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WORTHINGTON -- Students from Worthington Middle School will participate in the Southwest Minnesota Band Directors' Association 2011 Honor Band, including Laura Schuck, flute, Brianna Kempema, alto sax, Oliver Wolyniec, trumpet, Trevor Wietzema, trumpet, and Jaron Sternke, percussion. Approximately...

WORTHINGTON -- Students will blend sacred and secular tunes from three winter holidays and demonstrate the musical principles they've learned at Worthington Middle School's holiday concert, starting at 7 p.m.

WORTHINGTON -- I recently ended another year, my 20th with District 518, and I have thoughts swarming in my head that I need to let out. What a year it was. None of us could have imagined when we arrived in September that we would be packing boxes with electricians hanging from...

I have recently returned from Washington, D.C., after another great trip with some of my eighth-grade students. The weather was spectacular, the sights amazing and the kids' enthusiasm infectious. We did the traditional three days of nonstop sightseeing throughout our nation's capital....

WORTHINGTON -- Dust off your dancin' shoes and tune up the fiddle. Next week's orchestra concert just might put you in the mood for a hoedown. The Worthington District 518 All-School Orchestra Concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the WHS gymnasium. "It showcases what the Worthington...

On Thursday, April 29, we enjoyed a performance featuring the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade choirs and various vocal ensembles. More than 200 voices made this a superior production. What a good job director Cindy Anderson did. The students were so well behaved during all the...

WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Middle School band performs at 7 p.m. Monday at the Worthington Middle School gymnasium. The school's sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade bands will present music of composer John Williams, and the two jazz bands will also play.

WORTHINGTON -- The Worthington Middle School band concert, which was postponed last week due to weather concerns, has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. March 8 at the Worthington Middle School gymnasium. The school's sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade band students, as well as the school's...

WORTHINGTON -- It's official. As you may have read in the Daily Globe just a couple of weeks ago, the school board approved the bids for the addition to Worthington Middle School. As our district's enrollment continues to grow, we will be moving the fifth-graders from Prairie Elementary...

WORTHINGTON -- One approach that the Worthington Middle School staff has taken to improve academic achievement is through the incorporation of the Renaissance program. Renaissance is an education-focused program founded by Minnesota-based Jostens in 1988. It was developed by educators...