The graduating class of 2020 will go down in history as having one of the most unusual passages into adulthood in the modern era. So many members of St. Michael-Albertville High School’s 2020 graduating class will, no doubt, go on to make positive marks on this world, but two dynamic ladies shine especially bright: Valedictorian […]
Award Ceremony Canceled, but Outstanding Students Still Shine Bright
In this most unusual school year, St. Michael-Albertville school district leadership still found many exemplary, hardworking students worthy of recognition for their efforts in 2019-2020. In all, about 470 students should have received academic awards at a ceremony this month, which has been canceled due to COVID-19. The highest of these honors, the Student of […]
State Department of Education Recommends Virtual Graduation in MN
Guidance for honoring the Class of 2020 was released Friday, May 8.
Meetings, classes and even shopping, to much of an extent, have all moved into “virtual” realms with the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. With Minnesota topping 500 deaths and testing/illness and hospitalization still rising in early May, the Minnesota Department of Education is recommending school districts conduct graduation commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020 in much […]
COVID-19 and Schools: a Round-Up
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to alter society on a global, national, and local scale. At our local level, Wright County has logged a total of 40 cases to date, with one death and 20 no longer needing isolation. Here’s the latest developments on how the St. Michael-Albertville school district, its students, staff, and families have […]
STMA High School Principal To Step Down, Take New Position within District
Bob Driver, who has served as St. Michael-Albertville High School’s principal for the past nine years, will move to a new position within the STMA district office this summer. He’ll begin working as the Director of Curriculum and Student Programming on July 1. Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault said they created the new position using staff […]
St. Michael-Albertville Educators, Families Ready for Distance Learning Through May 4
Teachers and administrators in the St. Michael-Albertville school district, like all others in the state, have spent the past 10 days in a whirlwind of preparation, as the schools plan to spend at least the next five weeks teaching students in a wholly unfamiliar way. What Has Happened So Far In this time, the school […]
Minnesota Schools Remain Open as Activities, Society Change with COVID-19
Crowds will be removed from tournaments and school assemblies are a no-no, but classes will move ahead at St. Michael-Albertville and other school districts.
St. Michael-Albertville School District and their counterparts throughout Minnesota will press on with the school year Monday, March 16, despite the increasing number of state residents testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Education announced Friday, March 13 that they recommend schools to remain open, despite mass […]
STMA School District, Other Schools Release Guidance on COVID-19
Elk River, Monticello and many Twin Cities school districts have sent letters to concerned parents this week about the novel Coronavirus.
With the novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, now spreading throughout areas of the United States, school districts across the Twin Cities took time to inform concerned parents about the health crisis that is being felt worldwide. Though there have been no confirmed cases in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health has investigated more than […]
‘Get Busy Living’ – Cancer Awareness Night Raises Thousands at STMA
The annual boys' and girls' basketball games vs. Buffalo featured a huge donation to the Wurst family.
St. Michael-Albertville’s girls’ basketball team kept up their winning ways, while the Buffalo boys’ team used a huge second half to knock off the Knights. But it wasn’t the results on the basketball scoreboard that drew the biggest cheers at STMA High School on Tuesday night. It was the number on the big, cardboard check […]
Jody Kelly Nominated for Teacher of the Year
The 2020 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a list of 134 nominees, and Jody Kelly, an eighth grade teacher at St. Michael-Albertville’s Middle School West, is among the nominees. Kelly has been teaching middle-level students at STMA since 2001, mostly in eighth-grade language arts. “The idea of helping others was something […]
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