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by Jim Boyle Editor Some of the leading factors causing parents who live in the Elk River Area School District to take their children out of District 728 schools and put them into other schools of choice are class sizes, program options and a desire for more challenging educational experiences. At least this was the [...]

Elk River High School Grade 9 “A” Honor Roll Ivana Arrington, Ngefor Asangwe, Sara Begin, Nathan Benkofske, Carter Bentley, Dakotah Berg, Adam Booth, James Bounds, Lauren Brayden, Jordan Brown, Garrett Caldon, Lauren Carlson, Blake Castagneri, Tamara Chupryna, Nathan Collins, Carter Corpe, Taylor Cotton, Brandon Cramer, Emma Crane, Michael Dahlson, Lauren Davies, Morgan Dieterichs, Alyssa Dorff, [...]

6TH GRADE 2nd QUARTER A HONOR ROLL Grace Alford, Nathan Amoe, Jessica Andersen, Stacy Anderson, Nicholas Baccam, Carter Barbeln, David Bauer, Cole Beck, Abbey Beehler, Jordan Belka, Danielle Bourgeois, Trevor Brenning, Alexa Brown, Morgan Bruers, Ella Bussmann, Molly Carnes, Ryan Catton, Joseph Clark, Samantha Clark, Gwendolyn Cox, Riley Daun, Lauren Demoret, Jenna Dietl, Kaylee Dirschel, [...]

A HONOR ROLL 6th GRADE Noah Adams, Caitlyn Aday, Sydney Adkins, Beau Babcock, Yasmine Badio, Brett Bauer, Katherine Bedbury, Eva Bednarz, Brooke Benolkin, Sydney Bever, Connor Bizal, Madison Bizal, Carolyn Black, Marguerite Boedigheimer, Brittney Boese, Kennedy Boysen, Samantha Bray, Jenna Broman, Emma Brotemarkle, Maxwell Brown, Nicole Butterfield, Jacob Byman, Anna Charboneau, Dylan Chouinard, Carley Collins, [...]

A HONOR ROLL Grade 6 – Noah Aleckson, Kayla Andersen, Heather Anderson, Ronald Audette, Forrest Babcock, AdLai Bade, Ciara Bailey, Carter Baldwin, Ryan Barnier, Belinda Beaver, Sarah Bense, Morgan Bianchi, Brianna Bocksell, Patrick Boland, Taylor Brandt, Nicholas Breuer, Jack Burger, Stephanie Carlson, Tristan Carlson, Anna Cawthra, Sheridan Christianson, Thomas Chuba, Elias Clusiau, Kristen Collins, Madison [...]

by Jim Boyle Editor As members of the Elk River Area School Board wrestled on Monday, Jan. 30 with assembling a contract offer for Superintendent Mark Bezek, they considered how to handle sick time, vacation, health insurance and post-retirement benefits among other things. It was clear as each item made it onto the table, school [...]

by Brian Sutherland Contributing writer Freshmen through senior students at Spectrum High School got their hands dirty for a purpose, to help feed those less fortunate in the Elk River community by handcrafting ceramic bowls to be sold later this spring in Elk River. Melissa Gohman, visual director from the Paramount in St. Cloud, visited [...]

by Jim Boyle Editor It appears the Elk River Area School District’s decision to replace study with music classes for sixth-grade students is creating the desired effect. A pair of music teachers and Mary Alberts, a curriculum specialist for the school district, came forward to say kids were enjoying the opportunity to learn about music [...]

by Jim Boyle Editor Patrick and Kristy Murray of Elk River wanted an all-day everyday kindergarten classroom experience, so when it came time to enroll their oldest son, Dylan, in school, they took a chance on the Kaleidoscope Charter School lottery. They didn’t win their son a spot, so they bit the bullet took on [...]

Elk River High School’s DECA program will host Snowstorm, an annual talent show, on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the Zabee Theater at Elk River High School The cost is $6 per person. All proceeds go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). There will be an 18-year- old boy from Zimmerman (Grant Arke) talking about DMD, [...]