Have you ever wondered about what it would be like to be an astronaut, an engineer or a veterinarian? Maybe you wanted to be one as a child. Students from St. Cloud Area School District 742 were able to get a glimpse of astronauts, mechanical engineering, technology and manufacturing during their two weeklong Summer Career Academy. The academy, in … Read more
Nothing connects communities quite like art. Especially when the artwork is done by students from multiple communities. Each year, Apollo High School and Tech High School participate in an art collaboration with other area schools: Becker, Foley and Sauk Rapids-Rice. The art collaboration formed by these schools is in its seventh year. This year’s project was funded … Read more
It’s week two of the summer Speed and Strength Camp that coincides with varsity Apollo High School athletics. However, something is a little unique about the girls’ soccer “chalk talk” with Coach Mark Timpane. The girls all received a text the day before from the coach stating they needed to write and bring their resumes … Read more
There is a reason for the saying “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” In this case, one school district’s trash is a teacher’s treasure. Sara Laudenbach, one of North Junior High School’s technology education teachers, believes in recycling and reusing. North Junior High was under construction last summer to accommodate the growing number of students. … Read more
“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