A good read
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. And for good reason — lots of times, you just don’t know what you’re going to find on the inside. That’s kind of true, two-fold, when it comes to the two new book clubs at Farmington High School.
RELATED CONTENTFamily literacy night draws 500 to NTES
North Trail Elementary School principal Dr. Steven Geis estimated that about 500 students, with their parents and siblings, turned out for Tuesday’s Family Literacy Night event.
RELATED CONTENTBoeckman Middle School names students to second semster honor roll
Second trimester A and B honor rolls and Strivers recognition from Boeckman Middle School.
RELATED CONTENTRumors raise tensions at FHS
A rumored school shooting planned for Friday is nothing more than talk according to Farmington High School principal Ben Kusch.
RELATED CONTENTStudents are named to second trimester honor roll at DMS 
The second trimester honor roll from Dodge Middle School has been released.
RELATED CONTENTTake that!
Many students at Levi Dodge Middle School wanted photo or video evidence of their teachers and principals with whipped cream on their face last week. Students got a chance to give a pie in the face as part of an after-school party Friday. Pictured, assistant principal Dan Miller tastes the results of being the first person to get a pie in the face.
RELATED CONTENTMiddle schools, high school will get out early
Farmington middle school and high school students will get out 15 minutes early today to help keep buses on schedule.
RELATED CONTENTParents are invited to a free session on how to keep teenagers safe and healthy
Parents have a lot to think about these days. There’s daycare schedules. Sports schedules. Homework help. Juggling everyone’s day-to-day activity. The list goes on and on.
RELATED CONTENTSwingin’ jazz sounds good
It’s been a pretty busy couple of weeks for Farmington High School jazz band students. It’s not easy winning all the awards they have recently, but someone has to do it.
RELATED CONTENTState’s latest funding shift won’t affect ISD 192
A plan by the state of Minnesota to balance its budget by delaying payments to school districts should not have a significant impact in the Farmington School District, finance director Jeff Priess said.
RELATED CONTENTEarly intervention
For more than a decade, the teachers and therapists at the Birth-3 Extended Campus have been helping families throughout the Farmington School District.
RELATED CONTENTLEGOS are used as a teaching tool in one Farmington Elementary classroom
LEGOS. Everyone has had them, everyone has played with them at one time or another. But at Farmington Elementary School, LEGOS are also being used for educational purposes. LEGOS are an everyday activity for the students in Sue McGill’s classroom. The students spend some of their time building creations — airplanes, rocket launchers, ships and just about everything else — as part of their curriculum.
RELATED CONTENTGiving a helping hand
Asked how many sandwiches she and her Riverview Elementary School classmates made Tuesday afternoon, Abby Rustad gave a slight eyeroll, a little sigh and simply said, “A lot.” She wasn’t kidding, either. In little less than half an hour, the fourth graders at Riverview Elementary put together about 800 sandwiches. That, by anyone’s count, qualifies as a lot.
RELATED CONTENTSchool board eyes cuts
After a meeting filled with mostly good news, District 192 finance director Jeff Priess had to deliver a little bad news Monday night. Priess told board members the district will have to make cuts to balance its budget. Current projections show the district with $52,125,830 in expenditures for the 2010-11 school year and $52,564,624 in expenditures. That’s a difference of $436,794 — about .8 percent of expenditures.
RELATED CONTENTSchool board salaries will stay the same in 2010
Salaries for members of the Farmington School Board will stay the same in 2010. Board members voted 5-1 Thursday to keep the board chair’s salary at $5,250 per year and board members’ salaries at $4,200 per year. Board members will also get $30 per meeting for negotiation sessions, retreats and other meetings outside the regular two per month.
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