club art contest winners for the 2022-2023 school year. The theme for this year’s contest was “Everybody Loves a Rainbow.” The first place winner, with her entry “Over the Rainbow,” was Lillian Brown, a…
Read MoreColfax student wins ag in the classroom essay contest
MADISON – Michael Christensen, a fifth-grade student from Colfax, is the state winner of the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom 5th Grade Essay Contest. Wisconsin fifth graders were asked to write a 500-word essay with the theme, ‘You’re Gonna Need Milk for That – Wisconsin Dairy support our bodies, communities and economy.’ Michael’s teacher is…
Read MoreTop 10 students of the Colfax High School Class of 2023
COLFAX — The Colfax Messenger sent out questionnaires to the Top 10 students in the Colfax High School Class of 2023. The students are listed in the order of their class ranking. Kiekhafer Braden Kiekhafer is the son of Tim and Jeanett Kiekhafer. • What were your three favorite high school classes? Horticulture, Physics and…
Read MoreState solo/ensemble results for Colfax High School
Colfax High School had several musical members perform at the state solo and ensemble contest which was held at UW – Eau Claire on Saturday, May 6. The results of the days activities are found below: 1st (top) rating: Aydren Beebe-music theatre solo “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof Theo…
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