Elk Mound Schools
EM school board approves the sale of $9.6 million in bonds for referendum projects
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved the sale of $9.6 million in general obligation bonds to finance a portion of the $15.7 million in referendum projects approved by voters in the April election. The Elk Mound school board approved two resolutions at the May 18 meeting…
Read MoreColfax and Elk Mound Dunn-St. Croix scholar athletes announced
By Amber Hayden The Dunn-St. Croix conference has announced the selection of scholar athletes for each of the conference’s schools. Colfax’s Trey Hovde and Kameri Meredith and Cade Hanson and Hailey Blaskowski both of Elk Mound were named to the list for 2019-20 sports seasons. “Congratulations on your hard work in the classroom and in…
Read MoreEM school board: interest rate may be lower than anticipated for referendum projects
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The interest rate for the Elk Mound school district’s nearly $16 million in referendum projects may be up to one percentage point lower than anticipated. Brian Brewer of Robert W. Baird & Co., the Elk Mound school district’s financial consultant, spoke to the Elk Mound Board of Education…
Read MoreThinking of Sharing Your Senior Photo on Facebook? Think Twice!
Milwaukee, Wis. – It seems harmless and fun! A bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school name and graduation year, to support the graduating class of 2020 (most of whom are at home because of the coronavirus pandemic). Watch out, scammers or hackers who…
Read MoreElk Mound Drama Club play postponed
Elk Mound High School Drama Club has postponed until further notice their scheduled March 20 and 21, 2020 performances of A High-Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy, written by Bryan Starchman and produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing Co. Inc. More information about rescheduled performances will be provided once those details have been determined.
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…
Read MoreMounders boys’ basketball beats Adams-Friendship, falls to number two Altoona
By Amber Hayden The Elk Mound boys’ basketball team, which was seeded seventh, opened the week and regional tournament play with a home win over #10 Adams-Friendship on Tuesday, March 3, but fell 11 points shy of beating the number two-seeded Altoona Railroaders on Friday evening, March 6. Patience and energy were key factors for…
Read MoreElk Mound FFA members attend Farm Bureau’s FFA Farm Forum
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — More than 180 high school juniors from across Wisconsin attended Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s FFA Farm Forum in Wisconsin Rapids, February 21-22. “It is incredible to see so many young people gathered together with a passion for agriculture and a desire to learn,” said WFBF President Joe Bragger. “FFA Farm Forum is a…
Read More2020 Dunn-St. Croix Honors Band Members – Elk Mound
Elk Mound to host Honors event
ELK MOUND – Elk Mound will host the Dunn-St. Croix Honors Project this week. Top musicians from nine area schools will present a concert on Saturday, February 1 at 1:30 pm in the Elk Mound HS Gym. This will be a top-quality concert; and is usually further away so we hope many community members take…
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