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    Agriculture students from Southwest Star Concept trudged through muddy fields and knee-high grasses May 20, 2011, during an outdoor classroom experience to learn about sustainable agriculture on Rolf Mahlberg's farm south of Worthington. (Julie Buntjer/Daily Globe)
    SSC students get sustainability lesson
    WORTHINGTON -- Agriculture students from Southwest Star Concept trudged through muddy fields and knee-high grasses Friday morning during an outdoor...
    NewsMay 23, 2011 - 7:13pm
    May 3, 2011
    Sophomore Andrew Kramer (left), who writes for The Star, assists the newspaper's layout editors, senior Bryan Wurdeman (center) and David Reyes (right) Tuesday afternoon, shortly before the publication deadline.
    Southwest Star Concept students have it covered in school newspaper
    OKABENA -- Reporters stared at their laptops intently in the hushed atmosphere of the newsroom Tuesday, with copy editors scanning stories for...
    News/educationMay 3, 2011 - 9:53pm
    November 10, 2010
    Students in the Learning to Give class at Southwest Star Concept High School donate blankets to Sanford Medical Center Worthington on Oct. 12 at the hospital. The blankets were given to pediatric patients. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
    SSC students learning to give
    OKABENA -- 'Tis the season for giving, but for a handful of students in Okabena, giving has become more of a lifestyle. Thirteen juniors and...
    News/educationNovember 10, 2010 - 8:52pm
    May 7, 2010
    Brief: SSC superintendent to leave district
    OKABENA -- Heron Lake-Okabena School District Superintendent Becky Cselovszki has accepted the position of superintendent and middle school principal in the St. James school district. She will begin her duties July 1. The HL-O school board voted Monday to advertise for her rep...
    NewsMay 7, 2010 - 10:56pm
    December 26, 2009
    SSC students reach food drive goals
    OKABENA -- Students in the Heron Lake-Okabena school district have surpassed their goals in collecting food items and money for the Heron Lake/Okabena Food Shelf. As of Monday afternoon, students had collected 8,223 items, surpassing their original goal of 2,000 items. The items...
    News/educationDecember 26, 2009 - 12:00am
    December 19, 2009
    Southwest Star Concept faculty member Tim Owen (at right) sings with his "Barbie" backup singers (from left) Alex Meyer, Hugo Reyes and Jerry Ring as part of a food drive benefiting the Heron Lake/Okabena Food Shelf Friday afternoon in Okabena. The student body collected 7,290 items for the cause.
    Anything to help
    News/educationDecember 19, 2009 - 12:00am
    December 5, 2009
    The Learning to Give class at Southwest Star Concept School raised $1,597.85 for cancer survivor and classmate Valoree Stevenson, which was presented along with a $1,000 donation from Thrivent Chapter 31194 Friday at SSC High School. Luanna Henkels (front row, from left) Alaina Cranston, Stevenson, Ashley Bartosh, Lukas DeWall, Megan Thurk, and Renae Langseth-Berger. Middle row: Katey Granstra, Jose Vasquez, Heath Peter, Emily Tordsen, Nicole Sebby and Aeriel Nitch. Back row: Alfredo Villarreal, Danielle...
    Class-y project
    News/educationDecember 5, 2009 - 12:00am
    November 3, 2009
    Editorial: Voters face key school votes
    Today may be a low-key election day compared to last year -- after all, there was a race for U.S. president and what turned out to be a seemingly interminable U.S. senator showdown in Minnesota -- but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot at stake around our region. Take, for instance,...
    opinion/educationNovember 3, 2009 - 12:00am
    April 6, 2009
    GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Adrian's Sam Lynn selected to all-RRC team for 4th time
    ADRIAN -- Adrian's girls' basketball team cruised through the Red Rock Conference schedule this season, going undefeated in league play en route to its first state tournament berth. The Dragons recently were rewarded for their RRC dominance by having a conference-best four players...
    sports/prepApril 6, 2009 - 12:00am
    BOYS' BASKETBALL: 3 Panthers honored on all-RRC team
    ELLSWORTH -- Three Ellsworth boys' basketball players highlighted the all-Red Rock Conference team recently announced. Junior center Trevor Gruis and senior guards Tom Nolte and Adam Van Der Stoep each were honored, along with 17 other players in the league. The trio led the Panthers...
    sports/prepApril 6, 2009 - 12:00am
    March 25, 2009
    SSC continues discussion on 4-day school week
    OKABENA -- More than 150 people gathered inside the high school gym in Okabena Monday night for continued discussion on the possibility of moving to a four-day school week. It was the third such public meeting in the Southwest Star Concept school district in the last three weeks....
    News/educationMarch 25, 2009 - 12:00am
    March 8, 2009
    Brian Korthals/Daily Globe Hills-Beaver Creek senior Terence Reid goes over Quasar defenders for a shot during Section 3A South playoff action Saturday evening in Worthington.
    PREP BOYS' BASKETBALL: Hills-Beaver Creek sneaks past Quasars
    WORTHINGTON -- Finding an answer for every challenge Southwest Star Concept threw their way Saturday night, the third-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek...
    sportsMarch 8, 2009 - 11:58pm
    March 6, 2009
    PREP BOYS' BASKETBALL: Dominant first half sparks impressive Quasar win
    WESTBROOK -- Dominating every phase of the game in the first half Thursday night, Southwest Star Concept hustled and shot its way to an impressive 51-15 lead on Round Lake-Brewster in an opening round game of the Section 3A South high school boys' basketball tournament. Sparked by...
    sportsMarch 6, 2009 - 12:11am
    March 3, 2009
    Matt Huss/Daily Globe Southwest Star Concept's Jeremy Crocker (middle) goes up for a reverse layup as Ellsworth's Casey Schilling (left), Tom Nolte (3) and Trevor Gruis (41) defend during Monday night's boys' basketball game in Okabena.
    BOYS' BASKETBALL: Panthers remain perfect
    OKABENA -- Six players scored between eight and 15 points for Ellsworth Monday night, as the Panthers wrapped up another undefeated Red Rock...
    sportsMarch 3, 2009 - 12:00am
    March 2, 2009
    PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: JCC, PA girls advance in Section 3AA South tourney
    JACKSON -- Jackson County Central's girls' basketball team earned a measure of revenge when it mattered most. The fourth-seeded Huskies forced 48 turnovers Saturday and cruised to a 78-43 victory over fifth-seeded St. James in the first round of the Section 3AA South tournament,...
    sportsMarch 2, 2009 - 12:00am
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