Comet footballers help ‘crush cancer’ with points this past season

Members of the Delavan-Darien High School football program joined together to “crush” cancer by raising $2,450 for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn.

Wileman gets math, science grant from ExxonMobil

Wileman Elementary School was chosen as a recipient of a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Corporation to promote math and science learning.

Rock band Pearl Jam gives Wileman students ‘Blessings in a Backpack’

Funds raised at a summertime Pearl Jam concert at Alpine Valley Music Theater outside East Troy have found their way to the Delavan-Darien School District and Wileman Elementary School. The school recently received a grant of $50,000 from the alternative rock band and the non-profit Blessings in a Backpack organization to buy food for children in need.

Phoenix announces first quarter honor students

Phoenix Middle School officials rolled out the first quarter honor and high honor rolls. Are you on the list?

DDHS seeing more students succeed in Advanced Placement courses

Delavan-Darien High School’s Advanced Placement program is achieving positive gains, both in the number of students taking the college-level tests and the number of students earning college credit for taking them.

Latino college outreach program scheduled for Dec. 8 at DDHS

Several University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students will speak, primarily in Spanish, to Latino students and families at a free college outreach program scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at Delavan-Darien High School, 150 Cummings St., Delavan.

Senior Slideshow needs slides

Planners at Delavan-Darien High School are gearing up once again for the Senior Slideshow. Here’s how to submit your photos!

DDHS Music Department has busy season

A few notes from the Delavan-Darien High School Music Department. DDHS choir members are singing at the City of Delavan’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, in downtown Delavan. Mark your calendars. The DDHS winter choir concert is set for 7 p.m. Monday Dec. 12, in the DDHS Auditorium. Admission is [...]

Steel rose project catching on in newspapers, around the state

The steel roses being formed by Delavan-Darien High School students are taking shape, and people in the community are taking notice. Both the Janesville Gazette and the Lake Geneva Regional News ran feature stories on the project that will mean so much to so many.

Seniors are Rotary students for November

A pair of seniors were named Rotary Students of the Month for the month of November.