“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
Apollo High School alumna Laura Nelson Olmstead always aspired to be a judge. Starting June 1, her dream is coming true. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton just appointed Nelson Olmstead, a ’96 Apollo graduate, to the Second Judicial District Court of Minnesota. Nelson Olmstead attributes much of her learning to her mentor, Honorable Judge Kathryn Quaintance … Read more
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
Greg Borders is a business education teacher at Tech High School, but he is also a certified emergency medical technician (EMT). Border’s first responder class in the Discovery Academy is about saving lives. The Discovery Academy is just one of the post-secondary enrollment options (PSEO) available in District 742. PSEO allows 10th, 11th and 12th grade students … Read more
John Pederson is an entrepreneur, inventor and graduate of Apollo High School, class of 1977. “Most people in the world see my inventions every day,” says Pederson. Those everyday inventions are in the form of police lights, security lights and architectural lighting. Pederson is the current CEO and Chairman of the Board for LVX Systems, … Read more