Rebecca Loroff

5 days ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

Appleton art lovers bid farewell to the Trout Museum of Art's old location May 9 at 111 W. College Ave. Sipping on wine and cocktails, artists, volunteers and patrons all said their goodbyes to the Trout Museum as they browsed an exhibit that looked back on the museum's history. But they're excited for the new building, too. The Trout Museum's last day is May 18.

6 days ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

A local school district is urging parents to warn their kids off the "Chromebook Challenge," a TikTok trend that could destroy school-issued laptops. The Neenah Joint School District, along with school districts across the country, said they sent letters to parents addressing the challenge and encouraging them to talk to their students about the dangers of participating. What is the Chromebook challenge? The "Chromebook Challenge," or the "Chromebook Durability Test," fries school-issued laptops.

6 days ago | jsonline.com | Rebecca Loroff

Our Student of the Week poll has now closed. Thanks to all who voted. For this week's Wisconsin Student of the Week, we had two Pulaski students — both high school juniors — compete for the title. Keep reading to see who won, and how you can nominate a student for our weekly poll. We plan to continue Student of the Week through May, so we're welcoming submissions through May 23.

1 week ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

More high schoolers in Wisconsin and in many Fox Cities school districts are graduating on time, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Across the state, 91% of high schoolers who graduated in the 2023-24 school year graduated from high school within four years, according to the DPI.

1 week ago | postcrescent.com | Rebecca Loroff

As the school year winds down and students look forward to summer, high school seniors will soon move on to the next chapter of their lives. It's a busy time, so we're giving you a bit of help. While we've put together a list of graduation dates already, here are more details about Fox Valley-area graduation ceremonies. Appleton East / Tesla Engineering Charter School / Appleton eSchool: 6:30 p.m. May 28 in the Appleton East Patriot gym, 2121 E. Emmers Drive, Appleton.