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Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced that Wisconsin school districts will not adhere to the April 3 order from the Department of Education (DOE) without further clarification. The deadline has been extended to April 24 for compliance. Chris Nelson, district administrator for Iola-Scandinavia School District, states that while he believes the district complies with the […]
By Tom Andserson, Head Coach Manawa beat Iola-Scandinavia, 7-3, in the conference opener for both teams on Tuesday, April 8, in Iola. The loss gives the Thunderbirds at 0-1 conference record and a 1-2 overall record. Manawa took a 4-0 lead after three innings, but the Thunderbirds battled back with three runs to make the […]
Iola-Scandinavia High School Softball Fundraiser By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia girls’ high school softball team will again be doing their “Egg My House” Easter Egg Hunt fundraiser on Saturday, April 19, the evening before Easter Sunday. We will be taking orders through Friday, April 11. Most of our deliveries are in the Iola […]
BY TOM ANDERSON, Head Coach Winneconne made a statement by beating Iola-Scandinavia, 17-1, in a nonconference game on Friday, April 4. The game was stopped after three innings due to the 15-run rule after three innings. The Thunderbirds did have several players missing due to spring break. The loss dropped the T-Birds overall record to […]
BY TOM ANDERSON, Head Coach With the snow still on the Thunderbird softball field, Iola-Scandinavia had to travel south to Westfield to open their 2025 softball season. The T-Birds beat Westfield 14-4 in a non-conference opener for both teams. Starting junior pitcher Rayanne Clendenning went the distance to earn the win. Clendenning allowed six hits and three […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia High School girls’ softball team is hoping the weather cooperates soon so they can start their 2025 softball season. The Thunderbird varsity and junior varsity teams will travel south to Westfield on Thursday, March 27, to hopefully get in a couple of games. Iola-Scandinavia won the CWC-East crown […]
The School District of Iola-Scandinavia Board of Education will convene its regular meeting on Monday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in Elementary School Room #6 to discuss a range of district matters, including the approval of fundraiser requests, policy amendments, and coaching appointments for spring sports. The meeting will also feature administrative reports, committee updates, […]
Dine-in and carry-out dinners available By Tom Anderson, Iola-Scandinavia Softball Coach The Iola-Scandinavia Girls Softball Team will be hosting their very popular RIBFEST dinner on Sunday, March 2, at Silver Lake Lanes in Scandinavia. Dinners will be served from 1-5 p.m. Dine-in and carry-out dinners are offered. This is the 20th RIBFEST dinner. A full-rack […]
Sarah Thiel, business manager for the Iola-Scandinavia School District, informed the board on Feb. 10 that there are no surprises in the school district’s budget. For revenues, State Equalization Aid ($1,877,793) was the largest source of revenue received through December. Tax deposits totaling ($1,113,214.50) were deposited in January. Overall, year-to-date revenues are where we would […]
