Alumni Success Story: Wayne Schluchter

Schluchter Coaching the Tech Tigers

Imagine what happens when you have a coach who genuinely cares and won’t give up on your future. Wayne Schluchter, a 1978 Tech High School graduate, still gives back to the community that gave him so much by coaching Tech’s football team. In high school, Schluchter became a Tech football athlete who later went on … Read more

The Rise of a Boxing Prodigy

Jonas Ruiz with professional boxer Shakur Stevenson

In St. Cloud Area School District 742 where dreams are super-sized, a ten-year-old prodigy and fifth grader named Jonas Ruiz has emerged as a champion. Fifth generation of a family of boxers and with an unyielding passion for the sport, Ruiz has trained relentlessly since the age of five. He began shadowboxing when he was … Read more

IMAGINE 742: Innovation Through Student and Staff Voice

IMAGINE 742 Exploratory Day. Students discussing ideas

This past school year, St. Cloud Area School District 742 launched IMAGINE 742, an innovative crowdsourcing platform that provides both students and staff an opportunity to share their ideas on how to make District 742 an even better place to learn and teach. IMAGINE 742 also allows the district’s education community to share in the … Read more

Together, Apollo Students Take National Title in Problem Solving

Hassan and Gordon

Apollo High School senior Fatuma Hassan and freshman Shyla Gordon have won first place in the senior division of the Community Problem Solvers (CmPS) National Competition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In addition, they were also awarded the Beyonder Award, which is the highest honor a Community Problem Solving project can be awarded and … Read more

Staff Spotlight: Brian Nutter

Brian Nutter

Brian Nutter, North Junior High School principal and 2023 MASP (MN Association of Secretaries to the Principals) Administrator of the Year, knew he wanted to do something exciting for a career. At 18, he narrowed his choices down to two: a United States Marshal or a kindergarten teacher. He attended the University of St. Thomas … Read more