The architectural firm LHB out of Superior didn’t show up to the February 21 school board meeting as invited, reportedly still working on contract language. The firm, chosen by the school board to plan classroom updates to the elementary school, had been invited for 6:30 p.m.that evening.

That said, Stanley-Boyd English teacher and board meeting regular Kayleigh Steinmetz did show, filling in the school board on the “Orioles Achieve Before and After School” mentorship program that it approved this past December. Four weeks in as of the February 21 school board meeting, Steinmetz said there were 46 student mentors, with a roughly even split between those being paid and those volunteering.

“I didn’t have to recruit for this,” Steinmetz said of the student response to the “Orioles Achieve Before and After School” mentorship program. Now four weeks in, the program is doing well.

As to the student council report with Steinmetz and council treasurer Maralyn Boettcher, it was reported that the student council had held aily! SCHOOL UPDATE

From Page 1

a winter carnival, deemed a success.

“Recently we did our Winter Carnival, which went really well,” Boettcher said. “We had a lot of people for that one.”

Coming up meanwhile, was the Polar Plunge at the end of Spring Break, for which there were a reported 15 participants. “So a pretty good turnout,” Boettcher said of the event which took place March 5 at Half Moon Lake in Eau Claire.

Part of the money raised from the Plunge went to the Special Olympics, another part coming back to the school. That wasn’t all to report though.

“The Red Cross Blood Drive is coming up in March as well,” Steinmetz shared with the school board. With blood supplies at a historic low the need is constant, the gratification instant.

In school updates of a less board related nature, the spring concert season is approaching, with both band and choir set to debut this March 21 in the Stanley-Boyd High School Gym at 7 p.m.

Just prior to this on March 19, a free youth baseball clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the high school gym, with those who might be interested instructed to contact Ryan Sturm at [email protected] Meanwhile, it’s track, softball, and baseball season soon!

For track, a varsity invitational meet will be held against multiple schools at UW-Stout on March 25, following an initial practice date of March 7. For softball, the Oriole girls will participate in a varsity invitational on Saturday April 2 at Poynette High School, the event starting at 10 a.m., following an initial practice of March 14.

Finally for baseball this spring, the Oriole boys are due to hold their first practice on Monday, March 21, followed by JV and Varsity games against Chetek-Weyerhauser at Chetek-Weyerhauser, on Monday April 4.

Taking the Polar Plunge at Half Moon Lake in Eau Claire on Saturday March 5 as sponsored by the Stanley-Boyd Student Council, local residents who braved the water while raising $1,570 towards the Special Olympics, are shown from left as follows: Mrs. Steinmetz (front), Maralyn Boettcher, Torie Szczech, Storm Tiry, Janelle Schesel, Brenda Witt, Nicholas Szczech, Megan Okerglicki, Ephraim Holmes, Ms. Kobs, Kaylea High, and Rose Sprinkle. Photo by Joseph Back.