By Wanda Hanson The Houston School Board showed its flexibility in many ways at their September 17 meeting. A new seating configuration awaited their arrival at the meeting. Since the public had commented that not all of the board could be seen on their YouTube stream, the board seating arrangement was reconfigured with plexiglass dividers used to continue to ensure social … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school year off to a good start
Distance learning teacher Bret Klaehn updated the board about how the school year has been so far at the September 17 Lanesboro School Board meeting. “It’s been manageable,” he said, adding that no one was really sure how it would go until it had actually started. “As nervous as everyone was, at the end of the first day, everyone was just really happy to have spent a whole day … [Read more...]
Game on at Spring Grove Public School
The Spring Grove Public School Board met in person on Monday, September 21, 2020, at 7 p.m. in the media center while adhering to the Governor’s guidelines for capacity (10 people total). The public and media attended remotely through Google Meet. Board members present included President Aaron Solum, Stephanie Jaster, Christian Myrah, Kelly Rohland, Jenny Stender, and Rhan … [Read more...]
Fall sports resume at Fillmore Central
At the September 22 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad informed the board that the Minnesota State High School League or MSHSL made the decision to hold the football and volleyball seasons this fall. Practices for both sports started on September 19 and will follow COVID-19 guidelines from the Minnesota Department of Health as will the games. “We … [Read more...]
Board of Directors approve returning volleyball, football to fall season
BROOKLYN CENTER, MN – The Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors today approved a reconsideration placement of fall activities, a decision that brings football and volleyball back to the fall season. The plan, which fits within COVID-19 guidance of the Minnesota Department of Health, will have an approved football season beginning on September 28 with the … [Read more...]
Area schools absorb MSHSL financial woes
The Minnesota State High School League is certainly not immune to the affects of the coronavirus. Not the disease, necessarily, but the financial impact of shutting down high school sports. On Friday, March 13, 2020, when the girls state basketball tournament came to a screeching halt, that was the beginning of a long downward spiral for the MSHSL — and everyone seated on … [Read more...]
MSHSL reconsidering fall activities
Blaine Novak, president of the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors, has called for a special meeting of the League’s board for Monday, September 21, 2020, at 9 a.m. The one item agenda is listed as: Reconsider Placement of Fall Activities Seasons. The meeting will be held in a virtual format. “The Minnesota State High School League continues its work of … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school facilities project on track to finish by December 31
Like most schools across the country, and even the world, 2020 has been an unusual and challenging year for Lanesboro Public School. The 2019-2020 school year wrapped up with distance learning for all students thanks to COVID-19, and the 2020-2021 year just began with the in-person/hybrid learning models, necessitating lots of changes for both students and teachers. And as if … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton preps for possible COVID-19 changes
On September 15, the Mabel-Canton School Board held a regular meeting. One of the main topics was how to handle the potential need to make changes to the learning model, if/when COVID-19 cases increase in the area, especially in the school population. Superintendent Gary Kuphal said he’d like to add a school board member onto Mabel-Canton’s Incident Command Team. He … [Read more...]
Lanesboro school finalizes back-to-school plan
The Lanesboro School Board met for a special meeting on July 31 to discuss the 2020-2021 school year following Governor Walz’s announcement the day before, which allows each school district in Minnesota to choose their learning plan. The three learning options are distance learning, in-person learning, or a hybrid of the two, and schools need to have a plan in place to allow … [Read more...]