UNDATED (WSAU) — Eight Wisconsin elementary schools have been named as nominees for the national Blue Ribbon Award, including two local schools.
Stevens Point’s Bannach Elementary and the Parkview Elementary in New London will move on to the next stage of the competition, which recognizes schools with some of the highest student academic achievement in the state or that demonstrate dramatic gains in closing achievement gaps.
Other schools among the eight finalists are located in Eau Calire, Kenosha, De Soto Area, and Gilbraltar.
Since it began in 1982, the Blue Ribbon program has recognized over 8,000 schools nationwide. Winners of the Blue Ribbon distinction will be announced in September.
