As the school year winds down, a special guest joined Apollo and Tech High Schools‘ “MANUP” and “African American Female Leadership” students for their last meeting of the year. St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson spoke to the group about safety over the summer and shared his own personal experiences of growing up in the “hood” of … Read more
Many generations grew up with the boogie man and “stranger danger.” Kids were taught to distrust anyone they didn’t know. Books and videos were about the “scary man” that could come take children away. Most communication about child safety was, therefore, fear-based. However, Alison Feigh from the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center (JWRC) has new strategies for … Read more
For police officer Greg Klinefelter, St. Cloud is in his blood. As a 1987 graduate of Apollo High School and St. Cloud State University graduate, the St. Cloud community is his home. Klinefelter looks back on Apollo with fond memories. “Back then, it was the modular system at Apollo, and it felt so different,” says … Read more
Apollo High School football coach Justin Skaalerud recently received the 2017 Community Service Award by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association for his work with athletes and community involvement. Skaalerud requires all of his football players (freshmen through seniors) to work a minimum of 25 hours in community volunteer service every year. In addition to the … Read more
“Can we go back to China?” asks Ameena Eyo, eighth-grade Chinese Immersion student at North Junior High School. Eighth-grade students from North and ninth-grade students from Apollo High School have just returned from a two-week educational trip to China and they are still abuzz from their experiences. The Apollo and North students who went on … Read more