Alumni Success Story: Wayne Schluchter

Schluchter Coaching the Tech Tigers

Imagine what happens when you have a coach who genuinely cares and won’t give up on your future. Wayne Schluchter, a 1978 Tech High School graduate, still gives back to the community that gave him so much by coaching Tech’s football team. In high school, Schluchter became a Tech football athlete who later went on … Read more

Together, Apollo Students Take National Title in Problem Solving

Hassan and Gordon

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

Sisters Turn Hobby Into a Business

Photo of Farrah and Orly

Two years ago, St. Cloud Area School District 742 featured Farrah and Orly Reese, sisters at Oak Hill Community School who were in the Distance Learning Academy. They shared their newfound passion of creating loom animals while filming a video about distance learning. Like students across the world, COVID kept them from venturing out and … Read more

Rox Project S.A.V.E. Fitness Program Gets Kids Active

Out skiing

The St. Cloud Rox Project S.A.V.E. (Sports, Arts, Volunteerism and Education) Foundation has expanded its partnership with St. Cloud Area School District 742 this year to a newly piloted fitness program. The three-week program was the idea of Jim Loria, the corporate and community partnership director at the St. Cloud Rox Baseball Club. “We sat … Read more

Alumni Success Story: Anoop Prakash

Prakash and his wife Gita

Anoop Prakash, a 1991 Tech High School graduate, would say that his career has had a lot of twists and turns and luck along the way. He has worked in multiple countries as well as served in government, the United States Marine Corps, and both private and public sectors. “When I graduated in ’91, I … Read more