JANESVILLE – Janesville Craig High School has inducted three new members to its Wall of Honor, a list that included Richard Hemming, Nancy Nienhuis and Ann Wahlgren.
February 23, 2021
Janesville seniors won’t have to miss out on their graduation ceremony because of the pandemic this year.
Parker Principal Chris Laue and Craig Principal Alison Bjoin presented a plan to hold the ceremonies safely to the School Board Tuesday night.
The School Board unanimously approved hold the Craig ceremony on June 3rd and the Parker ceremony June 4th, both at 7:00 at Monterey stadium. There would be no option to move the ceremonies indoors and each student would be limited in the number of guests that can attend.
The events will be live streamed online as well.
JANESVILLE
A community committee that advises Janesville police officials on issues important to local African Americans re-formed and re-set its goals at an online meeting Tuesday.
Daniel Jackson, a local black man who is the dean of students at Marshall Middle School, volunteered to lead the group.
âI think itâs needed now more than ever,â Jackson said of the group, formally known as the African America Liaison Advisory Committee.
Police Chief Dave Moore said Jackson, who had been involved in the committee previously, offered his services in the wake of recent meetings that apparently didnât go well.
Exactly what happened at those meetings was not discussed Tuesday, but several speakers noted the heightened attention to racial-justice issues in the wake of deaths at the hands of police around the country in 2020.