SCHOOL
School Bus Stories: Part 2
I was in Kindergarten along about 1975, and the bus, as usual, was 3 or 4 kids deep per seat. We were almost the last bus stop, which meant my seating options were limited. The bus had already cov...
Posted on 6/3/13 at 3:06 PM
Legislative notebook: Hundreds rally for passage of gay marriage
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis Many of the hundreds who rallied Thursday to support legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota said they think it can happen this year. We have come this far and are t...
Posted on 4/18/13 at 9:38 PM
Are you aware.......
Are you aware of what you are doing? When you talk about somebody behind his/her back, you degrade that person and his/her self-esteem. When you yell insults to someone, you scare them away. When you...
Posted on 12/18/12 at 9:21 AM
Mutiny in the lunchroom
In "We Are Hungry," one of the latest You Tube videos to gain widespread attention, high school students are turned away empty-handed from second helpings in the cafeteria, collapse during volleyball ...
Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:44 AM
The Bridges of Erfurt, Germany Part I: The Outskirts of Erfurt
The first part of the tour looks at the bridges outside the inner part of the state capital of Thuringia. To specify on what is meant by the outskirts of Erfurt, one has to take a look at the map of ...
Posted on 6/19/12 at 4:00 PM
After the vote
Round Lake, Brewster move forward after residents vote for school consolidationROUND LAKE — Superintendent Cornelius “Corny” Smit described Thursday the next steps for the Round Lake-Brewster school districts as “behind the scenes” and “informal” after residents of Round Lake and Brewster voted overwhelmingly earlier this week for consolidation.
By Alyson Buschena , June 13, 2013
School consolidation overwhelmingly approved
ROUND LAKE -- Unofficial election results for the proposed school consolidation between Round Lake District 516 and Brewster District 513 reveal approval of the consolidation by a substantial margin.June 11, 2013
Round Lake to vote on schools
Fate of district will be decided on TuesdayROUND LAKE — After holding two public meetings in May, the residents of the Round Lake-Brewster School District will vote on Tuesday to decide the fate of the district.
By Alyson Buschena , June 06, 2013
Making the grade: Salute to retiring District 518 staff
May 18, 2013
New middle school decision will be on ballot
WORTHINGTON — District 518 will move forward with a referendum for a new intermediate school, the school board decided during a special meeting Thursday morning.By Aaron Hagen , May 09, 2013
School closings from ice storm leave administrators tacking on days
WORTHINGTON — John Landgaard has seen ice and snow like last week’s before.By Aaron Hagen , April 17, 2013
New bus company for District 518
School board approves contract starting in fallWORTHINGTON —After much discussion among the board members at Tuesday’s board meeting, the District 518 School Board voted unanimously to accept Bud’s Bus Service as the transportation company, beginning in the fall.
By Aaron Hagen , April 16, 2013
Districts hope to continue early start to school year
By Alyson Buschena , February 26, 2013
Fourteen District 518 staff to retire
School board also hears special education detailsWORTHINGTON — Fourteen longtime District 518 instructors will take advantage of the retirement incentive the school board approved last month, it was announced at Tuesday night’s routine monthly board meeting.
By Jane Turpin Moore , February 19, 2013
Pipestone Schools to try independent learning
Second through fourth graders will transition through grades at their own pacePIPESTONE — After years of sticking to the traditional classroom model, Pipestone Area Schools is trying something new.
By Alyson Buschena , February 07, 2013
End of an era for RL-B
School district takes initial steps to close high schoolROUND LAKE — After years of declining enrollment and subsequent financial difficulties, the Round Lake-Brewster School District has begun the consolidation process and is in the preliminary planning stages of closing the Round Lake high school and establishing secondary tuition agreements with neighboring school districts.
By Alyson Buschena , February 06, 2013
Column: Digital field trips excite district students, staff
By Lisa Spieker, District 518 , January 26, 2013
As others see it: Move school elections to general election day
All of the recent local discussion about whether to include the seat of appointed school board member John Meyers in a special Western Iowa Tech Community College election next month got us thinking about a subject we have discussed in this space before.By Sioux City, Iowa, Journal , January 23, 2013
Threats cause lockdown at Red Wing schools
RED WING, Minn. -- All Red Wing schools are on lockdown today after a student reported receiving a threatening call that alluded to a shooting at the school.December 19, 2012
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