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(2008/07/08)
Christen Geyer leaves no doubt she is pumped up about taking part in her fourth Onalaska High School summer musical and seventh OHS show overall. For one thing, she landed a plum starring role as the witch in this year’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.”
(2008/07/08)
Little Billy comes up to the plate, batting last in the lineup, and bunts a slow roller to the pitcher. It should be an easy out, but the pitcher overthrows first base. A couple more miscues and all of a sudden Billy has a home run. In a way, that’s kind of how the Holmen Area Backyard Softball League was born, starting out hoping for a bunt single and ending up notching a homer.
(2008/07/08)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/07/02)
The airport has been busy these last few weeks shuttling exchange students back and forth. Students from overseas who have been attending area high schools and living with host families are leaving to return to their home countries. American students are returning from their studies abroad. Many of them have forged lifelong bonds.
(2008/07/02)
Ah, another Fourth of July. Picnics, fireworks and friends come together to celebrate America. As the sky lights up with explosions of sound and light, it is important to remember what we are honoring with such excitement and fervor.
(2008/07/02)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/07/02)
The following students were named to the fourth term Holmen High School Maroon Renaissance list for academic achievement:
(2008/07/02)
The following students have earned a place on Holmen Middle School’s High Honor Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2007-2008 school year by earning an overall quarter grade-point average of 3.67 or higher:
(2008/07/02)
The following students have earned a place on Holmen Middle School’s Honor Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2007-2008 school year by earning an overall quarter grade-point average of 3.0 to 3.6699:
(2008/07/02)
People interested in attending one of the nation’s service academies can send their applications to U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, but they must submit applications by Friday, Oct. 17.
(2008/06/24)
Four years ago, Mary Nugent was just starting at Holmen High School as a combination English as a second language/gifted and talented resource teacher and she had an idea: Why not start a high school quiz bowl team?
(2008/06/24)
Emily Lezpona of the Holmen FFA chapter was elected to serve as the 2008-09 Section 3 State FFA officer at the 79th Wisconsin FFA Convention held last weekend in Madison.
(2008/06/24)
The parking lot at Onalaska Middle School was overflowing with cars, bikes and Lycra shorts Saturday morning as the fourth annual Minds in Motion Bicycle Tour geared up for its 8 a.m. start.
(2008/06/24)
Three area students were selected for the Wisconsin School Music Association High School State Honors Music Project. More than 1,800 students in grades 9, 10 and 11 auditioned for 419 positions in the WSMA High School State Honors Music Project ensembles. The auditions were held at seven sites across the state this past February.
(2008/06/24)
Hillary Clinton recently gave what is sure to be her infamous “18 million cracks in the ceiling” concession speech, suspending her campaign for the U.S. presidency and acknowledging Barack Obama’s win. What is remarkable is that some Americans will remember that it was only a matter of decades ago when women and African Americans couldn’t even vote.
(2008/06/24)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/06/24)
Nine Coulee Region Christian School elementary students have had poems they submitted accepted for publication in Creative Communication’s Spring Poetry Contest.
(2008/06/18)
Mia is a typical 11-year-old fifth-grade girl. She enjoys singing, dancing and playing soccer. She loves going to elementary school in Holmen, her teachers, music and reading. She has a vibrant and lively mind. But two years ago, her family’s genetic history caught up with her and her mind and body began to deteriorate.
(2008/06/18)
This year the artwork at Viking Elementary in Holmen was so good, it was extremely difficult to pick just one fifth-grader as Artist of the Year. So instead, they picked three.
(2008/06/18)
Everyone seems to be “going green” these days. All around our culture, environmentalism, or at least the style and concern that is associated with traditional environmentalism, is being applied to American society in ways that were previously unheard of.
(2008/06/18)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/06/11)
Onalaska and Holmen eighth-graders got a day full of history education last week, with a frosting of fun.
(2008/06/11)
Holmen High School’s all night post-graduation party started 15 years ago with a $35 budget. “Basically,” said Cherie Knudtson, “it was just parents who built things.”
(2008/06/11)
Sending students off for a summer of fun with a healthy bang was the reason behind the first annual Health Fair at Sand Lake Elementary School held Monday.
(2008/06/11)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/06/11)
Colleen Smith, the daughter of Todd and Carol Smith, is Holmen High School’s Student of the Week.
(2008/06/11)
Junior Michelle Herbrand, the daughter of Rick and Kathy Herbrand, is Holmen High School’s Student of the Week, nominated by art teacher Liz Schank.
(2008/06/11)
The following students were selected as Students of the Month for May at Holmen Middle School:
(2008/06/11)
The following students were named to the honor roll at Onalaska Luther High School for the second semester of the 2007-08 school year for earning a GPA for the period of 3.5 or higher:
(2008/06/11)
Three University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students, including one from Onalaska, were selected as campus winners of the third annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition, sponsored by the UW System Advisory Group on the Liberal Arts.
(2008/06/03)
Couched in metaphors ranging from reality shows to major league baseball, graduating seniors at Holmen High School received fairwells and words of wisdom from classmates and faculty.
(2008/06/03)
Here is a list of the winners of senior awards and scholarships at Holmen High School:
(2008/06/03)
When three Holmen teachers went over to Germany as part of a study program, they didn’t expect to wind up being substitute teachers. Nevertheless, they had a good time with it.
(2008/06/03)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/06/03)
Now at the apex of their school careers, seniors are left to wonder what legacy they have left behind.
(2008/06/03)
Four score and seven years ago n (pauses) n wait; this must be someone else’s speech. (Shuffles papers around.) Ah, here’s mine. Good afternoon, School Board members, Dr. Frick, Principal Ferry, faculty, teachers, counselors, families, and friends. On behalf of Holmen High School and the Class of 2008, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this year’s Commencement Ceremony (checks watch)…is it 2008 already? We are gathered here today to celebrate the achievements of over 250 seniors of Holmen High School. After over a decade of hard work and dedication to both academics and our activities, we’ve done it. We’re graduating. Yes, students, it’s that day. We know you’ve been aching to strut across the stage since first term, maybe even earlier, and it’s finally here. And yes, parents, it’s that day. Your sons and daughters are graduating. Already. No, it’s not tomorrow, it’s not next week, and it is most definitely not next year…it’s today. So please find the courage to loosen your grip, and let us out into the world. And should you shed tears in the process, let them be tears of joy, of memories, of hope.
(2008/06/03)
Good afternoon everyone. Standing here I find it nearly impossible to believe that 13 years of schooling have come and passed. I am truly honored and relatively terrified to be speaking to you today. One idea was evident to me from the very beginning of planning this speech. I realized that it would be important to concentrate my speech on a topic which students feel strongly about. I could have chosen friends or family, love or honor, scholastics or athletics, but ultimately I decided on “reality television” and how it relates to us. I feel that the titles of some of these reality shows match-up with our educational experiences extremely well.
(2008/06/03)
Well here we are, “Life moves pretty fast…” The daily hassles we face may at times prevent us from really grasping the important moments that make the greatest memories. We have all heard the clichés about challenges in life; “it’s an up hill battle”, “when you fall down get back up”, “there are many hurdles in life”… but the truth of the matter is that it is the challenges that make and shape us as individuals. We have been meeting them head on from the very beginning and will continue to do when we leave this chapter of our lives. But we must not become too wrapped up in the challenges of life that we miss the important moments that make the best long-lasting memories.
(2008/06/03)
Today is a new start or journey for the Class of 2008.
(2008/06/03)
Welcome Everyone to Graduation. Graduates, this is your day. It is your day to celebrate, to have a lot of fun, and to hopefully rake in a lot of cash.
(2008/06/03)
The Wisconsin Technical College System Board of Directors approved a collaborative associate of science degree between Western Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse at their May 13 meeting.
(2008/05/27)
Holmen High School students at the 2008 Renaissance Academic Assembly closed out the school year with a roaring tribute to students and faculty last Friday.
(2008/05/27)
“My favorite thing about Ms. Polodna is when she goes silly,” Nash said of his second-grade teacher Susan Polodna. “She makes silly faces, and the best is when she starts with Z.”
(2008/05/27)
Holmen High School French teacher Brian Wopat has been named HHS Teacher of the Year, and he said being chosen by his peers for the honor means the world to him.
(2008/05/27)
WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24 WHERE: La Crosse Center STUDENT SPEAKERS: Liz Imhoff (“Life Moves ‘Pretty’ Fast”)
(2008/05/27)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/05/27)
Holmen High School senior Emily Longmire, the daughter of Sue and Greg Longmire, earned a nod as the school’s Student of the Week because of the dedication shown on her senior art project, which involved many hours of work.
(2008/05/27)
Holmen High School senior Kallie Mechling, the daughter of Bruce and Karen Mechling, was honored as HHS Student of the Week in part because of her contributions on the softbll field.
(2008/05/27)
WHEN: 4 p.m. Sunday, May 25 WHERE: La Crosse Aquinas High School’s Reinhart Athletic Complex
(2008/05/27)
keep learning By JO ANNE KILLEEN | Staff writer After 34 years, Paul Dable is retiring from teaching at Onalaska Luther High School effective June 1. Though he was originally going to be a pastor, Dable has been teaching English, social studies, economics, psychology and whatever he has been asked to do over the years.
(2008/05/27)
It’s hard not to think of “Mr. Holland’s Opus” when a teacher’s career comes to an end. The movie stars Richard Dreyfuss as a music teacher who dreamed of a career as a composer, but sacrificed that dream to spend decades in the classroom teaching high school music.
(2008/05/27)
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25 WHERE: Luther High School Association Center
(2008/05/27)
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25 WHERE: Onalaska High School’s Charles Deeth Fieldhouse
(2008/05/22)
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25 WHERE: Onalaska High School’s Charles Deeth Fieldhouse
(2008/05/19)
Some people might think the 25 DECA students and three advisers from Holmen High School went to Atlanta April 25-30 for some kind of spring break. While there was some fun involved, at also involved a work and learning, too, as these students were there for the International Career Development Conference, joining 14,000 students from places as close to home as Minnesota and as far as Guam.
(2008/05/19)
Two projects by Holmen Middle School eighth-graders earned some recognition at the recent National History Day state competition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
(2008/05/19)
The Holmen High School vocal music program will give its spring concert on Sunday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Trygve Mathison Fine Arts Center at the high school.
(2008/05/19)
Viterbo University students Katherine Weber and Anna Koll have been named Liberace Scholars for the 2008-09 academic year.
(2008/05/19)
The following have been selected as April Students of the Month at Holmen High School:
(2008/05/19)
Holmen High School senior Sam Schroeder, winner of the Best in Show award in the 2008 Wisconsin Junior Federal Duck Stamp Contest, was nominated for Student of the Week by art teacher Liz Schank.
(2008/05/19)
The following students were selected as Students of the Month for April at Holmen Middle School:
(2008/05/19)
The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center will host four events for youths to learn more about archaeology.
(2008/05/19)
When Onalaska and Holmen area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Onalaska Community Life and Holmen Courier publish news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about Onalaska and Holmen area students:
(2008/05/14)
The laptops were out in force last Friday at Western Technical College as 85 electronics students from 12 area high schools tried to coax robots representing their respective schools through a series of intricate maneuvers.
(2008/05/14)
The Holmen School District has two listening sessions planned next week to get public input on changes in elementary school attendance boundaries.
(2008/05/14)
Two teams from La Crosse Central High School and one team from Holmen High School proved themselves to be titans of industry with their first-, second- and third-place sweep of the Regional Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge held on April 23 at the CENEX World Headquarters in Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
(2008/05/14)
Onalaska and Holmen high school music students attended the Wisconsin School Music Association State Solo and Ensemble Festival this past weekend at UW-La Crosse. Students earned the privilege of performing at state by earning a *I rating on a Class A entry at their district contest in February.
(2008/05/14)
Three area high school students are among the 120 Wisconsin students named as All-State Scholars for 2008.
(2008/05/14)
HHS senior Mark Quamme, son of Dave and Ann Quamme, is this week’s Student of the Week.
(2008/05/14)
The following students were selected as Students of the Month for March at Holmen Middle School:
(2008/05/14)
The May Luther Light at Onalaska Luther High School is senior Jodi Selin, daughter of Jack and Cindy Selin of La Crosse. Jodi attended First Lutheran School of La Crosse before attending Luther.
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