Friday, March 6
Congratulations to the Educators Rising Students who competed at the state competition in Stevens Point last Wednesday. Earning 1st place in Ethical Dilemma was Kaelyn Black, Emma Scheuffele and Jai Hasse. Earning 1st place in Exploring Support Service Careers was Danica Holcomb. Earning 2nd place in Exploring Support Service Careers was Lainey Neuendorf. Earning 3rd place in Interactive Bulletin Board was Dylan Watkins. And, taking 1st place and earning a trip to Nationals in the PSA event were Noah Winder, Ari Delong, Aubrie Schlueter and Lexi Thalacker.
Monday, March 9
Menomonie Science Olympiad won the 13 team Regional Championships over BRC schools Hudson, New Richmond, EC Memorial and Chippewa Falls this weekend. The team brought home medals in 27 of the 28 individual events. The team moves on to compete at the State Tournament in April. Regional Event Champions: Alex Heckendorf and Oliver Lugo in Bungee Drop; Ellie Beck, Oliver Lugo and Logan Topper in Experimental Design; Luke Ray and Logan Topper in Ping Pong Parachute; Ben Seguin and Brianna Klimek in Forestry; Brianna Klimek and Ellie Beck in Horticulture; Ella Weinberger and Protha Mitra in Designer Genes; Caylee Schaefer and Toni Fiorani in Water Quality; Jay Beston and Grace Edenborg in Entomology; Luke Ray & Nora Skorczewski in Dynamic Planet.
Congratulations to the Forensics Team on another first place finish at Hudson on Saturday. 1st Place: Levi Behm – Radio News Broadcasting; Hailey Bein, Claire Hausler, and Addy Rue – Group Interpretation; Emmy Crowley & Julia Prochnow – Play Acting; Claire Hausler – Oratory; Miles Ogden – Informative; Chase Pember – Extemporaneous; Julia Prochnow – Farrago; Abby Shields – Special Occasion; Chloe Weiss – Expository; Chloe Weiss – Prose.
Congratulations to the Boys Basketball Team on their continued success into the playoffs. Winning Friday night 56-43 over Merrill; then traveling Saturday to Rhinelander and beating that #1 ranked team 65-51 to become Regional Champs. They will be traveling again on Thursday to Hudson to take on New Richmond in the sectional semi final game. All tickets are $8.35 and must be purchased on the GoFan app. Doors open 1 hour prior to the game.
