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Thinking of Sharing Your Senior Photo on Facebook? Think Twice!
Milwaukee, Wis. – It seems harmless and fun! A bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school name and graduation year, to support the graduating class of 2020 (most of whom are at home because of the coronavirus pandemic). Watch out, scammers or hackers who…
Read MoreColfax FFA and FFA Alumni donating Swiss Miss pudding for distribution
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Members of the Colfax FFA and Colfax FFA Alumni have purchased 250 six-packs of Swiss Miss pudding for distribution with school lunches and for the public. “We are donating this as a way to give back to the community,” said Steve Ackerlund, president of the Colfax FFA Alumni. Of…
Read MoreCHS seniors receive support through yard signs
By Amber Hayden COLFAX — While driving through Colfax, it is hard not to see the signs that are placed in the yards supporting the Class of 2020. In early April, Sherri Bennett Scholfield reached out to the families of the high school seniors and asked if they would want to purchase the signs for…
Read MoreWIAA to review options to determine fate of Spring Sports
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control will discuss the membership’s options for the remainder of the spring sports seasons and for summertime regulations at its scheduled meeting on April 21 via video conferencing. Gov. Tony Evers extended the state’s Safer-at-Home order until May 26, 2020, and ordered all public…
Read MoreBoyceville’s Schlough earns NCAA Division II Scholar All-American honors at St. Cloud State University
ST. CLOUD, MN — 2019 Boyceville High School graduate Brock Schlough earned several honors while he wrestled for the Bulldogs. A four-time WIAA state wrestling champion and the 2019 Wisconsin High School Athlete of the Year, Schlough has continued to add awards to his already impressive collection at the collegiate level. The St. Cloud State…
Read MoreGlenwood City High School wins Best Communities for Music Education award
By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City High School Music Education program has won a fourth consecutive Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) award from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. The NAMM Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the NAMM trade association that supports programs, research, and activities that promote…
Read MoreAg in the Classroom Awards grants to fund ag literacy projects
MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Ag in the Classroom program has awarded $6,749 to schools and organizations to expand agricultural literacy. Groups, schools and organizations can apply for up to $500 as part of the Ag in the Classroom’s matching grant program to support a project, provided they have a source of matching…
Read More3D printer put to use by Boyceville Science and Math teacher Andrew Hamm
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — Andrew Hamm, Math and Science teacher, of Boyceville High School, has begun to print 3D masks, with the help of Boyceville senior Cade Klefstad, after finding plans online to help organizations in their time of need. “After watching a TV program last week where the president of the Massachusetts General…
Read MoreCatching up with wrestlers Jake Nadeau and Brock Schlough
By Amber Hayden With sports on hold for the time being, the Tribune Press Reporter is hoping to bring sports fans a little pick-me-up with stories of former area athletes that are competing at the collegiate level. This week we spoke with Glenwood City graduate Jacob Nadeau and Boyceville graduate Brock Schlough, and how they…
Read MoreBEST Scholarship fund helps seniors venturing out after graduation
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — In 1988, at the 30th high school reunion for the class of 1958, Capt. James Harvey, USN, presented the idea for a scholarship foundation that would include the involvement and guidance of several past graduates as well as friends of Boyceville High School. “The Boyceville Education Scholarship Trust (BEST) was…
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