Education

Students get STEVE ready to climb a rope – which he did during the FIRST regional robotics competition in Duluth. From left to right: Keegan Leth, Nick Kremer and Justin Klepel.

Go, STEVE, Go!

At first it’s difficult to see them in the video: a bunch of Kasson-Mantorville High School students swarming with dozens more students from Minnesota schools at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. It’s a frenzy of activity. Machines are whirling around on a stage. And then it happens....

Row 1, left to right: Kyrielle Peterson, Kiara Boeck, Kindra Kubat, Olivia Anderson, and Caitlyn Sowieja. Row 2 - Taylor Schandorff, Rhylan Peterson, Drew Kelly and Brady Essig (Not pictured: Natalie Donner).x

Triton singers honored at contest

The following Triton High School choir students received superior ratings at the Section Solo/Ensemble contest, held Monday, March 6 at Riverland Community College in Austin. Solos: Kiana Komatsu, Coltan Smisek, Shawnna Crawford, Natalie Donner, Rhylan Peterson. Duets: Caitlyn Sowieja and...

Gunnar Ramberg will represent Triton Middle School at the Minnesota National Geographic State Bee.

Triton student qualifies for National Geographic state bee

Gunnar Ramberg, an eighth-grader at Triton Middle School, has qualified for the 2017 Minnesota National Geographic State Bee, to be held Friday, March 31 at MSU-Mankato. This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, now in its 29th year. School Bees were held in schools...

Kaleb Melcher (left) and Dylon Ramer share a laugh during rehearsal for Schoolhouse Rock: Live! K-M Middle School students will perform in the musical, March 24-26 at Kasson-Mantorville High School.

K-M students ready for Schoolhouse Rock!

If leading a musical cast of 62 youngsters in grades 5-8 is a challenge, Bernie Buehler is up for it. He and co-directors Tony Boldt and Andrew Faller are preparing the youths for “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”, based on the 1970s TV show. Performances are March 24-26 at the Kasson-Mantorville Performing...

K-M HOSA State Officers Appointed

The Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) fall conference was held in Bloomington, Minn., the weekend of Nov. 12, where about 25 K-M HOSA students participated alongside some 300 students from around the state, taking part in health-related sessions and activities intended to raise awareness...

Lutterman returns to Triton as Middle School principal

When Luke Lutterman returned to Triton Middle School this summer as principal he felt as if he was coming home. And he was. Lutterman is a 2000 graduate of Triton High School. “It feels like home,” Lutterman said. “I always thought about coming back to Triton.” He went to elementary school in Dodge...

Triton students honored for achievements

Triton High School honored its students last week at the annual Fine Arts and Academic Awards Night. Principal Craig Schlicting announced the Triple A Award winners and the recipient of the Principal’s Leadership Award. The Triple A Award is presented to a Triton High School male and female senior...

How to Succeed Without Really Trying’ a hit at KM

Kasson-Mantorville High School showed off its acting and musical prowess with its “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” “This was a great job by everyone,” said Bob Soland, who served as the play’s director and choreographer. “It’s great top work with a group of teenagers like this...

Kasson-Mantorville students tell about their ‘Vision For America’

Two Kasson-Mantorville students were two of nearly 40,000 high school students in the country who entered the Voice of Democracy (VOD) contest in hopes of winning a share of the $2 million in educational scholarships. Senior Jessica Marsland won the first place prize of $100 and sophomore Charles...

Kasson-Mantorville ‘Hour of Code’ introduces students to programming

It used to be that the entire world was run off of a steady stream of paperwork. Forms ruled office bookshelves and even the simplest of acts such as paying for an item at the store required the transaction to be recorded in triplicate. Today, almost everything revolves around a computerized system...