February 25: News from around the Driftless Area
‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area.
VIROQUA –Students in Carissa Brudos’ first semester art and design class at De Soto High School had the opportunity to create designs for Wonderstate Coffee for a logo design challenge. Brudos said she wanted to incorporate real world art and marketing in students’ everyday lives, so she reached out to Wonderstate, which is based in Viroqua, with her idea of a logo design challenge. Brudos sent the designs to Wonderstate, where the winners were selected. Mya Radde, a ninth-grader, and Zoey Boardman, a senior, were the winners of the logo design challenge… The Viroqua School Board voted to approve offering a summer school program this year at its regular meeting, Monday. District Administrator Tom Burkhalter said the program will look diff
The Coterie and UMKC Theatre present BRAINSTORM: The Inside Life of the Teenage Mind, a virtual co-production that combines theatre, scientific research, and the true personal experiences of local teens to create a fun and thought-provoking performance offering a unique look at why the teen mind works the way it does.
Directed by Amanda Kibler and written by Ned Glasier, Emily Lim, and Company Three, along with input from students at nine Kansas City area schools, BRAINSTORM is available to stream online for families and virtual field trips for Grades 6-12, January 21 - February 7, 2021.
To create the virtual production of BRAINSTORM: The Inside Life of the Teenage Mind, The Coterie joined with UMKC Theatre and middle and high school students all over the Kansas City area. Now available to stream on demand for Grades 6-12, BRAINSTORM is a completely unique mix of theatre, science, and personal stories from local teens that transforms into an honest discussion about how teens think,
Here’s why DeSoto ISD is celebrating its school board members this month
The school district is joining other districts across the state in marking “School Board Recognition Month.”
DeSoto ISD administration building in DeSoto, Texas on Thursday, September 5, 2020. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
DeSoto ISD marked the start of “School Board Recognition Month” with a news release celebrating its trustees.
“Much like our other trustees, our school board members are elected as volunteers who shoulder critical responsibilities and even make some difficult choices in the best interest of our students,” Superintendent D’Andre J. Weaver said in the news release. “Their focus is aimed at ensuring a successful future for the children we serve.”
December 17: Years Ago…
‘Years Ago’ is a compilation of newsy tidbits as published in the Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout on this week ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or sixty years ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
DECEMBER 16, 2010 – Wisconsin State Senator Dan Kapanke (R-LaCrosse) was appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Higher Education by incoming Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald for the 2011-2012 season… The Gays Mills flood recovery project will expend over $10 million in grants this year constructing four buildings, more housing and more infrastructure. Two of the biggest parts of the project will be the Gays Mills Community Commerce Center, budgeted at $2.7 million and the Gays Mills Mercantile Center, budgeted at $2.8 million.
A DeSoto teen goes into business as ‘The Pie Dude’ after baking catches on during pandemic
DeSoto High School sophomore Kevin Robinson Jr. discovered he had a knack for home cooking. Now he’s finding he’s also a natural entrepreneur.
DeSoto s The Pie Dude (center, Kevin Robinson Jr.) with his mother Jackie and father Kevin Robinson Sr.(DeSoto ISD)
Living in relative isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people in different ways. Some have used the extra time to rest.
DeSoto High School sophomore Kevin Robinson Jr. decided to feed his parents, and he turned his efforts in the kitchen into a business: The Pie Dude is now accepting orders and catering requests online.