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Former Student: Tim Walz Doesn't Know He Saved My Life
Patti Miller was struggling in more ways than one when she first met Tim Walz as a student at Mankato West High School. The Minnesota governor was known to her as Mr. Walz, a widely beloved geography teacher and football coach at the school who had also taught her sister.Now 37, Miller’s teenage years were marred with anxiety and depression. Her father had been struggling with addiction for years and was sent to prison on drug trafficking charges around the time she began Walz’s class. Her mental health issues had led her to self-harm, and she had trouble staying engaged...
LS-H Middle/High School introduces classroom cell phone ban with new policies
A ban on cell phones in the classroom, a dedicated space for correcting student misbehavior and a process for parents to challenge library materials — these are just a few of the changes being made to school policy at Le Sueur-Henderson Middle School/High School before kids head back to class this fall. Many of these additions to school policy (with the exception of the library policy) were included in the LS-H Middle School/High School handbook approved by the Le Sueur-Henderson School Board at their Aug....
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Edgerton opens 2024 slate with New Ulm Cathedral
EDGERTON — The Edgerton High School football program is rich in tradition under head coach Andrew Fleischman. The Flying Dutch, coming off a 9-2 season, will open the 2024 campaign on Thursday, Aug. 29, at home versus New Ulm Cathedral. Edgerton then hits the road for a Friday, Sept....
North Branch Area Public Schools launches teacher apprenticeship program
The most common words said at the launch of “Forward Together: Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program” was, “It’s happening!” After a year and a half of planning, one of the first teacher apprenticeship programs in the state to create pathways to teaching licenses for talented, diverse candidates in both urban and rural districts is up and running.
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