Salk Middle School 2015-2016 1st Quarter Honor Roll
“A” Honor Roll 6th Grade Darlene Abeln, Oluwademilade Adebayo, Rowan Agosto, Rachel Agyei, Makenna Anderson, Allison Arndt, Marcus Ayumba, John Belair, Corey Bengtson, Abigail Berg, Cadence Bever,...
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Officials spend a cold night atop charter school
by Joni Astrup Associate editor Two officials spent the night on the cold and windy rooftop of Kaleidoscope Charter School in Otsego, after students exceeded a school challenge. Brett Wedlund (right)...
View ArticleRogers Middle School 2015-2016 1st Quarter Honor Roll
6TH GRADE TERM 1 A HONOR ROLL Maya Adler, Zainab Ahmed, Jordan Alberts, Andrew Andersen, Evan Anderson, Olivia Anderson, Riley Anderson, Cade Armstrong, Samantha Aronson, Madeleine Arro, Andie...
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Rotary hands out words of wisdom
by Joni Astrup Associate editor Elk River Rotarians are delivering dictionaries to 480 local third-graders this fall. Kaylea High (right) and Jaron Calvert, third-graders at St. Andrew Catholic School...
View ArticleVandenBerge Middle School 2015-2016 1st Quarter Honor Roll
A HONOR ROLL Grade 6 – Maverick Almich, Henry Babcock, Jordan Bauer, Blake Benson, Noah Benson, Tucker Brady, Logan Braley, Alex Brandt, Ryder Burdine, Hunter Burdorf, Lydia Burggraff, Joseph Caduff,...
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Rogers, district approve settlements
by Aaron Brom ECM Sun Newspapers The Rogers City Council approved, on the consent agenda with no discussion, a settlement agreement in connection with legal action against the city by Reid Sagehorn....
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Mainstreams: A ray of sunshine – Students in Traverse making their way out of...
by Jim Boyle Editor There’s a ray of sunshine at Zimmerman Middle and High School that’s helping some of the poorest performing middle school students succeed as they move along in their schooling....
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Twin Lakes enrollment cut suggested
by Nate Gotlieb Contributing Writer The Elk River Area School District should reduce enrollment at Twin Lakes Elementary School by 200 students by next fall to reduce overcrowding there, a district...
View ArticleWinners of three local youth essay competitions announced
Commander John Wisniewski of the Elk River-Rogers Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5518 and Mary Touve, president of the Ladies Auxiliary, announced the winners of local youth essay competitions. Students...
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Rotary Student of the Month likes to help others
Student: William (Billy) Sibilski Parents: Robert (Bob) and Jeraldine (Jeri) Sibilski Billy Sibilski List the activities you have participated in and tell of your proudest accomplishments: I play...
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Elk River students excel in state essay competition
by Allie Baker Students from Elk River High School were honored at BestPrep’s Educational Forum on Nov. 10 as winners of a statewide essay competition based on Grammy award-winning singer, activist and...
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Custodians to voice opposition to district’s outsourcing proposal
by Nate Gotlieb Contributing Writer Elk River Area School District custodians will voice opposition to the potential outsourcing of district custodial and maintenance jobs during the public comment...
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Students advance in peace poster contest
Two Elk River students have advanced in a poster contest. Submitted photosRachel Johnston, of Salk Middle School Rachel Johnston, a student at Salk Middle School in Elk River, and Sophia Tobin, a...
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Uncle Ben’s lends a hand to Twin Lakes
Students at Twin Lakes Elementary School in Elk River may soon see some positive changes in their cafeteria, thanks to a donation by Uncle Ben’s brand and Coborn’s. Patrice Polta, senior regional...
View ArticleBus carrying Zimmerman Middle School students to field trip jackknifes, goes...
A school bus carrying sixth grade students from Zimmerman Middle School went off the road at 12:35 p.m. today upon the group’s arrrival to a field trip in Deep Portage near Hackensack in Cass County....
View ArticleAdministrative team, sheriff’s office looking into Zimmerman High incident
by Trevor Hass Sports Reporter The ISD 728 administrative team and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office are working together after an incident was reported at Deep Portage Learning Center on Thursday, Dec....
View ArticleElk River High math team excels to start season
by Trevor Hass Sports Reporter The Elk River High math team is currently in first place in the Twin City Suburban West Division and 23rd in the state. The team has won two of its three meets this year,...
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School staff rallies for custodians
by Nate Gotlieb Contributing Writer Elk River Area School District employees rallied Monday to show solidarity with the custodians, whose work district leaders are considering outsourcing to cut costs....
View ArticleSchool Board hears Twin Lakes proposal at its Dec. 14 meeting
by Nate Gotlieb Contributing Writer The Elk River Area School Board publicly heard for the first time Monday a proposal to reduce enrollment at Twin Lakes Elementary School by 200 students by next...
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Shovels, Chromebooks made news in 2015
by Jim Boyle Editor With the passage of a $98 million bond and a $6 million operating levy in November 2014, much of 2015 was focused on gearing up for the future. Multiple committees began working...
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