The Brookwood Junior/Senior High School students of the month for October are Amanda Peterson and Josh Oelke. Peterson and Oelke used metal tooling and paper to create mixed media art. A junior, Peterson is the daughter of Annette and David Peterson of Wilton. Oelke,...
Brookwood FFA attends F.I.R.E. Conference
Nineteen Brookwood FFA seventh- and eighth-grade members recently attended the F.I.R.E. (Foundations In Reaching Excellence) Conference at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. More than 300 students from around the state attended the event, which was designed to...
Brookwood to host Western Wisconsin Honors Band
Nearly 200 school musicians will take part in the 21st annual Western Wisconsin Honors Band program Monday, Nov. 14, at Brookwood High School. The event will culminate with a 6:30 p.m. finale concert, to which the public is invited. This year the band students will...
Royall Education Notes: School district offered largest PEP grant in the nation
By MARK GRUEN Royall School District superintendent I am flying home from Washington D.C. as I write this, and I can tell you that I am flying high, with an extra skip in my step. Physical education teacher Andrew Dahlen and I are returning from a mandatory Carol M....
N-O-W raises money for breast cancer research
The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District held various fundraising events last week, generating money for a cure for breast cancer. All told, $986 was raised.The money will be sent to the Norma J. Vinger Center at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse....
Royall FFA members attend convention
Five members of the Royall FFA chapter and their adviser attended the 84th National Convention from Oct. 19-21 in Indianapolis. On the way, they stopped and toured the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, outside of Indianapolis. On Thursday morning, they attended the opening...
N-O-W tax rate dips
By KAREN PARKER | County Line Editor Despite a $183,835 loss in state aid and a few other revenue decreases, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District residents will find cuts to their 2012 school property tax bills. During Monday evening's budget hearing, residents...
N-O-W students named artists of the month
The Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School artists of the month for September are (left to right) kindergartener Maria Ruiz, first-grader Meghan Nelson, second-grader Kimberlee Downing, third-grader Hayden Thompson, fourth-grader Henry Marriott, fifth-grader Brenda...
N-O-W HOSTS PERFORMING ARTS FAIR
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School fifth-graders participated in the school's Performing Arts Fair on Monday. Above — Back row (left to right): Jesse Rueckheim, Katelyn Schmitz, Ashley Atteln, Kelsey Peterson, Emily Powell, Dorothy McLendon and Kate Hyatt. Front...
N-O-W eighth-graders compete in art contest
The Norwalk Lioness Club recently sponsored a Peace Poster contest for eighth-graders. The theme this year was “Children Know Peace.” Brookwood Junior High School students completed the posters in art class. The top three winners were the following (left to right):...
