Higher Expectations for Racine County, a nonprofit in Racine County, is hosting a Back 2 School event for teenagers in Racine County. The event is being put on by a group of teens from Racine County in conjunction with Higher Expectations for Racine County. The Back 2 School event will take place on Sept. 10, […]
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Racine Raiders football hangs 70 on Michigan squad in blowout victory
RACINE — The hometown team’s scoreboard lit up with a 70-burger Saturday night. “A 70-burger? Really?” Really. The Racine Raiders had some fun in front of a season-high crowd of more than 500 people in a 70-0 shellacking of the visiting Seminoles from Grand Rapids, Mich. With this win, Racine improved to 6-2 overall. Stanley […]
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Blood pressure kits now available at the Racine Public Library for at-home use
The Racine Public Library has launched a new way to help its adult patrons. In addition to finding materials – like books, DVDs, CDs, and even household tools and more – when you visit the Racine Public Library, you can find necessary tools that can save a life. The Racine Public Library now has at-home […]
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Modesti Scores Boys’ Varsity Soccer Coach Position at The Prairie School
Michael Modesti began playing soccer at a young age. His days as a child were spent running up and down the fields at the Soccer Complex of Racine, also known as SCORe. His love for the game carried him to opportunities to play as a dual-sport athlete at Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Drive in Kenosha, WI. […]
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Firebirds Champions Again
Senior Matt Slivinski helped the Carthage College Firebirds Men’s Volleyball team defend their national championship on April 23 in front of their home crowd. Slivinski had 18 kills in his final collegiate match as Carthage College won their second consecutive national championship in four sets (25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22) over No. 1 ranked Springfield College. […]
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Firebirds advance to Elite Eight
Firebirds Zach Bulthuis and Matt Slivinski both posted double-digit kills as the Carthage College Men’s Volleyball Team notched their first win of NCAA tournament play. Bulthuis posted 12 kills, while Slivinski had 10 kills and six service aces as the Firebirds dispatched Mount Union in three sets to open up tournament play. “Zach was unreal […]
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Firebirds men’s volleyball host first weekend of NCAA Tournament
The Carthage College Firebirds’ men’s volleyball team will be hosting this weekend’s NCAA tournament action at Tarble Arena. The team earned an overall number one seed after earning the CCIW tournament title on Saturday with a 3-1 win over conference rival North Central. Slivinski and Schmidt lead Firebirds past Cardinals Leadership helped lead the Firebirds […]
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Firebirds reach conference championship with 3-0 sweep
A trio of Firebirds helped the Carthage College Men’s Volleyball team make their first step towards defending last year’s national championship. Matt Slivinski, Andrew Otto, and David Markes all posted double-digit kills in the team’s 3-0 sweep of North Park in the semifinals of the CCIW conference tournament on April 6 at Tarble Arena. “We […]
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4 Wisconsin Colleges Win National Award for Moon Shot for Equity Program
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside joins UW-Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College and Carthage College as recipients of the EAB’s CONNECTEDness award for their participation and success within the Moon Shot for Equity Program. Moon Shot For Equity Program Helping students from underrepresented populations to gain success in college is the goal of the national program. The […]
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Carthage students create Blackbird Gen marketing company
Climate change is a hot topic that impacts the existence of life itself. Carthage students Zach Gibson and Sophie Shulman have teamed up to bring about positive change to southeast Wisconsin through their marketing company, Blackbird Gen. Gibson and Shulman are students at Carthage College and members of the class of 2023. They began working […]
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Racine Public Library Hires Full-time Social Worker
Ashley Cedeño is now serving as the Racine Public Library’s first permanent and full-time social worker. She is a recent graduate of UW-Milwaukee’s social work program. Social workers are relatively new to libraries. The Racine Public Library has observed a shift in community member needs for the past serval years. Requests for services around homelessness, addiction, mental […]
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Carthage College Welcomes Largest Incoming Class
Incoming students at Carthage College have set a new record as the largest incoming class. The class of 2021 was able to participate in their orientation in person. The orientation schedule filled the three day Labor Day weekend. After moving into the residence halls, students gathered with their families for two community welcome sessions on Sept. 4 […]
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Local Students Selected for Carthage Summer Research Program
More than 35 Carthage students were selected to conduct research with faculty as part of the 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, including these students from your coverage area: Katiann Nelson of Waterford is participating in the Preparation and Performance: An Opera Company Experience project. Ashley Gorman of Mount Pleasant is participating in the Computational Analysis […]
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Several locals graduate from Carthage College
KENOSHA, WI — With a few safety-driven modifications, Carthage College gave the Class of 2021 a one-of-a-kind sendoff that preserved as much of the traditional graduation celebration as possible. Speeches and degree conferral took place Friday night in a student-only event at the TARC Field House. Then, at assigned times Saturday and Sunday, graduates took […]
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Area students named to the Carthage College Dean’s List Spring 2021
KENOSHA, WI — More than 900 students have been named to the Carthage College dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. Dean’s list honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester. The following area students made the list: Jaemaan Holt […]