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
Giggles and laughs echo down the halls of Discovery Community School this summer. It is the Young Scholars Summer Camp, and students are working on their project presentations to parents. Young Scholars is part of the talent development and accelerated services programming of St. Cloud Area School District 742. It is designed to help kids reach their … Read more
“We knew it was the perfect fit for our child,” says Stacy Stine, a District 742 parent, describing the school district in which she enrolled her kindergartner this past school year. The Stines moved from Sartell to St. Cloud, and they chose to open enroll their child at Oak Hill Community School after speaking with other … Read more
The second in a two part series from the St. Cloud Area School District 742 blog. Chemical abuse and truancy aren’t the only threat to kids today. A newer threat, cyberbullying, has been developing with the advancement of technology and it is through social media. Jessica Harstad and Kathy Hodekeinen, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation … Read more