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The third trimester honor roll has been released from Farmington High School. Students on the list include: 12th grade A honor roll Katherine Aaron, Michael Bakke, Amanda Balke, Heather Barnes, Gabrielle Baumann, Robert Bergstad, Carissa Bigbee, Zachary Boelter, Amanda Burrell,...

Farmington’s new school is no longer just Farmington’s New School. Now, it’s Gateway Academy. The name was chosen from among four finalists in a poll of district residents and employees. School board members approved it as part of their consent agenda Monday. The other finalists...

The entryway at Akin Road Elementary School will be more open when students return next fall, and the hallways will be at least a little quieter. The Farmington School Board voted Monday to remove banks of lockers inside the school’s front doors and replace them with laminated...

The Farmington School Board has put responsibility for naming the district’s new school of choice into the hands of district residents. Presented two weeks ago with a list of four finalists for the school’s name, board members decided Monday that a school that serves the community...

With details of the district’s new school continuing to fall into place, members of the Farmington School Board find themselves in a position familiar to any new parent: They need a name. Preferably something catchier than, “the district’s new school.” Board members got four...

All three of the Farmington School Board members whose terms expire at the end of the year have announced plans to seek a return to the board. Board chair Tera Lee and board members Melissa Sauser and Brian Treakle all announced their reelection plans Monday. All three have all served...

The Farmington Area Education Foundation has selected four projects to receive more than $5,000 in grants for the 2014-15 school year. Riverview Elementary has been awarded $340 to go toward the purchase of hands-on manipulatives to aid in the teaching of math, science and engineering...

Farmington residents have a better opinion of their school district today than they did two years ago. According to a survey the district conducted in April, 63 percent of district residents said the quality of education in Farmington schools was good and another 25 percent said...

The Farmington School District will spend $203,000 on a pair of improvement projects following a school board vote Monday. The district will spend $103,000 to install a sprinkler system on the east fields at Farmington High School and $100,000 on maintenance issues at Farmington...

Governor Mark Dayton signed legislation last week meant to eliminate bullying in Minnesota schools, but big changes are not likely locally. The new legislation, formally known as the Safe and Supportive MN Schools Act, requires schools to record and investigate cases of bullying...