In the early 1990s as a sophomore at UW-Stout, Randy Ruder interned at a country club in New York. It was his first experience at a private club. He loved it.
A book dedicated to teaching diverse populations written by current and former faculty members has been published by the Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center.
West Salem took nine first places and had 12 state qualifiers to lead all high schools in the DECA District One Career Development Conference at UW-Stout.