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WIAA makes changes to player contact rules

Local football coaches will be making some changes as to how they conduct their practices this season after the WIAA set new limits on how much contact their players can have during practice sessions and the amount of time they can practice. The changes were made in hopes of having less injuries to players throughout…

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Rasmussen family donates memorial bench to school

By Kelsie Hoitomt GLENWOOD CITY — At Monday night’s meeting, the Glenwood City Board of Education accepted the donation of a black granite memorial bench on behalf of the Charles Rasmussen Family. The bench will be placed on the school grounds near the athletic fields where the memorial pavers are currently placed.

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Teacher attrition costs Wisconsin up to $38.3 million annually, says new Alliance report

WASHINGTON, DC – Roughly half a million U.S. teachers either move or leave the profession each year—attrition that costs the United States up to $2.2 billion annually, according to a new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education. This high turnover rate disproportionately affects high-poverty schools and seriously compromises the nation’s capacity to ensure that…

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CVTC offering scholarships in STEM fields

EAU CLAIRE, WI – Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) students enrolled in programs related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are eligible for scholarships of up to $5,000 per person per year due to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.

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Student Competes in STAR Event Competition at FCCLA National Leadership Conference

More than 7,000 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members, advisers, alumni, and guests from across the country gathered in San Antonio for the 2014 National Leadership Conference.  The conference is based on the student-originated theme “SOAR.” Brielle Bjork, Cienna Cooper, Ally Heidorn, and Abby Suvada, all freshmen at Colfax High School, Colfax…

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