In St. Cloud Area School District 742 where dreams are super-sized, a ten-year-old prodigy and fifth grader named Jonas Ruiz has emerged as a champion. Fifth generation of a family of boxers and with an unyielding passion for the sport, Ruiz has trained relentlessly since the age of five. He began shadowboxing when he was … Read more
This past school year, St. Cloud Area School District 742 launched IMAGINE 742, an innovative crowdsourcing platform that provides both students and staff an opportunity to share their ideas on how to make District 742 an even better place to learn and teach. IMAGINE 742 also allows the district’s education community to share in the … Read more
Apollo High School senior Fatuma Hassan and freshman Shyla Gordon have won first place in the senior division of the Community Problem Solvers (CmPS) National Competition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In addition, they were also awarded the Beyonder Award, which is the highest honor a Community Problem Solving project can be awarded and … Read more
Physician Assistant Moriah Novacinski, a 2010 Apollo High School graduate and recent Apollo Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, prides herself on achievement. During her time at Apollo, she competed in several sports including cross country and track and field. She established the Apollo record for running a mile in 5:09.56 (which she still holds today), … Read more
Students often have felt unheard when it comes to practice and policy involving their education. St. Cloud Area School District 742 is committed to listening to their voices. Recently high school and middle school administration joined forces to create both a Northside and Southside Student Summit to amplify student voice. During the summits, students opened … Read more