EDUCATION
Fundraiser to support La Voce Ballo show choir
The Bemidji National Guard Armory is full of garage sale items as Cheryl Armstrong, La Voce Ballo parent volunteer, arranges clothing for today’s garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the show choir’s major fundraiser of the season. Pioneer Photo/ Monte Draper
November 07, 2009
Beltrami County elections: Local school district election results are in
Tuesday’s elections results are in from two Beltrami County school districts – Red Lake and Kelliher.By Anne Williams , November 05, 2009
BHS drama students to present ‘Camelot’
The drama students at Bemidji High School will present the musical “Camelot” at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday at the high school auditorium. Front row from left are front, are Dan Will (Lancelot), Alle Bowman (Guinevere), Tony Naylor (Arthur) and Wil Hart (Pellinore) surrounded by some of the 23 other cast members during rehearsal Wednesday evening. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
November 05, 2009
Local school district election results are in
Elections results are in from two Beltrami County school districts — Red Lake and Kelliher — that were held Tuesday.By Anne Williams , November 04, 2009
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School: Local teachers honored for their service
Bridget Stalboerger and Sondra Tokarczyk, both fourth-grade teachers at Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, have been selected as teachers in the spotlight for the 2009-10 school year.November 04, 2009
St. Philip’s School students complete service project
From left, St. Philip’s School seventh-graders Megan Serratore, Teather Krueth and Taylor Kane, along with their classmates from teacher Jean Lindow’s class, had a special assignment on Oct. 23. For their service project, they bud-capped pine trees they planted last spring for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The capped trees are located at St. Philip’s school forest, which is a portion of the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest located south of Bemidji. Last spring, the students planted more than 2,000 white pine and Norway spruce seedlings. DNR forester Jim Gubbels, oversaw the students and demonstrated how to cover the young tree shoots to make them less desirable as a food source for deer. Pioneer Photo/Submitted photo
November 04, 2009
Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area announces its new teen center
Teenagers in grades nine through 12 now have a place they can call their own during after-school hours.
By Anne Williams , November 04, 2009
Carrington Field: Baseball community turns to school district for help
The city of Bemidji has agreed to relocate Carrington Field, but now the question is – where?By Anne Williams , November 03, 2009
Let the races begin: Minnesota prepares to compete for Race to the Top federal grant dollars
“If you could be a ‘tsar of education,’ what would your vision look like?”By Anne Williams , October 29, 2009
Bemidji school district experiences increased student enrollment
When it comes to school enrollment, numbers are important.
By Anne Williams , October 28, 2009
Red Lake DNR: Area fifth-graders convene at Concordia for fall water festival
Jenilynn Bohm thinks it’s ironic that every year she has coordinated the fall water festival it has rained.
By Anne Williams , October 28, 2009
Middle School students participate in Community Day
Ray Robertson and Nicole Noraas rake leaves Tuesday at a home along Beltrami Avenue. The two were among seventh-grade students in the Gamma Pod from Bemidji Middle School participating in the 15th annual Community Day. Thirty-five lawns were raked. Pioneer Photo/ Monte Draper
October 28, 2009
A high-five after early childhood testing
Andrew Coan, 4, gives early childhood screener Lori Welle a high-five after successfully completing a language and motor skills screening Tuesday afternoon at Early Childhood Family Education at the Beltrami County Community Service Center. Children between ages 3 and 4 are mandated by the state to have a screening to identify possible learning or health concerns so children who need help can get it before they start school. The free screenings are offered monthly. The screenings are also available for parents who are concerned about their child’s development. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper
October 28, 2009
Interviews set for dean of Student Services at Northwest Technical College
Mary Ward and Harry Cottrell, the semifinalists for the position of dean of Student Services at Northwest Technical College, will be interviewed today, Oct. 27, and Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Northwest Technical College.October 27, 2009
Bemidji State University: Quistgaard’s retirement brings shock, disappointment to many 
On Wednesday, faculty and staff at Bemidji State University received an e-mail announcing the retirement of BSU president Jon Quistgaard.
By Anne Williams , October 23, 2009
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Conferences ...
Every year around conference time, my thoughts turn to what potential surprises lie in wait for me when we go to visit the kids' teachers. Well, that's not true: Fact is, Garrett is a whiz at school, one of those kids that studying comes easy to and for which studying is a pleasure. But then there'
Posted by: Devlyn Brooks on Oct 13, 2009 at 8:29 PM | Stop Looking At Your Brother ...OUR VOICES Chinese classes grow
Elsa Pan and students celebrate moon festival
Elsa Pan’s middle school students were among relatively few Minnesotans to celebrate the Chinese moon festival, eating moon cakes and
OUR VOICES Expect charter school bills
Minnesota legislators likely will look at bills increasing the accountability of charter schools. Recent reports of a Minneapolis charter school worker stealing $1 million will increase the efforts, according to Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul. “In these challenging economic times, with public
Posted by: Don Davis on Jun 15, 2009 at 1:36 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES 'Cooperate, don't consolidate'
Working together is a better solution for rural school woes than combining school districts, a Minnesota Center for Rural Policy and Development concludes. "A state policy should be developed to help foster collaboration with and between school districts," the new report says. "While
Posted by: Don Davis on May 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Education funding approaches differ
Minnesota education funding plans by the House, Senate and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are similar in many ways, but the amount they spend – and how they plug a deficit – differ. A bill the House considered Thursday night would spend $13.7 billion on public education for the next two years, the s
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 23, 2009 at 7:31 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Early ed OK'd
Representatives voted 84-47 today to spare early-childhood programs from major budget cuts. The bill provides a 2 percent increase for many early-childhood program providers. And with more than 7,700 families on an early-childhood-care waiting list, it provides enough money to reduce that number by
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 23, 2009 at 2:00 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Teacher license change nixed
Professionals who want to become teachers may not have an easy route to receive teaching licenses after a House committee Wednesday rejected the proposal. The House K-12 Education Finance Division voted 11-10 to strip the provision from an overall education bill. During earlier testimony, teachers
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Senate chops schools budget
Sens. Lisa Fobbe, LeRoy Stumpf
Minnesota senators voted to chop public school budgets $273 per pupil Tuesday while opting to expand a program that pays teachers based on perf
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