Elementary principal set to retire
St. Croix Central Elementary Principal Steve Sanders is wrapping up a 29-year education career.
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Students in Rachel Sauvola’s agriscience classes, along with various school and Star Prairie Trout Farm helpers, filleted enough tilapia to feed 200 people on Tuesday, May 14.
RELATED CONTENTBoard discusses teacher compensation proposal
The New Richmond School District recognizes that it doesn’t take college credits for teachers to become better educators. Now, administrators, along with a group of teachers, are working to come up with a way to ensure New Richmond’s teachers are rewarded for professional development — whether they get college credit for that development or not.
RELATED CONTENTNew Richmond High students complete day of service
Hundreds of New Richmond High School students hit the streets on Friday, May 17, to take part in Service Learning Day.
RELATED CONTENTWill an MBA help further your career? Here's where to find out
The College of Business and Economics at the UW-River Falls will host an information session from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the UWRF Hudson Center, for those considering whether a master’s degree in business administration will help them further their career goals.
RELATED CONTENTStudents, staff enjoy ‘Panther Camp’
Every morning St. Croix Central Elementary students get off the buses and gather around the flagpole, standing in a field near the third and fourth grade cabins and recite the Pledge of Allegiance together. The elementary students are now attending “Panther Camp” located at Rolling Ridges Girl Scout Camp, which the school district is leasing from Girl Scouts River Valleys.
RELATED CONTENTNew Richmond schools add June 10 to the calendar
New Richmond High School has its fingers crossed that the snow is finally gone.
RELATED CONTENTEighth-graders receive community letters
In this day of computers and emails, receiving a handwritten, personal letter can be a special thing. Patty Schachtner, Somerset school nurse, helped organize the letter-writing campaign in the schools with Gina Knutson, Carol Jones, Gail Buell and Randy Calleja as a part of the Leadership Trust Initiative, a course sponsored by the New Richmond Area Community Foundation.
RELATED CONTENTNRHS prepares for Service Learning Day
Next week New Richmond High School students will take to the streets to participate in Service Learning Day.
RELATED CONTENTCommunity letters inspire students
In an effort to let local youth know they matter, a local group of leaders have started a letter-writing campaign.
RELATED CONTENTEgg drop contest comes to a boil
Fourth grade students at Hillside Elementary participated in the second annual Egg Drop competition on Friday.
RELATED CONTENTNew Richmond student denies alleged relationship
Alex Ciak is mad. The 18-year-old high school senior is the student alleged to have been “involved” with Ken Bessac, a now former career and technical education teacher at New Richmond High School.
Community support for SCC is ‘overwhelming’
The smell permeating the entire St. Croix Central Elementary building is a reminder of the smoke damage that has rendered many of the school’s classroom items unusable. However, thanks to an outpouring of community and area support, SCC Elementary does not need school supplies any longer.
RELATED CONTENTElementary students go to ‘Panther Camp’
St. Croix Central Elementary students will be spending the rest of the year at “Panther Camp.” The school district has leased Rolling Ridges Girl Scout Camp (Hudson) and students began attending classes at the camp Monday, May 6, a little less than a week after the fire that closed St. Croix Central Elementary.
RELATED CONTENTNew Richmond High School teacher contract terminated
An alleged inappropriate relationship with a student has led to the termination of New Richmond High School teacher Ken Bessac.
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