Glenwood City Schools
Glenwood City issues school re-entry plan
By LeAnn R. Ralph GLENWOOD CITY — Tim Johnson, Glenwood City school superintendent, says if there is one thing he wants people to know about school starting this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that there are still just as many questions as answers. Be that as it may, “the school district will continue…
Read MoreGC School Board approves staffing and busing changes, curriculum and technology purchases
GLENWOOD CITY — A planned half-hour regular session, prior to its annual retreat, grew three times longer when the Glenwood City Board of Education met Monday, August 3 in the commons area. A long, itemized agenda of personnel matters, curriculum and technology purchases, transportation updates and pay increases led to in-depth explanations and subsequent discussions…
Read MoreWIAA approves fall sports season with dramatic changes
For the many student athletes, coaches, parents, school administrators and fans that were holding their collective breath, they can all breathe a sigh of relief after the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Board of Directors approved conducting the 2020 fall sports season following a special business meeting Thursday, July 23. But there are significant changes and…
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Glenwood City School Board hears reports, approves new hires
GLENWOOD CITY — As with many of its meetings, the Glenwood City Board of Education spent a majority of its regular monthly meeting held in the commons Monday evening, July 13 listening to reports from its administrative team and asking questions. A myriad of subjects were discussed during the two-hour session including the reopening of…
Read MoreFive staff members retire from the Glenwood City School District
By Amber Hayden With another school year coming to a close this month, five staff members from Glenwood City School District have announced their retirements. Julie Lee, Mary Blaser, Ann Borgenheimer, Lu Jasperson and Duane Zielsdorf have taken the shortened school year as an opportunity to ease into retirement. While Borgenheimer is an elementary teacher…
Read More216 Quarterfinalists Announced For 2021 Music Educator Award™ Presented By The Recording Academy® And Grammy Museum®
The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of the Recording…
Read MoreGCHS 2020 graduates awarded over $380,000 in scholarships
GLENWOOD CITY — For the past several years graduating classes at Glenwood City High School have been the recipients of six figure scholarship totals and this year’s class is no different Although no formal senior awards banquet or graduation ceremony was held due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was recently announced by the Glenwood City…
Read MoreNyah Anderson and Leah Magsam GC Class of 2020 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY— Glenwood City High School honor students Nyah Anderson and Leah Magsam were named the Class of 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian. Nyah Anderson Nyah Anderson is the daughter of Craig and Julie Anderson. Anderson said that her most memorable moment in high school was during her freshman year at homecoming. “A…
Read MoreBerends and Bethell nominated for WIAA scholar athletes and D-SC scholar atheltes for Glenwood City
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the selection of Andrew Berends and Emily Bethell as Glenwood’s 2020 Dunn-St. Croix Conference Scholar Athletes. This is the 5th year of the event. This program was begun by the athletic directors of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference in order to honor…
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