High school play advances to sectionals The Union Grove High School’s drama department’s production of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” is advancing to sectionals. The department competed in the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association One Act Theater Competition at Tremper High School on Oct. 20 and advanced to the […]
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What’s a little rain with art to enjoy?
River’s Edge Art Walk a success in spite of uncooperative weather The Oct. 19 River’s Edge Art Walk drew about 500 people intent on ignoring pesky raindrops while enjoying dozens of original pieces of art on display throughout downtown Waterford. Organizers now are looking ahead to next year, imagining […]
Waterford district may leave special ed co-op again
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A special joint meeting for all school districts in the Waterford Special Education Cooperative has been called for Wednesday, Nov. 14, to discuss the Cooperative’s makeup in the near future. The Cooperative is run by the Waterford Union High School district to provide services for special […]
Hilltoppers come up just short of trip to state cross country
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR Throughout the second half of Saturday’s WIAA Division 3 sectional at Lake Country Lutheran High School, the Catholic Central High School girls cross country team moved up in the pack. In the end, though, they didn’t quite move quite high enough. Hoping for a berth […]
Making the grade
Although meeting or exceeding expectations, local schools get varied ratings in state ‘report cards’ By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When Burlington Area School District Assistant Superintendent Connie Zinnen first presented the basics on the new state school report cards issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, she sounded cautious. […]
BHS boys claim SEC title
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR The Burlington High School boys volleyball team wasn’t perfect Saturday at the Southeast Conference tour-nament. In fact, the Demons even lost a set in pool play, forcing them in a position where they had to sweep rival Westosha Central to win the pool. Burlington did […]
Two Demon runners just miss qualifying for state
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It was oh-so-close for two Burlington High School cross country runners at Saturday’s sectional meet held at Grant Park in South Milwaukee. “(Michael) Pauly missed qualifying for state by one place,” head coach Rick Koceja noted. Kit Kocha missed qualifying by two places, finishing just […]
Burlington, Catholic Central make regional finals
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In spite of a lineup shift due to an injury, the Burlington High School girls volleyball team found a way to get the job done Thursday night in the WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinals. With outside hitter Ciara Capezio limited to just back-row play after […]
Lady ‘Toppers pull out regional crowd
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR The Catholic Central High School girls volleyball team didn’t face much of a challenge from its regional semifinal and regional final opponents last week. If anything, the Lady Toppers faced a challenge from, of all things, a car accident. The Lady Toppers played without standout […]
Demon girls win regional title
By Jennifer Eisenbart SPORTS EDITOR For the most part Saturday night, the Stoughton girls volleyball team looked at a loss of what to do against Burlington. The Demons dominated the first two sets of the WIAA Division 1 regional final, then rallied after Stoughton grabbed an early lead in set […]