What’s a Marine’s dream job? How about becoming a part of the Marine One detail to the President of the United States? For 2006 Apollo graduate, Chris Jungels, that dream became an unexpected reality. As a recent Apollo High School graduate, Jungels remembers setting an appointment with the Air Force to learn about his military … Read more
As the school year winds down, a special guest joined Apollo and Tech High Schools‘ “MANUP” and “African American Female Leadership” students for their last meeting of the year. St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson spoke to the group about safety over the summer and shared his own personal experiences of growing up in the “hood” of … Read more
“Jelly Beans the Cheetah and Hope” is a children’s book about inclusion and how children can make a positive impact on each other that has been read and shared throughout the St. Cloud Area School District. The author, Wendy Muhlhauser (pen name SissyMarySue), is currently working with some District 742 employees to translate the sequel, “Jelly … Read more
It’s the big day! Students from Oak Hill Community School and Kennedy Community School finally get to meet their pen pals. Their eagerness and excitement is electric in the air. St. Cloud Area Community Education has offered the Pen Pal Program for nearly 20 years. The program connects community members with third-grade students within the District. … Read more
Ayan Omar has had quite a journey to her language arts classroom at Tech High School. Omar, born in Somalia, came to the United States in 1993 as a refugee and started her public education in Georgia. “My life started here in public education,” she says. “One of the reasons I became a teacher was … Read more