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Legislative notebook: Hundreds rally for passage of gay marriage
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis Many of the hundreds who rallied Thursday to support legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota said they think it can happen this year. We have come this far and are t...
Posted on 4/18/13 at 9:38 PM
Adventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 2
Part one was about the hoopla; this post is about the nuts and bolts of the student struggles in North Minneapolis. When the 6th and 7th graders I taught this day eventually got down to work (which t...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 10:03 AM
Should High School Coaches Be Fired For Not Winning?
Every off season of whatever sport it maybe professional or college, the headlines are flooded with what college coach got a professional job, what coach is moving from this college to that, or what...
Posted on 1/30/13 at 2:54 AM
Don't throw $$ in the trash!
By Jo Colvin jcolvin@echopress.com Box tops arent just from cereal anymore. They can be clipped from Kleenex and broccoli and soup and milk. They can even be found on underwear packaging. Best of all...
Posted on 11/19/12 at 12:25 PM
Mutiny in the lunchroom
In "We Are Hungry," one of the latest You Tube videos to gain widespread attention, high school students are turned away empty-handed from second helpings in the cafeteria, collapse during volleyball ...
Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:44 AM
Osakis reading scores jump 9 percent
A celebration is taking place at the Osakis public schools. The statewide testing reading scores are back up and exceeding statewide percentages. Elementary Principal Pat Ryan announced to the Osakis School Board at its September 10 meeting that Osakis has been named a Celebration Eligible School for high achievement in increasing its testing scores for 2012.By Roberta Olson, Reporter , September 26, 2012
Another Prairie title for Osakis tennis
The Osakis tennis team’s domination of the Prairie Conference continued this year as the Silverstreaks won the individual tournament behind six first-place finishes on Saturday.September 26, 2012
Silverstreak girls blank Pierz
The Osakis tennis team has shown it can hold off opponents in tight matches but also has the depth to run away with things as the Silverstreaks did last Tuesday in a 7-0 win over Pierz.September 26, 2012
Osakis tennis edges Lakers
The Osakis tennis team got one of its toughest tests of the season on Monday as the Minnewaska girls pushed them to the brink before coming up just short in a 4-3 match.September 26, 2012
Silverstreaks win third straight, now face WDC
September 26, 2012
Osakis yearbook gets top honors
September 26, 2012
Reunion for class of 1977 is planned
The Osakis High School graduating class of 1977 will hold its 35-year reunion this weekend, September 28-29.September 25, 2012
Refinancing will save Osakis district $75,000 a year
The Osakis School District will refinance $11.8 million in 2003 General Obligation bonds in a bond sale on Monday, October 8, which will result in a savings of about $75,000 per year for the district.By Roberta Olson, Reporter , September 19, 2012
Osakis school enrollments edging up
Osakis Public School enrollment is 844 students this fall, which is up 2.49 percent over last year. Elementary numbers accounted for the entire increase of 21 students, at 423 total; with grades 7-12 staying close to last year at 421, according to Superintendent John Peterka.By Roberta Olson, Reporter , September 12, 2012
Pupils on the playground
September 12, 2012
New faces to greet charter school students
Lakes Area Charter School (LACS) in Osakis has two new teachers, as well as a new office manager this year. They join the new director, Phil Grant, who joined the staff in July.By Roberta Olson, Reporter , September 05, 2012
Osakis Public Schools hire six new employees for upcoming school year
Five new teachers and a new school district head bookkeeper are on staff at the Osakis Public Schools for the start of the new school year. They are Jennifer Halvorson, second grade long term substitute; Kate Hubert, learning disabilities teacher for grades 8-12; Tera Larson, Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) and pre-school instructor; Michael Rohr, K-3 elementary music; Victoria VanWatermulen, academic assistant in reading and math interventions for K-6; and head bookkeeper Theresa MooreBy Roberta Olson, Reporter , September 05, 2012
St. Agnes gears up for busy 2012-13 school year
School opening at St. Agnes in Osakis is days away, but the teachers and staff are already at the job, according to new principal Mrs. Pat Pospisil. “This is a new challenge with new rewards, a new journey, and I am ready!” said Pospisil, who has taught at the school for 33 years.By Roberta Olson, Reporter , August 29, 2012
What's new at Lakes Area Charter School?
While kids are basking in their last days of summer vacation, Lakes Area Charter School (LACS) works daily to be ready for the Tuesday, September 4 onslaught of students.August 29, 2012
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