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Another E. Kvant hat trick gives Knights 4th win in last 5 games
The regular season is coming to a close and the St. Michael-Albertville girls’ soccer team is appearing ready to make a postseason run. After they beat Eden Prairie last Thursday, the Knights have won four of their last five games. They have played well most of the season and have won 10 of 14 games and on Sept. 26 beat Eden Prairie 3-1 at Saint Michael-Albertville High School. A big...
School board sets maximum preliminary levy
MONTICELLO — Tax levy rates within the Monticello School District could drop in 2025 if figures in the preliminary levy proposals hold true. The general fund levy is expected to decrease by nearly $170,000 — or 1.56% — from 2024, while the school district’s total certified property tax levy is falling about $194,000, or 1.34%. “Overall, the levy is decreasing from the previous year,” said Tina Burkholder, director of business...
ISD 728 decides to negotiate a superintendent contract with Almos
The Elk River Area School Board voted unanimously to select Andrew Almos as the district’s next superintendent at a special board meeting held Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the ISD 728 District Office in Elk River. "On behalf of the ISD 728 School Board, I am proud to announce that the position of Superintendent has been offered to Andrew Almos,” said Sara Weis, ISD 728 Board vice chair. “Andy has shown great leadership in his role within our district and throughout his professional career. I...
Getting Iggie with it, Kranz throws 2 TDs to Cooper in Homecoming loss to defending state champs
Osseo football had a tall task in front of them on Homecoming evening on Sept. 27 at Osseo Senior High School. The defending Class 6A football state champions were in town and they thought they had an easy win but the Orioles made the Cougars work for it. Centennial took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter but Osseo answered with a touchdown in the second and had the only score in the third quarter that pulled the orange and black within one score. ...
Chillin with a championship, MHS LAT Zamora helps Minnesota Wind Chill win 1st title
Monticello High School Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT) Courtney Zamora is the unsung hero of MHS athletics. But when she isn’t busy taping up Magic athletes and keeping them on the field, Zamora is keeping Minnesota’s newest championship-winning professional squad in the action. “There was almost like a pause for a minute, like what just happened? And then just everybody started running around screaming,” said Zamora on what it was like being on a championship-winning professional sideline. ...
AHSD starts planning Phase II cuts
With a first phase of cuts fully implemented in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, Superintendent Corey McIntyre is setting the school board’s sights on the next round. McIntyre gave the board a presentation on the cuts on Sept. 23 to get the members thinking about what the final cuts should look like ahead of the Nov. 25 board vote. “This is informational,” McIntyre said. “I will provide basic information on the goal of creating common understanding for the Phase II process. There is no action tonight,...
Osseo Board hears from new student representatives
Two new student representatives spoke at the Osseo School Board’s first meeting of the school year. Naomi Cooper-Grear spoke first for Park Center Senior High, followed by Re’son Adkins speaking for 279 Online on Sept. 24. Cooper-Grear said she hopes to represent people who haven’t had their voices heard before, and said everyone at Park Center was excited for the start of the year and for homecoming. Adkins reported that...
Minneapolis Public Schools vaccination rates plunged prior to measles outbreak
An ongoing measles outbreak in and around Hennepin County has sickened at least 51 people, according to the latest Department of Health data. Most are unvaccinated children, and nearly one quarter of the people had to be hospitalized. Separate data released by the Department of Health earlier this year underscores one of the risk factors […]
Apply to serve on district-level advisory committees for 2024-25
Get involved and make a difference at Osseo Area Schools. Four district-level advisory committees are looking for parent/guardian volunteers who are interested in influencing the direction of the district’s instructional programs, enrollment/capacity, emergency management, and financial matters. The following committees have openings. To apply or learn more, visit district279.org and look under the news section. District Planning Advisory Council ...
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