Elementary school learners will be the first students to return to in-person learning
Forest Lake Area High School teachers Traci Johnson, who teaches the EMT courses at the school, and Jody Ryan, who teaches the Nursing Assista…
Elementary students will return to in-person learning starting mid-January
Forest Lake Area School Board members discussed and voted to approve the budget for the 2021 calendar year during its truth and taxation meeti…
Local developed state’s EMT program for high schoolers, including Forest Lake’s
No games, practices until at least Dec. 18
Superintendent Steve Massey announces move following a skyrocketing in area cases
Lakes International Language Academy has announced that it will make a switch from a hybrid model of education at both secondary and primary l…
Massey announces that Forest Lake Area High School will move to distance learning
Gov. Walz announces "dial back"
The Forest Lake Area School District will move out of its current education model that has primary school students, grades K-6, doing in-perso…
Linwood playground finished after years of community and student effort
Last spring Michael McNaughton would wake up to start his day early. In the midst of a pandemic, the Lakes International Language Academy sixt…
The Forest Lake Area School District had the first reading for the plan of the new Rangers sports complex. The complex will include a new foot…
With the Minnesota State High School League making its decision in September to bring back the fall sports that were originally planned to be …
In 2001, after her first year of teaching the second grade, Gretchen Mattson would transition to teaching the same group as their third grade …
Forest Lake Area School District moves forward with new hybrid schedule
Julie Hull moved family to begin new role
Less than two full weeks into the school year, students and staff at Wyoming Elementary School will be transitioning to distance learning for …
The 1920 high school building accommodated students in the 9th through 12th grades. In the common assembly hall on the third floor, freshmen s…
The Forest Lake Area School Board approved the bid for the Central Learning Center demolition and remodeling project, including the heating, v…
Students returned to the classroom with masks and Gov. Tim Walz made an appearance to greet students coming off the bus at Wyoming Elementary …
As COVID-19 cases rise within Washington County, the Forest Lake Area School District will continue with its plan to return to school on Sept. 8.
James Edward Carter, 56, of Forest Lake, was charged with three counts of sexual assault of two former juvenile students. According to the Was…
Area charters still working out details
Gov. Tim Walz announced a district-by-district plan for the 2020-2021 school year due to the ongoing pandemic during a press conference on Thu…
As the expected announcement by the Minnesota Department of Education on how districts should approach the new school year nears, area school …
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is requiring Minnesotans to wear face masks to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
After almost three months of learning from home, some of our students have had the opportunity to return to the classroom for summer school. T…
A Honor Roll
Three months after the beginning of distance learning, an incomplete picture still remains on how successful it was. The COVID-19 pandemic cha…
Students wore blackface for powderpuff games from 2013-2016
Editors note: Anyone interested in purchasing a full-resolution image should email hannah.davis@apgecm.com for more information.
Forest Lake’s chapter in the Future Farmers of America earned several honors at the organization’s state convention, which was held online May 19-21.
St. Peter Catholic School honored its first eighth grade graduating class since 1968 in a celebratory Mass and graduation ceremony held Thursd…
Hybrid model mixes in class, online elements
School officials at the Forest Lake Area School District continue to grapple with the assignment of planning for summer school.
Top photo by John Wagner;
Forest Lake resident adapts to teaching, practicing law, and leading county amidst COVID-19
Virtual/drive-in commencement ceremonies planned for area high schools
Marine Library offers new programming amidst COVID-19
Families work together and work with teachers
Gov. Tim Walz announced on Thursday, April 23 there will be an extension to distance learning for schools across the state for the remainder o…
When the executive order from Minnesota Gov. Walz was announced on Sunday, March 15, for school districts to provide free child care for child…
Gov. Tim Walz announced March 25 a "stay at home" order for Minnesotans, which will be effective Friday, March 27 at 11:59 p.m. to at least at…
Local businesses were already taking precautions
Schools prepare for distance learning, and provide food, mental health and child care services
On Sunday, March 15, Forest Lake Area Schools superintendent Steve Massey announced the closure of Forest Lake Area Schools beginning on Monda…
Brad O’Neil
FL school district spends levy dollars on instructional review and new materials
Elementary students will return to in-person learning starting mid-January
Forest Lake Area School Board members discussed and voted to approve the budget for the 2021 calendar year during its truth and taxation meeti…
Local developed state’s EMT program for high schoolers, including Forest Lake’s
No games, practices until at least Dec. 18
Superintendent Steve Massey announces move following a skyrocketing in area cases
Lakes International Language Academy has announced that it will make a switch from a hybrid model of education at both secondary and primary l…
Massey announces that Forest Lake Area High School will move to distance learning
Gov. Walz announces "dial back"
The Forest Lake Area School District will move out of its current education model that has primary school students, grades K-6, doing in-perso…
Linwood playground finished after years of community and student effort
Last spring Michael McNaughton would wake up to start his day early. In the midst of a pandemic, the Lakes International Language Academy sixt…
The Forest Lake Area School District had the first reading for the plan of the new Rangers sports complex. The complex will include a new foot…
With the Minnesota State High School League making its decision in September to bring back the fall sports that were originally planned to be …
In 2001, after her first year of teaching the second grade, Gretchen Mattson would transition to teaching the same group as their third grade …
Forest Lake Area School District moves forward with new hybrid schedule
Julie Hull moved family to begin new role
Less than two full weeks into the school year, students and staff at Wyoming Elementary School will be transitioning to distance learning for …
The 1920 high school building accommodated students in the 9th through 12th grades. In the common assembly hall on the third floor, freshmen s…
The Forest Lake Area School Board approved the bid for the Central Learning Center demolition and remodeling project, including the heating, v…
Students returned to the classroom with masks and Gov. Tim Walz made an appearance to greet students coming off the bus at Wyoming Elementary …
As COVID-19 cases rise within Washington County, the Forest Lake Area School District will continue with its plan to return to school on Sept. 8.
James Edward Carter, 56, of Forest Lake, was charged with three counts of sexual assault of two former juvenile students. According to the Was…
Area charters still working out details
Gov. Tim Walz announced a district-by-district plan for the 2020-2021 school year due to the ongoing pandemic during a press conference on Thu…
As the expected announcement by the Minnesota Department of Education on how districts should approach the new school year nears, area school …
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is requiring Minnesotans to wear face masks to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
After almost three months of learning from home, some of our students have had the opportunity to return to the classroom for summer school. T…
A Honor Roll
Three months after the beginning of distance learning, an incomplete picture still remains on how successful it was. The COVID-19 pandemic cha…
Students wore blackface for powderpuff games from 2013-2016
Editors note: Anyone interested in purchasing a full-resolution image should email hannah.davis@apgecm.com for more information.
Forest Lake’s chapter in the Future Farmers of America earned several honors at the organization’s state convention, which was held online May 19-21.
St. Peter Catholic School honored its first eighth grade graduating class since 1968 in a celebratory Mass and graduation ceremony held Thursd…
Hybrid model mixes in class, online elements
School officials at the Forest Lake Area School District continue to grapple with the assignment of planning for summer school.
Top photo by John Wagner;
Forest Lake resident adapts to teaching, practicing law, and leading county amidst COVID-19
Virtual/drive-in commencement ceremonies planned for area high schools
Marine Library offers new programming amidst COVID-19
Families work together and work with teachers
Gov. Tim Walz announced on Thursday, April 23 there will be an extension to distance learning for schools across the state for the remainder o…
When the executive order from Minnesota Gov. Walz was announced on Sunday, March 15, for school districts to provide free child care for child…
Gov. Tim Walz announced March 25 a "stay at home" order for Minnesotans, which will be effective Friday, March 27 at 11:59 p.m. to at least at…
Local businesses were already taking precautions
Schools prepare for distance learning, and provide food, mental health and child care services
On Sunday, March 15, Forest Lake Area Schools superintendent Steve Massey announced the closure of Forest Lake Area Schools beginning on Monda…
Brad O’Neil
FL school district spends levy dollars on instructional review and new materials
Virus hits Minnesota
(Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series related to how tax dollars from the 2018 voter-approved operating levy referendum are af…
Lakes International Language Academy has announced that it will make a switch from a hybrid model of education at both secondary and primary l…
Massey announces that Forest Lake Area High School will move to distance learning
Gov. Walz announces "dial back"
The Forest Lake Area School District will move out of its current education model that has primary school students, grades K-6, doing in-perso…
Linwood playground finished after years of community and student effort
Last spring Michael McNaughton would wake up to start his day early. In the midst of a pandemic, the Lakes International Language Academy sixt…
The Forest Lake Area School District had the first reading for the plan of the new Rangers sports complex. The complex will include a new foot…
With the Minnesota State High School League making its decision in September to bring back the fall sports that were originally planned to be …
In 2001, after her first year of teaching the second grade, Gretchen Mattson would transition to teaching the same group as their third grade …
Forest Lake Area School District moves forward with new hybrid schedule
Julie Hull moved family to begin new role
Less than two full weeks into the school year, students and staff at Wyoming Elementary School will be transitioning to distance learning for …
The 1920 high school building accommodated students in the 9th through 12th grades. In the common assembly hall on the third floor, freshmen s…
The Forest Lake Area School Board approved the bid for the Central Learning Center demolition and remodeling project, including the heating, v…
Festival Foods
Students returned to the classroom with masks and Gov. Tim Walz made an appearance to greet students coming off the bus at Wyoming Elementary …
As COVID-19 cases rise within Washington County, the Forest Lake Area School District will continue with its plan to return to school on Sept. 8.
James Edward Carter, 56, of Forest Lake, was charged with three counts of sexual assault of two former juvenile students. According to the Was…
Area charters still working out details
Gov. Tim Walz announced a district-by-district plan for the 2020-2021 school year due to the ongoing pandemic during a press conference on Thu…
As the expected announcement by the Minnesota Department of Education on how districts should approach the new school year nears, area school …
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is requiring Minnesotans to wear face masks to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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