Gene Dillon Elementary News Today

The program is scheduled from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Park Rapids.

The scholarships are awarded to local fourth- and fifth-grade students to fund a one-week summer stay at a language camp of their choice.

Transportation staff responded to the accident site where the driver, a bus monitor and students of Gene Dillon Elementary, BMS and BHS occupied the bus on their way to school.

The team earned first place in robot performance having scored the most points during the robot game. They also took second in the robot design category.

The past several meetings for the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education have come with furor and a notable presence from district educators supporting a contract for the jobs they do.

Ambitions are high as the team hopes to perform just as well at state as they did at regionals.

Recognized for her efforts in promoting inclusion and helping disabled students thrive, Jackie Stoffel was named Teacher of the Year at the BEA’s annual all-faculty event on Wednesday at BHS.

“(Two of my teammates) ran up to me during lunch and started shaking me, yelling that we made it to worlds,” team member Carter Thorson said regarding the news of the team’s world invite.

For its 37th year of running, Tverstol along with 12 other student spellers competed in a total of 13 rounds involving words like “evaded,” “embrace” and “excited.”

As part of school board policy, Superintendent Jeremy Olson is required to report class sizes that exceed recommended guidelines in October and February each school year.