After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Gulf War vet and current South Junior High School art teacher, James Van Horn, took a position working at a youth shelter group home. He began to teach art as a means of expression for the youth. When the home was forced to close, he knew his passion … Read more
Madeleine Prescott may be a quiet sophomore at Tech High School, but give her pen and paper and she finds her voice! Prescott is the winner of the 2019 Anthem Essay Contest. Prescott began writing stories in first grade. Her first story was about flowers flying away. Upon reflection, she realizes she wrote the story … Read more
So many District 742 students are off to big things this fall after last spring’s graduation, and Khadar Abdi, now a Tech High School alumnus, is one of them. Abdi’s laser focus through his years at Tech secured him the top ranked spot in his high school class. Right away in ninth-grade, Abdi made a … Read more
Nahida Nworen, research, evaluation and assessment assistant for St. Cloud Area School District, has been paving her own path her entire life. Having recently graduated from St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and working with the Mayor’s Office, Nworen involves herself in the community. Nworen moved to the United States from Bangladesh to attend college. It was … Read more
This Tech High School senior, Fiona Lee, is ready to go anywhere after graduation. “Anywhere in Africa, Asia or South America– places where people would be too scared to go. That’s where I want to go.” Lee grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota. She describes her childhood as being “not very diverse.” When she moved to the … Read more
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