The Mahnomen School Board met on Thursday to appoint a new school board member after the resignation of Kyle Larson who resigned after moving out of the district. The district had three applicants apply for the position but after the board conducted a forum with questions to the candidates the board decided to appoint Traci…
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Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek joined us to give an update on the Mahnomen School District after holding their September School Board this past Monday. One of the big topics was the tax levy. Bisek recaps what the board decided. The school board will also be looking to fill a seat on the board after the…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A year ago, the University of Minnesota-Crookston established the Center for Rural Education in Science and Technology, or CREST. The idea is to allow underserved and underrepresented schools in northwest Minnesota to have opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math that are commonly found in larger schools. Amber Murry, the K-through-12 CREST outreach coordinator,…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Wanted: Teachers. Several school districts in the region are all looking for teachers to fill vacancies. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek tells R&J News he recently spoke with another superintendent about the problem. Bisek tells us about the openings in the Mahnomen district. Bisek has extra reason to be concerned about staff shortages because Mahnomen’s…
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When it comes time to start the new school year in August, Mahnomen students may feel like their summer vacation was awfully short. And they’d be right. Mahnomen Activities Director Aimee Pederson says the 2023-24 school year in Mahnomen will start two weeks earlier than usual. Pederson says that families that want to take a…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—There has been a new sports team at Mahnomen High School this year—unified sports. Mahnomen activities director Aimee Pederson tells us about unified sports. Pederson says it’s good to see the students with unified sports team creating life-long memories.
It’s been a testing time for students in Mahnomen. Aimee Pederson with the Mahnomen School District says students have been taking their MCA tests this week. Pederson says when the fifth graders finished taking their math tests, they found something to do. Pederson says it wasn’t a planned way to commemorate Earth Day, it just…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Students who graduate from Mahnomen High School do more than is required by the State of Minnesota. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek explains. Bisek says the graduation credits were discussed at last week’s Mahnomen School Board meeting.
MAHNOMEN, MN—At Monday’s Mahnomen School Board meeting, there was talk about possible renovations to the school. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek explains. Bisek says renovations at the Mahnomen School won’t happen overnight. Also at Monday’s meeting, the Mahnomen School Board reappointed Jim DeVries as Board Chairman.