Monday, January 13, 2025

Education

Seventh-graders Jasmine Broskoff, Elizabeth Hukee, Claire Terpstra and eighth-grader Cameron Vermilyea are creating an app to reunite lost and found pets with their families.
Three teams of Triton students, two from the middle school and one from the high school, are busy building apps that will be entered in the upcoming Minnesota Technovation challenge. Technovation is an international competition that is designed to get more girls interested in science, technology,...
The interview process for a new superintendent of schools did not go exactly as Triton School Board members had expected, but at the end of the process the board unanimously agreed to offer the position to Triton High School Principal Craig Schlichting. Board members had anticipated interviewing...
The Kasson-Mantorville Middle School Drama Program presents its delightful winter musical production, Bugsy Malone, Jr. Feb. 22–24, in the Minnesota WiFi Performing Arts Center at Kasson-Mantorville High School.   Adapted from the famous 1970s musical movie with music and lyrics by Paul Williams...
The Byron One Act Play Team, had a very successful year in 2019, receiving a Star Performance at State for the first time in school history. Left to right: Ivan Deyle ( Chorus), Christina Kelly( Chorus) , Maddie Harris (Mammy), Tiffany Howard( Chorus) , Josiah Rutgers (Wiley) , Riley Nelson ( Chorus) and Nia Kelly ( Chorus).
When the Byron One Act Play Team began its rehearsals for the one act play competitions in late November, there was no expectations of making it past the subsections. With a very difficult script to learn and an unusual one act play they would be performing,the expectations internally quite...
Rylee Finney was honored at the Byron school board meeting Jan. 22 for winning the seventh and eighth grade division competition for poetry writing for the Zumbro Education District’s 26th annual creative writing contest.
At their meeting Jan. 22, Byron school board members voted unanimously to close open enrollment for kindergartners for the next school year. In a later email, Superintendent Dr. Joey Page explained that the district has had to close open enrollment for at least one grade in recent years. During the...
The KM One Act Play Team has been working hard for its upcoming competitions. Some of the team members include, from left: Gabby Thomas, Cassie Gasser and Maddy Larsen.
The Kasson-Mantorville High School Drama Department is excited to present its 2019 One Act Play Competition show, Everyman in the Circus of Life, adapted by Travis Tyre. A free performance will be given on Friday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Minnesota WiFi Performing Arts Center at KMHS. Prepared as...
Across the country public schools are doing what they can to offer more career ready classes and programs. That's why starting in the fall students at Byron High School will have a new opportunity to learn a career through their CNA Program. Through a partnership with the Rochester Public Schools...
State Bound! All 17 members of the Triton BPA Qualified for State after a successful Regional Competition! Qualifying are seated, from left: Olivia Zill and Shelby Maloney; second row: Chloe Staub, Martha Moenning, Dani Utech, Abby Gilliland, Breanna Barney, Sydney Gilliland and Jessica Barajas; third row: Dylan Maas, Isaak Knutson, Colton Majerus, Connor Kleinwort, Daniel Persing, Cory Utech and Logan Krupa. Not Pictured: Bryan Rodriguez.
Triton Business Professions of America (BPA) sent 17 students to its Regional Competition, and they will send all 18 on to the State Competition after a successful day of competition.   The Regional Competition was held Jan. 9 at Rochester Community and Technical College. Triton’s students competed...
Triton Community Ed is starting a new program this month for senior citizens that will move between the three communities in the Triton School District. O.A.S.I.S (Older Adults Sharing Ideas and Socializing) will have its first meeting on Jan. 14 in West Concord. The group will meet from 9:30 to ...
K-M graduate Zakh Peterson was sworn in by K-M School Board Chair Kent Harfmann as the newest member of the K-M School Board on Monday.
It was the first school board meeting of 2019 for the Kasson-Mantorville School Board on Monday night which meant it was also their annual organizational  meeting. During the meeting it was a chance for new school board members Zakh Peterson and Mark Torkelson to be sworn in as the newest members...

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