SCHOOL DISTRICT 192
School board chair resigns
In a matter of days, District 192 School Board chair Bob Heman went from board candidate to former board member. Heman, who served 11 years on the board in two separate periods, announced plans last week to resign from the board. Board members officially accepted his resignation at their regular meeting Monday night.By Nathan Hansen , August 26, 2010
School board chair Bob Heman resigns
Farmington School Board chair Bob Heman turned in his resignation during last night's school board meeting.August 24, 2010
Seven will seek school board seats
For the second consecutive election District 192 voters will have seven candidates to choose among.By Nathan Hansen , August 19, 2010
Most district schools make AYP 
The Farmington School District and eight Farmington schools have made adequate yearly progress toward meeting national No Child Left Behind goals.
By Nathan Hansen , August 19, 2010
Four stepped forward in first week of school board filing
Halfway through the filing period, the ballot is starting to shape up for November’s District 192 School Board election. It looks like there will be at least one person left out when the votes are counted.
By Nathan Hansen , August 12, 2010
Class sizes still a concern for parents
Farmington parents’ frustrations over class-size projections in Farmington schools spilled over to school board members Monday night, and that seemed to ease at least some of the parents’ concerns.
By Nathan Hansen , August 12, 2010
Youth gymnastics: Twisting-n-tumbling without leaving town
On Sept. 13 Farmington Community Education will begin a seven-week gymnastics program called Twist-N-Tumble Gymnastics for youth ages 2 and up.
By Matt Steichen , August 04, 2010
Local schools fall short on statewide science test
Christine Weymouth expects some difficult conversations will take place over the next several weeks in Independent School District 192. She expects teachers and administrators to take a hard look at why district schools lagged behind state averages nearly across the board in the percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards on Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment science exams.
By Nathan Hansen , July 29, 2010
Farmington High School releases its final honor roll for 2009-10 school year
The third-trimester A and B honor rolls from Farmington High School.
July 08, 2010
Delay did not bring change for budget
One month later, not much has changed in the Farmington School District’s preliminary budget, and that has some parents disappointed.
By Michelle Leonard , June 24, 2010
FHS seniors graduate in style
Rain forced students and their families indoors for the first graduation ceremonies at the new Farmington High School, but it didn't dampen the spirits of the more than 380 students who received diplomas last week.
June 14, 2010
A chain of students to tie a school together
Farmington High School students connected in a big way Tuesday morning — literally. All 1,600-plus of them. Up and down the hallways, spilling out to the high school football field.
By Michelle Leonard , June 03, 2010
A garden full of memories
Meadowview Elementary School students brought a storybook to life May 20, but it wasn’t a story with a happy ending. At least not entirely.
Under sunny skies last Thursday afternoon the students dug and watered and tended to four lilac bushes and a flowering crabapple tree that will stand as a permanent reminder of Alexis Iverson-Ferkul, a Meadowview student who was killed along with her aunt and her grandmother in a Dec. 12 accident.
By Nathan Hansen , May 26, 2010
At urging of parents, district holds off on budget approval
As the Farmington School Board discussed its preliminary budget Monday night it asked residents to trust it would keep class sizes from growing too large next year. The public, or at least the representatives in attendance, politely declined.
By Nathan Hansen , May 25, 2010
One-act team will hold murder mystery fund raiser
On May 20-21, the Farmington High School theater students will host murder mystery dinner at Boeckman Middle School, 800 Denmark Avenue. The cost is $15.
May 16, 2010
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