The Ada Borup West Speech season is currently underway, and the team has seen some success as of late. Ada Borup West Speech Coach Bree Triplett tells us what the team has been busy with, as well as what they have coming up. In other school news, Triplett reminds parents that they will have an…
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The Minnesota State E-Sports Competition was held this week, and the Ada Borup West and Norman County East E-Sports teams were both in attendance, and represented their respective schools well. Norman County East E-Sports Coach Kain Schow says both of his teams performed well, with one of them finishing third overall. While they took home…
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Area superintendents recently had the opportunity to lobby down at the State Capital in St Paul, and education funding was a major topic of discussion. Ada Borup West & Win-E-Mac Superintendent Aaron Cook says one of the areas of the things they pushed hard for was the reimplementation of Special Ed Cross Subsidy funding. Cook…
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It was a busy day for the Ada Borup West Choir Department on Tuesday, as they competed in the Sub-Section 30 Ensemble Contest in Waubun. Ada Borup West Choir Teacher Tanya Kemper says her students did an excellent job and represented Ada Borup West well. Kemper says Ada Borup West is excited to be hosting…
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ADA, MN—Ada-Borup-West and Win-E-Mac School Superintendent Aaron Cook visited state lawmakers Tuesday at the Capitol in St. Paul. Cook talks about the trip. Cook was asked if his group got a heads-up on what Governor Tim Walz’s education budget would be. There will be more about Wednesday’s Ada-Borup-West School Board meeting Thursday morning at 9…
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The Ada Borup West Elementary School will be celebrating all things reading this week, as its National Read Across America Week. Ada Borup West Elementary Principal Bree Triplett tells how students and staff are celebrating throughout the week. Triplett says they are also excited to welcome Red River Valley meteorologist Hutch Johnson to the school…
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The Ada Borup West E-Sports team has qualified for the Minnesota State E-Sports Tournament at St. Cloud State University in mid March. Ada Borup West E-Sports Advisor Mark Farwell is excited to announce that they will be sending nine students to this year’s state competition. Farwell gives us a preview of what the state tournament…
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It’s National FFA Week, and the Ada Borup West FFA Chapter is celebrating accordingly, by promoting FFA and its members, with the hopes of getting more students involved in organization. Hannah Brandt is a member of the Ada Borup West FFA Chapter, and she shares the kinds of opportunities that FFA offers to area students. …
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A new Minnesota Legislative Session is underway, and one thing that those in education will be keeping an eye on is the legislature discussion on the state’s compensatory revenue program. Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook talks more about compensatory revenue, and the issues they’re seeing in the program. For more news and announcements from…
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Wednesday is the tenth annual School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in Minnesota. Ada-Borup-West Transportation Director Shawn Roux is glad the thousands of school bus drivers in the state get recognized. Roux says young students will often make a connection with their school bus drivers. In Minnesota, there’s a shortage of school bus drivers and Roux…
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