The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School fifth-grade math team competed at the Sparta Math Knowledge Tournament on Jan. 15. The team members were (left to right) Henry Marriott, Hanna Brey, Jimmy Barlow and Josh Wickersheim. The event consisted of an individual...
Royall FFA attends national convention
Four Royall FFA members attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis last fall. While at the convention, members listened to motivational speakers, including Olympic Ice Skater Scott Hamilton and the National FFA Officers. They also attended the Agricultural...
Only incumbents sign up for local school boards
Boards in both the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton and the Royall school districts will remain unchanged. At Royall, incumbents Sara Palamarek and Ross Friedl submitted papers for the April election, and they will face no challengers. N-O-W's status is the same: incumbents...
BHS takes part in Youth Government Days
Students in Brookwood High School teacher Lisa Stoikes' World History class attended the 48th annual Vernon County Youth Government Days on Dec. 5. Every high school in Vernon County was in attendance. Throughout the morning, students listened to court proceedings...
Ontario’s yuletide merriment
The Ontario Community Club hosted its annual Ontario Old-Fashioned Christmas event Dec. 8, offering music, food, a book-signing with Orion Samuelson and visits with Santa, among other activities. Here, Anna Peterson meets Santa. For more photos of the event, click here.
Merry music
Royall Middle School and Intermediate School students gave their Christmas concert Thursday. Here, Daniel Retzlaff, Zach Ormson and Sierra Steinmetz (left to right) perform. For more photos of the concert, click here.
Elroy man urges Royall to upgrade security
By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Prompted by Friday's school massacre in Newtown, Conn., John Clark of Elroy appealed to the Royall Board of Education on Monday to install a security system in the district facilities. Royall essentially has an open-door policy,...
N-O-W parent objects to grading system
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor When is an "A+" just an "A"? Evidently when it comes time to compute the winner of the Academic Excellence Scholarship, a state-administered, $2,250 award for students who attend Wisconsin secondary education institutions. The...
N-O-W Artists of the Month
N-O-W Education Notes: School evaluating safety in light of Newtown shooting (in English and Spanish)
By DR. KELLY T. BURHOP N-O-W School District administrator Last Friday, the nation was shocked in hearing about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Events like this bring into question what your school is doing in protecting your child and...
