7 Day Forecast / Radar

Search
NEWS STORIES

Northland Pines High School gets proactive with drug prevention Submitted: 09/28/2016
Phylicia Ashley
Phylicia Ashley
Reporter/Anchor
pashley@wjfw.com

 Northland Pines High School gets proactive with drug prevention
EAGLE RIVER - After a year of revisions, Northland Pines High School will start a new policy in December: drug testing some of its students. 

The school board approved the new policy earlier this week.

For District Administrator Mike Richie, this is a way to stay proactive, helping both parents and students avoid drug addiction.


"If there is a problem, how we can prevent that problem? How can we get students to realize that this problem can only get worse as they get older and continue into the workforce?" said Richie. "I think we're going above and beyond, and I think that we need to help and assist parents. This is a problem that exists all over; it's not just a northern Wisconsin problem." 

To Richie, keeping kids off drugs is a collaborative effort. Students will only be put into the pool to be randomly tested if they and their parents both opt into the policy and sign the permission form. Forms for parents and students to opt into the policy will be sent out within the next couple of weeks.

"I think we have to work together," Richie said. "The school districts have to work with law enforcement and the community and reach out to these families. If we all work together, I think we can solve the problem."

The school is responsible for the cost of each test, which totals $30 apiece. 

The policy will be in place for high schoolers for the 2016-2017 school year. Beginning in 2017, the policy will include middle school students starting in 7th grade. If a student tests positive, only his or her parents will be notified, not law enforcement. That policy aims to ensure that the school and the family can work together to prevent students from using drugs. 

"We want to get the word out that there is a problem in society," said Richie. "If we can be part of the solution, I give our school board and our district a lot of credit for taking that step and moving forward. Not many districts would do this."




Text Size: + Increase | Decrease -
| Print Story | Email Story
Sponsored in part by HodagSports.com
 IN OTHER NEWS
Oneida County Sheriff will run for another termSubmitted: 04/25/2018

RHINELANDER - Oneida County Sheriff Grady Hartman wants the job for another term.

Hartman submitted his nomination papers to the county clerk's office on Monday.

+ Read More
Opening Day at Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe Submitted: 04/25/2018

TOMAHAWK - Lemon Bar and Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler can be more than just bakery desserts.

They're flavors at one Tomahawk ice cream shop.

The Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe will open its doors at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon.

Owner Pat Berg says a couple of people will be already waiting in line for the door to be opened.

It really picks up when the kids pass The Windmill after school today.
 
"They get home, parents bring them down here so we will have more kids and customers," says Pat.

Check the Windmill's Facebook page for its hours.


+ Read More
Vice President Mike Pence plans to talk about the Republican tax overhaul during a visit to MilwaukeeSubmitted: 04/25/2018

MILWAUKEE - Vice President Mike Pence plans to talk about the Republican tax overhaul during a visit to Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon.

The event is sponsored by a group created to promote President Donald Trump's policies.

+ Read More
WXPR celebrates 35th anniversarySubmitted: 04/24/2018

Play Video

RHINELANDER - Dave Daniels loves classical music.

He loves sharing it with people even more.

+ Read More
Red Eye Brewing Company debuts new glitter beerSubmitted: 04/24/2018

Play Video

WAUSAU - Ales, lagers, or stouts â€" every beer connoisseur has a favorite. But Tuesday, one ale garnered the most attention. 

Beer drinkers from far and wide gathered at Red Eye Brewing in Wausau to try something totally new.
Tuesday evening Red Eye released a beer unlike any other.

"A lot of you are here for probably the craziest beer release we've ever done in the history of Red Eye," said Brewmaster and Co-owner Kevin Eichelberger.

The beer is brewed in the same way as most. It's an American Pale Ale and it's fairly hoppy.

+ Read More
Nearly 90 veterans go on 31st Never Forgotten Honor Flight Submitted: 04/24/2018

Play Video

WASHINGTON D.C. - 33 Korean War Era veterans, 50 Vietnam Era veterans, and 5 World War II Era veterans boarded the 31st Never Forgotten Honor Flight Monday morning. 

"[It's] unbelievable what's going on," said one veteran. 

Flight #8651 left Central Wisconsin Airport Monday morning for Reagan National Airport. From there, police escorts led buses filled with veterans from around north central Wisconsin to visit memorials in Washington D.C. They visited Korean, Vietnam, and Lincoln Memorials.

+ Read More
Eagle River now home to 20th certified site in the stateSubmitted: 04/24/2018

Play Video

EAGLE RIVER - Governor Scott Walker made a stop in Eagle River on Tuesday for a special announcement.

Eagle River is now home to the twentieth certified site in the state, something that could bring new business into the area.

+ Read More
+ More General News
Search: 





Click Here