Teachers asked to develop interventions for struggling students as part of school-wide goal to improve scores By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor Students at Sharon Community School and Walworth Joint School District 1 fell behind the state average in reading, but scored above the state average in social studies on […]
Sports & Other News
Hanna brings the wild to Whitewater
By Marjorie Stoneman Contributor Jack Hanna, a popular TV guest and wildlife expert, shared his passion for animals from throughout the world with local and area residents earlier this month. Joining Hanna were several animals – and handlers – allowing audience members of all ages an up-close view of a […]
On a class trip
East Troy Middle School students visit nation’s capitol By Tracy Ouellette Editor Project-based learning is one of the East Troy School District’s initiatives to reach students in new an innovative ways to allow the kids to explore the world they live in and overcome challenges to enhance real-world problem solving. […]
Double shut outs
Soccer team keeps Jefferson, Clinton scoreless By Troy A. Bruzewski Correspondent East Troy High School’s Monica Zoellner was likely tired; the Jefferson girls soccer team was likely exhausted. Zoellner and the East Troy squad played at Jefferson, April 22, in a soccer event that became a chase scene. The Eagles […]
Trojans split double-header against Whitewater
By Troy A. Bruzewski Correspondent After a close loss in the first game of a doubleheader with Whitewater, the East Troy High School baseball team got even before the end of the day. The Trojans lost a 3-2 decision in the first game, Saturday, then recovered for an 8-0 win. […]
Slide continues for girls soccer
By Troy A. Bruzewski Correspondent The East Troy High School girls soccer team was looking to end a road trip with a victory and a winning record. Unfortunately it ended with a loss that marked the start of a three-game skid for East Troy. The Trojans were even at 1-1, […]
Timely hits make a difference
Softball team goes one and one against Evansville By Troy A. Bruzewski Correspondent By preventing Evansville of timely hits in their first game, the East Troy High School softball team earned a win. When Evansville was able to get those hits in the second game while the Trojans couldn’t, it […]
One kid at a time
East Troy municipal judge creates program to help juvenile offenders By Tracy Ouellette Editor It was 2012 when East Troy Municipal Judge Michael Cotter says he became increasingly frustrated with the juvenile offenders he was seeing in his courtroom. “The straw that broke the camel’s back for me was when […]
Board extends deadline for burnt-out square property
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board extended the deadline for the owner of the vacant property on the village square to have top soil brought in and grass planted until July 1 at Monday night’s meeting. Greg Aprahamian, owner of the property that was destroyed in the […]
New adult books on CD available at the library
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library has announced that the following adult books on CD are now available. • “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War” by Robert M. Gates Before Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House in 2006, he thought he’d left Washington politics behind: after […]
