By MARK GRUEN Royall School District superintendent I returned from the Wisconsin School Board Association annual convention in late January with a sense of pride and the welcome feeling that Royall is not alone in its struggles. Over the past year, however, we had...
Brookwood students participate in FFA conference
Micaela Koltermann and Jennifer Rynes of the Brookwood FFA chapter attended the Wisconsin Association of FFA Half-Time Conference in Stevens Point in early January. Nearly 600 FFA members, advisers and state FFA officers participated. The aim of the conference was to...
Superintendent’s column: N-O-W School District facility and education update
By KELLY BURHOP Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District superintendent In April 2010, the constituents of the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District approved a $5.8 million referendum to construct an addition, remodel space in the existing facility, and upgrade...
Brookwood students perform at Bucks game
Brookwood High School band members performed at a Milwaukee Bucks game Saturday. (Contributed photo)
Dance for Chantelle
Brookwood High School choir members hosted a dance Friday in memory of Chantelle Welch, a choir member who suffered a fatal asthma attack in August 2011. Above: Jimena Mendoza takes part in the dance. Below: Marissa Roper and Domitila Mendoza play in a game of musical...
N-O-W artists of the month
The Brookwood Junior/Senior High School artists of the month for December are eighth-graders Esmeralda Ruiz and Colton Evans. They created "original and very detailed optical illusions," according to art teacher Patricia Holte. Esmeralda is the daughter of Aliney...
N-O-W math contest
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School students participated in the Fifth-Grade Math Knowledge Competition on Jan. 17 at Meadowview Intermediate School in Sparta. Twelve school districts sent teams. Left to right: Maggie Mendoza, Cassidy Green, Avery Arndt and Emily...
Dance for Chantelle: Brookwood students organize event in memory of classmate
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor If young people do believe they're immortal, then Brookwood High School students have been forced to consider a new reality. A fellow student's death has left kids not only grasping to understand the unfairness of life, but also...
N-O-W students raise money for Compassion International
Third-graders at Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School raised money for Compassion International, an organization that supports children in poverty throughout the world, last fall. As a group, the students' aim was to purchase a Water of Life treatment system for a...
N-O-W has drawing contest
Sixth-graders at Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School took part in a team drawing competition. In all, three teams participated, and each team chose one famous person to draw. A graph was created over a photo of the famous person, and the photo was then cut along...
