Staff Spotlight: Sheri Rutar

Sheri Rutar

After 33 years with St. Cloud Area School District, Principal Sheri Rutar from Clearview Elementary School is retiring. It isn’t the retirement she imagined. The remainder of the school year has presented its challenges with COVID-19 for Rutar and her team. It’s been quite the ride navigating distance learning while transitioning the hand-off to a … Read more

Alumni Success Story: Deb Meierhofer

Deb Meierhofer

Deb Meierhofer, 1980 Tech High School graduate, has a unique view of healthcare right now working at the St. Cloud Hospital as an exercise physiologist. She is screened daily for COVID-19 symptoms when she reports to work and is still getting used to the new normal of working in healthcare. Upon arriving at work she … Read more

Staff Spotlight: Jessica Vos

Jessica Vos

Jessica Vos, lead school nurse for St. Cloud Area School District, is plenty busy these days. It is a new era of vigilance against illness. School nurses are some of the most essential workers for the school district and community. They handle the daily health screenings for COVID-19 of district employees called to work onsite. … Read more

Apollo Alumni Success Story: Joe Meierhofer

Joe Meierhofer

1979 Apollo High School graduate, Joe Meierhofer, looks back fondly on high school and his career, saying his involvement in athletics at Apollo became the driving force behind his 28-year career. “I was a three sport athlete,” he says. Meierhofer attended St. Cloud State University (SCSU) after high school to play baseball for the Huskies. While … Read more

District Sisters Take First Place in Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Last year's awards

India Ratha, a Tech High School student, and her sister Usha Ratha, a South Junior High School student, have artistry in their blood. They both have drawn and painted since they were young with the encouragement of their mother, Natalie Ratha, a local artist. For the last nine years, both girls have brought their artwork … Read more