ELK MOUND — Three candidates are on the ballot April 1 for two positions on the Elk Mound Board of Education. Incumbents Jen Plemon and Holly Sweeney are on the ballot along with candidate Jon Voight. The Colfax Messenger sent out questionnaires to the candidates. Here are the answers to the questionnaire from Jen Plemon.…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Three candidates are on the ballot April 1 for two positions on the Elk Mound Board of Education. Incumbents Jen Plemon and Holly Sweeney are on the ballot along with candidate Jon Voight. The Colfax Messenger sent out questionnaires to the candidates. Here are the answers to the questionnaire from Holly Sweeney. …
Read MoreELK MOUND — Three candidates are on the ballot April 1 for two positions on the Elk Mound Board of Education. Incumbents Jen Plemon and Holly Sweeney are on the ballot along with candidate Jon Voight. Here are the answers to the questionnaire from Jon Voight. • Tell us about your family: Age 43. Family:…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Addison Young is the salutatorian of the Elk Mound High School Class of 2024. She is the daughter of David and Alison Young of Elk Mound. The Colfax Messenger sent a questionnaire to Addison to ask about her experiences at Elk Mound High School and to find out about her plans for…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Caroline Gabert is the valedictorian of the Elk Mound High School Class of 2024. She is the daughter of Joseph and Erica Gabert of Elk Mound. The Colfax Messenger sent a questionnaire to Caroline to ask about her experiences at Elk Mound High School and to find out about her plans for…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Students at Mound View Elementary have raised more than $21,000 for the Kids Heart Challenge. Eric Hanson, principal at Mound View, reported on the Kids Heart Challenge at the Elk Mound Board of Education’s February 19 meeting. The Colfax Messenger contacted Jon Chisholm, physical education teacher at Mound…
Read Moreby LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — It takes a lot of work to be able to compete in the state Science Olympiad meet. Both the Colfax High School and the Elk Mound High School Science Olympiad teams qualified to compete at the state meet March 31 and April 1 held at UW-Milwaukee. According to the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound school district “exceeds expectations” on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s report card for the 2021-2022 school year. The Elk Mound Board of Education learned about the latest results pertaining to the state report card at the November 28 meeting. Mound View Elementary significantly…
Read MoreELK MOUND — Five Elk Mound students were awarded scholarships by the Elk Mound High School Alumni Scholarship Fund in June. To be considered for a scholarship, each student was required to write an essay and also to participate in a virtual interview with the school counselor and board members from the Elk Mound High…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education approved 80 applications for open enrolling into the school district next fall at the May 23 meeting. Along with applications for 80 students to open enroll into the district, there were 11 applications for open enrolling out of the district, said Eric…
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