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Colfax Board of Education approves safety plan
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a safety plan that is one of the requirements for receiving nearly $92,000 in school safety grants from the state Department of Justice. The Colfax school district has been using a safety plan and has been an active participant in the Dunn…
Read MoreColfax Varsity Dance Team competes at the Menomonie Holiday Classic
At the Menomonie Holiday Classic this past weekend, the Colfax Dance Team had an excellent showing. The dancers had a lot of fun with their sassy Jazz routine but know it will need more work to place. The dancers created their own choreography for these competition routines and the choreography for the Jazz routine was…
Read MoreSmart phone and social media safety: When is the right time for your kids?
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Your child has been begging for a smart phone for a while now. Should you give in? Chris Hahn, Elk Mound middle school principal, says “not so fast.” Hahn was one of the presenters at the Elk Mound school district’s Community Awareness night November 8. “Some of you…
Read MoreElk Mound school district “exceeds expectations” on state report card
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district has “exceeded expectations” with a score of 77.2 on the annual review of school district performance for student achievement in 2017-2018. The score indicates a four point increase and compares to the previous year’s score of 73, said Eric Wright, school district administrator,…
Read MoreColfax school district “exceeds expectations” on state report card
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — On the annual review of school district performance for student achievement in 2017-2018, also known as the state report card, the Colfax school district has exceeded expectations. “This is good news,” said William C. Yingst Jr., school district administrator, during the Colfax Board of Education’s November meeting. “We have…
Read MoreElk Mound Veterans Day program scheduled Nov. 12
ELK MOUND — The School District of Elk Mound will be hosting the annual Veterans Day program on Monday, November 12, at 2:20 p.m. in the Elk Mound High School gymnasium. The keynote speaker will be Greg Quinn, Dunn County Veterans Service Officer. According to the County Veterans Service Officer Association of Wisconsin’s on-line directory,…
Read MoreColfax Veterans Day program scheduled for November 9
COLFAX — The School District of Colfax will be hosting the annual Veterans Day program on Friday, November 9, at 10 a.m. in the Colfax High School gymnasium. The theme for this year’s Veterans Day program is “The War to End All Wars.” The program will be unique in that it will include a history…
Read MoreColfax school district awarded $91,367 in Safe Schools grants
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district has been awarded grants totaling $91,367 in Safe Schools grants from the Wisconsin Department of Justice. William C. Yingst Jr., district administrator, reported on the grant awards at the Colfax Board of Education’s October 29 meeting. Following the massacre of 17 people in a school…
Read MoreColfax Board of Education approves combined tax levy of $2.8 million
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax Board of Education has approved a combined tax levy of $2,806,655 for the 2018-2019 budget, which compares to a combined tax levy of $2,781,921 for the 2017-2018 budget. The Colfax Board of Education unanimously approved setting the tax levy as presented at the school board’s October 29…
Read MoreCHS transcript credit classes save Colfax school district $76,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — If students were to take the transcript credit classes somewhere else that are taught in-house by Colfax High School teachers, the cost would be $76,000. John Dachel, high school principal, presented the “contract for service” agreement from Chippewa Valley Technical College for the transcript credit classes at the Colfax…
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