More than 3,200 people filled Veterans Park on a chilly Saturday morning to see the USS Beloit officially go into service.

The visitors ranged from proud Beloiters and Fairbanks Morse Defense workers to military veterans of every service and even curious citizens from Milwaukee.

Pictures from the commissioning ceremony of the USS Beloit.

BELOIT — The Lincoln Academy girls volleyball team celebrated an historic achievement Monday with its first match history at the varsity level over Milwaukee Juneau.

The Lions pulled out a thriller, too, winning the first two sets 25-19 and 25-22, dropping the next two 14-25, 25-27 and then pulling out the clincher 15-11.

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BELOIT — Some local 8th grade students were able to take part in an honorable activity on May 30 as they were chosen to place wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C.

Colin Flanagan, Kauri Mejia, Dylan VanFleet and Jacob Flory were selected to take part in the ceremony. In order to be selected for the honor, the students had to write essays on the importance of honoring those who served in the military and national monuments which were built to honor them.

BELOIT - The Lincoln Academy, a charter school completing its third year in Beloit, hopes to raise more than $20,000 in its second annual Scholar Showcase Thursday night.

The event features dozens of items created by Lincoln Academy students over the course of the school year. The vast majority have set sale prices ranging from $10 to as high as $300. A handful of items, though, have been set aside for a silent auction.

BELOIT — Three cars built by 15 Lincoln Academy students will be on the Road America track today in Elkhart Lake competing in the ChallengeUSA Energy Efficient Motorsports series, the final event of their first year in the competition.

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BELOIT — Students from area schools and volunteers from local organizations scoured Riverside Park on Monday, picking up cans, food wrappers and disposable lighters.

This was the way Earth Day was being observed in Beloit as dozens of people turned out to make a difference in protecting the environment and bringing awareness about the cost of pollution and littering.

BELOIT — The Lincoln Academy continues to thrive as it gears up to welcome students in grades 5 and 12 this fall, fulfilling its vision of a full 4K-12 grade school with its first graduating class in 2025.

“We will be at our full completion next year with 730 scholars,” the Academy’s CEO Dr. Kristi Cole said.

BELOIT — Students named to the honor roll at The Lincoln Academy are:

BELOIT - The Lions' Lens, a quarterly newsletter filled with updates and activity highlights, is our way of sharing all of the great things happening at TLA throughout the year with you. Enjoy these updates from the second quarter of 2023-2024!