On Monday, Oct. 14, the Monroe school board:
• Recognized Monroe High School athletic director and girls basketball coach Kevin Keen for being named Wisconsin Basketball Association Division 2 Coach of the Year. It is the second time since 2006 Keen has earned the distinction.
• Learned the Northside PTO donated $2,800 to the music program at Northside to purchase Orff instruments. The percussion-like instruments go along with a new music curriculum in use.
• Learned Monroe Baseball Inc. wants to donate a new press box to the school. MHS Principal Mark Burandt said the press box would be a two-story structure with room for scorekeepers on the top level and storage below. The construction class at MHS has been approached about helping with building the structure, a venture teacher Tom Witt is in favor of the project, Burandt said.
• Recognized Monroe High School athletic director and girls basketball coach Kevin Keen for being named Wisconsin Basketball Association Division 2 Coach of the Year. It is the second time since 2006 Keen has earned the distinction.
• Learned the Northside PTO donated $2,800 to the music program at Northside to purchase Orff instruments. The percussion-like instruments go along with a new music curriculum in use.
• Learned Monroe Baseball Inc. wants to donate a new press box to the school. MHS Principal Mark Burandt said the press box would be a two-story structure with room for scorekeepers on the top level and storage below. The construction class at MHS has been approached about helping with building the structure, a venture teacher Tom Witt is in favor of the project, Burandt said.