Kristen Bauer, music teacher at Kennedy Community School, and Kristen Mattick, choir teacher at South Junior High School, are two members of the choral group 5 Good Reasons. Their passion for music extends beyond the music room. Bauer has known since she was born, that she would be a music teacher. Her sister and mother are … Read more
This class is like a scene straight out of a CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) show on television. Lab technicians are performing DNA tests and other tissue tests to determine cause of death, or in the case of today’s classroom project, paternity. Katherine Herrboldt’s Principles of Biomedicine class at Apollo High School is performing the DNA tests. … Read more
Brittany Noble was named Miss Dance Team Minnesota after hours of hard work and perseverance, but she doesn’t take all the credit. She gladly shares it with long-time friend Tyrese Parker, the choreographer of her dance routine and fellow classmate at Tech High School. After deciding to compete in the Miss Dance Team Minnesota competition, Noble approached … Read more
October coincides with college and career readiness in St. Cloud Area Schools, and what better way to acknowledge that than with a kickoff to the “Bigs on Campus” program? Bigs on Campus is a nationwide mentoring program, and locally it is a partnership between St. Cloud Area School District 742, St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and … Read more
This is the second in a two-part series of preparing to be college and career ready. It’s October Knowledge Month and there are a lot of advantages to applying to college in October. The largest advantage is the waiving of application fees by many colleges and universities around the state. The second, FAFSA (Free Application for … Read more