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	Q marries U in Potosi The letters Q and U were “married” at Potosi Elementary School April 25. The wedding was hosted by the kindergarten classes, and Mr. Uppena served as the minister. The celebration consisted of The Story of Q & U, vows and a song. Following the ceremony the kindergartners and their guests enjoyed cupcakes and ice cream as well as some traditional wedding reception music. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 12:29 p.m. \| Updated: May. 16, 2013 8:00 a.m.
	Seneca High School recognized nationally Once again, Seneca High School was nationally recognized as one of the top high schools in the state. Newsweek magazine, as published in the online edition known as The Daily Beast, rated high schools across the nation in terms of college readiness. They published a list of the top 2,000 schools in the nation. Fifty-five Wisconsin ... Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 15, 2013 12:21 p.m. \| Updated: May. 16, 2013 4:30 a.m.
	Son awarded National Merit Scholarship Platteville High School senior Minjoo Son has been awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 4:51 p.m. \| Updated: May. 15, 2013 10:00 p.m.
	Coming to a Platteville classroom near you: iPads Platteville seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade students will be getting iPads for school this fall. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 4:45 p.m. \| Updated: May. 15, 2013 8:00 p.m.
	... and leases OK'd The Platteville School Board approved several leases for space at the former O.E. Gray School Monday. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 4:19 p.m. \| Updated: May. 15, 2013 6:30 p.m.
	Teachers hired ... The Platteville School Board continued the process of adding staff for the 2013–14 school year Monday night. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 4:17 p.m. \| Updated: May. 15, 2013 6:00 p.m.
	Le café Platteville The Platteville High School International Club Coffee House displayed some of the school’s performing talent. The Coffee House featured dancing, singing, and other musical talents, including the singing of Stephanie Philipps and the guitar of Josh Bernhardt. The raffle gave several prizes, donated by various local business, with revenue placed in a scholarship fund for a student who plans to study foreign language in college next year. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 12:09 p.m. \| Updated: May. 15, 2013 4:00 p.m.
	PHS Science Olympiad 14th at state On April 13 the Platteville High School Science Olympiad team traveled to UW–Milwaukee to compete in the State Science Olympiad. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 12:04 p.m. \| Updated: May. 15, 2013 3:00 p.m.
	Hynek elected new Hillsboro school board president The Hillsboro Board of Education had several major decisions at its reorganization meeting on Monday night, including the election of a new President due to the resignation of Mark Gustafson. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 14, 2013 6:37 p.m.
	High school presents mock crash Darlington High School (DHS) hosted a mock crash on Wednesday, May 1, the week before students attended the junior prom event. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 10, 2013 10:43 a.m.
	Seneca ranked tenth among high schools In the recent report, Best High Schools in the Nation published by U.S. News and World Report, Seneca High School was recognized as the tenth best high school in the state of Wisconsin. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 10, 2013 8:59 a.m.
	GED Boot Camp sessions set A program designed to assist individuals to adjust and adapt to the upcoming changes in the GED testing program recently began. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 07, 2013 1:01 p.m. \| Updated: May. 10, 2013 8:00 a.m.
	Near-future to future engineers UW–Platteville engineering students recently gave demonstrations of construction and football and flower assembly lines to fifth-grade students at Platteville Middle School. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 07, 2013 1:06 p.m. \| Updated: May. 09, 2013 9:00 a.m.
	Jones scholarships awarded The Thomas B. Jones and Grace Stevenson Jones Charitable Foundation has awarded $71,500 in scholarships for the 2013–14 academic year. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 07, 2013 12:53 p.m. \| Updated: May. 09, 2013 8:00 a.m.
	UW–Platteville names college valedictorians Each of the three colleges at UW–Platteville has announced its valedictorians. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 08, 2013 9:54 a.m. \| Updated: May. 08, 2013 5:00 p.m.
	UW–Platteville Commencement set for Saturday UW–Platteville will host its 190th commencement on Saturday, May 11. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 08, 2013 9:49 a.m. \| Updated: May. 08, 2013 4:00 p.m.
	PHS students rewarded at Tri-State Regional HS Exhibit Platteville art students senior Caitlyn McMahon, junior Noah Hoeper and freshman Madison Knockel all received awards of merit for their artwork at this year’s Tri-States Regional High School Exhibit at UW–Platteville’s Hohr Gallery. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 07, 2013 12:48 p.m. \| Updated: May. 08, 2013 2:00 p.m.
	Hillsboro Elementary students open, close new business on same day A new business factory opened in Hillsboro last Friday morning. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 07, 2013 6:14 p.m.
	Prom nights “Let Me Show You How Country Feels” was the theme of the Belmont High School Junior Prom held Saturday. The 2013 Queen and King are Emma Lee (left), daughter of Dave and Dawn Lee, and Tanner Morrissey, son of Tom and Mary Morrissey. The proms at Platteville, Potosi and Iowa–Grant are Saturday night. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 01, 2013 10:47 a.m. \| Updated: May. 03, 2013 9:00 a.m.
	New in PHS NHS New members of the Platteville High School Honor Society are (front, from left) Rachael Demaree, Noah Hoeper, Arianna Day, Hannah VanNatta, Nalee Xiong, Mattea Scanlan, Ashley Fitzgerald, Alanna Imobersteg, Madelyn Kieler, (middle row) Megan Schlueter, Zheniya Fager, Alaina Reeves, Michelle Clough, Lidia Wawrzak, Sumaia Masoom, Glory Obielodan, (back) Nolan Carroll, William Cooley, Benjamin Bahr, Logan Briggs, Matthew Roling, Benjamin Kroll, Logan Butson, (missing) Carla Hoppe and Neil Perry. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 01, 2013 10:43 a.m. \| Updated: May. 02, 2013 1:00 p.m.
	Son is Presidential semifinalist Minjoo Son of Platteville is one of 10 Wisconsin high school students who have been named semifinalists for the 2013 Presidential Scholars award, the nation’s highest honor for graduating high school seniors. Read More 0 Comments Posted: May. 01, 2013 10:51 a.m. \| Updated: May. 01, 2013 5:00 p.m.
	BHS sends teams to FFA Career Development Contest Belmont High School FFA members competed in the FFA District Career Development Contest. Read More 0 Comments Posted: Apr. 30, 2013 12:14 p.m. \| Updated: May. 01, 2013 2:00 p.m.
	Board approves basketball coach Physical education teacher Judd Eastman was approved as the new varsity boys basketball coach by the North Crawford School Board at their meeting last Thursday. Read More 0 Comments Posted: Apr. 26, 2013 10:46 a.m.
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