Jan 21, 2021
From left are Alyssa Cretton, Julia Brown, Makenzie Neuens, Noelle Champagne, Zetta Kolf, Dawson Lincoln, and Nevada Brown. The 2021 NASF Alumni Scholarship Fund Drive got underway recently as about 800 letters were mailed to NHS alumni across the nation.
NIAGARA, Wis. Niagara Area Scholarship Foundation officials have announced that the 27th annual Alumni Fund Scholarship Drive is underway.
According to NASF president Kim Schuster, special solicitation letters are being mailed out by school staff members including high school secretary Darcy Brown and NASF secretary Julie Butler.
High school seniors have assisted with the process as have other students who have helped prepare the mailings. In addition, this year donors are able to make their contributions online using Donor Box and a credit card. Simply go to the school website niagara.k12.wi.us and select “Scholarship Donations” on the top left side of the page. This will be a secure link where alumni may
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NIAGARA, Wis. The Niagara School Board heard details from Baird of Milwaukee on the timeline for selling almost $4 million in bonds approved by referendum this fall.
District voters said yes Nov. 3 both to $3,995,000 for facility improvements plus a measure letting the district exceed its state-set annual revenue limits for four years.
Lisa Voisin of Baird told the board Dec. 16 that parameters for the $3,995,000 bond sale will be set at the Jan. 20 meeting.
Once that is in place, the sale can happen whenever the most favorable interest rates are available.
She was encouraged that interest rates will be lower than the 3.5% estimated when the referendum was proposed.