District Staff Create Masks for 742 Essential Workers

Thole with mask making kits

In this time of COVID-19, skills like sewing, perhaps once thought to be old-fashioned and quaint, now are at the forefront as hero tools. St. Cloud Area School District 742  students have been making masks to donate to emergency medical workers, but now staff members are joining the call to assist their essential-worker colleagues. Human … Read more

Staff Spotlight: Devon Bowker

Devon Bowker

Devon Bowker, special education science teacher at Roosevelt Education Center, aka @devthenatureguy, has a passion for wildlife, the outdoors and the environmental sciences. His style of combining nature and the outdoors with indoor experiments and technology brings a whole new engaging aspect to education. His enthusiasm for the outdoors started at a young age. “When … Read more

Apollo Students Sew Masks for Healthcare Workers

Stueve with her masks

Students in today’s COVID-19 world may find all that is familiar upside-down. School, sports and activities either have changed or canceled altogether. With more time on their hands, some students find creative things to do, some use downtime to decompress and others, like Apollo High School freshman Breanna Stueve and senior Peter Doroff, are stepping … Read more

Forever Champions

Section Champions

A year ago, the Apollo High School boys basketball team ended with a conference title and an eye on the post season. However, it ended shorter than they’d hoped with a devastating loss in the section playoffs. Yet they kept their heads held high, looking forward to the next season and a goal to be … Read more

Staff Spotlight: Jack Peterson

Peterson and his wife

“Love Your Neighbor” is February’s theme for St. Cloud Area School District 742 staff, and no one represents that better than Jack Peterson, special education supervisor. Whether he is doing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) or Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) work, Peterson exudes what it means to love students just like they are family. … Read more