Schools

Community meetings scheduled to shore up ‘yes’ votes for $144 million bond

As clean and organized as it might be, Roseville Area Middle School is beginning to show its age.

Concordia Academy was host to more than 1,000 Lutheran elementary students, teachers and parents on Jan. 23 as they celebrated National Lutheran Schools Week.

Amidst reports of racist incidents at schools in the metro and beyond, Roseville Area Schools said it’s doing its best to address students’ concerns following the election of President-elect Donald Trump.

Three schools in the Roseville Area School District started the school year off on the right foot, receiving national recognition for creating active school environments.

Each year, more than 40 female high school seniors are honored at the St. Paul Area Athena Awards banquet. The recipients were honored for their athletic achievements and the banquet was held on April 20. 

Their mission, which they chose to accept, was heading back to school after-hours April 11 to learn about spying, through programming.

Central Park Elementary School first-grade teacher Maria Le was named as a finalist on April 5 for 2016 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

Hsinku Lay gets 2nd trip to the ‘X’

Roseville Area High School senior Hsinku Lay closed out his prep wrestling career with his second appearance in the state tournament. Lay went 1-2 at 170 pounds at the event held Feb. 25-27 at Xcel Energy Center.

Lay opened the tournament with a 9-6 victory over Rochester John Marshall junior Elijah Hollins. 

The Roseville Area High School boys swimming and diving team sent one competitor to the state meet last week.

Roseville Area Schools District 623’s two candidates for 2016 Minnesota Teacher of the Year made the cut and were named as semifinalists Feb. 29.