Education

Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School had a very successful Boosterthon Fun Run last week, as they raised money for its new playground.

Running for a purpose

Over the past few years, the Kasson- Mantorville School District, has seen many improvements to its facilities. One of the areas that hasn’t seen improvements is the playground at K-M Elementary School. Because of this, the PTA has decided to dedicate funds from the Boosterthon Fun Run to the...

Shelby Bishop, Ivy Van Zuilen and Crimson Andrist eagerly checked out the book selections. Through the generosity of Dodge Center residents Dan and Sue Welsh each elementary students was able to get one book at no cost. They also could purchase additional books if they chose.

Thanks to local couple there are books for all at Triton Book Fair

The Triton Elementary School library was buzzing with activity last week as classes took turns coming in to choose books at the annual Scholastic Book Fair. A variety of books on all sorts of topics of interest to elementary students were on display and available for purchase from Scholastic Book...

Even though she is only in third grade Dylann Sanden has been an artist since she was in kindergarten. She has done many sketchbooks, she said, and is now drawing “more realistically.”

Youth art on display at Mantorville Art Guild gallery

Artwork by local students dominates the gallery walls at the Mantorville Art Guild this month. Youth from all grade levels in area schools were invited to submit their works. The art will be on display the entire month although the reception for the young artists was held on Saturday, March 16....

KMMS graduates new D.A.R.E class

Every year one of the most important things for fifth grade students at Kasson Mantorville Middle School is having the opportunity to complete the D.A.R.E course. That’s why last Friday, the school honored the students accomplishments through a graduation ceremony. For School Resource Officer, and...

From Booster Club to snow loads to AAAA reclassification; Byron school board discusses everything

At a marathon workshop March 4, Byron school board members discussed snow loads on school buildings, signs advertising local businesses rented by the Booster Club, district teams’ reclassifications to Section AAA and AAAA, and the popularity of middle school basketball. Board members complimented...

Jessica Marquardt’s, first grade class, at Kasson-Mantorville Elementary School, got a surprise last week, when they were given a grant for hands on learning materials, in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

KMES gets surprise grant through STEM Forward

Jessica Marquardt, got a great surprise recently, when her classroom was surprised with a grant from Nasco, a leader in STEM/STEAM education curriculum, supplies, and solutions. Nasco teamed up with Southeast Service Cooperative’s STEM Forward to help her classroom with science, technology,...

Mother like daughter

It can sometimes get a little confusing around Triton Elementary School, if you are looking for a first grade teacher. Especially if you are not sure if you are looking for Mrs. Henslin or Ms. Henslin. Once you figure it out it really quite simple. Mrs. Henslin is Dawna and Ms. Henslin is her...

Kasson-Mantorville teacher Jeff Bernards has been a mainstay in the school district for 36 years and was recently honored as the Rochester Post Bulletin’s Teacher of the Month.

Bernards career at K-M an unexpected turn of events

In the past 36 years, the Kasson-Mantorville school district has seen plenty of change. There have been new faces, new buildings and new programs that have been injected into the district over the years and have made it what it is today. However, over that same time there has been one constant in...

Members of the Byron High School Green Club Gabriella Brinkmann, Ava Leigh, Emma Johnson, Jordan Oelkers, Leah Yokiel and Delanie Newell gave a presentation to members of the Byron school board at their February meeting. The club members are asking the district to consider reducing the amount of disposable plastics used at the high school including plastic water bottles and plastic silverware.

Another Snow Day? No, Flex Day! Byron tries out newest way to learn

At the regular school board meeting Feb. 19, Superintendent Joey Page explained to school board members that the district was ready for “flex-learning days” the next time the district had to declare a snow day. He commented that that didn’t mean the flex day would be used the next day but the...

About forty fourth graders participated in the Block Kids competition last week at KMES.

Block Kids comes to KMES

There was plenty of creativity from Kasson-Mantorville fourth graders last week as 40 students competed in a Block Kids event hosted by the Southeast Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction. During the evening, students have a limited amount of time to build a...