MIDDLE SCHOOLS
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Farmington schools: Bringing out the author within
Having a good story to tell is one thing. Being able to tell that story on paper, to other people, is something entirely different.
Learning how to tell a story to others was part of the motivation behind last week’s Young Authors Workshop for Farmington middle school students.
By Michelle Leonard , March 31, 2013
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iPads everywhere in Farmington schools
It’s hard to get away from iPads at Farmington High School. Walk into a classroom and they’re propped up on nearly every desk. Stand in the hallway, and you can watch students walk from class to class with their eyes fixed on the glowing screen.
By Nathan Hansen , February 28, 2013
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DMS students earn state berth for first-year Future Problem Solvers team
The Farmington School District will send its first team to the Future Problem Solving state competition next month, which is pretty impressive. What’s more impressive, though, is that this is Farmington’s first year participating in the Future Problems Solvers program.
By Michelle Leonard , February 22, 2013
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DMS Green Team recently celebrated Green Week
A few Dodge Middle School students went dumpster diving for a good cause a couple of weeks ago.
Yep, that’s right. They went into the school’s dumpsters. They dug around. They even made a video about it. That’s one of the fun and unique things the DMS Green Team is doing to promote the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” theme around the school.
By Michelle Leonard , January 25, 2013
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Community talks safety in Farmington schools
Parents of Farmington elementary students have one echoing concern when it comes to safety in the schools: unidentified adults in the hallways at their childrens’ schools.
By Michelle Leonard , January 17, 2013
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Dodge Middle School students raise money for lymphoma research
Not too long ago, students at Dodge Middle School learned the power of the penny. The DMS student council held a “penny war” Dec. 4-7, in order to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
By Michelle Leonard , December 31, 2012
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Boeckman Middle School holds Career Day event
With a fire truck, a police car, an ambulance and one of the Dakota County Mutual Aid Assistance Group armored trucks out front, it’s little wonder a few parents called Boeckman Middle School to make sure everything was all right Thursday afternoon.
But it was. In fact, all of those emergency vehicles were out front for a good purpose – to get eighth grade students thinking about their futures.
By Michelle Leonard , December 23, 2012
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District 192 workshop teaches students to think about the process of art
And really, who wouldn’t think to make art out of a banana?
Truth be told, most of us wouldn’t. Most of us would look at a bumped and bruised banana and think about making banana bread. But that’s not how artist Phil Hansen thinks, and that’s not how he’s teaching students to think, either.
By Michelle Leonard , December 21, 2012
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