Royall FFA makes donation

The Royall FFA recently decided to donate all of the money collected from its Kiss the Critter contest and part of the money from its pancake breakfast to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Left to right: Sylvia, Makayla, Teagan, Gemma, Marah and Alex....

N-O-W hosts spelling bee

Twenty-four students spanning grades four through eight engaged in the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton District Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 7.  Emerging as our 2024 Spelling Bee Champion was Violet Havlik, a fifth-grader, with Linus Arndt, a sixth-grader, securing the...

Brookwood names artists of the month

The Brookwood Junior/Senior High School artists of the month for February are Sophie Teynor (top photo), Toby Eness (middle photo), Dawson Thieman and Lydia Voigts (bottom photo).   Sophie, a senior, made a drawing of a Star Wars Storm Trooper, using colored pencils,...

Royall competes in state solo-and-ensemble competition

The following are Royall High School’s results in the state solo-and-ensemble contest: FIRST RATING • Vocal Solo — Emma Green, Malory Knudtson, Maddison Peterson and Jessie Wohlrab • Musical Theater Solo — Emma Green, Malory Knudtson and Jessie Wohlrab Royall...

BHS’s Teynor wins art scholarship

Brookwood High School senior Lainey Teynor recently received the 2022 Brookwood Arts Scholarship of $1,000. She plans to continue to hone her skills in both piano and photography at Viterbo University. (Contributed photo)

Royall Pops Concert gives some Fun in the Sun!

Janet Baseman, Royall Vocal Director, presents Heather Vlasak with a certificate of appreciation during Friday’s Royall Pops Concert. Vlasak has been an accompanist for the district for 43 years. (Tasha Mueller photo) Senior band and choral students were presented...

N-O-W names artists of the year

Brookwood seniors (left to right) Lainey Teynor, Logan Johnson, Ashlyn Rolon and Kris Small are the 2021-2022 Brookwood Artists of the Year for their exceptional art. (Contributed photo)

Brookwood competes at district solo and ensemble

Six Brookwood band students participated in the district solo and ensemble contest at Westby. The following are their ratings. • Frank Wildes: Division 1 (first place), class A alto saxophone solo • Deanna Wallace: Division 2 (second place), class B flute solo  Left...

Author visits N-O-W

Minnesota children’s author Kevin Lovegreen speaks to Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary School students on April 7, describing the writing process and offering writing tips. Lovegreen’s books focus on hunting, fishing and the outdoors. 

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