Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, October 11th. At the meeting, the board approved a contract with Fenworks to launch an E-sports program this year. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says it’s a fast growing activity and there was a lot of interest locally in getting it…
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Listen to the Kaleidoscope Program from October 12th, 2022 featuring Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook, who recapped this week’s school board meeting. The Kaleidoscope Program is heard weekdays at 9am on 106.5 KRJB and is hosted by R & J News Director Mark Askelson.
ADA, MN—The Norman County Fairgrounds was a busy place Wednesday as the Minnesota Region 1 FFA held its annual fall rally in Ada. Abbie Savage, the Ada-Borup-West FFA coordinator, says the event was for students in grades seven through nine who are interested in joining FFA. Savage tells us what went on at the fall…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, September 13th where they discussed the start to the school year, recent test results, district goals and more. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook reported that the district is off to a good start with 702 students currently enrolled. He added that…
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The Ada-Borup-West Cougar Hall of Fame committee would like to announce that the second Hall of Fame class will be inducted into the Cougar Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 17, 2022. Events and activities will take place on Friday and Saturday in Ada. The committee is excited to honor and celebrate the contributions that…
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[ST. PAUL, MN] – As students and families prepare to head back to school in the fall, Governor Tim Walz today announced a new effort across state agencies that will make school meals available to approximately 90,000 additional students. More than 200,000 students on Medicaid will be automatically enrolled or re-enrolled to receive free meals…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, August 9th. At the meeting the board discussed staffing needs heading into the fall semester. While they were able to fill a few more positions this week, Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says still have a few positions that they may…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West Hall of Fame Committee has announced the 2nd class for the Ada-Borup-West Hall of Fame. The 2022 Hall of Fame class includes: Ardell Knudsvig, Chester Dekko, Ruth Hayden, Eric Swanson, Darin Lowe, Dean Bowyer, Ross & Pat Pfund, the 1966 Boys Basketball team, and 2009 Girls Basketball team. The class…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday morning this week. At the meeting, the board went ahead with purchasing a “stock” bus in order to ensure that they aren’t shorthanded with transportation this fall. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says the bus they previously ordered won’t be delivered until…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held a special meeting on Tuesday morning, May 17th to continue discussions in regards to an extended leave of absence request for Special Education Teacher Lisa Thompson. Due to an unfamiliarity with the request, which was an estimated 3-5 years, the board tabled their action at their regular…
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