Tag: Ada-Borup-West

ABW Music Department Adds Ukuleles

The Ada-Borup-West School music department will have some new instruments next year. Superintendent Aaron Cook says these aren’t replacements for current instruments…or even new technology. Tanya Kemper is a music teacher in the Ada-Borup-West school system.


May 15, 2023 0

ABW Superintendent On MN Legislature Moves

Ada-Borup-West School Superintendent Aaron Cook has been keeping tabs on what the Minnesota Legislature is doing regarding education.  Cook says some new requirements were approved on Tuesday. Cook was also asked how new state requirements for free or reduced meals will affect the Ada-Borup-West district. Cook was a guest on Wednesday’s Kaleidoscope program on KRJB.


May 11, 2023 0

Dance and Tumble Performance on Saturday

The Ada-Borup-West Community Education has a Dance and Tumble recital performance this Saturday morning (4/29). Ada-Borup-West elementary principal Bree Triplett explains.


April 28, 2023 0

Ada-Borup-West Close-Up Trip Recap Pt. 3

When you travel to Washington, DC and New York City over a 30 year period, you’re bound to see someone well-known.  In the final installment of our look at the Ada-Borup-West Close-Up trip, tour leader and teacher Dave Smart talks about people they’ve seen during their trips east. About 20 Ada-Borup-West students, Smart and his…
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April 7, 2023 0

Ada-Borup-West Close-Up Tour Recap Part 2

In the second part of our series on the Ada-Borup-West Close-Up trip to Washington, DC and New York, Ada-Borup-West teacher Dave Smart talks about the changes he has seen since his first Close-Up trip 30 years ago. Smart says security is a great deal tighter now. Even with those changes, Smart and his wife Becky…
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April 6, 2023 0

Ada-Borup-West Close-Up Tour Recap Pt. 1

A group of about 20 Ada-Borup-West students is back home after spending the last week in Washington, DC and New York City.  Teacher Dave Smart, who led the tour with his wife Becky, talked about the trip. Smart says the students had a couple of common thoughts about Washington. As for New York City, Smart…
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April 5, 2023 0

Ada-Borup-West Close-Up Trip

Around 20 juniors and seniors from Ada-Borup-West High School will be in Washington, D.C. and New York City this week on the school’s annual Close-Up trip.  ABW history teacher Dave Smart says this won’t be just a sightseeing trip. While in Washington, the Ada-Borup-West Close-Up group will also visit the Smithsonian museum.  Then on Thursday,…
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March 27, 2023 0

ABW/Minnesota Honor Society Week

Ada-Borup-West High School will be celebrating Minnesota Honor Society Week starting on Monday (3/20).  ABW High Principal Josh Carlson says it’s something new at Ada-Borup-West. Charlie Scholl, a member of ABW’s National Honor Society, says there will be a special event on Monday. Another ABW National Honor Society member, Sam Melting, says each day of…
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March 20, 2023 0

Ada-Borup-West Reality Store

On Friday, March 17, Ada-Borup-West High School will open a Reality Store.  ABW High School Principal Josh Carlson tells us about the Reality Store. Carlson also says making sure kids are prepared now will help them be prepared in the future.


March 17, 2023 0

Ada-Borup-West School Board News & Notes from March 14th Meeting

Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, March 14th where they discussed calendar updates, staffing items, and more. Because of the hazardous winter, the district has used up all their E-learning days, along with some additional snow days. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says the board approved adding…
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March 15, 2023 0