Now that’s taking one for the teamWhen Trasi Reddy of the Loyal FFA Chapter signed up to play donkey basketball on Monday night at the Loyal High School gym, she had no idea it would entail this. She was a great sport, though, kissing her donkey for the good of her team in the championship game against the Granton Fire Department. For more photos of the races, please see page 16 of our E-Edition or printed edition.
A laptop for everyone?
Loyal school thinking about 1:1 student/computer ratio in grades 4-6
For about $8,400 a year -- roughly the amount the Loyal School District stands to lose with each student who transfers to another district through open enrollment -- the school could equip every student in grades 4-6 with his or her own laptop computer. Just think, District Administrator Cale Jackson told the Board of Education Monday night, where that would put Loyal in relation to area (i.e., competing) districts.
Fresh off a recent trip to the Wisconsin Association of School Boards Association convention in Milwaukee, where he and Board President Paul Gries were impressed by other schools’ technology programs, Jackson approached the Loyal Board Monday with an aggressive plan to put Loyal ahead in its computer offerings. Usually with new technology, Jackson said, his approach is to take it slow and let others spend and experiment, but in this case he thinks it’s readily apparent that putting electronic learning tools in each students’ hands is a wise move.
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Loyal has city Council write-in candidate
One candidate has come forward to fill a would-be empty Loyal City Council seat, but another is still needed.
Ward 1 city resident Joan Knack last week filed a notice of write-in candidacy with the city clerk’s office. While her name will not appear on April ballots because she did not file before the early January deadline, she has declared her intention to seek a Council seat as a write-in.
Knacks’s candidacy means there are a minimum number of candidates for the Council’s Ward 1 positions. While incumbent Al Tesch is not seeking a new term in the April 3 spring election, incumbent Tim Froeba is.
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Rocket wrestlers win two dual matches
Things continue to look up for the Spencer/Columbus wrestling squad going into the conference tournament Feb. 4 at Osseo-Fairchild. The Rockets picked it up a notch last week in dual wins over Necedah and Abbotsford/Colby.
Spencer enjoyed home cooking on Jan. 24 in a decisive 48-21 win over the Cardinals. Quick pins were registered by Rudy Nieman (138) in 0:46, Lance Neumann (182) in 0:53, Danny Schubert (160) in 0:54, Sam Nigon (195) in 1:15, and Trevor Ackman (126) in 1:35.
The outmanned Necedah team offered forfeits at 132, 145 and 220. A double forfeit occurred at 170, and Spencer had to forfeit at 106.
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Spencer/Columbus 160-pounder Danny Schubert gains the edge over Abby/Colby’s Cody Meyer in a Jan. 26 dual meet at Abbotsford. Schubert won via pin in 5:39.TRG E-Edition