Glenwood City Schools
GCHS’s Kyra Dahl selected for state honors band
Kyra Dahl, a sophomore at Glenwood City High School has been selected for the 2023 Wisconsin State Honors Band. Kyra plays the French horn and auditioned for the group in February. Band director Mr. Lamb stated, “It’s a very intense audition process including scales, a Class A solo, articulation studies, a college etude, and sight…
Read MoreAcademic and technical excellence scholarship recipients named at GC school board meeting
GLENWOOD CITY — This year’s recipients of Wisconsin’s Academic and Technical Excellence Scholarships were awarded to pair of well-deserving members of Glenwood City’s Class of 2023 during the Board of Education meeting held Monday, March 27. Owen Bauman was selected as the recipient of the Academic Excellence Scholarship which is given annually by the…
Read MoreGlenwood City holds first Spanish Honor Society Induction Ceremony
by Señora Amanda Sandor GCHS Spanish Teacher and Honor Society Advisor GLENWOOD CITY — A new chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Híspanica was created at Glenwood City High School this spring. The chapter’s first induction ceremony took place on Wednesday, March 8th, and it followed the National Honor Society ceremony. Amalia Draxler (senior), Aubree Logghe…
Read More2023 Glenwood City Solo & Ensemble results
Glenwood City High School hosted Solo & Ensemble Festival on Thursday, March 9th. Schools participating were: Spring Valley, Boyceville, Mondovi 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 their abilities. • Improve students’…
Read MoreGlenwood City National Honor Society inducts 17
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Chapter of the National Honor Society refreshed its ranks with the addition of 17 new members during is annual induction ceremony held on Wednesday, March 8. Seniors Noah Brite, Moriah McNamara, Max Janson and Devynn Olson along with juniors Michaela Blaser, Steven Booth, Ericka Bosch, Sydney Grant, Haylie Hannah,…
Read MoreGlenwood City HS musicians perform at State Capitol
Each year, WMEA sponsors school music group concerts in the State Capitol Rotunda during March. The concerts kick off as a celebration of NAfME’s Music In Our Schools Month and offer groups an opportunity to perform in this beautiful Wisconsin landmark. The Glenwood City High School Clarinet and Trombone Choirs were one of ten groups…
Read MoreGCSD well represented at all-conference honors band & choir festival
The Glenwood City High School was well represented at the recent Dunn/St. Croix All-Conference Honors Band & Choir performance. This year’s event was held at Boyceville High School on January 25th & 28th. Ms. LeBouton, choir director and Mr. Lamb, band director each conducted a piece at the concert. Glenwood City band members that participated: …
Read MoreGlenwood City HS/MS lists 2nd quarter honor roll
The following Glenwood City High School and Middle School students have been named to the 2022-23 2nd quarter A & B Honor Rolls. Students on the A honor roll have a grade point average of 3.5 and higher. Students with grade point averages of 3.00-3.49 are on the B honor roll. A HONOR ROLL GRADE…
Read MoreGraphic novelist and cartoonist Mark Leiknes speaks to Glenwood City Elementary students
by Anna Mewis GLENWOOD CITY — On a grey winter day last Thursday, January 12, the students at the Glenwood City Elementary were treated to an inspiring presentation. Children’s author and cartoonist Mark Leinknes, came to speak, and read a chapter from his new graphic novel, “Quest Kids and the Dragon Pants of Gold.” Leinknes…
Read MoreThreat closes Glenwood City schools, suspect in custody
GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City School District was closed today, Friday, January 6, 2023, after an emailed threat was sent to staff and students the previous day. In a recorded message sent to parents and staff members, in the early morning of Friday, Superintendent Tim Johnson stated that the district would not be conducting…
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