SCHOOL
School Bus Stories, Part 1
Cool, I thought to myself as I stepped onto the bus one morning, 10ish years old, hair in pigtails, my Charlie Brown lunchbox clutched in my hands. An empty seat. I sat down, scooted to the wind...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 6:34 AM
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
Adventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 2
Part one was about the hoopla; this post is about the nuts and bolts of the student struggles in North Minneapolis. When the 6th and 7th graders I taught this day eventually got down to work (which t...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 10:03 AM
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 Hunger Games
WORTHINGTON — Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 has left some area students begging for more, despite the federal statute’s best intentions to get the nation’s children eating healthier during their school days.
By Jane Turpin Moore , September 28, 2012
An end for young beginners
Worthington Montessori School closesWORTHINGTON — A 41-year-old Worthington education institution will not survive to age 42.
By Jane Turpin Moore , August 23, 2012
Welcome back
By Brian Korthals , August 21, 2012
School district votes on retention pond
WORTHINGTON — The regional storm water retention pond project being built on the Worthington campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College got a $10,000 boost from Independent School District 518 Tuesday night.By Ryan McGaughey , August 21, 2012
Council, school candidates set
WORTHINGTON — The filing period for candidates seeking election to the Worthington City Council and District 518 school board concluded Tuesday, and candidates for each open seat — barring a coordinated write-in campaign — will all run unopposed.August 15, 2012
School supplies distributed Aug. 2
WORTHINGTON — Free backpacks and school supplies will be distributed to youths from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 2 at Westminster Presbyterian Church/Manna Food Pantry, 230 Clary St.July 23, 2012
School board conditionally approves field improvements
WORTHINGTON — On the condition grass will be guaranteed if good watering practices are followed, the Independent School District 518 Board approved a reconstruction project for the school’s baseball field, which would include an irrigation system and seeding.July 17, 2012
New life breathed into Fulda pool
FULDA — The Aquasize group in Fulda hasn’t been able to meet since January, but most of the members are getting quite the workout these days by scrubbing, cleaning and painting. Some are even making their husbands help.
June 19, 2012
A proud graduate
BREWSTER — In the fall of 1933, Ray Wolff was working behind five horses in the field while his friends drove past, tooting their car horns and waving as they embarked on their freshman year of high school.
By Julie Buntjer , May 23, 2012
Dayton vetoes GOP school repayment plan
By Don Davis , April 05, 2012
Legislative notebook: DNR says it should keep school land duties
By Don Davis , March 06, 2012
Legislative Notebook: House to consider early school opening
ST. PAUL — The annual debate about how early to allow school to begin is headed for the full Minnesota House.By Don Davis , February 28, 2012
School board approves purchase of long-distance learning equipment
WORTHINGTON — The District 518 Board of Education approved the purchase of long-distance learning equipment for a new high school nursing course which will be introduced during the fourth term of this school year.February 21, 2012
School statue stolen over weekend
January 23, 2012
Performing in harmony
JACKSON — More than 50 high school students from across southwest Minnesota gathered in Jackson Saturday for the eighth annual Youth in Harmony workshop and concert.
By Julie Buntjer , January 22, 2012
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