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‘Gap year’ offers chance to explore life options
by Joni Astrup Associate Editor As members of the Elk River High School Class of 2016 settle into college this fall, Bailey Albert is not among them. Bailey Albert with her brothers and parents on her...
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Watkins hits the ground running
by Jim Boyle Editor The Elk River Area School District’s interim superintendent almost never applied for the job. Bruce Watkins hadn’t been looking and wasn’t even aware of the opening until a...
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ERHS students start off with A, B days
by Jim Boyle ECM Publishers The start of the 2016-17 school year on Tuesday comes with special instructions, including having some students on an A- and B-day schedule that hearkens students and...
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Words matter
District 728 educators welcomed back with reminder of the power of their words to youth by Nate Gotlieb Contributing Writer Elk River Area School District staff on Tuesday received a lighthearted...
View ArticleBoard adds two teachers to address hot spots
by Julia Brolin Contributing Writer The Elk River Area School Board voted unanimously on Aug. 30 to hire two additional elementary teachers just one week prior to the start of the school year. The new...
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Day 1 drop off at Elk River High School goes off without a hitch, chief says
Elk River Police Chief Ron Nierenhausen called Day No. 1 drop off at Elk River High School a success. There were about 100 cars that came through the drop off lane on School Street. Next up,...
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Hitting the Books Again: District 728 students back at it for 2016-17 school...
Photos submitted by Jim Boyle <>Students at Zimmerman High School returned to school to find a crime scene. At least that was the case for students in an introductory course in the school’s...
View ArticleERHS to host Minnesota Education Fair
Elk River High School will host a Minnesota Education Fair from 12:10 to 2:10 p.m. on Sept. 23 in the high school commons. There are only 43 Minnesota Education Fairs hosted around the state, and Elk...
View ArticleAnoka-Ramsey up for prestigious award
Anoka-Ramsey Community College’s student-focus, teaching excellence and research opportunities, and low-cost tuition, which have been regionally well-known for years, have launched the college into a...
View ArticleSalk teacher, Hustvedt, makes history news
Ron Hustvedt Jr., an award-winning social studies teacher at Salk Middle School in Elk River, has been featured in the Monthly Teacher Spotlight of the Minnesota Historical Society’s History Education...
View ArticleStudent Notes ~ September 2016
Dean’s lists: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Elk River Sam Miller Goerke Graduations: North Dakota State University Rogers Alycia Evenocheck, master of science, health, nutrition and exercise...
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Mainstreams: Thunder strikes for 2016 ZHS homecoming
Photos by Jennelle Leblanc and Joel Held <>Aly Kalisch, Shiny Early, Kelsey Forster, homecoming queen Morgan Bronken, homecoming king Evan Carr, Treyton Bieber, Kaleb Kliever and Bryce Caswell.
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First ECFE wing opens in Zimmerman
Zimmerman Elementary opened its new multiple-classroom Early Education Learning Center Thursday, Sept. 15, with multiple local dignitaries and school representatives in attendance. It’s the first of...
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Superintendent search begins
by Jim Boyle Editor Dr. Kenneth Dragseth and Dr. Antoinette Johns of School Exec Connect laid out their game plan Sept. 26 for finding the next superintendent of schools at a work session of the Elk...
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Spectrum crowned its king, queen
Spectrum High School crowned its homecoming king and queen on Sept. 19, and spent the rest of the week hooping it up with dress up days, a pep fest, football game and dance. This year’s queen is Davey...
View ArticleSchool facilities group seeks input
Earlier this year, the Elk River Area School Board selected a community member-based Facilities Usage Committee, with the purpose of guiding the district through a process that best utilizes current...
View ArticleBoard OKs maximum levy
by Paul Rignell Contributing Writer The Elk River Area School Board on Sept. 26 approved a maximum levy that will be assessed directly to property owners in District 728 next year for funding school...
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Colleges come knocking at ERHS
by Jim Boyle Editor Area high school students in grades nine through 12 got a jump on postsecondary planning on Sept. 23 by attending an education fair on Sept. 23 at Elk River High School. The event...
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Elk River High School Homecoming 2016
Special to the Star News Elk River High School students celebrated homecoming this past week and capped it off with a parade down School Street and a football game. Photos by Jim BoyleElk River High...
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Four school board candidates face off
by Joni Astrup Associate Editor Four of the six candidates vying for three seats on the Elk River Area School Board squared off Tuesday in a congenial forum. Joel Nelson, John Parker, Kristian...
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