By Tina Snell, Staff Writer tina.snell@mcrecord.com Little Falls Community Services’ prices will increase for the 2012-13 school year. Business Manager Nancy Henderson presented the information to the Little Falls School Board at Monday night’s meeting. All adult education fees are based on the actual cost of the class which is the same as last year. After Read more »
By Terry Lehrke, News Editor terry.lehrke@mcrecord.com As part of reaching its goal to cut $150,000 from the School District’s budget, the Swanville School Board approved cutting holiday pay for part-time paraprofessionals (paras) and cooks, saving $5,750, and inservice days for paras for a savings of $6,536. This is in addition to cuts proposed in April — Read more »
Three-month old iPad publishing software already produced book By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer jennie.zeitler@mcrecord.com Software that was just released in January is the springboard for the publishing of an iPad eBook by Morrison County residents Jim Norwood and Brian Hurd, “The Last Full Measure: 101 Keys to Understanding the Civil War.” Norwood, president of the new Read more »
By Tina Snell, Staff Writer tina.snell@mcrecord.com Kathy Logan, a 40-year veteran of teaching, is retiring. She said Wednesday that she has exactly 21 working days left. All but one of those 40 years was spent in Little Falls. Her first year of teaching was in Alvarado, a small town of about 300 people, 200 of which Read more »
By Tina Snell, Staff Writer tina.snell@mcrecord.com As requested by the Little Falls School Board, consultants from School Exec Connect (SEC), based in the Twin Cities, created a report representing a summary of how several focus groups perceived the district. That report was accepted by the Board at a meeting Tuesday night at the Little Falls Community Read more »
Swanville High School has named the following students as its top 10 honor students for the graduating class of 2012. Lacee Primus, the daughter of Bill and Kristin Primus is the valedictorian for the class of 2012, with a grade point average (GPA) of 4.03. Primus has been involved in volleyball, basketball, softball, National Honor Read more »
The top 10 honor graduates for 2012 at Upsala High School are listed in alphabetical order as follows: Laci Binek is the daughter of Gary and Mary Binek. During high school, she has participated in softball, band and dance team. Binek has a 3.568 grade point average (GPA) and plans to attend St. Cloud State Read more »
By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer jennie.zeitler@mcrecord.com At the 83rd Minnesota State FFA Convention Tuesday, Upsala High School 2011 graduate Marjorie Schleper was elected FFA state vice-president for the coming year. Chosen by a nominating committee following two intense days of interviews and speaking, she was one of six team members chosen from 21 statewide Read more »
Pierz teens get a dose of reality; experience the consequences of bad choices By Terry Lehrke, News Editor terry.lehrke@mcrecord.com Pierz Healy High junior Ben Boser didn’t move or say a word — but among the screams and sirens, his message was the loudest — impaired or distracted driving kills people. If they are lucky, teenagers will Read more »
By Tina Snell, Staff Writer tina.snell@mcrecord.com The Little Falls School Board voted unanimously to approve the 2012-13 capital expenditures budget Monday. The total cost is expected to come to $565,970. District wide, the administration would like to purchase equipment, have tuckpointing repaired, do some painting and have the roof repaired, all under buildings and grounds. It Read more »
The Greater Federation of Women’s Club (GFWC) recently had its annual art contest. Carol Cassman, the representative from the Royalton chapter and central region, brought works from Royalton High School (RHS) students and came back with these first place award winners and the following words to describe the contest. “This year we had over 80 Read more »
On April 4, seniors from Royalton High School traveled to the Minnesota State Capitol to learn about how the legislature works and were able to meet with Rep. Mike LeMieur, R-Little Falls, and Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-Brainerd. The group also visited the Minnesota History Museum where they were able to view the display about the Read more »
The school readiness program for District 484 is currently taking registration for the 2012 – 2013 school year. Those with a child living in the Pierz School District planning to attend kindergarten in the fall of 2013, are encouraged to attend next year’s program. The school readiness program is designed to give four- and five-year-old Read more »
The Upsala School staff has chosen Tyler Wensmann as Upsala School’s March Junior High Student of the Month. He is the seventh grade son of Scott and Jennifer Wensmann. Wensmann is an active member of his school and community. Entering junior high, he plays football and also enjoys learning in science class. “It is fun Read more »
Dawn Evoniuk, daughter of Erica Evoniuk, has been selected as the March Senior High Student of the Month at Upsala Area Schools (UAS). Her dedication to academics resulted in her achieving continuous honor roll status at Upsala Area Schools. In addition, she has been a devoted and very active participant in band, drama, basketball, track Read more »
