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Sportsmen’s Club Scholarship Recipient Announced
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED — Anna Roder (left) of Elk Mound High School was selected to receive a $500.00 scholarship from the Colfax Sportsmen’s Club. She attended the club’s monthly meeting on May 4 and explained that she will be majoring in biology at UW-Eau Claire in the fall, with the intent of becoming a teacher. Doug…
Read MoreState Solo/Ensemble results for Colfax High School
Thousands of students headed to various locations across the state in the past few weeks for their opportunity to perform in a Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Music Festival – one of the largest student events of its kind in the nation. More than 32,000 student musicians took part in WSMA State Music Festivals.…
Read MoreOptimists honor Blaisdell as youth of the month
The Menomonie Optimist Club completed another year of honoring talented young people from Dunn County’s four high schools by naming Hailey Blaisdell of Colfax High School as the May 2022 Youth of the Month. The Optimist Club has been honoring such students for over 30 years. Hailey Blaisdell will graduate from Colfax High School having…
Read MoreElk Mound Junior Prom
2022 ELK MOUND Prom was held Saturday, April 23 at the Emerald Ridge Event Center. Picutred from left to right are junior class king and queen Tate Anderson and Karsyn Heath and senior class queen and king, Kyah Fischer and Carter Sundeen. —photo submitted
Read More4th Graders Plant Trees
THE 4TH GRADERS at Mound View Elementary in Elk Mound had an opportunity to give back to the community by planting white pine trees at Wheaton Park Thursday, April 28th . The students had a fantastic time and learned a lot about how to plant a sapling. Members from the Wheaton Town Park Commission along…
Read MoreColfax High School students win gold and silver medals in Forensics, FCCLA and FFA competitions
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — All together, 11 Colfax High School students have recently earned gold and silver medals in Forensics, Future Consumer and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and FFA competitions. Three of the students who competed in the state Forensic competition April 9 attended the Colfax Board of Education meeting April 25.…
Read More4-H Art U Student Art Show at UW-Stout April 30th to May 6th
4-H is a community of diverse young people across America. 4-H members learn new things by completing projects that interest them, participating in community service, leading club meetings, experimenting with science, making art, going to camp, taking care of animals or going on educational trips. This spring local youth have many opportunities to explore their…
Read MoreCVTC recognizes Colfax and Elk Mound high schools for dual-credit partnership
Students earn college credit through established program EAU CLAIRE – Chippewa Valley Technical College on Wednesday, April 13 recognized area high schools that have partnered with CVTC in the last year to offer dual credit opportunities to their students. In dual-credit classes, high school students earn full credit directly from the technical college as well…
Read MoreTegan Pahl wins national powerlifting title; Mounder girls finish third, boys take fifth
LOMBARD, IL — The Elk Mound girl’s and boy’s powerlifiting teams continued to shine on the national stage. Elk Mound took 24 lifters, although two were not able to lift due to injury, to the USA Powerlifting High School Nationals were held March 23-26 in Lombard, Illinois and returned with more team hardware and several…
Read MoreColfax High School inducts 25 new members into National Honor Society
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax High School chapter of the National Honor Society held an induction ceremony for 25 new members on Wednesday evening, March 30, in the Martin Anderson Gymnasium. Officers for the National Honor Society chapter at Colfax are Emilee Burcham-Scofield, president; Madison Barstad, vice president; Jasmine Best, treasurer; and…
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