Colfax Schools
Top 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…
Read MoreCHS students receive $150,000 in scholarships
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — As of the May 3 Colfax High School senior scholarship awards, Colfax seniors had received nearly $150,000 in scholarships, according to John Dachel, principal at CHS. The valedictorian of the Colfax High School Class of 2023 is Braden Kiekhafer, and the salutatorian of the Class of 2023 is Ashton…
Read MoreHeidorn, Yarrington named Colfax’s 2022-23 Dunn-St. Croix scholar athletes
The Colfax High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the selection of Molly Heidorn and Ashton Yarrington as this year’s Dunn-St Croix Conference Scholar Athlete representatives from Colfax. Each member school district within the Dunn-St Croix Conference is invited to nominate one boy and one girl for scholar athlete honors. Criteria for selection include…
Read MoreColfax and Elk Mound Science Olympiad teams competed at state meet March 31 and April 1
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It takes a lot of work to be able to compete in the state Science Olympiad meet. Both the Colfax High School and the Elk Mound High School Science Olympiad teams qualified to compete at the state meet March 31 and April 1 held at UW-Milwaukee. According to the…
Read MoreColfax High School Solo/Ensemble 2023 participants
Solo/ensemble was held at Colfax High School on Wednesday, March 15. Students performed for WSMA judges and were given comments and ratings. Results: I* (qualifying for state May 6): Jazz Band – Rosie Sonnentag, Rachel Rose, Audry Ackerlund, Matthew Dachel, Olivia Runowski, Dylan Hiitola, Zach Hiitola, Kaysen Goodell, Aydren Beebe, Skylar Maves, Mark Sonnentag, Leila…
Read MorePeterson named Optimists Youth of the Month for March
The youth of Dunn County are the focus of the Menomonie Optimist Club, and in March they named Ella Peterson of Colfax High School, as an outstanding Youth of the Month. Optimists have been honoring such talented youth for over 30 years. Ella Peterson is a senior at Colfax High School, where she has taken…
Read MoreColfax school board approves girls’ wrestling co-op
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a girls’ wrestling cooperative with the Bloomer school district. A few years ago, a boys’ wrestling co-op was established with Bloomer, and the boys and girls who wrestle were on a combined team, said Michael Hodel, athletic director for the Colfax…
Read More3 new staff members at Colfax school district — Northrup, Endl and Simonson
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Three new staff members — April Northrup, Natasha Endl and Samantha Simonson — introduced themselves to the Colfax Board of Education at the February 13 meeting. April Northrup is the new secretary at Colfax Elementary. Sandy Sikora, who had been the Colfax Elementary secretary for 25 years, resigned at…
Read MoreColfax Elementary Science Fair yields some surprising results
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — What happens if you float a balloon in maple syrup? What happens if you soak an egg (in the shell) in lemon juice? Do a water molecule and a melted snow molecule look different under a microscope? These were just some of the questions answered by experiments conducted for…
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