February 2017

On Tuesday, January 24, the New Glarus Knights played at Pecatonica, winning a thrilling game against the home team. The final score was New Glarus 79, Pecatonica 73, despite the Knights trailing by four at halftime.
Cullen Brooks poured in 32 points for the Knights. Jaden Kreklow put 25 on the board and Trevor Gassman scored 8 points.
New Glarus hosted Marshall on January 26th. After a rocky start, New Glarus led at halftime, 44-40. The Knights kept the pace for the second half and won the game. The final score was New Glarus 94, Marshall 86.

Former New Glarus graduate Ashley Beutler joined the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January.  Ashley won four individual Conference Championships, four individual Section Championships and three individual State Championships.  Ashley earned First Team All State awards all four years, and WCCCA Runner of the Year, Gatorade Wisconsin Runner of the Year and Wisconsin State Journal’s Runner of the Year her senior year. 
Ashley competed for UW-Madison in cross country and track for five years following graduation from New Glarus High School.

Haiden Zimmerman and Nikki Bushee recently led a STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) event through Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). They held Sock Hops for the middle and elementary schools of New Glarus to raise money and collect sock donations for children in the district that cannot afford it. Along with the sock hops, they also held a sock drive in the middle school and through FCCLA. The overall goal was to get 100 pairs of socks, to their surprise they received over 1,000 pairs of socks. They would like to thank everyone who donated.

Serving for the ensuing year are Mike Mudrey, Worshipful Master; Carey Schneider, Senior Warden; Charles Hustad, Junior Warden; Al Leinhardt, Treasurer; and Don Rupnow, Secretary.