Historically Speaking... (2008/07/03)
The following information is taken from the 1914 Courier, the first yearbook published by the Westby High School. The following year it was renamed The Ski and remains thus till this day.

Historically Speaking... (2008/06/30)
The year 2008 marks another milestone reached in Coon Valley. The Coon Valley Fire Department has reached the century mark and is celebrating its 100 years of service to the community. There have been big changes in the fire service in 100 years and those changes have also affected how the firefighters in Coon Valley operate. The fire department in Coon Valley has progressed from a few hose carts and wagons pulled by manpower to vehicles with plenty of horsepower available to get the manpower to the scene.

Historically Speaking... (2008/06/22)
A History of the Westby High School Girls’ Basketball Team written in 1914 In 1910, the year that witnessed the opening of our new high school building, our first girls’ basketball team was organized. The team was coached by Mr. Godfrey. Only one game was played during the first year. The Westby girls attending high school at Viroqua contended with our girls and carried off the victory by close score of 6 to 5.

Historically Speaking... (2008/06/16)
Westby High School Basketball Written about 1914 Athletics have proven a success in the Westby High School. Basketball has been the game of the school for the last three years. Considering that this sport was new to the village when the high school was in its infancy, we can be proud of the showing made by our team.

Historically Speaking... (2008/06/10)
Westby High School Football Adapted from a 1940 American Legion pamphlet Due to the untiring efforts of Legionnaires Goettel, Nestingen and Bergtold, and of coach Wandschneider, eleven-man football received its start in our local high school. During the fine spring days of 1938, Coach “Bill” Wandschneider could be seen drilling a bunch of high school boys in the fundamentals of football, a sport they had never even seen played before. By fall of the same year an eight game schedule had been drawn up and twenty-two complete new football uniforms were ready to be checked out to the players.

Historically Speaking... (2008/05/30)
The Westby High School Band author unknown The Westby High School band, now in its eighteenth year, was organized during the year of 1922, by the Reverend J.O. Holum. In 1924, the late Otto Brown of Viroqua, was engaged as part-time instructor in the school.

Historically Speaking... (2008/05/22)
History of the Westby High School from 1912-1914 Author unknown, continued from last week. With expectation we awaited the arrival of September 1913. This year we knew would be different from any other school year that had ever been experienced in Westby. We were a full-fledged high school and cold hold up our heads as proudly as any one. I believe that every pupil thrilled with pride to think that we had at least reached our year of maturity. There was a Senior row, Senior dignity and Senior everything-else which we had never had before.

Historically Speaking... (2008/05/19)
History of the Westby High School from 1912-1914, author unknown, continued from last week.

Historically Speaking... (2008/05/12)
History of the Westby High School from 1912-1914, author unknown When school opened in September of the year 1912, we marked many changes. Principal L.E. Weiland had come to take the place of Mr. Godrey who left us at the end of the preceding school year. Mr. Weiland had visited us in May of the same year, so we felt more or less acquainted with him; and work started off the first day without a hitch. Miss. Hildur Schreiner was added to the teaching force of the high school after two weeks had passed. This divided the work in such a way that we were enabled to devote more time and energy to activities which are as valuable to high school students as are the lessons learned from books.