By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — After 43 years in education, and after teaching sixth grade in Colfax for 38 years, Eve Suckow officially retired at the end of the school year. Suckow, along with other retirees and staff members from the school district, was honored at the Colfax school district’s staff recognition banquet at…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — One day, all of the fish in the aquarium at Colfax Elementary were swimming around happily. The next day, they were all dead. Well. Not all of them. Five fish from one species survived. You can imagine the shock and dismay of Colfax Elementary staff members when they arrived…
Read MoreDo you know the difference between soil and dirt? Is Garlic Mustard a native plant or is it a non-native invasive plant? What materials are recyclable in Dunn County? These are just a few of the things that 240 fifth grade students from Boyceville, Colfax, and Elk Mound learned during two separate Environmental Field Days…
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By Cara L. Dempski MENOMONIE — Sometimes a girl just wants to dress up and feel pretty, and sometimes a boy wants to get cleaned up and dress in his most dashing suit. Those with physical and intellectual disabilities are no different. Thanks to the Menomonie Parks and Recreation’s Thursday Night Thrill Seekers’ program, adults…
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submitted by Tate Russell On Friday, May 5, the Colfax Advanced Biology classes went on a field trip. We traveled down to Alma WI, stopping along the way to casually observe the bird populations at each site, and to test the water quality of the Chippewa, Buffalo, Red Cedar and Mississippi Rivers. We wanted to…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — By the time readers receive this week’s Colfax Messenger, work will have already started on the new high school office and commons area at Colfax High School. The Monday morning after graduation (graduation was Friday, May 19), work will start on the lobby and the new high school office…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Sixth graders at Colfax Elementary will have the same schedule as grades seven and eight beginning in the fall of the 2017-2018 school year and also will share some of the same teachers. Sixth grade students will still be part of the elementary school, but the scheduling and the…
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ONE BY ONE — As their names were called one by one, kindergarten students at Colfax Elementary received their diplomas May 11 and then happily walked back to take their place in line again. — Photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
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RAILROAD MUSEUM— Scott Kingzett, tour guide at the Colfax Railroad Museum (far left), gave a tour to third graders from Colfax Elementary May 4 as part of their unit on Colfax. The students took pictures and wrote down interesting facts. After last year’s tour, the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group displayed the third grade pictures…
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MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR — The Colfax Middle School choir, under the direction of Carrie Christensen, performed a variety of songs during the spring concert April 25: Painless Opera (quotes from five famous operas by Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, Puccini, and Verdi); Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival); and Sing (recorded by Pentatonix). — Photo by LeAnn R.…
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