This is the first in a two-part series. “Our Kids. Our Future.” is the first step in a community-wide collaboration with the St. Cloud Area School District, St. Cloud Police Department, Stearns County, Minnesota Judicial Branch and the City of St.Cloud. It is an initiative that provides a forum for parents to discuss issues as well … Read more
Apollo High School alumna Laura Nelson Olmstead always aspired to be a judge. Starting June 1, her dream is coming true. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton just appointed Nelson Olmstead, a ’96 Apollo graduate, to the Second Judicial District Court of Minnesota. Nelson Olmstead attributes much of her learning to her mentor, Honorable Judge Kathryn Quaintance … Read more
Several months ago, I wrote a blog on the Parents in Action graduation at St. Cloud Area School District. Sitting through the graduation, I was intrigued listening to program testimonies and personal stories of previous graduates as well as seeing how excited students were for their parents to graduate. I wanted to know more. I decided … Read more
Today’s kids love to play games on mobile devices. What better way to get kids engaged in creative, artistic, technology-based learning than to design an app and then sell it on iTunes as a fundraiser for the school? That is just what South Junior High School did. Bruce Klemz, a local college professor, loves to give … Read more
Bonjour! Guten tag! Hola! There are several different ways to say hello down the 600 hallway of Apollo High School. Posters align the hallways giving students a feeling of walking into another world at Apollo. Amanda Bailey teaches French at both Apollo and Tech High School. She loves all things French! Every flag hanging in her room … Read more
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