Sports and activities will continue in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, even as classes move online, after the district reversed course Monday night in the wake of an outcry from parents and students.
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Following state guidance, the Anoka-Hennepin School District has announced middle and high school students will shift to distance learning after Anoka County breached the threshold of 30 new COVID-19 cases per 10,000 people in 14 days.
Columbia Heights Public Schools recently launched a livestream option for families and community members to watch activities and athletics events.
The Fridley High School Key Club continued its efforts to brighten the days of community members through service on Sept. 22 by making fall-themed door decorations for the local nursing home, Landmark of Fridley.
Each year, the Fridley-Columbia Heights Rotarians visit Stevenson and Hayes Elementary School classrooms to deliver a special gift — dictionaries for every third-grader at Fridley Public Schools.
Blaine High School had at least five lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in a recent two-week reporting period, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
The student journalism programs at Columbia Heights High School received several state journalism awards from the Minnesota High School Press Association earlier this.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District is expecting to shift portions of its revenue from state financial aid to local levies in 2021, due to a growing tax base.
A lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District by a transgender former student will move forward after an appellate court ruled that the Minnesota Human Rights Act “prohibits segregating and separating transgender students with respect to locker-room use.”
Columbia Heights Public Schools recently received a Rapid Response Farm to School Grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture valued at nearly $5,000.
Area schools are taking extra measures this year to filter pathogens out of the air inside their buildings.
The Fridley Lions Club continued the tradition of donating funds to support every Fridley elementary classroom teacher on Sept. 15 at Hayes and R.L. Stevenson elementary schools.
Interim Fridley School Board Member Gao Nue Xiong was sworn in at the Aug. 18 School Board meeting.
Sylvester Jason Carver has taken over as assistant principal of Fridley Middle School this school year, replacing Christopheraaron Deanes, who has transitioned to a district leadership position.
Fridley Public Schools community and staff members distributed more than 500 backpacks filled with school supplies Aug. 29 at Fridley High School.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District welcomed students back to school this week, though classes have been delayed.
A Coon Rapids elementary school has a new principal who hopes to pay forward his gift of a great education.
A collaborative back-to-school event provided families with supplies if they stopped by one of three locations Aug. 27.
Parents now have a new option to learn more about what the Anoka-Hennepin School District has to offer.
After a marathon board meeting and a rally by teachers demanding a voice in discussions, the Anoka-Hennepin School Board approved a hybrid model for returning to school.
Spring Lake Park High School senior Supriya “Supy” Patel recently became national president of the National Executive Council of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
The Spring Lake Park School District plans to bring kindergartners and first-graders back to class full time this fall, while older students use hybrid learning models that combine in-person and distance learning. Parents were also given the option to enroll their students in distance-learni…
The United Methodist Church of Anoka hosts its eighth annual Back to School Community Event Thursday, Aug. 20, 5-7 p.m. The event includes live music, free backpacks with school supplies, community resources packets and bike giveaways.
Students in Fridley Public Schools can plan to return to class two days a week this fall and spend the balance of the week in distance learning.
The Columbia Heights School District plans to start the school year using distance learning combined with limited in-person instruction.
An Anoka-Hennepin School District staff member is returning to her seat on the board of a state nutritional organization.
The St. Francis School District is preparing to bring students back to class using a hybrid model, combining in-person and distance learning — but that could change quickly.
Students in the Anoka-Hennepin School District can expect to spend two days a week in class, with the remainder of the week dedicated to distance learning at the beginning of this school year.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state officials on Thursday, July 30, unveiled a plan to reopen schools this fall that gives districts some flexibility to toggle between in-person and online learning, but reserves the right for the state to step in if the coronavirus gets out of control.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District is making progress on its plan to install synthetic turf at high schools and is considering whether to add a synthetic turf field on the Anoka High School campus instead of at Goodrich Field.
Colleagues, friends and family remember Marlene Colvin, as a caring community member with a deep commitment to education.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College are preparing for a safe return to fall semester, which starts Aug. 24. In addition, tuition at both schools is frozen for fall semester to remain at the same rate as last year, offering one of the most affordable options for higher …
After managing to grow its general fund balance this past year, the St. Francis School District anticipates a deficit in the next year, according to the preliminary 2020-21 budget.
The Anoka-Hennepin School Board has approved a preliminary budget for the next fiscal year with a $1.2 million deficit.
It was an ending no one could have foreseen — even a group with the motto of having perfect “2020” vision.
With the close of Minnesota’s special legislative session, the Anoka-Hennepin School Board heard an update last week on what legislative priorities were accomplished.
Approximately 60 people gathered outside Coon Rapids High School Saturday, June 20, to protest alleged racism in the Anoka-Hennepin School District and to ask for change.
The Fridley School District is participating in the 2020 Summer Food Service Program and will provide meals to all children without charge. Meals will be available for curbside pickup, and parents can pick up meals for children.
Two local colleges are among 30 Minnesota institutions offering virtual information sessions starting June 22.
Anoka High School’s 148th graduating class was honored in a virtual ceremony Monday, June 8.
Unable to gather in Mariucci Arena due to the ongoing pandemic, Coon Rapids High School celebrated graduates with a virtual commencement ceremony June 7.
Andover High School students gathered in front of devices instead of in Mariucci Arena to celebrate commencement June 7.
Spring Lake Park High School celebrated the Class of 2020 with a pre-recorded ceremony Friday, June 5, in lieu of a live graduation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blaine High School seniors graduated virtually Tuesday, June 9, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resiliency in the face of adversity, strong connections formed and barriers knocked down were celebrated as Fridley High School honored its Class of 2020 during its 62nd commencement ceremony June 4.
In St. Francis High School’s first virtual commencement ceremony 317 seniors graduated Friday, June 5.
Three local seniors earned National Merit Scholarships recently.
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