Can the Work Keys Assessment Increase Student Employability in Brainerd?
Learning to Advocate for a Student who has Attention Issues in School
Don concludes the series, with part 4, should the ISD 197 levy be passed?
Don continues the series with the question of costs. How much do the taxpayers spend?
Thoughts on the upcoming vote for the levy referendum as a student in the district.
Don continues the series with part 2 - the vision of the school district - what must the students learn, and why?
Don starts a series of blog entries with a description of the ISD197 SRAC committee and its activities.
Don hints in his welcome message who he will provoke, and why. Come, read, and add your views.
Applying for college, keeping up with school, and chasing circus tents.
Don’t spend another sleepless night pacing the halls with a screaming toddler in your arms.
Numerous studies involving chiropractic care have shown remarkable results with ear infections in children. Resolution through chiropractic care reduces the risk of side effects from antibiotics.
If you are suffering from back pain, you are not alone. Here are a few facts about back pain that may (or may not) surprise you.
Mendota Heights Chiropractor, Dr. Joel Fugleberg shares information on backpack safety and tips to ensure a safe back-to-school season for your children.
Reptiles, dancing, and fast-spreading joy at the State Fair.
Thoughts on worries and checklists two weeks before the start of senior year.
Present circumstances we are grappling with as a school district are neither difficult nor particularly undesirable. Rather they provide a golden opportunity for our community.
An introduction to the most frequently asked question of the average teenager, and its attempted answer.
The closing of Hwy. 13 again points out the dynamic and costly nature of the geology of the bluffs.
A brief introduction of Dyane Garvey, resident of Mendota and local writer. She writes about her battle to keep rabbits from eating her strawberries, a common experience of gardeners.
Time to raise the expectations: try a new routine.
This article was taken from the Spring issue of the Lilydale Newsletter where I write a quarterly column called the Lilydale Explorer.
Hearing all the perspectives that should be heard is one of the greatest challenges to making well informed decisions affecting our local schools.
Preventative Medicine - Becoming an Athlete
Should school superintendents be allowed to name some teachers as franchise teachers to protect them from bumping?
Bluegrass Service postponed.
"Who do you say that I am?"
Mendota Heights UCC Bluegrass Sunday, June 26th!!
Picture of our sanctuary between the Easter Sunrise and 10:00 Easter Worship services.
Just because politically 2011 is considered an off-year, does not mean there are not very important things happening this very minute that will affect us all for at least ten years.
Two runs of Lava Falls in the Grand Canyon. One successful, and one not so successful.
There is a certain irony in becoming a new school board member. All your efforts are focused on assuring every student learns. Yet in the end, you likely are the one who learns the most.