During these early days Lena was not The only school in the area. The country schools with grades 1 to 8 were also in operation. Many of the students who would eventually wind up in Lena High School came from these country schools such as: LaFaHotte, Fair-view, Stiles Junction, Meadow Brook, PersNng, Kelly Brook, Maple Center, Maple Grove. Victory, Sunshine. Sunny Brook, Birch Grove and Louisville. Some of these schools would not be considered in the Lena district today but in the early days students from these rural schools often went to the H?gh School which was the most convenient. These rural schools were actually districts of their own with their own school board.
SUNNY BROOK SCHOOL
One example of these eariy rural schools was SUNNY BROOK district No. 4. The first building was a wooden, one-room replaced in 1913. The wooden building was removed to the comer of Sunny Brook Road and the Belgian Road, remodeied into a cheese factory, later used as a slaughter house, a store, then moved from the premises to be remodeled into a home
In 1913 the cement block building having two rooms was built by Nick Neuer who owned a cement block factory where he made decorative blocks. Similar ones can be seen in the construction of the old Mathey building, now Lyle's Red Owl.
The name Sunny Brook was selected by vote of the student body as were the school colors of maroon and gold.
The two room school with two teachers had an average of 60 students in grades 1-4 and 5-8
Many social and community events were held at tne school. Christmas programs were performed by students for the parents on lemonade and homemade fee cream. School meetings always brought large crowds with community interest and cooperation. Four-H Club meetings, card games, ice cream socials and box lunch actions were all pan of the fun at the Sunny Brook country school,
' By 1914 the Lena School board decided, with 41 eligible scholars of High School age they should establish a four year High School. The Lena Board of education at this time was composed of Mr. J.H, Paviik, Mr. Edward Niquetteand Mr. Peter Peetz. This board held several meetings to formulate the necessary paper work to develop a Free Lena High School, The requirements for the establishment of a High School in the State of Wisconsin in 1914 were very sample by today's standards:
1) There must be at teast 25 students,
2) They must be cualfied to enter upon High School work.
3) They must be of school age I under 20).
4) They must be residents of the district.
The Lena Board of Education in 1914 sent their certified letter on Sept. 18 with a list of 41 students all meeting the requirments. This letter also included a course of study adopted by the board for the Lena High School,
LENA HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT \H 1914
1.  Edna Lorenz 
2.  Pearl Brown 
3. Alice Cayo 
4. LibbieKlimesh 
5. Frank Pavlik 
6. Lillian Niquette 
7. Odile Dionne 
8. JohnMeleskt 
9. Norman Niquette 
10.  Frank Courchaine 
11. Theresa Dionne 
12.  Chester Feak 
13. RoseHarley 
14.  Peter Mathev 
15.  Mabie McGuire 
16. Alvina Mteziva 
17. Ralph Niquette 
18. Pearl Rosera 
19- Mildred Valley 
20. Ray Dionne
21- Arthur Hariey
22. Bermce Needham
23. Able Netzer
24. Stanley Netzer
25. Sophia Peetz
26. Almura Pelkey
27. Rynold Rosera
28. Earl Chesley
29. Atfred Peetz
30. Martha Pelkey
31. Gladys Rosera
32. Julie Dionne
33. Carl Peak
34. Lucille McGuire
35. Berth Rosera
36, Adam Nichidoine
37, Roland Wenzel
38, Rosa Mleziva
39. Edward Marcufida
40. Joseph Lindorf
 41. Florence Needham