Distance Learning Academy in Virtual Motion

Distance Learning student

During this global pandemic, education nationwide has been re-envisioned and recreated. The summer of 2020 became a period of focused planning for St. Cloud Area School District 742 administrators and educators who learned from the sudden shift to online learning the previous spring. They sourced the good outcomes of the spring’s experiences and built upon … Read more

Staff Spotlight: Devon Bowker

Devon Bowker

Devon Bowker, special education science teacher at Roosevelt Education Center, aka @devthenatureguy, has a passion for wildlife, the outdoors and the environmental sciences. His style of combining nature and the outdoors with indoor experiments and technology brings a whole new engaging aspect to education. His enthusiasm for the outdoors started at a young age. “When … Read more

Good Morning Tech High School!

Pape interviews students

Mix the comedy of Jimmy Fallon or Jimmy Kimmel and combine that with the fun, eclectic dance moves of Ellen DeGeneres, and you have the newly launched “Tech Morning Show.” It’s entertainment combined with news, all wrapped up into a neat little digital package. The “Tech Morning Show” is only possible this year because of … Read more

Just A Carolina Girl Teaching STEM

Dr. LaChanda McGuire

Dr. LaChanda McGuire, new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) integrationist at Discovery Community School and Madison Elementary School describes herself as just a “Carolina girl” from South Carolina. It’s her roots from the South that stirred her passion for education, particularly in the sciences. “I grew up in a home where education was valued,” … Read more

Entering Into a New Era of Tradition

Building entrance

It’s been a long time in the making, and the wait is finally over! The new Tech High School just opened its doors to students, families and the community to continue its tradition of excellence. And enthusiasm is in the air! Construction on the project officially began with the Groundbreaking Ceremony in August of 2017, … Read more