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Nothing is more important to parents than to have a good relationship with the teachers of their children at the start of another school year.
Teachers also realize that involving parents in teaching children has a big payoff. They are encouraged to meet parents early and to contact one another the minute they see the need.broadstreet.zone(48036);
In fact, most elementary schools have systems where teachers can inform parents daily when something has come up, rather than waiting until the parent-teacher conference when it may be too little, too late.
Teachers understand research done by the National School Public Relations Association shows parents want to know what their child is learning and how well they are learning it.
School principals insist on “parent nights,” and are sending home newsletters because research shows communications from the school itself is a parent’s most trusted source. Principals also encourage parents to volunteer at the schools and even have

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Avery Jorgenson
Many veterans return for tennis
The girls tennis team was the first Forest Lake squad to get its season underway. The Rangers stood 3-2 at press time, having scored wins over Centennial, River Falls and Chisago Lakes. The win over Chisago avenges a loss from last year’s Section 7AA tournament.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Rangers were set to meet sectional foes Elk River and Princeton in a triangular meet on Aug. 29 after press time, with the slate of Suburban East Conference matches to begin with a trip to Mounds View on Aug. 31.
“I have a lot of players who are pretty equal this year,” head coach Violet Shortly said.
The varsity roster lists 24 players competing for 10 openings in a standard varsity match.
To begin the season, most of the returning veterans were in the doubles ladder. Four seniors play in the top two pairs, with Annika Lamppa and Avery Jorgenson opening at

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Huskies to test TCAC’s upper division
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With five seniors and two juniors, the North Lakes volleyball team will have plenty of seasoned players to lean on in 2017. That upperclass talent will guide the Huskies on their journey through the upper division of Twin Cities Athletic Conference volleyball.
“We bring back a ton of experience,” head coach Jeff Beimert said. “We’re way more athletic than we’ve ever been.”
Two of the seniors play up front, middle hitter Maggie Thiele and right-side hitter Emma Tiedeman.
“[Thiele] will be a pretty big presence for us, she’s hitting really well so far,” Beimert said.”
Among the defensive-minded seniors, libero Annalie Peterson and defensive specialist Marie Russ are among the TCAC’s top players at their respective positions. broadstreet.zone(50962);
“[Peterson and Russ] will anchor our back line,” Beimert said.
Thiele and Russ have been named as captains.
“I want to see a lot of growth and improvement,” Thiele said. “I want us

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