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STMA Arts Shine: Choir and One-Act Have a Day to Remember

The Minnesota State High School League featured STMA's Choir and One-Act groups after they took the spotlight in more ways than one.

February 12, 2024 By Mike Schoemer

STMA One Act Team

All the world’s a stage – William Shakespeare. Easy for him to say. The streets of London were Shakespeare’s. From beautiful playhouses to works in parks, the Baird made his […]

Tagged With: choir, MSHSL, One Act Play, STMA High School

Defending Champs STMA Girls, Rising STMA Boys Have New Foe: Shot Clocks

For the first time ever a shot clock will be used in all MSHSL basketball events. For St. Michael-Albertville teams - time has never been the essence.

December 15, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

As J’Kahla Craft danced her way across the hardwood at Williams Arena after the St. Michael-Albertville girls’ basketball team celebrated its first-ever Class 4A Girls BB Championship last spring, the […]

Tagged With: basketball, craft, shot clock, STMA

Knight’s Essler, STMA Football Coach, Named to NDSU Hall of Fame

A six-time track All-American and a football standout for the Bison, Essler has won a state championship and state accolades as the head of the Knights.

August 22, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

From leading Minot Ryan to a pair of state football championships in North Dakota High School football as a player to leading St. Michael-Albertville to its first ever championship on […]

Tagged With: Essler, football, Knights

From Unfinished to Undeniable: St. Michael-Albertville Captures Class 4A Girls’ Basketball Championship

The Knights held off top-ranked Hopkins in a game that will go down in history, 71-70, to become the first program ever to win 2A, 3A and 4A Championships.

March 21, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

STMA Girls BB

For Coach Kent Hamre, Gatorade Player of the Year Tessa Johnson and the St. Michael-Albertville Knights, it was always a matter of time. How long until the first matchup against […]

Tagged With: girls basketball Kent Hamre, Hopkins, Knights, STMA High School, Tessa Johnson

STMA Schools Add Two Days to Calendar to Make Up for Snow Days

The Monday and Tuesday after the Class of 2023 graduates will be in session due to cancellations.

March 9, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

Winter, it seems, has been too much for the St. Michael-Albertville School District calendar. Cancellations have forced the District to add two days to the school year, and both will […]

Tagged With: school, school calendar, snow, snow days

SOAR Swings into Spring with Seussical the Musical Jr.

Sing, dance and laugh with the sensational Dr. Seuss.

March 8, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

I do so like kids on the stage. I think kids on stage are all the rage. Maybe you can sing the songs. Sing along to those silly songs. Ah […]

Tagged With: arts, SOAR Arts, stage

Local Preview: Crowded Fields for STMA School Board, ISD 728 as Well

A look at the local school board elections impacting STMA communities.

November 4, 2022 By Mike Schoemer

Editor’s Note: Due to discrepancies in reporting, this article is being updated and clarified from the general election article posted yesterday. NWCT apologies for the errors and any confusion caused. […]

Tagged With: ISD 728, School Board Elections, STMA Schools

Obituary: Funeral Services set for Former STMA Superintendent

Mario DeMatteis is survived by his wife Carol and two sons.

April 5, 2022 By Mike Schoemer

“He was a fierce advocate of schools and for our students and staff,” said Dr. Anne Marie Foucualt, current Superintendent of STMA School District, of Mario DeMatteis. “Perhaps no one […]

Tagged With: funeral, Maio DeMatteis, obituary, STMA School District

Mario DeMatteis, Pioneer of St. Michael-Albertville Schools, Dies at 86

He and his wife, Carol, lived in the STMA area long after Mario's retirement.

April 4, 2022 By Mike Schoemer

Mario DeMatteis, a pioneer for St. Michael-Albertville Public Schools, has died. He was 86. The 2019 member of the STMA School District Hall of Fame served STMA Schools through four […]

St. Michael-Albertville Schools Shortens Quarantine for Students/Staff

STMA Schools will adjust time frames to meet CDC guidance.

January 19, 2022 By Mike Schoemer

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St. Michael-Albertville School District announced Wednesday that students testing positive for COVID-19 can rejoin school after a shorter quarantine, even as the Omicron variant of the virus peaks in the […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, quarantine, STMA Schools, students

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