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Local news for St. Michael, Albertville, Otsego and Hanover

ISD 728 Announces Model Change, Elementary Students to Hybrid in November

The COVID curve continues to push area schools to a new brink.

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With the school district’s communities now breaking barriers put in place last August by the Minnesota Department of Health, ISD 728 leaders decided it could no longer put off a change in its learning model, according to a letter shared by staff Monday, Oct. 26. ISD 728 Superintendent Dan Bittman made the announcement via a […]

Weimer, Knights Earn Section 5AA Championship

Junior leads the way for STMA in season finale, earning section crown.

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The STMA Girls’ cross country team took the Section 5AA championship earlier this month, ending its fall season with a team and individual gold in the season’s final race. The Knights won’t advance with other section champions to a state meet, as the Minnesota State High School League suspended state tournaments and meets earlier this […]

STMA Rotary Announces October Students of the Month

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The St. Michael-Albertville Rotary Club has begun their Student of the Month honors for the 2020-2021 school year, which recognizes exceptional high school juniors at STMA High School. For October, these students include Casey Fredrickson, Caden Nordberg, and Sydney Rogers. Sydney Rogers, whose parents are Lori and Russell, is quite involved in the STMA school […]

ISD 728 Breaks Ground at Middle School in Otsego

Prairie View Middle School will open to students in 2022. The current elementary/middle school will become, simply, Prairie View Elementary.

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Independent School District 728 (ISD 728), serving Elk River, Otsego, Rogers, Zimmerman and surrounding townships and communities, welcomed distinguished guests, staff and members of the construction community to an official groundbreaking for its fifth middle school, Prairie View, Monday, October 5, 2020.  The event included members of the ISD 728 School Board, as well as […]

State Health Department can Supersede STMA’s Reopening Plans, Superintendent Says

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Wright County’s COVID-19 case counts per 10,000 residents have thus far continued to stick firmly in the second-tier range for Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan, which allows for elementary students to return full-time to classrooms and secondary students to return on a hybrid schedule. The St. Michael-Albertville school board approved this learning model for the beginning […]

STMA School District Prepares for Aug. 21st Decision

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Talk of what to do about school this fall has reached a fever pitch in Minnesota recently, as families first waited for Governor Tim Walz’s announcement last Thursday and, now, many await plans from the school districts themselves. St. Michael-Albertville school district’s superintendent, Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault, presented teaching and learning plans for fall at Monday […]

Minnesota High School Football, Volleyball Moved to Spring Season

Soccer, tennis will take off in fall.

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A lengthy meeting at the Minnesota State High School League headquarters led to a series of decisions that will have huge impact on coaches, student athletes and high school fans around the state. The MSHSL board of directors voted Tuesday, Aug. 4 to move the high school football season to a so-called “third season,” with […]

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