Three school board members discussed evaluating superintendent performance and use of funds for updating the Oak Park building at a secret meeting with district legal counsel in January.
Starting April 11, Stillwater school board meetings will move back to Stillwater City Hall.
Stillwater Area School district residents, parents and students packed the Thursday, Feb. 21 school board meeting as members approved an additional $1.014 million in budget cuts.
Stillwater students will have to make up two more days of school this year unless state lawmakers give school districts a reprieve.
Three Stillwater Area School Board members allegedly met with the board’s legal counsel without other members’ knowledge.
While some people shy away — or run away — from public speaking, a group of Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) students revel in it.
Stillwater Area School Board discussed the potential sale of Withrow Elementary with an interested developer at the Thursday, Feb. 7 work session.
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Stillwater Area School Board members considered about $1.9 million in budget cuts at their Friday, Feb. 8 work session.
Stillwater secondary students will have to go to school on Presidents Day this year to make up for time lost to cold weather and snow.
Due to historic freezing temperatures, Stillwater Area Public Schools (SAPS) and other schools across the state closed last week.
The Stillwater Area Retired Educators Association is hosting a “Sweetheart Ball” Feb. 9 at The Grand Banquet Hall in Stillwater.
Schools are closed on Monday, Jan. 28 and will remain closed on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 and Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 due to the extremely cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills predicted.
The annual Da Vinci Fest is a free community event featuring Stillwater students’ projects in art, science and now upcycling, a new competitive category this year.
Back row: Amanuel Mussiel, Katherine Liu, Tucker Giambrone, Jennifer Splittstoeser, Eyoel Getahun, Marah Banat, Angela Taylor, Lauryn Sawotin, Darin Weiand. Front row: Victor Lam, Kaitlyn Ginkel, James Daum, Samuel Karnuth, Samantha Funk, Vatenjchumay Vang, Abigail Jungmann, Omar Abdirahman.…
The Stillwater Area School Board voted 4-3 Nov. 29 to approve a $5.5 million expansion to the Brookview Elementary School in Woodbury.
The public is invited to the 2018 Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity (URSCA) Gala at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 4:30-7 p.m. in the Riverview Ballroom of the University Center. The family and community-friendly event is free to attend.
The Marine on St. Croix City Council will hold two public hearings to consider a purchase agreement for the Marine Elementary School property.
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As far as Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) Principal Rob Bach knows, seniors Abdulaziz Mohamed and Nikhil Kumaran are the first students of color to serve as student council presidents.
Last year a Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) student club raised $2,300 for three Nigerian children to attend school.
Overall, Stillwater students performed well above statewide averages on 2018 standardized math, reading and science tests.
More than half of teens ages 13 to 17 say they worry about the possibility of a shooting occurring at their school.
Stillwater Area Public Schools (SAPS) will use a new school meal application this year.
Community Thread and United Way of Washington County-East (UWWCE) are hosting their annual “Stuff the Bus” donations drive that helps provide school supplies to local students.
Jim Madsen has spent the better part of two decades working with a team of scientists on a quest to find answers to some of the universe’s greatest mysteries.
The Stillwater Area School Board appointed Donald G. Hovland to fill a vacancy on the board during a special meeting July 11. The vacancy was caused by the resignation of board chair Tom Lehmann.
The Stillwater Area School Board will add a new member July 12 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of board chair Tom Lehmann. Lehmann was appointed to a seat as a Tenth District Court Judge by Governor Mark Dayton May 2. As district court judges are an elected position, Lehmann is r…
When Tony Manzara began excavation for a nature center built in his wife’s honor at a Lake Elmo park, he came across a plethora of large stones.
Diana and Sandra Flores-Castillo grew up in a home that valued learning. After graduating from Stillwater Area High School June 2, the twins plan to both attend the University of Minnesota to study civil engineering. However, the path to college once seemed out of reach.
On the playground at Lake Elmo Elementary School, Cathleen Costello’s friends draw cities with chalk on the black top and push her through it like a labrynth.
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The 2018 Stillwater Area High School Prom was held May 5 at myth Nightclub in Maplewood. The Theme was 1920s The Great Gatsby.
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Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of Thomas R. Lehmann as a District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Tenth Judicial District.
This piece is brought to you by Hoof Prints, a partnership between The Gazette and The Pony Express, Stillwater Area High School’s student newspaper.
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When Virginia “Jini” Johnson attended college over 70 years ago, there were many women in her classes at the University of Cincinnati.
This piece is brought to you by Hoof Prints, a partnership between The Gazette and The Pony Express, Stillwater Area High School’s student newspaper.
When survivors of the Parkland, Fla. high school shooting announced plans for a March 14 school walk out, St. Croix Preparatory Academy (SCPA) students mobilized.
As the Stillwater Area School District nears the third anniversary of passing of a $97.5 million facility bond by local taxpayers, nearly all of the capital projects funded by the bond proceeds have been completed. One project has proven to be more complex than anticipated — the purchase of …
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About 500 students at Stillwater Area High School participated in a student-organized walkout 10 a.m. March 14 to acknowledge the one-month anniversary of the shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Students in Stillwater exited the main doo…
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When Jeremy Josephson attended school as a kid, his history textbook glossed over his community’s past.
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For most of us, memories of middle school gym class include running, push ups and lots of dodgeball. For some students at Stillwater Middle School, middle school physical education class means learning scuba diving.
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Tucked away in Stillwater’s North Hill neighborhood is piece of American education history. The New Heights school is celebrating its 25th school year this year — the oldest kindergarten through 12th grade charter school in the country.
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An investigation of a complaint made by a Stillwater Area School District employee found that two board members were not responsible for creating a “hostile work environment.” However, the investigator found that “poor communication and tension” on the school board has “created an environmen…
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The 2017 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royalty visited St. Croix Catholic School on Dec. 15 to “knight” a few lucky students and staff, and share the history and community-building goals of the 131-year old celebration.
Many homeowners in the Stillwater Area School District will see a slight increase in their school property taxes paid in 2018, according to District 834 executive director of finance and operations Kristen Hoheisel.
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In a 5-2 decision, the Stillwater Area School Board voted to approve a three-year extension to Superintendent Denise Pontrelli’s contract.
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