Submitted photoChristopher Stewart and Even DuFresne will spend a year researching a local World War II veteran for the Normandy Scholar program. Their efforts will culminate in a trip to France to visit the soldier’s grave at the Normandy American Cemetery.
Evan DuFresne of North Lakes Academy Charter School has been accepted into the prestigious Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom Albert H. Small Student and Teacher Institute.
Along with North Lakes teacher Christopher Stewart, DuFresne will embark on a yearlong course of study that concludes with a journey to Normandy, France, to honor a World War II Silent Hero who died during or after the D-Day landings.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Stewart and DuFresne join 14 other student and teacher teams from around the country on this educational journey.
“To start, we gave a general presentation to the entire student body about what this opportunity entailed,” Stewart said. “Eventually we narrowed things down to three interested students.”
The students were
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Selection, advice and consent
Greg Galler
Guest Columnist
President Donald Trump recently announced his nomination of federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to the vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court. However, before Judge Gorsuch can become a member of the Court, he must first be approved by the United States Senate pursuant to its authority known as “advice and consent.” How does this process work?broadstreet.zone(48036);
First, note that there are three levels to the federal court system, and all federal judges have lifetime appointments. The district court, where trials occur, is where the vast majority of cases begin. Any party unhappy with a district court decision can appeal to the circuit court of appeals. There are 13 courts of appeals. Finally, there is the U.S. Supreme Court, with its nine judges. It is the final stop in the federal system. Famed Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once noted, “We’re not final because we’re infallible; we’re infallible
District winner
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Lino Lakes Elementary third grade student Niamh Luthner was a Lion’s Drug Awareness Poster Contest 5M-7 District level winner. She is pictured here with Lion Ginny Hestekind, Youth Outreach Chair, and Lino Lakes Lioness contest chairman Arlene Schroeder.
Mary Ann Iverson
Mary Ann Iverson, age 73, of Fergus Falls, MN, passed away February 21, 2017.
Arrangements by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, MN, (218)736-7586.broadstreet.zone(48036);
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Editorial opinion: University, Kaler can’t afford a third strike
For the University of Minnesota, there is much work to be done to regain the trust of students, parents and the state at large. It can start with a recalibration of the U’s moral compass.
Ten Gopher football players were identified and investigated, along with a juvenile recruit, following sexual assault allegations. Four of the players have been expelled and two suspended upon recommendations by the University of Minnesota’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Minnesotans are all investors in the University, whether by writing tuition checks or having our tax dollars subsidize the institution. That is why we deserve a clear plan on how the school will repair trust in the institution and hold student-athletes to a higher standard going forward.
In September, a woman alleged that multiple players pressured her to have sex and she was too intoxicated to give consent. This put the U of M under the microscope
District hopes for funding gap relief
Graphic courtesy of Schools for Equity in EducationThis graphic shows the gap between current school funding in Minnesota versus what funding would be if it was adjusted for inflation.
The school funding formula in Minnesota is determined by a highly complicated mathematical equation. To truly understand all of the nuances, one has to, for all intents and purposes, live and breathe the data on a daily basis. Less complicated for members of the Forest Lake Area School Board, however, is their view that per pupil funding is not adequate, forcing schools and ultimately students to suffer the consequences.
“By definition, the formula is fair as it works out equally no matter where a student goes to school,” Forest Lake School Board Member Luke Odegaard said. “However, it is not adequate, as the Legislature stopped adjusting for inflation around 1991. Since then, the gap has and continues only to get wider.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
The basic general
Upstanders aim to curb bullying at FLAHS
Photo by Jason DeMoeHannah Gordy, Allie Nyblom, Erin Sullivan, and Avery Jorgenson pose next to a freshly hung Upstanders banner on the morning of the effort’s launch at the high school.
It began with an assignment in a Childhood Education class. FLASH student Clara Olson was tasked with presenting to the class on the topic of anti-bullying. By the time she had thoroughly researched the subject, she knew that she needed to take her efforts beyond just an assignment.
“There was an anti-bullying campaign called ‘Spread the Word to End the Word’ in Forest Lake, but it hadn’t been active in about four years,” she said. “I knew that bullying was still a problem and I wanted to kick-start an effort to address it schoolwide.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Shortly after Olson’s class presentation, the Forest Lake Times ran an article about race relations in the school. That piece, teamed with some words being exchanged regarding the
Reading for a cause
Linwood students are in the middle of their third annual “Get L.O.S.T. in a Book” read-a-thon from Jan. 30 to March 24. The acronym L.O.S.T. stands for “Love Our School Today,” and Linwood students are looking to raise $8,000 for the PTA to use toward a new playground that is more suitable for fourth to sixth graders. The goal of the event is to get K-6 students to read more books and have fun while doing so.
The read-a-thon is split into a school-wide contest and a pledge contest. The school-wide contest involves each student pledging to read a certain amount of minutes during the event. For every 100 minutes read, students will have their name entered into a raffle for their choice of a $25 gift card from local businesses with only five winners being picked. The top reader in the school will receive an electronic tablet, the top winner
FLAHS students master the market through BestPrep’s Stock Market Simulation
Students at Forest Lake High School competing in The Stock Market Game this fall learned both the struggles and the perks of investing. As they navigated their way through the ups and downs of the stock market, students came away with from the experience with a full understanding of the stock market, and perhaps a little extra virtual “cash” as well.
The students joined BestPrep and more than 4,500 students in 175 schools around Minnesota to compete in The Stock Market Game. Teacher Alan Anderson is advising the students as part of the curriculum at Forest Lake High School. The Stock Market Game teaches important financial planning and money management through first-hand experience, and engages students in a way that keeps them wanting to learn more.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“I am excited about my personal money management classes as students are really learning that the decisions they make now are really important for their futures,”
St. Croix Cleaners partner with Project Fairy Godmother; Organizations join together to make prom dreams come true
St. Croix Cleaners has partnered with Project Fairy Godmothers to collect prom dresses for low-income youth in the Twin Cities metro. Dresses are being accepted at all of St. Croix Cleaners’ 18 metro locations now through March 16.
Those interested in supporting the cause can drop off new or slightly used (no more than 5 years old) formal dresses, shoes, clutches, and jewelry at any St. Croix Cleaners location now through March 16.broadstreet.zone(48036);
PFG was founded in 2015 by Kandace Logan to provide new and gently used formal dresses, shoes and accessories to girls in the Twin Cities. St. Croix Cleaners has a strong history of partnering with non-profit organizations that focus on providing meaningful experiences for young women and began working with PFG in early 2016.
To learn more about St Croix Cleaners, visit stcroixcleaners.com.