Tweeter Sagehorn files lawsuit
by Aaron Brom ECM-Sun Newspapers Former Rogers High School student Reid Sagehorn filed a lawsuit June 10 against the school district and Rogers police chief. The lawsuit cites “harm to his reputation...
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Temporary classrooms no more
Father-son team John Fritzke (at left) and Tony Fritzke of Fritzke Trucking out of Watertown prepared six temporary classrooms for transport at Elk River High School this past week. The portable...
View ArticleBezek praised for his work by board
• Perfomance on stated goals nets school chief bonus by Jim Boyle Editor The Elk River Area School Board gave Superintendent Mark Bezek high marks during a recent performance review. He scored well...
View ArticleStudents to explore world languages with new class
• New course will give kids a glimpse into several world languages, and other cultures by Jim Boyle Editor Members of the Elk River Area School Board got their first good look at courses that will...
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Coding added to school subject list
• New class at middle schools to help prepare next generation of computer programmers by Jim Boyle Editor The Elk River Area School District will begin preparing the next generation of computer...
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Elk River High School student named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
Jordan Haack, a student at Elk River High School, has been named one of approximately 16,000 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Jordan Haack Haack and these other academically talented high...
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Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act taking out more than fat
• Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will impede Homecoming fund drive for high school scholarships by Jim Boyle Editor College scholarships will be some of the newest victims of the calorie-shaving,...
View ArticleHigh school has time to get ‘healthy’
• State didn’t meddle with Homecoming fundraiser but work toward healthier choices for Snow Week will be expected, state says by Jim Boyle Editor Elk River High School could not get an exemption for...
View ArticleNominations open 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Everyone remembers a favorite teacher, someone who motivates and inspires students for a lifetime. Minnesotans have the opportunity again this fall to nominate that unique educator for Minnesota...
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District to stay the course, for now; Board, however, asks that food going...
File photo by Jim Boyle Students used to fries cooked in oil have lamented healthier versions now being baked in ovens, without salt, under the confines of the Healthy Kids Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010...
View ArticleStudents will make up two days
Students in the Elk River Area School District will make up two days they missed due to weather cancellations. The Elk River Area School Board approved make-up days for Friday, May 1, and Thursday,...
View ArticleCareer exploration fair: Elk River grads like the idea
Kayla Mack Kayla Mack, a 2009 graduate of Elk River High School, is working toward becoming a nurse anesthetist. She recently completed her application for her master’s program, and she plans on going...
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Career exploration fair: School teaches students to shoe horses
by Joni Astrup Associate Editor When Richard Duggan moved from Minneapolis to the Elk River area, his neighbor told him that now he was in the country he should have a horse. Richard Duggan “So he...
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Career exploration fair: Teacher turns love of science into a career
by Joni Astrup Associate Editor Ena Rasmussen planned to become a veterinarian. Teacher Ena Rasmussen worked with a group of students extracting DNA in her seventh grade life science classroom at...
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Career fair set to light fire of exploration
by Jim Boyle Editor The questions about what a child wants to do when they grow up start at a young age, but at what point each person starts looking into their career options varies greatly. Submitted...
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News release: DNR youth hunter safety training offered
The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office will host a youth hunter safety program from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 3 at the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office Range and Training Center, 13880...
View ArticleHennen-Burr awarded for her leadership in Elk River Area School District
Dr. Jana Hennen-Burr, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for Elk River Area School District, has been named an Outstanding Central Office Leader by the Minnesota Association of School...
View ArticleOtsego teacher one of 30 semifinalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
The field of possible candidates for this year’s Minnesota Teacher of the Year honor has been narrowed to 30, and the list includes Kathryn Oberg, a first grade teacher at Otsego Elementary School. A...
View ArticleBezek recommends Otsego fields be done; School Board will take closer look...
by Jim Boyle Editor Superintendent Mark Bezek came to Monday’s Elk River Area School Board meeting with an update on proposed athletic fields in Otsego and a recommendation to proceed with a project....
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St. Andrew, Mary Queen of Peace Catholic schools raising money
Students at nearly 90 Catholic schools in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, including St. Andrew Catholic School in Elk River and Mary Queen of Peace in Rogers, are selling raffle tickets as...
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