Sara Gangle, St. Cloud police officer and school resource officer for North Junior High School, Madison Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School, did not originally plan for a career in law enforcement. Instead, she earned her degree in community psychology and chemical dependency. Gangle worked in a psychiatric unit in South Dakota for a year … Read more
Once a week, a classroom at Lincoln Elementary School looks a little different than all the others. Every Tuesday, students in Mr. Mathiason’s class dress for success. The idea stemmed from Mathiason teaching at Discovery Community School five years prior. “I had a boy that just admired my suit jackets,” explains Mathiason. “So, I went … 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
Students in Mary Peters’ third-grade class are learning math patterns and eagerly raising their hands to identify them reflected on the smart board at Discovery Community School. Next walks in co-teacher, Emma Olesen, and the lesson switches to language arts. Co-teachers Mary Peters and Emma Olesen sit in front of the class to gear up … Read more
Kids love walking the halls of Lincoln Elementary School for a chance to say “Hi” to Mr. Mike. Mike Tollefson is the head engineer at Lincoln and he loves greeting every student. Yet, if a student is not paying attention when passing by and forgets to say hello, Tollefson stops and quizzes the student with … Read more
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