The cutting of the ribbon to officially unveil the new James Williams Middle School brought a torrent of applause from the crowd. Front (l-r): Jake Tharaldson (Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce Ambassador), Jessica Mellinger (Ambassador), Jaime Stepan (Family and Consumer Education teacher), Paul Oppman (Technology/Engineering teacher), Ingrid Bodensteiner (associate principal), Kyle Raleigh (principal), Eric Burke (superintendent), Merlin Van Buren (school board), Judy Conlin (school board), Tiki Krueger-Boehm (Ambassador), Diane Sowinski (Ambassador), Linda Krebsbach (Ambassador), Mary Peterson (school board), Tom Peterson (Ambassador). Back (l-r): Toni Van Doren (Ambassador), Rod Ankrom (Ambassador), Brian Carpenter (art teacher), Joe Kraus (C.D. Smith Construction), Dave Mertens (C.D. Smith Construction), Nate Considine (Bray Architects), Kurt Helke (school board), Ronald Lueneburg (school board), Patricia Townsend (school board) and Duane Frey (school board; obscured). (Photo by Ardith Carlton/River News)
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JWMS ribbon-cutting highlights a day to cherish for SDR
With the afternoon’s grand unveiling of improvements at James Williams Middle School (JWMS) dovetailing with a school board meeting at which grateful high schoolers shared profound experiences from recent school trips abroad, Monday, April 20, was a day tough to top for the School District of Rhinelander (SDR).
