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“We want to fight against labels and stereotypes and start embracing one another’s differences, not labels.” This is a sentence from the project presentation to the Rotary of St. Cloud by the Junior Rotarians from Apollo High School. The Junior Rotarians are a subsidiary of the Rotary. The Rotary is made up of community leaders that help … Read more

The Time is Now. Our Kids. Our Future (Part 2)

Tech Options

The second in a two part series from the St. Cloud Area School District 742 blog. Chemical abuse and truancy aren’t the only threat to kids today. A newer threat, cyberbullying, has been developing with the advancement of technology and it is through social media. Jessica Harstad and Kathy Hodekeinen, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation … Read more

The Time is Now. Our Kids. Our Future. (Part 1)

SCPD

This is the first in a two-part series. “Our Kids. Our Future.” is the first step in a community-wide collaboration with the St. Cloud Area School District, St. Cloud Police Department, Stearns County, Minnesota Judicial Branch and the City of St.Cloud. It is an initiative that provides a forum for parents to discuss issues as well … Read more

Gaming for Fun and Funds

Save My Dragon crew

Today’s kids love to play games on mobile devices. What better way to get kids engaged in creative, artistic, technology-based learning than to design an app and then sell it on iTunes as a fundraiser for the school? That is just what South Junior High School did. Bruce Klemz, a local college professor, loves to give … Read more

Bonjour! Welcome to Foreign Language

Concordia Camp

Bonjour! Guten tag! Hola! There are several different ways to say hello down the 600 hallway of Apollo High School. Posters align the hallways giving students a feeling of walking into another world at Apollo. Amanda Bailey teaches French at both Apollo and Tech High School. She loves all things French! Every flag hanging in her room … Read more