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By Iola-Scandinavia DECA On Friday, Jan. 7, Iola-Scandinavia DECA members competed in the District 2 competition at Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids. Students were tested on their business and marketing knowledge, then participated in business scenario role plays on topics ranging from accounting to hotel and lodging management to sports and entertainment marketing. Seven […]
Teacher and Students of the Month were recently named by the Iola-Scandinavia School District. Mrs. Tamela McCarthy was named Teacher of the Month. She wears many hats in the middle/high school. She is an instructional support teacher, assessment coordinator, NHS advisor, and teacher coach. Lara Palmer was named Middle School Student of the Month. Natalie Brown […]
The Thunderbird boys’ varsity basketball team is at 2-0 in conference and 8-0 overall. On Dec. 29 the T-Birds easily handled Nekoosa 61-29. On Dec. 30 Iola-Scandinavia defeated Northland Pines 51-39. The Thunderbirds have outperformed their opponents by a 106-77 margin in conference and 323-208 overall. I-S has a six-game winning streak going. The team […]
The Iola-Scandinavia School District will be producing its own newsletter by students and staff called the T-Bird Times. The T-Bird Times will have three different release dates: Early August, mid-January, and late May. An electronic version of the T-Bird Times will be available on the school district website and sent by email to families with […]
The School District of Iola-Scandinavia Board will meet on Monday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Elementary School Library. Agenda Call meeting to order in the Elementary School Library with the reading of the official notice. Roll call. Pledge of Allegiance Approval of agenda Public input/comments – Members of the public must register by […]
The Annual Meeting of the Iola-Scandinavia School District will be held on Monday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The Annual Meeting booklet with information on the meeting is available here. Agenda The Annual Meeting of the Iola-Scandinavia School District will be held on Monday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. in […]
The Board of the Iola-Scandinavia School District will meet following the annual meeting on Monday, Oct. 11, in the high school auditorium. Agenda Call meeting to order in the High School Auditorium with the reading of the official notice. Roll call. Pledge of Allegiance Approval of agenda Public input/comments – Members of the public must […]
By Iola-Scandinavia School District Barb Nelson is married to her husband, David. They have five children: Sean (29), Jesse (27), Bret (25 ), Olivia (6 ), and Hunter (6). Barb has one brother. They have a Lab named Abby Lynn. Barb graduated from Iola-Scandinavia High School. Barb has an Insurance license for the states of […]
Republican lawmakers took on so-called critical race theory (CRT) and other racist “antiracist” indoctrination this week in two public hearings, according to a post by Empower Wisconsin. The Assembly Education Committee advanced a bill barring public schools from teaching the kind of race- and sex-based stereotyping replete in radical CRT. It also prohibits schools from providing teachers […]
By Iola-Scandinavia School District Today the T-Bird Spotlight is on Todd Snyder. Todd Snyder is married to Carrie. They have three children Brady (23), Carter (20), and Cierra (18). They have a dog named Gretzky and a cat named Teddy. Todd has one sister, Bonnie. Todd graduated from Barron High School. He has a Bachelors […]