Organizers hope the Merrill School Forest will come alive with community spirit on Saturday, May 17, 2025, during the 4th Annual “Trees For Our Future” Community Tree Planting Event. …
Washington Elementary School students were treated to some special visitors last Friday as part of an innovative approach to improving school attendance. The school held a “Godzilla’s …
Merrill Area Public Schools will host nationally-recognized youth speaker Joe Beckman at this year’s Great Speaker Forum on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 9 a.m. in the Merrill High School …
EIGHTH GRADE Gold 4.00: Alle Bergh, Ella Bergh, Darby Bonnell, Aaron Collinsworth, Bethany Crockford, Elijah Dymerski, Colton Fox, Autumn Genisot, Jaedyn Goetsch, Jase Huston, Kassandra Johnson, Mara …
GRADE 9 HIGHEST HONORS (4.0): Brooklyn Clabots, Brady Genisot, Shane Gibson, Sawyer Grubb, Marie Hagemeister, Lilee Haltinner, Noelle Iverson, Kendell Klug, Claire Kufahl, Finlee Lange-Peronto, …
A unique cultural experience brought Wisconsin history to life at Washington School on March 14, 2025, when third-grader Piper Pullium and her father, Mathew, shared their Native American heritage …
The Merrill Theatre Jays will showcase Catch Me If You Can, the Musical , as their spring high school musical production, with three shows this Friday and Saturday. Evening performances will begin at …
Highland Community Church in Merrill purchased the former Jefferson School property from Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS) for $750,000. The sale closed just days prior to Christmas in Dec. 2025. …
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, residents in the Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS) District will go to the polls to elect three individuals to the MAPS Board of Education. Four candidates are in the …
During the month of April, the T. B. Scott Free Library will feature Moon Lamps and More for their Beyond Books: Community ArtShare Exhibition. Youth Services Outreach collaborated with St. John …
Jillian Severt, an eighth-grade student at Trinity Lutheran School, was named Lutheran Junior Honor Association’s (LJHA) 2025 Student of the Year. Trinity’s LJHA Advisor is Georgia …
National Lutheran Schools Week is a very important time! Started by the Missouri Synod and celebrated by schools across the nation, this week gives students the opportunity to proclaim God’s …
Lutheran Schools Week at Trinity Merrill Lutheran School is set for Mar. 3-7, 2025, featuring an array of engaging dress-up days and two special events. On Monday, Mar. 3, students will participate …
The following donations were approved and/or accepted at the Dec. 18, 2024, Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS) Board of Education meeting: Donation of funds from Merrill Lions Club valued at $4,000 …
(NOTE: This was inadvertently published in our print edition as the first quarter Honor Roll.) GRADE 9 HIGHEST HONORS (4.0): Azalea Blake, Brooklyn Clabots, Austin Doering, Shane …
Ruby Gronke, age 7, a first grader at Kate Goodrich Elementary School in Merrill, was the second place winner in the Schierl Tire Winter Wonders Coloring Contest. As the second place winner, Schierl …
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting artwork entries from high school students for the 2026 12-month Wisconsin state park and forest vehicle admission pass. The annual …
On Dec. 18, 2024, four new members were inducted into Trinity Lutheran School’s Chapter of the Lutheran Junior Honor Association. The induction ceremony was conducted at Trinity Church by …
Students are recognized on the Trinity Honor Roll for a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 and higher. An*indicates a 4.0 GPA Fifth GRADE Easton Baade Eli Clerveaux Grace Dupke Evie Gilbert Paul …
HIGHEST HONORS (4.0): Ruby Hoffman, Ella Humphrey, Molly Literski, Ever Smith, Samuel Szeto, Esther Verpoorten, Job Verpoorten HIGH HONORS (3.76-3.99): Claire Canne, Poppy Geisler, Abner …
