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NDADs Wallbangers wheelchair basketball program practices have returned to Grand Forks after years of practices held in Crookston, Minn., nearly a half hours drive to the southeast. NDAD is now holdi...
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Getting your school news published the easy way - Areavoices Digest #87
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Graduation: Online School Style
It is June in Minnesota. This means that weekends are filled predominately with fishing, graduations, and graduation parties. For the past nine years, I have worked at Minnesota high schools which me...
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Keeping students in district

With seven students and/or their parents opting to leave the Jamestown Public School District, the Jamestown Public School Board discussed what to do to keep students in Jamestown schools at Monday’s meeting.

By Ben Rodgers , August 21, 2012

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Post-flood Minot school projects gearing up

Minot's public school district is gearing up for a busy summer of demolition and construction.

April 26, 2012

Rodeo Ride

Rodeo Ride Meghan Ray, fourth-grade student at Lincoln Elementary School in Jamestown, rides her stick pony around some cones during a barrel race Thursday as the school participated in Rodeo Days. (John M. Steiner / The Sun)

April 20, 2012

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Jamestown Public School Board nixes raise - for now

Facing red ink in the future, The Jamestown Public School Board on Monday rejected a 5 percent raise for administrators and nonteaching professionals in 2012-2013 — at least for the next two weeks.

By Ben Rodgers , April 02, 2012

School Board to cut $150,000 from next budget

The Jamestown Public School Board came to a consensus to cut at least $150,000 from the 2012-2013 school year budget at Monday’s meeting. The district faces estimated deficit spending of $945,125 for the next school year. Dropping between $150,000 and $200,000 from the deficit is the first step toward the long process of having a balanced budget.

By Ben Rodgers , March 06, 2012

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Enrollment steady at public schools

The enrollment numbers are in for Jamestown Public Schools, and those numbers are stable. The district total as of this third Friday of the year was 2,148 students, down one student from last year with the biggest area of growth in the elementary schools — more specifically, kindergarten.

By Ben Rodgers , September 12, 2011

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Initial enrollment up for JPS

Although not official, the first-day head count for Jamestown Public Schools shows that the district is growing.

By By Sun Staff , August 30, 2011

Catholic Schools Network’s name to honor John Paul II

FARGO — What’s long been known as the Fargo Catholic Schools Network is now transitioning to a new name and logo. Fargo-area schools under the umbrella of the diocese have quietly been Blessed John Paul II Catholic Schools Network since early May, but with the creation of a logo, the change will be fully implemented now, said Tanya Watterud, director of communications for the Diocese of Fargo.

By By Helmut Schmidt, Forum Communications Co. , August 19, 2011

Minot Catholic schools ready

While Minot public schools intend to start the school year late because of flood-damaged buildings, Minot Catholic schools plan to start on time.

August 08, 2011

Grant approved for JPS program

The Jamestown Public School Board learned that a grant for the Gearing Up For Kindergarten program was approved at Monday’s bimonthly meeting. Gearing Up For Kindergarten is a program offered through the North Dakota State University Extension Service with partial grants appropriated this past legislative session.

By Ben Rodgers , August 02, 2011

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No deal: JEA rejects district’s offer for 10 percent raise over two years

The Jamestown Education Association rejected a 10.4 percent increase in base salary from teachers’ current base salary at Tuesday’s negotiations meeting. For the 2010-2011 school year, Jamestown Public Schools’ base salary for teachers was $28,530.

By Ben Rodgers , July 27, 2011

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Schools hit in flood; where to put 1,000 kids?

Schools hit in flood; where to put 1,000 kids? Soon-to-be superintendent Mark Vollmer walked gingerly atop an earthen dike shielding Perkett Elementary School from swirling, 9-foot-deep floodwaters and poked a long wooden pole into its base, searching for signs of wear.

By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , June 30, 2011

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Two N.D. school projects defeated at polls

Voters in two southeast North Dakota school districts rejected building projects at the polls Tuesday.

April 20, 2011

N.D. school officials push 'lockdown' practice

North Dakota schools already have regular drills for tornadoes and disasters, and officials say they should also practice school lockdowns.

March 22, 2011

Williston schools seek aid for student influx

BISMARCK — The oil boom has Williston’s schools bursting with students, the district’s superintendent and local lawmakers said Monday as they made a rare plea for state help in building more classroom space. The North Dakota House Education Committee reviewed legislation that asks for $14 million in state money to help pay for a $70 million construction and renovation project. It does not mention Williston directly, but is worded to apply only to the Williston school district.

By By Trevor Born, The Associated Press , February 01, 2011

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