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New asst. principal, SRO in Columbia
The Columbia school district will have two high-profile new faces after Thursday’s school board meeting. The board hired a new assistant principal for Columbia High School and met the district’s…
Read MoreHopkins is new Perandoe director
A former Waterloo teacher is moving up in the world, as Kathy Trantham Hopkins recently got her dream job as the executive director of the Perandoe Special Education District. “This…
Read MoreGibault student perfect on ACT
Gibault Catholic High School Student Spencer Biske got an exceptional birthday present when he found out he earned a perfect score of 36 on his ACT. It was a gift…
Read MoreHuels named CMS principal
The Columbia School Board approved Angela Huels as the new principal of Columbia Middle School at its June meeting. Huels, who has worked as assistant principal at Columbia High School…
Read MorestartUP grads building businesses
In addition to Entrepreneur of the Year Jacob O’Connor, four Monroe County startUP graduates are continuing their business ventures now that the class is completed. The students, who come…
Read MoreHart leaving ‘best job ever’
Russ Hart initially did not want to be the principal of Gibault Catholic High School. He was content serving as principal at St. Joseph Catholic School in Freeburg. But the…
Read MorePickett ‘leaving (CHS) a better place’
After 16 years of teaching special education students and leading Columbia High School’s student council to national recognition, Linda Pickett is retiring. “I think I’ve done everything I could possibly…
Read MoreWJHS helps student with rare disease
Waterloo Junior High School recently finished a T-shirt sale fundraiser to benefit an organization that helps people with a rare disease. One of those people is WJHS student Ayden Isaacs. …
Read MoreLongtime SPPCS teacher retires
For 44 of its 166 years of existence, Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School has boasted the services of junior high science teacher Chris Haberl. That is no longer the…
Read MoreCruser named WJHS assistant principal
The Waterloo School Board unanimously voted at its meeting Monday night to name Amber Cruser assistant principal at Waterloo Junior High School. Cruser is replacing Jessica Washausen, who is taking…
Read MoreColumbia names new assistant supt.
After a discussion during executive session, the Columbia School Board unanimously voted to promote Courtney Castelli to assistant superintendent. Castelli, currently the Columbia Middle school principal, will be replacing Beth…
Read MoreLuhr’s legacy lives on
When the students opened the envelopes, their shock and gratitude was both visible and audible. Some wiped away tears, which they had been doing for the past several minutes. Others…
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