HOWARDS GROVE, Wis. — Howards Grove Middle School officially opened its doors Monday night with a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the modern facility that replaces an aging building with significant infrastructure problems.

"The little things we take for granted in other places, we don't have to do that anymore," said Allyson Wasmer, music teacher at Howards Grove Middle School.

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Wasmer, who grew up in the district, remembers the challenges students and staff faced in the old building.

"The water was already yellow. I remember there were days when they'd be like, 'Bring your own water because our water is shut off,'" Wasmer said.

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