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Farmington’s Team Jakers will take a long walk for a good cause

February 14, 2013 in The Farmington Independent

Farmington Elementary School fifth grader Jake Campbell does the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes for one simple reason. “To find a cure, I guess, ’cause I hate having it,” he said. Continue Reading

Conn. town in mourning: Police look for answers

December 15, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

NEWTOWN, Conn. The gunman behind the Connecticut elementary school massacre stormed into the building and shot 20 children at least twice with a high-powered rifle, executing some at close range and killing adults who tried to stop the carnage, authorities said Saturday. Continue Reading

Tragedy in Connecticut: 26 die in elementary school shooting, including 20 kids

December 14, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

NEWTOWN, Conn. A man killed his mother at home and then opened fire Friday inside the elementary school where she taught, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in corners and closets and trembled helplessly to the sound of shots reverberating through the building. Continue Reading

Farmington’s Madelyn Price won a $1,000 savings bond through the Bonnie Plant Cabbage Program

November 15, 2012 in The Farmington Independent

The coleslaw that came from Madelyn Price’s 22-pound cabbage didn’t taste the greatest, but she certainly isn’t going to argue with the $1,000 savings bond she has won for growing it. Continue Reading

More public schools splitting up boys, girls

July 8, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Robin Gilbert didn’t set out to confront gender stereotypes when she split up the boys and girls at her elementary school in rural southwestern Idaho. Continue Reading

NCLB: Many southwest North Dakota schools fail to meet progress goals

June 1, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

More than half of the schools in southwest North Dakota failed to meet the goals of the Adequate Yearly Progress test instituted by No Child Left Behind. Education officials said Friday the results come as no surprise. Continue Reading

Dickinson elementary school construction costs $500,000 over budget

April 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Contractors pushed the price to build a Dickinson elementary school $500,000 over budget, but school board members said they have no choice but to forge ahead. Continue Reading

Memorial garden earns award

April 7, 2012 in Rosemount Town Pages

Red Pine Elementary School has earned recognition from the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Continue Reading

Hudson elementary students post greetings to vets

December 11, 2010 in Hudson Star-Observer

More than 1,400 Hudson elementary students have sent holiday greetings to veterans in Wisconsin and Minnesota this season. Continue Reading

Willow River joins local backpack program

November 12, 2010 in Hudson Star-Observer

Willow River Elementary is the latest Hudson school to participate in the Hudson Area Backpack Program. The program provides groceries for families in non-descript backpacks to carry home for the weekend or vacations. Continue Reading