Every summer while they discuss budgets, school districts will often reference enrollment increases and decrease, especially when making decisions to add or cut budgets. Why is this? Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook says it’s because enrollment is directly affected by the amount of state funding that a school district receives. Cook says another example…
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The Ada Borup West School Board had further discussions regarding class sections during their meeting on Tuesday morning. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook tells us more about what was discussed and decided. Cook is also excited to announce that the district approved multi year contracts for their high school and elementary principals. Cook says…
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School might be on break at the Ada Borup West, but coming up later this month, the school will be hosting an educational opportunity to local ag community members in the Ada and surrounding communities. Ada Borup West High School principal Josh Carlson says they will be holding this event with Angie Peltier of Minnesota…
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A new Ada-Borup-West graduate received honorable mention in the Congressional Art Competition. Kerstyn Lindsey’s painting “Emerald Jade Green” will be on display in Senator Michelle Fischbach’s district office. Lindsey’s painting is the face of a tiger. She tells R&J News what inspired the painting. Lindsey says she will continue with her art in the future.
Later this week thousands of seniors across the Red River Valley will be walking across the stage to receive their high school diploma and start their next journey in life. What these students decide to do after high school will range from starting college, going to a tech school, or jumping right into the workforce.…
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Earlier this week, R&J News told you about a discussion regarding class sizes at the Ada Borup West School, and whether or not the School Board would split next year’s Kindergarten Class class from two sections to three sections. During the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program earlier this week Ada Borup West Elementary Principal Bree Tiplett talked…
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ADA, MN — On Thursday, the Ada-Borup-West civics class met with Norman County Sheriff Ben Fall and Attorney Elizabeth Brainard to tour the courthouse complex, learn about the various departments and learn about courtroom procedures. The class had just completed a unit culminating in a mock trial. The tour included a brief lesson on the history…
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Earlier this month, a pair of Ada Borup West students had the opportunity to compete at the Minnesota State Visual Art Competition in Plymouth. Ada Borup West Elementary Principal Bree Tiplett had an opportunity to tag along to the competition, which she says went really well. Triplett says being able to see the visual arts…
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The Ada Borup West School Board had ongoing discussions regarding their budget at Tuesday morning’s board meeting, as the school will likely see some deficit spending years if things in the Minnesota Legislature don’t change soon. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook talks more about their current budget situation, and why they’re seeking more funding…
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ADA, MN—Ada-Borup-West fifth graders spent Thursday morning at the Norman County Courthouse in Ada learning about the law. Judge Annie Claesson-Huseby talked about the judicial system and then students participated in a mock trial. The subject wasn’t ripped from today’s headlines, but from a book of bedtime stories. Judge Claesson-Huseby talks about the importance of…
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