Glenwood City Schools
Hilltopper boys’ basketball looks to make a climb following winless season
By Missy Klatt Sports Correspondent GLENWOOD CITY — With all the uncertainty due to the coronavirus, the basketball season will be quite different and ever changing this year. The plan right now is for all teams to proceed as best as possible playing as many scheduled games as the circumstances will allow. Coming off a…
Read MoreLyra Ketola among students who participate in WSMA Virtual Middle Level State Honors Music
WAUNAKEE, WI — Many of Wisconsin’s most accomplished junior high and middle school music students (band, choir and orchestra) participated in the first-ever Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) Virtual Middle Level State Honors Project held on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31. Among the 2020 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Student Members is Lyra…
Read MoreGlenwood City High School sophomores write about places that bring them joy
Editor’s Note: Students in Megan Finley’s sophomore English class at Glenwood City High School were recently given an assignment to write about a place they enjoy, which would be submitted for publication somewhere. Finley told her students that their compositions may not get published and that rejection is part of the publishing process. Several students…
Read MoreGC school board discusses educational options during COVID pandemic
GLENWOOD CITY — Like school districts throughout the area, state and nation, Glenwood City is grappling with the coronavirus and its effects on students and staff. Glenwood City’s board of education Monday evening listened to concerns of the instructional staff and discussed the daily impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on students, teachers and…
Read MoreGC school board sets tax levy, makes long term investment
GLENWOOD CITY—The School board Monday evening approved the tax levy to support the district for the coming year. The also approved transferring some $150,000 into long-term investments. District Superintendent Tim Johnson presented the board with the proposed tax levy needed to support the proposed budget that the board will address at their November 9th meeting.…
Read MoreGlenwood school board reviews curriculum updates to English Language Arts program
GLENWOOD CITY — Two members the Glenwood City Schools’ English department were on hand at the Monday, October 12 meeting of the Board of Education to give members an update on the first few months of the district’s retooled English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for the sixth through twelfth grades. David Popko, who teaches English…
Read MoreGCHS hosts clinic with US Marine Band musician
Members of the Glenwood City High School Band had the opportunity to work with a musician from the famed United States Marine Corps Band via Zoom. The Marine Band offered this unique outreach program to Mr. Lamb, Director of Bands. Lamb stated “We were so excited to work with Master Gunnery Sergeant Gotcher. It was…
Read MoreGC Schools welcome a dozen new staff members for 2020-21
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City School District has added a dozen new members to its teaching and support staff for the 2020-2021 academic year. Joining the district’s teaching staff are Cassandra Jasper (middle school language arts), Nanette Goodman (marketing and business) and Kelsie Ashleson (kindergarten) along with new support staff members Mandy Kohler (elementary…
Read More11 new teachers and staff at Elk Mound for 2020-2021
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — New teachers and staff in the Elk Mound school district this fall include Kinsey Bodenburg, Megan Bonnell, Kenzie Brantner, Briana Kiesler, Breanna Larson, Mike Miller, Madeline Russell and JB Rykal — and familiar faces in new positions, Katie Auth, Sally Bartig and Annie Kongshaug. The Colfax Messenger sent…
Read MoreGlenwood City school board hears reports, gives approval
GLENWOOD CITY — With clear plastic barriers placed between each board and administrative team member, the Glenwood City Board of Education returned to its regular meeting space in room 404 this past Monday, September 14 for the first time since early March and the COVID-19 outbreak. Meeting there for its first round of September’s slate…
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