Micah Terpstra reviews some of the biggest events of the first part of the year.
A look at the biggest school stories of 2012.
Starting next year students will experience expanded STEM curriculum as early as preschool. The STEM Extravaganza will allow parents to see the expanded curriculum in action.
Directors had a moment of silence at Tuesday’s board meeting to remember the tragedy in Newtown, CT.
Directors voted unanimously to keep Parkwood Knolls and Walnut Drive properties in the district.
The homes in the detachment area are more valuable than elsewhere in the district—or the typical Edina neighborhood. Check out the numbers for yourself and share your thoughts on how much it matters.
A look at how Hopkins’ boundaries came about may add context to a debate over whether some Edina residents should be able to leave the district.
The Hopkins School Board will decide whether to support the request Thursday.
Kelly Dirks has been taking students to the Concordia camp for five years.
Social media users around the west metro took to Twitter during the winter storm to plead for some time off.
Brian Georgeson and his team from University of Wisconsin-Stout took second place in national packaging competition.
The event was part of the second-annual Stars of the Future fundraiser.
Those who cannot attend the event can make a purchase online to benefit Hopkins junior highs.
Maritza Roberto is a physics teacher at Hopkins High School and a physical science teacher at North Junior High.
Hopkins property owners would see school taxes grow by about 1.5 percent, while Edina school tax bills would drop by about 2 percent.
The organization has given more than $2 million to Hopkins schools since 1995.
The ongoing decline is likely a result of changing demographics and open enrollment trends.
Nia Coffey, Erin O’Toole and Mikaala Shackelford all committed to play with Division I schools.
Two Hopkins High School athletes will compete with the best high school swimmers in the state at the University of Minnesota's Aquatic Center this weekend.
Hopkins High School’s theater program will perform the play starting Nov. 29.
Students took part in an interactive retreat to explore issues related to bullying.
‘Hopkins Votes’ is a mock election that teaches students about the democratic process.
‘Hopkins Votes,’ a districtwide mock election, helps students understand the importance of voting and how the American electoral system works.
The information fair will educate families about the district.
Kay Hawley, band director at Alice Smith Elementary and Glen Lake Elementary, will be honored at the Minnesota Music Educators Association Convention on Feb. 15.
Fourth-grade students are expected to read Chinese at an adult level next year.
The former Hopkins school is in the perfect spot for access to light rail.
The candidates discuss intelligent design, school boundary changes and why they deserve your vote.
Listen to remarks from a candidate forum on school issues that took place Monday.
The Hopkins Legislative Action Coalition invited attendees to share their thoughts on Twitter at a Monday forum focusing on school issues.
Parents will be able to learn about kindergarten options and how to prepare their children for school.
The Hopkins programs provides information about college readiness to Latino, Somali, Hmong and African-American families.
Math professor Arthur Benjamin mixes math and magic to wow audiences.
Sellnow started working for Hopkins Public Schools as a math teacher in 1964.
Edina property owners who want to leave the Hopkins school district say detachment would only have a modest impact on the district.
Nicaraguan artist Marlon Moreno gave Hopkins High School students a Spanish-language art class Monday.
Hopkins parents got information on the ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’ program, which sets aside immigration action against individuals who were brought into the United States illegally as children.
The Royal Page and Regalia were recognized by the Minnesota High School Press Association and the Journalism Educators of Minnesota.
The Hopkins High School Orchestra will perform Disney music, and there will be face painting, snacks, balloon animals and an ‘instrument petting zoo’ where children can try out various orchestra instruments.
Unite Edina 273 will present their request to at least two Hopkins school district bodies. The district could make a final decision by Jan. 24.