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Elk Mound school district has 8 new staff members
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district has eight new staff members this year: six teachers, one school counselor and one school nurse. Bourget Cindy Bourget joined the staff in the Elk Mound school district this year as a school counselor. Bourget is a 2005 graduate of Elk Mound High…
Read MoreColfax school district has 2 new teachers
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Colfax school district has two new teachers this year: Cristina Bommarito is a second grade teacher at Colfax Elementary, and Kathleen Thorn is the business education teacher at Colfax High School. Bommarito has taken the second grade teaching position that opened following the resignation of Kristina Winings at…
Read MoreColfax High School now offering up to 36 college credits
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Students at Colfax High School can now take up to 36 college credits. The classes are available through the “Early College Credit” program for the universities and the “Start College Now” program for the technical colleges, said John Dachel, Colfax High School principal, at the Colfax Board of Education’s…
Read MoreElk Mound school board finalizes community survey
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has finalized the community survey that will be mailed to residents in the school district to find out which projects they would support at the high school and middle school. The school board finalized the surveys at the September 16 meeting after…
Read MoreColfax increases substitute teacher pay to $120 per day
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Not only is there a shortage of teachers these days, but there is also a shortage of substitute teachers. To help the Colfax school district remain competitive with other school districts in the area, the Colfax Board of Education approved increasing substitute teacher pay to $120 per day at…
Read MoreBoyceville Board of Education see the 2019-20 school year starting off right for the district
By Amber Hayden BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Board of Education met on Wednesday, September 11, and were given updates on how things have gone through the first week of school for both Tiffany Creek Elementary and the Middle/High school. Angela Hellmann and Bryor Hellmann sat in on the meeting as well and gave a quick…
Read MoreBook donation brings WEAC president Ron Martin to TCE
BOYCEVILLE — Little did second-year Tiffany Creek Elementary educator Bryor Hellmann know that a grant he applied for this past summer through the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), an organization that represents public education employees throughout the state, would prompt a visit from its president, Ron Martin. In search of any kind of picture books…
Read MoreBoyceville School District welcomes two new staff members
BOYCEVILLE — The Boyceville Community School District welcomed two new members to their staff for the 2019-20 school year. Gretchen Pederson joins Boyceville as a middle school counselor and Hannah Downer-Carlson is serving as an Elementary Special Education teacher at Tiffany Creek. Pederson Gretchen Pederson is from Eau Galle, with a hopeful move to Wheeler…
Read MoreGlenwood City board of education learns about Special Education process
By Amber Hayden GLENWOOD CITY — The Glenwood City Board of Education met on Monday evening, September 9, and were given an update for how the referral process works for Special Education. Nicole Brite explained she had sat in on both the high/middle school and elementary school staff meetings before the start of the new…
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