OCONTO - Five Oconto County students were selected as 2021 recipients of $10,000 Herb Kohl Student Excellence Scholarships.
Excellence Scholarship, Fellowship and Leadership Award recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders, and representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors: The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA), the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, and the Wisconsin Homeschool Parents Association.
Named as Student Excellence Scholars on Thursday were:
Derek Hanson of Gillett High School. Hanson, a state Cross Country medalist and a Wisconsin All-State Athlete, will be attending Minnesota State University Moorehead, where he’ll major in biology-health and medical sciences. He plans to become a physician specializing in sports medicine
By Casey Nelson
Feb 10, 2021 4:28 PM
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A former Oconto Falls substitute teacher and volleyball coach was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a student.
Brynn Larsen, 31, pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of third-degree sexual assault. Three other counts were dismissed but can be considered at the April 20 sentencing, court records show.
According to the criminal complaint, Larsen was a substitute teacher and a volleyball coach at Oconto Falls High School. She allegedly engaged in an on-going sexual relationship with a student. There was an investigation then, but no charges were filed. In 2020, the victim came forward to confirm the two indeed had a sexual relationship, and charges were filed.