School Happenings
February 2005
Before I switched schools, I went to the middle school. Now I go to the Village School. A lot of people might think it’s dump even if they haven’t tried it before. But they’re wrong. I think the Village School is fun. Some of the things I like are not very many rules, and the […]
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February 2005
On January 14th [2005], schools around Minnesota closed due to cold weather. That same evening, residents and visitors in Northfield celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the arts. With over 200 people packed into the assembly area at ARTech Charter School, the evening was anything but cold. Artists sang, danced, recited, […]
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February 2005
The High School for Recording Arts has many interesting music projects and classes, from the students recording their own music and making their own beats, to the business of music. Now HSRA has added a new interesting class for students; a radio program called the Fo-Sho. The Fo-Sho will air on B96 every Sunday at […]
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February 2005
Farmlands stretch for miles outside the windows of Nerstrand Elementary School. One gets the feeling that all is right with the world when such a beautiful area of southeast Minnesota unfolds before your eyes. Visitors to the school quickly discover the beauty of an exceptionally respectful school community inside, as well. A pervasive climate of […]
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February 2005
It’s the beginning of a new school year, which means that Schoolcraft’s 6/7th graders participated in a Building Background Knowledge Workshop (put together by the courtesy of Marilyn, Jim, and Sara, the 6/7th grade teachers at Schoolcraft). This is a workshop where students learn about the upcoming expedition, and this fall, the expedition is entitled, […]
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February 2005
The International Schools are proud to announce that we now own two mobile computer labs that allow our students’ access to the best school technology available. Each school has a mobile computer lab that allows teachers to use a full computer lab in their classroom. In addition, the school has installed a wireless Internet network […]
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February 2005
Many people think that rats are scary because of the movies and books that cast the rat as a villain. People think that rats started the famous Black Plague that wiped out half of Europe. But rats are really not that scary or dirty at all. Our teacher decided that we should get a class […]
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February 2005
Concordia Creative Learning Academy’s third and fourth grade has something very unique in their class. It is a job called the Teacher Helper. What the teacher helper does is they help the teacher with jobs such as correcting papers, putting homework in Friday folders and much more. If you are the teacher helper you get […]
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February 2005
Gaining insight into the community and utilizing resources has been a consistent theme at Voyageurs Expeditionary High School. Voyageurs, located just outside of Bemidji, MN utilizes the Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound educational model as its curricular framework. Highlighting creativity and innovation are two concepts evident in a recent artist in residence program held at Voyageurs. […]
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February 2005
Has anyone been wondering about the new school building? If you have been, then we have the article with information you must be dying to know! We will be moving into the new school building in fall of 2005. It will be located in Vadnais Heights on 100 East Vadnais Lake Blvd. To find out […]
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