In the back of one of the classrooms at Tower View Alternative High School two microwaves rest one on top of the other, each clearly labeled. One is for food...
Burning for a cause
Hopes melting for 2nd ice sheet
After nearly two hours of waiting, the standing-room-only crowd at City Hall — almost all of whom were in attendance for one agenda item — had the chance to have...
School Board focuses on facilities
As discussion of a potential fall referendum continued Monday night, Red Wing School Board Chair Janie Farrar said she would like to move forward with urgency until it’s clear the...
GCED board briefs for April 23
Board approves landscaping contract
After rejecting an initial bid of around $120,000 from a contractor in the Twin Cities, the Goodhue County Education District Board approved a bid of...
District’s technology plan focuses on integration
Director of Teaching and Learning Joe Jezierski says one of the most important aspects of Red Wing Public Schools’ technology plan, which will carry the district through 2018, is getting...
Board continues with facility talks
As the Red Wing School Board approaches its self-imposed deadline of sometime in June for a decision on whether to push for a fall referendum, more questions than answers still...
Daunting repairs list slows talk of fall referendum
Kevin Johnson, Red Wing Public Schools director of buildings, grounds and technology, told the School Board Monday that the list of district maintenance needs sitting in front of them, spread...
St. John’s Lutheran principal taking call in Onalaska
Since 1998, Benjamin Bain worked as principal and sixth- through eighth-grade teacher at St. John’s Church and School in Red Wing.
After the 10:30 a.m. church service Sunday, a...
Lincoln High School's Haeska ready for next step
LAKE CITY — For Lincoln High School senior Ellie Haeska, speech has been an important part of her life for the last five years, but it didn’t start that way.
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Carlson strives to be her best
GOODHUE — Kayla Carlson said she plans to study for a career in medicine, but she has a wide range of other interests as well.
“I’m just kind of...
Red Wing School Board briefs
Facility planning talks shift to timing
As the Red Wing School Board continues to discuss when and how the district will address its maintenance needs, the discussion Monday focused...
Winger goes from dropout to standout
At one point in time, she was a high school dropout. But this Friday a certain Red Wing High School student will walk across the stage, marking an important milestone...
Brummond intends to keep on helping
CANNON FALLS — High school senior Hannah Brummund said the year has gone by in a flash — not surprising considering her jam-packed schedule.
Along with taking four Advanced...
AAUW honors Rodgers for Montessori school
Kai Rodgers, founder and program director of Red Cottage Montessori, was the recipient of this year’s AAUW Citizen of the Year Award.
“Our citizen of the year is a...
Summer in Oman
CANNON FALLS — Like many students going away to camp this summer, Miranda Felton will leave home to explore the greater world. She’ll just be going farther than most —...
Pine Island schools recognized by MDE
Pine Island Elementary and Pine Island Middle School were two of 36 schools recognized Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Education for successful work using Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports.
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Kindergarteners prepare for first day of school
Jeremy Sorenson, Sunnyside Elementary School principal, told parents of students who start kindergarten in a couple weeks that the experiences of kindergarten go well beyond traditional education.
“Kindergarten is...
Goodhue County Education District briefs
River Bluff Education Center close to ready
Rob Gemelke, Kraus-Anderson project manager for the River Bluff Education Center, told the Goodhue County Education District Board Thursday he has no...
District weighs options for both solar site and IPS contract
With an impending deadline of Sept. 25 to cash in on larger community solar gardens, Red Wing School Board discussed two potential options to increase revenue at a special meeting...
New dismissal procedure to begin at Sunnyside
On Tuesday, the playground at Sunnyside Elementary School will have a different feel than previous years come 2:50 p.m.
No longer will Sunnyside students be released outside to await...