Colfax Schools
Colfax school board: school closed, all activities cancelled
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The most pressing topic of discussion for the Colfax Board of Education at the March 16 meeting was the closure of school as of 5 p.m. March 18 and the cancellation of all activities due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. “I want to commend our staff and the administrative team,”…
Read MoreGov. Evers directs DHS to mandate statewide closure of all K-12 Wisconsin schools
MADISON — On Friday, March 13, Gov. Tony Evers directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the statewide closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, as part of the state’s efforts to respond to and contain the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The mandated closure will…
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Ken Bjork recognized at WASB convention for 35 years of service
MILWAUKEE — School District of Colfax school board member Kenneth Bjork has been recognized by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) for serving 35 years on the Colfax Board of Education. Bjork was honored at the State Education Convention in January in Milwaukee in front of hundreds of school board members and school district…
Read MoreColfax Fire Department announces 2020 poster contest winners
Colfax HS Students’ Solo/Ensemble Results 2020
GLENWOOD CITY — Glenwood City High School hosted Solo & Ensemble Festival on Tuesday, March 2nd. Schools participating were: Spring Valley, Boyceville, Colfax, Durand, Assumption and Glenwood City. The primary purposes of WSMA festivals are to: • Establish standards of quality for music literature. • Motivate students to prepare and perform to the best of…
Read MoreColfax High School chapter of the National Honor Society raised $1,106.48 for Pennies for Patients
Colfax school board report: Native American mascot resolution fails at WASB convention
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Colfax school board member Ken Neuburg says he is perplexed about the failure of a resolution at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards convention in January regarding school districts retiring Native American mascots. Neuburg, who spoke about the WASB resolutions at the Colfax Board of Education’s February 24 meeting,…
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