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District will make cuts to German program

Declining enrollment at all grade levels means Farmington eighth graders will not get a chance to take German next year.

March 11, 2010

Students play games for change

Students play games for change There might not be people sleeping in cardboard boxes in Rambling River Park, but poverty is present in Farmington all the same. Now, a bunch of high school students aim to increase awareness, and hopefully lend a helping hand.

March 11, 2010

Editorial: Numbers support German reduction

Running a school district can be a dirty job. It's a delicate balance making sure school programs serve the students while simultaneously keeping the bills paid. And given the sheer number of programs a district like Farmington's operates, the number of people it serves, it is inevitable that reductions to one program will upset someone.

March 11, 2010

Assistant superintendent a finalist in Becker

The St. Cloud Times has reported that Christine Weymouth, assistant superintendent in Independent School District 192, is one of five finalists for the superintendent’s position in the Becker School District.

March 11, 2010

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.

March 08, 2010

Family literacy night draws 500 to NTES

Family 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.

March 06, 2010

Rumors of violence kept FHS quiet Friday

Sometimes, kids say the darndest things. And sometimes those things get blown out of proportion and cause some really big problems. That’s what happened at Farmington High School over the past couple of weeks - a few students had some arguments. Harsh words were spoken. Some of those words were misconstrued. Interpretations were made. Comments were posted on the Internet, and before long, the rumor of a planned school shooting surfaced.

March 04, 2010

Girls basketball: Tigers excited to get out of Missota

Girls basketball: Tigers excited to  get out of Missota Farmington’s girls basketball team is welcoming the opportunity to take on some teams from outside the Missota Conference in the upcoming Section 1, Class 4A Tournament.

March 04, 2010

Boys basketball: Tigers drop two more

New Prague exploded for 46 second-half points and ended its three-game losing streak with a 73-64 victory over Farmington Friday night in New Prague.

March 04, 2010

Swimming: Three events advance to Class 2A State Meet

Three state-qualifying events led Farmington to a third-place finish in the eight-team Section 1AA Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday in Rochester. The Tigers scored 267 points, edging Hastings (261) and Owatonna (240) for a spot in the top three. Rochester Century won the meet and beat runner-up Northfield by nearly 100 points, 386-288.

March 04, 2010

Wrestling: Elmer, Adrian and Albano punch state tourney tickets

Carl Elmer, Eric Adrian and Nick Albano backed up their state rankings at Saturday’s Section 2AAA Individual Tournament in Prior Lake. All three Farmington wrestlers reached the finals in their respective weight classes to qualify for the Class AAA State Tournament, which got under way Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

March 04, 2010

Gymnastics: Klima sixth at state in uneven parallel bars

Farmington gymnast Terra Klima saved her best for last in her record-setting junior season. Klima, competing in her first Class AA State Meet Saturday night at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion, broke her own school record with a score of 9.5 on the uneven parallel bars. The score earned her a sixth-place finish, which matched the finish of Farmington’s last state qualifier, current head coach Lynn Bauman, in 1993.

March 04, 2010

Students are named to second trimester honor roll at DMS PressPass

The second trimester honor roll from Dodge Middle School has been released.

February 18, 2010

Take that! PressPass

Take 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.

February 11, 2010

Middle schools, high school will get out early PressPass

Farmington middle school and high school students will get out 15 minutes early today to help keep buses on schedule.

February 08, 2010

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Video: Read aloud
North Trail Elementary School held a Read Aloud event March 2.