EDUCATION
Legislative notebook: Legislature approves freezing college tuitions
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis A bill funding Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota systems freezes tuitions. Senators passed the bill 44-22 and the House 76-56 ...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 8:45 PM
Letting Go, Letting Life
The trek was over. I got back to Zhuhai, my home in China for the past eleven months. But though I was done trekking, I wasn't through with traveling: I had 48 left in China to ready for a long journ...
Posted on 10/6/12 at 9:21 AM
"Real Food" vs Processed Food - Areavoices Digest #89
So as I sat the other day spraying cheese in a can on my snack crackers, I began to think "Can this be real cheese?" Well the answer is "probably not." First clue: any cheese that's spelled with a "z...
Posted on 9/19/12 at 2:16 PM
Rotary recognizes more noteworthy students
The first Thursday of the month is always a good day at Farmington Rotary meetings. It's when the club recognizes its Students of the Month, and Farmington's school system never disappoints. The dis...
Posted on 12/3/10 at 6:14 PM
Tender Cuts
Last week, I completed the last of three beginning cooking classes for men as part of an East Grand Forks Community Education program. There were nine students in my class, and we had a lot ...
Posted on 3/2/10 at 2:54 AM
FHS Peers for Peers wants to stop the cycle of bullying
By Michelle Leonard , February 21, 2013
Budget cuts on Farmington school board agenda
The Farmington School board is expected to take action Feb. 25 on a collection of cuts and fee increases meant to address an expected budget shortfall of more than $1 million for the 2013-14 school year.By Nathan Hansen , February 21, 2013
Dodge Middle School releases its second quarter honor roll
The second quarter honor roll has been released by Dodge Middle School. Check out the list to see who's on it.February 16, 2013
Farmington school board OKs renovation projects
The Farmington School Board approved renovation projects at three schools and put a few more on hold at its meeting Monday night. The board approved bids for work at Farmington Elementary, Akin Road Elementary and Farmington High School.By Nathan Hansen , February 14, 2013
DMS pool adds two climbing walls
Farmington has one more recreational opportunity available now at the Dodge Middle School Pool. Colm Griffin, aquatics coordinator at the pool, recently announced the addition of an Aquaclimb climbing wall.February 12, 2013
RVES Minecraft Club teaches members more than how to play a video game
By Michelle Leonard , February 10, 2013
FHS group will help juniors decide future plans
Choosing a college is one thing. Rooming with a stranger on campus or figuring out how to pay for education? Well, that’s something completely different.By Michelle Leonard , February 02, 2013
Tiger teams will leave the Missota
It didn’t take long for word to spread about Farmington’s new athletic conference. The District 192 School Board voted Monday to approve a move to the South Suburban Conference for Farmington High School’s sports and activities starting in the 2014-15 school year.By Nathan Hansen , February 01, 2013
Meeting will teach Farmington parents about drugs, signs of abuse
New trends in teen drug use is the topic for a free parenting seminar scheduled for Monday in Lakeville. The seminar, “Current Trends in Youth Drug Use: What Every Parent Needs to Know” is jointly offered by the community education departments of Farmington and Lakeville.By Michelle Leonard , January 31, 2013
School District 192 seeks state support for innovative thinking
The Farmington School District would like to turn itself into a kind of test kitchen for the future of education in Minnesota, and it’s looking for some help from the state to make that happen.By Nathan Hansen , January 31, 2013
First FHS invitational a hit for dancers
The Farmington High School Dance Team hosted its first invitational on Saturday, Jan. 19, and the event went very well. Twelve local teams participated in the event.January 28, 2013
DMS Green Team recently celebrated Green Week
By Michelle Leonard , January 25, 2013
Farmington Community Expo returns to FHS this weekend
The more things change, the more they stay the same. And sometimes, that’s just fine. While preparing for this year’s Community Expo, organizer Barbara Pierce came across an old advertisement from the first one, held in 1998By Michelle Leonard , January 24, 2013
Tera Lee chosen School District 192 board of education chair
Tera Lee will serve another year as Farmington’s school board chair. Lee was chosen for the third time Jan. 7 to lead the district’s school board. Melissa Sauser will serve as vice chair and Julie Singewald was elected clerk at the board’s first meeting of the new year.By Nathan Hansen , January 20, 2013
McCarthy is nominated for national title
Meadowview Elementary School physical education teacher Joe McCarthy seems to be developing quite a reputation these days. He’s been nominated for the NFL Network’s Phy Ed Teacher of the Year.By Michelle Leonard , January 19, 2013
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