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Boyceville boys’ and girls’ CC teams put in great races at Durand

By Cara L. Dempski DURAND — Boyceville’s head cross country coach, Corey Day, seems impressed with how well his girls’ team is running this season. Despite temperatures that soared into the 90s and having just five girls compete on the team, the Lady Bulldogs ended up seventh out of 13 teams at the September 21…

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Technology boom: Colfax schools launching 3-year Chromebooks pilot program

By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Students in grades 2 through 12 in the Colfax school district will now have their very own Chromebooks. “This is a huge step in the right direction,” said Bill Yingst, district administrator, at the Colfax Board of Education’s September 18 meeting. The Colfax school board reviewed the Chromebook policy…

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Elk Mound Board of Education learns ACT composite beats state average

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — Last week, Elk Mound district administrator Eric Wright informed the Board of Education the Class of 2018 beat the state ACT average by 1.3 points. The information was presented at the September 18 regular meeting, and indicated this year’s senior class averaged a score of 21.8 on the…

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