By SARAH PARKER | County Line Reporter Ross Friedl of Elroy will assume a spot on the Royall School District board of education, replacing Lee McCracken, who resigned last month. The board posed interview questions for Friedl, the only applicant for the position, at...
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 names artists of the month
The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School artists of the month for November are (left to right) kindergartener Lillian Tomek, second-grader Danica Rynes, third-grader Iriabeth Cruz, fourth-grader Jocelyn Hernandez, fifth-grader Kate Hyatt and sixth-grader Lydia...
Area businesses donate snowblowers to schools
Hillsboro Equipment, Mauston Equipment and Reedsburg business Slama's Lawn & Sport donated 17 snowblowers to area school districts, including the Royall School District, in December. The donation had a value of about $17,000. (Contributed photo)
N-O-W Artists of the Month
Seventh-graders Zane Peterson, Bridget Rogalla and Kiara Laufenberg (left to right) are the Brookwood Junior/Senior High School artists of the month for November. They created original optical illusions. Kiara is the daughter of Shelly and Lawrence Laufenberg of...
Decker wins art contest
Alexandria Decker, an eighth-grader at Brookwood Junior High School, won second place in the Peace Poster art contest sponsored by the Norwalk Lioness Club. She won $50, which will be awarded at the district convention in February.Decker is the daughter of Angela...
Royall NHS inducts new members
The Royall High School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 10 students into its membership Nov. 15. The ceremony, led by the current members, included some inspirational readings as well as the lighting of candles and readings about the qualities of a...
NOWEA offering scholarship
The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Education Association is offering a $500 scholarship. To qualify for the scholarship, one must be a Brookwood High School graduate and a full-time junior or higher at a university. Preference will be given to those accepted into a college of...
BHS students compete in Special Olympics
Brookwood Special Olympics athletes competed at the state bowling tournament in Milwaukee on Dec. 3. Gabby Check (left) received a second-place medal; and Riley Graewin, a sixth-place medal. Brookwood alumni Jake Shepherd, not pictured, also competed and received a...
