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School Board unanimously 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...
Rogers boys soccer falls to No. 2 Maple Grove 2-0
On paper, a match up between the undefeated and No. 2 ranked Maple Grove Crimson (11-0-1), and a Rogers team that is sitting on 2 wins this season, looked like a blow out waiting to happen. But that is not what transpired between the two teams when they met in Rogers on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Royals (2-4-6) gave a spirited effort in this game and held the Crimson scoreless in the first half. Time and again, Maple Grove would have good scoring chances, only...
Osseo High to commemorate 100 years
Just before the Homecoming football game at Osseo Senior High, the community is invited to a celebration of the school’s 100th anniversary. From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, current and past OSH students and staff, families and members of the community are invited to 100 Years of Excellence, a centennial community celebration. “This is going to be a fun, festive community event,” said Principal Sara Vernig. She added...
Bus Safety Riders help keep fellow students safe
MONTICELLO — A group of Little Mountain Elementary School fifth-graders is doing its part to keep fellow students safe, serving as Bus Safety Riders. Bus Safety Riders assist younger students at the elementary school. After training at the beginning of the school year and supervision by Little Mountain Elementary School staff, their duties include making sure fellow students are safely loading and unloading the bus on the school grounds and helping to make sure everyone is on the bus before it departs. ...
School Board to interview superintendent candidates
The Elk River Area School Board will begin interviewing the people who are interested in becoming the next superintendent of the Elk River Area School District. Superintendent Dan Bittman is retiring at the end of 2024 after leading the district since his hiring in 2017. ISD 728 covers 174 square miles and serves the communities of Elk River, Rogers, Otsego, and Zimmerman and the surrounding areas. The interview sessions started...
Providence football is 3-1 at halfway point
Providence Academy’s football team has a zoo-like matchup for homecoming at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The Lions (3-1) take on the Tigers from Delano (0-4) on Providence’s home field in Plymouth. “Delano might be the best 0-4 team I have seen in 17 years,” Providence head coach Colin Rooney said. “It is a potential trap game for us with Orono coming up the following week.” ...
Football: Ponies pull away from Mounds View
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Following a wild sequence with some uncharacteristic scoring plays it allowed in the opening quarter, Stillwater went back to what has been working all season. The Ponies relied on a productive running game and stingy defense to pull away for a 33-14 East Metro Sub-District football victory over Mounds View on Friday, Sept. 20 at Stillwater Area High School. Playing in front of a large homecoming...
STMA School District working through bus driver shortage
During the Sept. 16 St. Michael-Albertville School Board meeting, the board brought back the discussion about students' transportation issues and approved the 2025-26 preliminary tax levy. STMA discusses transportation report STMA’s transportation provider Vision Transportation and STMA Transportation Supervisor Chad England spoke to the School Board at the Sept. 16 meeting. As a result of facing some problems with student transportation because of a bus driver shortage in the district...
Magic toppled by Knights in non-conference action
There is a big battle for the top of the girls’ soccer Mississippi 8 Conference standings. Monticello is one of four teams that are unbeaten in conference play and got a break last week. After the Magic beat Princeton 2-0 on Monday, Sept. 16, they didn’t play again until Saturday, Sept. 21. Even though the St. Michael-Albertville Knights are no longer a section rival there is still a little extra juice between Monti and STMA when the two teams face off. ...
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