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(Brainerd) — The Minnesota State High School League at their meeting this past week opened the topic of Name, Image, and Likeness for student-athletes to earn money for their services in preparation for reaching the next level of competition and beyond. JJ Kern, owner of the Midwest Premier Football League, spoke with R&J Broadcasting, Inc about…
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(Aitkin, MN) —The Aitkin School Board held a special meeting Monday morning, following the end of the 2021-22 school year, to approve resignations of staff and the hiring of a new High School Principal. The Board approved the resignations of Agriculture and Industrial Arts teacher Erik Heimark and the Special Education Teacher Laurie Jost. Both positions…
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Release from Central Lakes College: Central Lakes College is pleased to announce the addition of two new leaders in its Performing ArtsCenter. Joey Yow has been named Director of the Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center andCory Johnson will serve as theatre faculty within the Liberal Arts and Sciences at the college. “The arts are…
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(Aitkin, MN) — With High School Graduation signaling the end of the 2021-22 school year for Aitkin Public Schools, work only continues for Superintendent Dan Stifter and ISD #1. In our monthly update from Superintendent Stifter, he spoke about putting a few finishing touches and quick maintenance on some projects at the High School. The summer before the…
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Outgoing Superintendent of Brainerd Public Schools joined us on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to discuss her upcoming retirement and what’s coming up with Brainerd Schools. When asked about looking ahead to retirement, Larson said she doesn’t have the ‘senioritis’ version. Larson then went on to give the key dates for the upcoming graduation…
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The Aitkin School Board held their regular meeting for the month of May.Aitkin Superintendent Dan Stifter spoke before the Board on adding 2 Teacher Workshop Days for the 2022-23 School Calendar. The Board did move to approve the addition of 2 Workshop Days. Superintendent Stifter also touched on the plans for an outdoor graduation ceremony. Discussions…
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Mike Malmberg, Superintendent of Pillager Schools, joins us after the monthly school board meeting. Malmberg spoke about the upgrades this summer to the athletic complex. It’s graduation time, and Superintendent Malmberg highlights the dates of the upcoming commencement festivities. Pillager Schools has a program to help students with credit recovery called STEPS. Malmberg gives a…
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Dear Parent or Guardian: Beginning school year 2022-2023, McGregor School District will no longer be implementing the Community Eligibility Provision under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. We no longer qualify as an eligible school due to decreased directly certified families. To ensure families have sufficient time to apply for free and reduced-price…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/12/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin School Board’s Work Session from Monday, May 9th including updates for the District’s Strategic Plan and Curriculum Review Superintendent Dan Stifter opened discussion on the Board’s Review of Guiding Principles/Beliefs and what they value at ISD #1. The Board did adjust their Guiding Principles/Beliefs to…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (5/6/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Coming off a week of State testing for the Aitkin Public School District, Superintendent Dan Stifter returned for his monthly conversation to talk about the information the District receives from the testing and how that pertains to some of their bigger goals. Superintendent Dan Stifter mentioned that…
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