The PAKRAT (Parent and Kids Reading A-Lot Together) program has been a successful initiative in St. Cloud Area School District for several years. It’s now exciting to be introducing PAKCAT (Parents and Kids Counting A-Lot Together) to District 742 families. The PAKCAT program focuses on enhancing student math skills. The idea began a few years … Read more
So many District 742 students are off to big things this fall after last spring’s graduation, and Khadar Abdi, now a Tech High School alumnus, is one of them. Abdi’s laser focus through his years at Tech secured him the top ranked spot in his high school class. Right away in ninth-grade, Abdi made a … Read more
Guest Written by Apollo Senior Janeel Denson-Byers Today marks the end of childhood and the beginning of adulthood. Elementary school, middle school, high school and all the activities in between were stepping stones to this moment. Each moment, each stone is different for every one of us. Our journey to this moment is unique, terrifying, … Read more
Mark Weimer, technology education teacher at Apollo High School, comes from a family of teachers, the majority of them teaching math and English. However, growing up, becoming a high school teacher was the furthest thing from his mind. Weimer’s father, a previous industrial arts teacher, became his math teacher in seventh grade. “He [my dad] would … Read more
This year, girls at Apollo High School hit the VEX Robotics team by storm after senior Arnold Rodriguez was the only person to sign up for the team. That’s when advisor and CTE Tech teacher, Dr. Matt Keil stepped in. Keil noticed Madeleine Schoenecker hanging out in the hallway after school. He approached her and … Read more
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