Looking Back at Northfield Graduations

Graduations have come and gone. Here's what you might have missed.

PHOTOS: ARTech Sends Off 20 Graduates

Families and friends gathered Friday at The Grand Event Center to celebrate the class of 2011.

PHOTOS: St. Dominic School Graduates Eighth-Grade Class

The small and close-knit school sent grads off with warmth.

St. Dominic Garden Project Grows Community Connections

College students bring environmental education into the classroom.

VIDEO: 2011 Northfield High School Commencement

They came. They graduated. They left.

VIDEO: Northfield Teacher Doug Bengtson 'Raps' For Class of 2011

In his day, he said, it was known as a poem.

VIDEO: Senior Speakers Address The Class of 2011

Joel Klein, Anna Schlecht and Emily Stets talk to their peers.

PHOTOS: Happy Graduation, Northfield Raiders!

Check out the sights from the class of 2011 commencement.

PHOTOS: Diplomas For Northfield High School Graduates—Part 3

Nearly 300 Northfield High School graduates received their diplomaes on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Diplomas For Northfield High School Graduates—Part 2

Nearly 300 Northfield High School graduates received their diplomaes on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Diplomas For Northfield High School Graduates—Part 1

Nearly 300 Northfield High School graduates received their diplomaes on Sunday.

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Section 1AA Track and Field Championships

The Raiders sent two girls competitors to state competition.

Graduation Party Trends: Keep it Simple, But Add a Twist

Pulled pork or sub sandwiches? Photo boards or video slide shows? These graduation party planning tips will help you plan the best party for your graduate and family.

ARTech Names its Next Director

Longtime faculty member Ryan Krominga starts July 1 as the new head of school.

VIDEO: Northfield's Elementary Students Host A Spectacular

Bridgewater and Sibley elementaries' Companeros students presented a cultural celebration.

PHOTOS: Northfield's Elementary Students Host A Spectacular

Bridgewater and Sibley elementaries' Companeros students presented a cultural celebration.

Northfield's Charlie Kyte Reflects on Retirement from the Minnesota Association of School Administrators

The soon-to-retire head of the MASA sat down to talk to Northfield Patch.

PHOTOS: Northfield ALC Graduates 31 Students

Families and friends gathered Wednesday at Longfellow School to honor the class of 2011.

VIDEO: St. Olaf's Commencement and a Little Um Ya Ya!

St. Olaf students enjoy their final moments before graduating.

PHOTOS: 2011 St. Olaf College Commencement

All the sights from this year's graduation ceremony.

Getting Dirty in the Name of Learning at Greenvale Elementary

Greenvale students love and help the environment and enjoy the outdoors through a new club—the Greenvale Park Royal Ecology Club.

It's Graduation Time and Patch is Here to Help

You know bragging rights are in order.

Northfield Schools to Offer an Ever-Broadening Array of Healthy Meals

Go, you chicken fat, go away! Go, you chicken fat, go!

Village Field Trip Introduced Students to a World of Spanish Language and Culture

Northfield Middle School sixth-graders took a two day Village Field Trip to another world by visiting The Forest, Concordia College's Language Village in Marine on St. Croix.

PHOTOS: Mock Crash—"One for the Road"

Be advised that some of these photos are graphic in nature.

Budgets, Benefits and Big Checks Highlight Northfield School Board Meeting

With the Minnesota Legislature still deadlocked over a budget, the district must move ahead with the proposed budget in order to meet state law that a budget must be in place by June 30.

PHOTOS: Northfield High School's Maroon and Gold Reception

The 24th annual Maroon and Gold Reception on Monday recognized accomplishments by Northfield's teams, individual athletes, coaches and athletics supporters.

ARTech to Expand Over the Summer

The additions include a science lab, an art classroom and solar panel installation.

ARTech Presents Peace, Love and Shakespeare

ARTech students perform "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" Friday and Saturday.

Carleton College Prepares for Rotblatt

Students will play one inning of softball for every year since Carleton's founding in 1866.

Northfield Students Present Latino Short Play Festival

This theater effort aims to educate younger teens about consequences of unhealthy decisions.

Harvesting Green Lessons at ARTech

ARTech's greenhouse teaches students more than biology.

PHOTOS: Wet Weather Gets the Best of Northfield Middle School Tennis

The match is tentatively rescheduled for Monday.

UDPATED: Northfield Schools Under Fire from ACLU for Internet Filtering of LGBT Content

Superintendent Chris Richardson says a filter that was in place has already been removed.

Northfield Students Fold Paper Cranes for Japan

Casual competition between social studies classes results in $3,200 for disaster relief in Japan.

PHOTOS: Northfield Academic Awards and Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Program

Dozens of Northfield High School students on Sunday were recognized for their academic achievements.

PHOTOS: Northfield Places Sixth at Track and Field Invitational at Rosemount

With the temps hitting the 60s, many teams were ready for track and field on Friday.

Meet Northfield's National Merit Finalists: Merrill Lutsky

Patch profiles Northfield's National Merit finalists.

Teachers: Northfield's Sibley Elementary School Students Love Math

The Northfield School Board on Monday heard about improving math scores, decreasing food program costs and innovative school structuring.

Transformation of Old Northfield Middle School to Carleton's Weitz Center on Schedule

Campus officials say the building offers opportunity for collaboration with local artists.