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Preston Arvey Wins the 2020 Annual Spelling Bee at GC Schools
Colfax girls extend their perfect conference season to 10-0
By Amber Hayden To date, the conference season has been perfect for the Lady Vikings’ basketball team as they took two more wins last week. Beating both Elmwood/Plum City and Glenwood City. The wins have moved the ladies to 10-0 in the Dunn St. Croix with an overall record of 14-2, and they are currently…
Read MoreLocal residents earn degree from WGU
SALT LAKE CITY – The following local residents have earned their degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 167,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. • Jessica Entzminger of Colfax has earned a Bachelor of Science, Business – Healthcare Management degree. • Sara Lisowski of…
Read MoreLocal students receive degrees from UW-River Falls
RIVER FALLS, WI – The following local residents were among 369 students receiving degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls following commencement in December. April Lake of Boyceville: Bachelor of Science, Crop & Soil Science McKenzie Anderson of Colfax: Bachelor of Science, Animal Science. Kaitlin Konder of Glenwood City: Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Business, Cum…
Read MoreJensen, Krueger named to SDSU dean’s list
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Aric Michael Jensen of Elk Mound and Kylie Nevada Krueger of Boyceville have been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence after the fall 2019 semester at South Dakota State University. Jensen is attending the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering and achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA. Krueger is attending the College of…
Read MoreLocal students graduate from UW-Stout
MENOMONIE – The following students from the area graduated in December 2019 from University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie. • Colfax: Katie Christoffel, BS Packaging; Peyton Hellmann, BS Human Develpm & Family Std; Haleigh Styer, BS Management • Elk Mound: Kayla Hollingsworth, BS Hotel Restaurant & Tourism; Geri Krause, MS Clinical Mntl Health Couns; Michael Moua,…
Read MoreUW-Green Bay announces fall 2019 semester honors
GREEN BAY, WI – Britney Bechel of Elk Mound and Rebecca Peterson of Glenwood City were among the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay undergraduate students receiving semester honors for the fall 2019 semester. Both Bechel and Peterson received Semester High Honors. Students who earn a 4.0 grade point average, which represents all “A” grades, receive highest honors.…
Read MoreColfax students selected for All Conference Honors Band & Choir
Elk Mound High School hosted the 2020 Dunn/St. Croix All Conference Honors Band and Choir Festival on Saturday, February 1st. In 1979, the idea to bring together the finest musicians of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference to form the Honors Choir and Honors Band became a reality. Since the beginning, the philosophy was to have students…
Read MoreGlenwood City School District works to update class descriptions
By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Board of Education was updated during their Monday evening, January 27, meeting on the class description handbook. “It’s more thrown together at this point,” said middle/high school principal Patrick Gretzlock. “We haven’t finalized the handbook yet.” Gretzlock stated that teachers have a couple more weeks to…
Read MoreArea students named to fall 2019 Dean’s List at Ripon College
RIPON, WI – Ripon College has announced its Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester, recognizing academic excellence. Brandon Nunnery of Knapp and Maya Petersen of Emerald were among the students named to the Dean’s List. To qualify for the Dean’s List at Ripon College, students must achieve a 3.40 grade point average or higher…
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