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Eight Bemidji Middle School students participated in the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair April 7-9 in Bloomington. Pictured are, front row, from left, Anna Corradi, Elizabeth Corradi, Bo-derik Thorson, and Hannah Eichstadt; back row, from left, Zach Erickson, Matthew Norgaard, Autumn Wilcox, and Hannah Eller. Submitted Photo

BMS students place at state science fair

BEMIDJI – Eight students from Bemidji Middle School participated in the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair April 7-9 in Bloomington, with several winning corporate awards. They were eligible to...

news / education Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 11:49pm

Kade Leeper, a sixth-grade Bemidji Middle School student, has been selected as a People to People Student Ambassador. Through the program, Leeper will spend 20 days this summer in Australia, learning about their country and culture. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Bemidji Middle School student headed to Australia

BEMIDJI – Kade Leeper, a sixth-grader at Bemidji Middle School, has been selected for the People to People Student Ambassador program, earning him a 20-day trip to Australia this summer...

news / education Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 10:14pm

Bemidji School Board: Extracurricular committee to be discussed Monday

BEMIDJI – Eleven individuals have been suggested to represent the local school district on a committee to further explore the issue of allowing charter-school students to participate in Bemidji School...

news / education Sat, Apr 13, 2013 - 10:14pm

Vocalmotive members Nickel Wilcox and David DeKrey perform a ballad number for Vocalmotive. Members of Bemidji High School Vocalmotive have set upcoming events for this week as they prepare to head to the National Show Choir Competition at the end of the month. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Community invited to support Vocalmotive; BHS show choir headed to National finals

BEMIDJI – The public is invited to take part in coming events to celebrate the achievements of the Bemidji High School show choir and to support its 71 Vocalmotive students...

news / education Sat, Apr 13, 2013 - 1:23am

Two actors with “Suitcase Science,” a theatrical piece created by the Science Museum of Minnesota, performed at the Bemidji Library on Friday afternoon. A humorous narrative about specific objects and their science stories told through the actors. The story of a wolf is told by actor Stephen Pearce, not pictured but sharing in story telling was Melanie Wehrmacher. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Actors present story of a wolf

Two actors with “Suitcase Science,” a theatrical piece created by the Science Museum of Minnesota, performed at the Bemidji Library on Friday afternoon. A humorous narrative about specific objects and...

news / education Sat, Apr 13, 2013 - 1:16am

Students in the News for April 14

Rebecca Shindelar, of Bemidji, has made the dean’s list at Waynesburg University for fall semester. Zachary Hewitt, of Bemidji, has ranked in the top 2 percent of students in the...

news / education Fri, Apr 12, 2013 - 4:28pm

Gary Johnson’s fifth-grade class at St. Philip’s School hosted its annual Wax Museum Thursday afternoon. All 19 students represented a famous person. Shown above, school staff member Susan Baird looks at a display of Caitlyn Herr portraying Helen Keller and Melanie Richards portraying Amelia Earhart. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

St. Philip’s students present Wax Museum

Gary Johnson’s fifth-grade class at St. Philip’s School hosted its annual Wax Museum Thursday afternoon. All 19 students represented a famous person. Shown above, school staff member Susan Baird looks...

news / education Thu, Apr 11, 2013 - 11:16pm

Samuel Birkholz, a fourth-year Bemidji State University student, discusses the benefits of introverts during his Wednesday presentation, “The Heard and the Hiding,” given during BSU’s 14th Annual Student Scholarship and Creative Achievement Conference. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Making a case for introverts: BSU student presents during annual achievement day

BEMIDJI – Of the top 10 skills most sought in prospective employees, the lower eight are usually found in introverts. But the top two – verbal communication and confidence –...

news / education Thu, Apr 11, 2013 - 12:04am

Guilfoile named to BSU post

BEMIDJI – Patrick Guilfoile, interim associate vice president of academic affairs at Bemidji State University since 2009, has been named to the position permanently, the university announced Wednesday. In his...

news / education Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 10:57am

University officials from Bemidji and Lucerne, Switzerland, convened at Bemidji State University to sign a student- and faculty-exchange agreement Tuesday for both institutions. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Bemidji State inks Swiss exchange agreement

BEMIDJI – We view the world through our own glasses, Swiss professor Gustav Arnold said Tuesday as he signed an exchange agreement with Bemidji State University. “As a Swiss person,...

news / education Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 12:17am

Rural Minn. school districts worry about snow days

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Many rural Minnesota school districts were forced to cancel several days of classes because of the tough winter. Now administrators are worried those closures will...

news / education Tue, Apr 09, 2013 - 10:16am

NTC to become BSU’s fourth college? NTC, BSU examining further alignment

BEMIDJI – The university president here is proposing a study into whether Northwest Tech should become a fourth college under Bemidji State University. In a memorandum earlier this week to...

news / education Sat, Apr 06, 2013 - 12:58am

TrekNorth school adding sixth grade

BEMIDJI – TrekNorth Junior & Senior High School is preparing to welcome sixth-graders onto its campus in the fall. The school, which now has 160 students in grades 7-12, anticipates...

news / education Sat, Apr 06, 2013 - 12:47am

No takers for alternative teacher license program

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An alternative teacher licensing program in Minnesota hasn't produced a single candidate in the two years since its inception. No organizations have applied for approval...

news / education Fri, Apr 05, 2013 - 9:27am

Education: GED test format changing next year

BEMIDJI – The public is reminded that the current version of the GED test is set to expire this year. The current version, the 2002 Series GED test, will be...

news / education Thu, Apr 04, 2013 - 11:45pm

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