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Colfax girls return plenty of experience to softball diamond in 2024
by Marlys Kruger Sports Correspondent COLFAX — After winning their first regional championship since 1982 last year, the Colfax softball team returns ten players who have varsity innings under their belts, including several three year starters. The Vikings finished 13-8 overall and 9-5 in Dunn-St. Croix Conference play, and defeated Eau Claire Regis and Cadott…
Read MoreColfax High School choir students perform in choir of 900 at Dorian Vocal Festival
Five Colfax High School Choir students had the opportunity to attend Dorian Vocal Festival January 7 -8. Audrey Ebert, Theo Hovde, Alex Rose, Amy Schmitt, and Jacob Wibel travelled to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with their choir teacher, Carrie Christensen to rehearse in a select choir of around 900 participants. Singers from Iowa, Illinois,…
Read MoreColfax High School Drama Club presents “Beauty and the Beast” this weekend
By LeAnn R. Ralph Colfax — Members of the Colfax High School Drama Club have been working on perfecting their performance of “Beauty and the Beast” since early August — and now it’s show time. Performances are scheduled for Friday, November 3, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, November 4, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and…
Read MoreMenomonie Optimists Honor Hydukovich as Youth of the Month
Submitted by David K. Williams A hallmark of the Menomonie Optimist Club has been honoring outstanding young people from the four high schools in Dunn County. At a recent meeting, Optimists honored Jeanette Hydukovich, a senior at Colfax High School, as the September Youth of the Month. Jeanette Hydukovich has excelled in both academics and…
Read MoreArea students graduate from UW-Stout
MENOMONIE — The following students from the area graduated in May 2023 from University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wis. The university graduated 1,173 students, with 946 undergraduate and 227 Graduate School students this spring. Colfax: Billie Jo Burgraff, MS Applied Psychology Downing: Corey Klatt, BS Packaging Elk Mound: Madisen Hullander, BS Psychology; Marcus Kinblom, BS…
Read MoreColfax Woman’s Club presents awards to art contest winners
COLFAX — The Colfax Woman’s Club visited Colfax Elementary May 22 to present awards to the winners of the Colfax Woman’s Club art contest winners for the 2022-2023 school year. The theme for this year’s contest was “Everybody Loves a Rainbow.” The first place winner, with her entry “Over the Rainbow,” was Lillian Brown, a…
Read MoreColfax student wins ag in the classroom essay contest
MADISON – Michael Christensen, a fifth-grade student from Colfax, is the state winner of the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom 5th Grade Essay Contest. Wisconsin fifth graders were asked to write a 500-word essay with the theme, ‘You’re Gonna Need Milk for That – Wisconsin Dairy support our bodies, communities and economy.’ Michael’s teacher is…
Read MoreTop 10 students of the Colfax High School Class of 2023
COLFAX — The Colfax Messenger sent out questionnaires to the Top 10 students in the Colfax High School Class of 2023. The students are listed in the order of their class ranking. Kiekhafer Braden Kiekhafer is the son of Tim and Jeanett Kiekhafer. • What were your three favorite high school classes? Horticulture, Physics and…
Read MoreHeidorn, Yarrington named Colfax’s 2022-23 Dunn-St. Croix scholar athletes
The Colfax High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the selection of Molly Heidorn and Ashton Yarrington as this year’s Dunn-St Croix Conference Scholar Athlete representatives from Colfax. Each member school district within the Dunn-St Croix Conference is invited to nominate one boy and one girl for scholar athlete honors. Criteria for selection include…
Read MoreColfax and Elk Mound Science Olympiad teams competed at state meet March 31 and April 1
by LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It takes a lot of work to be able to compete in the state Science Olympiad meet. Both the Colfax High School and the Elk Mound High School Science Olympiad teams qualified to compete at the state meet March 31 and April 1 held at UW-Milwaukee. According to the…
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