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Pulaski High School Students Cover the Local Beat

December 15, 2025

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Named after Revolutionary War General and founder of the U.S. Cavalry Casimir Pulaski, the Village of Pulaski sits 20 miles northeast of Green Bay.  Known for its annual Polka Days festival, the village of 3700 people has lacked a commercial newspaper since the Tri-County News folded in the 1930s.  To fill the gap, Pulaski High School students began publishing the Pulaski News in 1942.  Ever since then, the paper, now the oldest student-run community paper in the nation, serves as the Pulaski area’s official paper of record, and continues to serve as a training ground for professional journalists.  Madelyn Rybak, Pulaski high school senior and student journalist, Bob Van Enkenvoort, faculty advisor to the Pulaski News and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Pulaski High student, Jacqui Banaszynski all joined Monday Buzz host Brian Standing on December 15, 2025.

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