West Salem fourth at state Mathcounts (2010/03/12)
West Salem’s team placed fourth at the Wisconsin Mathcounts competition Saturday in Madison, and two students came very close to qualifying for the national competition.

WSHS artists tops in VAC regional (2010/03/12)
In a Feb. 26 art competition with 11 other high schools, a dozen of West Salem’s art students did their school proud by placing first as a team and winning a trip to Madison on April 9 to compete with five other regional winners for a state title.

West Salem senior a pro at overcoming obstacles (2010/03/12)
The pain came on suddenly before classes started this fall at West Salem High School.

Student notes (2010/03/12)
When area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Coulee News publishes news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about area students:

West Salem High School honors January Students of the Month (2010/03/12)
West Salem High School’s January Student of the Month are freshman Glenn Kelley McCabe, sophomore Tanner Zimmerman, junior Justin Sagler and senior Daysha Gorniak.

Special education students ‘digging in’ to food program (2010/03/09)
Nine special education students at West Salem High School are learning how to grow food as part of the National Farm-to-School Network.

More than 235,000 pennies collected for peace project (2010/03/09)
Students at West Salem Middle School and Bangor Elementary School have been busy the past few months gathering pennies to help far less fortunate youngsters learn how to read and write.

Heider show highlights top young artists (2010/03/09)
All this month at the Heider Center, residents will get the chance to see what the best young artists in the school district have been up to recently.

WSHS names Extra Effort Award winners (2010/03/09)
January’s Extra Effort Award at West Salem High School has been given to two students involved in the band program, senior Matt Kotek and junior Kyle Moorhead.

Bangor High School Students of the Month (2010/03/09)
The following Bangor High School students were honored as Students of the Month for December:

Student notes (2010/03/09)
When area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Coulee News publishes news about student achievements from elementary school to college. Here is the latest good news about area students:

West Salem High School honor rolls (2010/03/09)
The following students were named to the West Salem High School High Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second quarter of the 2009-10 school year:

Bangor school board thankful for yes votes (2010/03/01)
The night after Bangor School District voters agreed to a three-year, $350,000 override of the state’s revenue limits — and to borrowing money for the demolition of the old high school while preserving the gymnasium — the school board met to conduct postmortems and plan its next steps.

West Salem Elementary teacher follows students through first two years (2010/03/01)
West Salem Elementary School’s Jane Macdonald, a winner of multiple education awards, has never taught any of her three children — even though one of the reasons she decided to become a teacher was so she could see more of them.

WSHS students mentor elementary children (2010/03/01)
Being a Big Sister is something a group of WSHS students is eager to do. These girls are volunteers who make time in their busy school schedules to work with students at the elementary school through the area Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.

Exit project responsible for blood drive’s success (2010/03/01)
When the Blood Center of Wisconsin announced its Green and Gold Challenge last spring to mobilize schools across the state in a massive blood drive, West Salem senior Jackie Helgerson knew she had just the right project to tackle for her senior exit project.

Student to explore Brazilian culture (2010/03/01)
West Salem junior Brynn Sundberg is changing up her senior year by going to a different culture.

West Salem High names students of the month (2010/03/01)
West Salem nominated the following for December Student of the Month: freshman Laura Helstad, sophomore Bailee Schmidt, junior Kat Huston, and senior Ethan Andres.

WSHS names Extra Effort winners (2010/03/01)
The West Salem High School’s December Extra Effort Award went to seniors Kayla Hrabak and Warren Frank.

‘Toothpick titan’ breaks school records in Bangor (2010/02/18)
For years, Mitch Lown, technology education instructor at West Salem High School has had students in his Design and Engineerng class construct a miniature foundation out of toothpicks and wooden skewers to see who can make the strongest structure.

West Salem dominates Mathcounts competition (2010/02/18)
The regional Mathcounts competition was held on Saturday, Feb. 6, in La Crosse. There were 31 competitors representing six different schools, and West Salem Middle School’s team came out on top.

West Salem students among top 50 state entries in flag design contest (2010/02/18)
Two young West Salem students who don’t think they are very good at art had their artwork selected among the top 50 Youth Art Month flag designs for 2010.

Coulee Christian School Honor Rolls (2010/02/18)
The following students were named to the fall 2009 honor rolls at Coulee Christian School in West Salem:

Student notes (2010/02/18)
The Coulee News publishes news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about area students:

Screenings offer chance to gauge kids’ development (2010/02/17)
Because both the West Salem and Bangor school districts are holding Child Development Days this month, area parents will have an opportunity get questions about their 3- or 4-year-olds’ development answered by experts free of charge.

WS schools get kudos from DPI on civil rights audit (2010/02/17)
The state Department of Public Instruction randomly chose the West Salem School District for a civil rights compliance audit. Based on the Jan. 14-15 audit of the high school and middle school, the DPI’s conclusion was “Well done!”

WS middle school clubs offer after-school alternatives (2010/02/17)
West Salem Middle School students looking for something fun to do after school have got a couple of new places to hang out with their friends thanks to library media director Gwen Treu and sixth grade reading instructor Kari Schultz.

State’s first lady coming to WSHS to speak on volunteerism (2010/02/17)
Wisconsin First Lady Jessica Doyle knows a thing or two about volunteering. In the Peace Corps, for example, she taught English to high school students in Tunisia, the northernmost country in Africa.

Kids make impact for quake victims (2010/02/10)
When West Salem Elementary organized a quick collection for victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the school’s anti-bullying IMPACT rally last Friday seemed like the perfect time to reveal the results.

CESA offers trio of tech classes (2010/02/10)
Have you ever felt like computer technology has passed you by? Or maybe you have a sneaking suspicion you could use your Mac or PC much more efficiently if you only knew the procedures to do so. If either of these circumstances sound familiar, there’s a little-known — at least to the general public — and nearby resource now available that could bring you up to speed.

Coulee Christian plans carnival (2010/02/10)
Area families with cabin fever might want to mark Saturday on their calendars. That’s the date of Coulee Christian School’s annual Midwinter Senior Carnival.

Goal to increase kids walking and biking to school (2010/02/03)
When Sharon Fuller was growing up in La Crosse, she walked and rode her bike everywhere. Now, as a member of West Salem’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Ad Hoc Committee working on a Safe Routes to School program, she’s hoping to restore some of the mobility that today’s children seem to have lost.

Local celebs share their love of books (2010/02/03)
Dozens of pajama-clad youngsters gathered at West Salem Elementary School Friday night for the school’s first-ever Celebrity Story Night. Upon arrival, the students and their parents were assigned to one of four rooms to hear stories read by a dozen local celebrities.

Local jumpers raise $3,200 for charity (2010/02/03)
Thirty-five youngsters showed up at West Salem Elementary Saturday morning to have fun and raise money for less fortunate children at the school’s first Jump Rope for Heart event.

School open enrollment starts Feb. 1 (2010/02/03)
The statewide public school open enrollment period in which parents who wish to choose which public school district their children will attend for the 2007-08 school year is just around the corner.

Mission impossible: West Salem School Board looking into professional help with mission statement (2010/01/25)
A process started in October to rewrite the West Salem School District’s mission statement has floundered to the point where the district is considering bringing in a consultant.

West Salem School Board pleased with superintendent search results so far (2010/01/25)
The search for a superintendent for the West Salem School District is now on a fast track, with interviews scheduled for Jan. 26 and 28. Seventeen applicants are vying for the position being vacated by Nancy Burns, who announced her retirement effective June 30. No current district employees have applied for the position.

Bangor board starts getting word out (2010/01/25)
At the Jan. 13 meeting of the Bangor School Board, members extended the contracts of administrators for one more year and approved the wording of a newsletter that should go out to the district’s residents in the mail sometime this week.

Bangor reading program connects generations (2010/01/20)
Sara Tenner, Joy Jerome and Ken Beron get (and give) a lot of pleasure from reading stories aloud — not just to their grandchildren but to the kindergartners at Bangor Elementary every Thursday morning.

Diligence pays off for Artist of the Month (2010/01/20)
West Salem High School senior Alexis Deery puts a lot of time and effort into her art, and this semester her independent study course has taken her even deeper.

Bangor grads sought for alum band gig (2010/01/20)
Former Bangor High School band members will have an opportunity dust off their instruments and play with the current Bangor pep band for a boy’s basketball game on Friday, Jan. 15.

Bangor FFA marks 60 years (2010/01/13)
It was in November 1949 that Emil Path, Bangor High School’s Vocational Agriculture instructor at the time, organized the school’s first Future Farmers of America chapter. Last month on the exact date of the chapter’s formation (Nov. 24), the chapter celebrated its 60th anniversary with a cake and a visit from the state FFA vice president.

‘Tine Flu’ hits West Salem school (2010/01/13)
What if Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer’s nose wasn’t so shiny? In fact, what if it didn’t even glow strongly enough to light Santa’s way on Christmas Eve?

Bangor High School Students of the Month (2010/01/13)
Winners of the November Student of the Month award at Bangor High School include freshman Kelsey Paisley, daughter of Neal and Dawn Paisley; sophomore Mikayla Hostman, daughter of Bart and Cheri Horstman; junior Morgan Gerke, daughter of Patti Evans and Mike Gerka; and senior Megan Collins, daughter of Todd Collins and the late Nancy Collins.

West Salem 4K registration is Jan. 26 (2010/01/13)
A registration session for the West Salem School District’s 4-year-old kindergarten program is planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the assembly room at West Salem Elementary.

Student notes (2010/01/13)
When area students do well, we want to hear about it. The Coulee News publishes news about student achievements from elementary to college. Here is the latest good news about area students:

WSHS names November Students of the Month (2010/01/13)
West Salem High School’s November Student of the Month award winners include freshman Alexis Priebe, sophomore Jennifer Schlimgen, junior Alton Degenhardt and senior Emmylou Hetland.