The Section 8AA Championships in girls’ swimming again came down to a battle between two schools – St. Michael-Albertville and Maple Grove – and the Knights continued its recent tradition of getting the better of the Crimson, adding another trophy to this year’s already impressive haul. STMA captured the Section Championship at St. Cloud Tech […]
Pirates of Penzance Takes the Stage at STMA High School Starting Thursday
St. Michael-Albertville High School’s theater buffs have been working tirelessly for two months on a show that director Joshua Mann said is the most challenging production he’s seen them attempt. The dress rehearsals are now in full swing and the actors and actresses are fine-tuning their performance in advance of next Thursday’s curtain call. Mann […]
Donated Piano Brings Music to STMA High School’s Mornings
An anonymous donation of an 88-year-old baby grand piano has sparked a flurry of sound echoing through the halls of St. Michael-Albertville High School this fall. The high school had the piano tuned and wrapped by ASI out of Buffalo, and now it sits in the atrium near the office, waiting for its ivories to […]
St. Michael Boy Scout Builds Five Buddy Benches
St. Michael Boy Scout Jack Kroenen, a junior at St. Michael-Albertville High School, recently completed his Eagle Project, the highest Boy Scout ranking one can receive in scouts, by building five Buddy Benches for local schools. The Buddy Bench is a simple idea that combats and eliminates loneliness on school playgrounds across the country. The […]
St. Michael-Albertville Rebounds with 45-7 Homecoming Victory
The Knights never trailed, and never looked back with a huge second half.
St. Michael-Albertville experienced its first loss in more than a year when it was steamrolled, quite literally, by Elk River in a Sept. 23 game that featured two of the state’s top three teams in Class 5A. It left the Knights a bit scarred, and ready to answer all of the questions when Homecoming 2016 […]
School Bond Committee Recommends $11.3 million All-Purpose Sports Facility to bond
Monday evening, the Capital Projects Improvement Advisory Task Force came back in front of the school board to offer one last recommendation for next winter’s potential bond referendum. The task force recommended the addition of an all-purpose sports facility, which would be located on the high school campus. This domed facility would feature an artificial […]
STMA Opts to Keep Open Enrollment Despite Crunch at High School
A strong undercurrent of discomfort among board members directed at the idea of limiting open enrollment has kept the option alive and strong in St. Michael-Albertville school families. The school board decided Monday evening that open enrollment will remain unfettered at least for the next year, when board members plan to reassess the decision. At […]
STMA Student to Participate in Oregon Bach Festival this Summer
Heather Christman loves singing. She not only loves it, but she’s also pretty good at it. Last summer she had the opportunity to participate in the Minnesota All State Choir at Concordia College in Moorhead. “It was a weeklong choir camp in August and then we performed at Orchestra Hall in February,” Heather said. As […]
STMA High Students Make the Grade, ‘A’ Honor Roll
The following students earned a listing on the “A” Honor Roll for Trimester 2 of the 2015-2016 school year. Students must meet academic criteria to earn a position on the honor roll at the high school, which is led by Principal Robert Driver. Grade 9 Christopher Aamodt, Claire Adkins, Sydney Albrecht, Payton Allen, Abbie Aman, […]
Students Earn Spot on ‘B’ Honor Roll at St. Michael-Albertville H.S.
The following students earned a listing on the “B” Honor Roll for Trimester 2 of the 2015-2016 school year. Students must meet academic criteria to earn a position on the honor roll at the high school, which is led by Principal Robert Driver. Please note that information regarding this honor roll was provided by […]