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EDUCATION
Director Trish Teichmiller, 554 students; North Lakeland Elementary School, Boulder Junction, (715) 5438417, Superintendent Brent Jelinski, 154 students;
Minocqua-Hazelhurst and Lake Tomahawk Elementary School, Minocqua, [phone], Administrator
Jim Ellis, Principal Rob Way, 594 students; Trinity
Lutheran School, Minocqua, [phone], Administrator and Principal Jeff Schultz, 59 K-8 students.
Each elementary has its own school board.

Rhinelander Area Schools
Rhinelander area schools include Rhinelander High
School, James Williams Middle School, three public elementary schools, an elementary charter school, a secondary charter school, three parochial schools and Nicolet Area Technical College.
Kelli Jacobi is superintendent of schools for the School
District of Rhinelander. The district office is located at 665
Coolidge Ave., Suite B, Rhinelander, [phone].
School board members are Ron Counter, president; Judy
Conlin, vice president; Merlin VanBuren, treasurer; Mary
Peterson, board clerk; and members David Holperin, Dennis O’Brien, Mike Roberts and Jim Winkler. Enrollment in
the School District of Rhinelander is 2,700.
Rhinelander High School is located at 665 Coolidge
Ave., Rhinelander, [phone]. Principal is David
Ditzler. Enrollment is 860. The Rhinelander Hodags
are in the Great Northern Conference.
Northwoods Community Secondary School is
located at 511 S. Pelham St., Rhinelander, (715) 3659660. Administrator is Wil Losch. Enrollment is 80
for grades six through 12.
James Williams Middle School is located at 915 Acacia Lane, Rhinelander, [phone]. Principal is
Paul Johnson. The enrollment is 455 for grades six
through eight.
Elementary Schools are as follows: Central Intermediate School, 418 N. Pelham St., Rhinelander, (715)
365-9600, principal is Tim Howell; Crescent School,
3319 Boyce Dr., Rhinelander, [phone], principal is Kelly Huseby; Pelican School, 3350 V. Hickey
Rd., Rhinelander, [phone], principal is Martha
Knudtson; Northwoods Community Elementary
School, 9086 Hwy. K, Harshaw, [phone], principal is Wil Losch.
Parochial Schools in the Rhinelander area include
Rhinelander Nativity of Our Lord, North Building,
1360 N. Stevens St., [phone], or South Building (main office), 103 E. King St., [phone]; and
Zion Evangelical Lutheran School, 26 W. Frederick
St., Rhinelander, [phone].

Nicolet College
Nicolet Area Technical College, North Woods residents and visitors have come to depend on Nicolet
Area Technical College for a wide variety of educational and cultural offerings. Academically, the college offers more than 70 different associate degrees,
diplomas, certificates and apprenticeships, as well as

a University Transfer Liberal Arts Program where
students complete the first two years of a bachelor’s
degree before transferring to a four-year college or
university. The college also offers high school completion classes, economic development programs for
businesses, and a variety of specialized training
opportunities. Learning opportunities offered in a
more relaxed setting include those in the Community
Education program; the Learning in Retirement program, geared for retired and semi-retired individuals;
and the Outdoor Adventure Series. Culturally, the
college offers the annual Creative Arts Series, bringing to the North Woods nationally acclaimed acts and
speakers and the Nicolet College Art Gallery, which
features the prestigious Northern National Art Competition, as well as new exhibits monthly.
Nicolet College is located along scenic Lake Julia, one
mile south of Rhinelander just off of Hwy. G. The college also operates numerous outreach centers in
smaller communities throughout the district, including in the three tribal communities in the district. For
more detailed information about opportunities and
events at Nicolet, visit nicoletcollege.edu or call (715)
365-4493, 1-[phone], TDD [phone].
Nicolet’s postal address is 5364 College Dr.,
Rhinelander, WI 54501.

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