EDUCATION

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

BSU, NTC President Quistgaard announces plan to retire in mid-summer 2010

Jon E. Quistgaard, president of Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire in mid-summer 2010, after nearly nine years at the helm of the university and seven years at the college.

By Anne Williams , October 22, 2009

Laporte teacher honored

Six educators from Minnesota each received an unrestricted $10,000 award from the WEM Foundation at the 11th Annual WEM Outstanding Educator Awards Brunch held Oct. 17 at the Oak Ridge Conference Center in Chaska, Minn.

October 21, 2009