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Cadets host event
Some of the best high school marching band programs in the state, including Elk River’s, descended on Elk River High School this past weekend for the Winter Guard International Sport of the Arts Event....
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Teachers go public with desire for contract
by Jim Boyle Editor After filling up on some hot soup and bread as part of fundraiser for Open Doors for Youth, members of the Elk River Education Association headed across the highway to picket at the...
View ArticleEducation funding still talk of the town
District 728 reaffirms desire for equity in meeting with Daudt after Peppin rebuke by Jim Boyle Editor As the Minnesota Legislature prepared for its return to work Tuesday, its body of work from last...
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Rogers DECA program impresses at state, many move to nationals
by Jared Hines Contributing Sports Writer Last weekend, 79 students from Rogers High School participated in the annual Minnesota DECA State Career Development Conference in Minneapolis. Students...
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Elk River DECA team finishes 3rd in state
by Trevor Hass Sports Reporter The Elk River High School DECA team competed at the State Career Development Conference on March 7 in Minneapolis. The team placed third overall in the state of...
View ArticleTwenty-five Zimmerman students place at conference speech meet
by Trevor Hass Sports Reporter Twenty-five Zimmerman High students placed at the Granite Ridge Conference Speech Meet on Monday night at Foley High School. Here is a listing of the students who earned...
View ArticleDeadline is March 31 for patriotic art contest
Local high school students have the opportunity to win thousands of dollars in scholarships, a trip to the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention, publication of their piece, as well as dozens of...
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Rogers speech team turns in successful conference meet
by Jared Hines Contributing Sports Writer Matthew Ternus closed his eyes and bowed his head following his creative expression speech. He sat there still, lost in his thoughts for a few seconds, before...
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ERHS culinary team nabs 3rd straight win at state
by Trevor Hass Sports Reporter Every Sunday, at 7 a.m., Avalon Donat, Lizzie Holby, Kailey Johnson, Dan Larom, Mark Swann and instructor Monique Sabby know where they’ll be. No, not in their beds,...
View ArticleBoard holds off on change to boundaries
by Jim Boyle Editor The Elk River Area School Board has backed away from its intentions of adopting boundary line changes at Twin Lakes Elementary School for the 2016-17 school year. Instead, a...
View ArticleFull-time custodians dodge outsourcing, for now
by Jim Boyle Editor District 728 custodians will not be outsourced anytime soon, following the March 14 approval of tentative contracts with Service Employees International Union Local 284, which...
View ArticleFilings for School Board open May 17 for four seats
by Jim Boyle Editor The filing period for people interested in filling Jane Bunting’s vacant seat on the Elk River Area School Board or one of three at-large seats on the Nov. 8 ballot will open on...
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Cadets ‘On Target’ with 5th place in Missouri
River Valley Winter Guard took fifth place at a Winter Guard International regional competition in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 5. In its fifth year and traveling to its first out-of-state regional,...
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Six Spectrum students awarded scholarships for senior projects
Six Spectrum High School seniors earned scholarships by receiving the highest combined scores on their senior projects and formal presentations. A graduation requirement at the charter school, the...
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Elk River High DECA program continues to impress
by Trevor Hass Sports Reporter Whenever someone asks Elk River High DECA teacher Sonja Weiler what DECA is, she has a tough time describing it. That’s because DECA has so many components, layers and...
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New Twin Lakes options aired; Meeting with parents on March 31
Use of Minnesota School Business facility explored as one option; Meeting with parents on March 31 by Jim Boyle Editor After deciding against making any school boundary line changes at Twin Lakes...
View ArticleThree RMS students set to compete at state science fair
by Jared Hines Contributing Sports Writer Every year, thousands of students, from around the district, the state and the country, participate in science fair projects. These students create many...
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Zimmerman freshman Johann shines on speech team, in drama department, despite...
by Trevor Hass Sports Reporter Michael Johann turns 15 years old Friday, April 1. He has already placed seventh and eighth in speech competitions this year, performed in multiple school plays and found...
View ArticleStudent Notes ~ March 2016
Dean’s lists: Concordia University Elk River Keaton Huberty, Paxton Huberty, Madyson St. Germain Rogers Jessica Bianchi, Patricia Vacek Zimmerman Brooke Salo Marquette University, Wisconsin Rogers...
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Bizal honored to receive Rotary award
Elk River Rotary Student of the Month for March: Connor Bizal Parents: Terrence and Beth Bizal List the activities you have participated in and tell of your proudest accomplishments: The activities I...
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