Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s (M State) Fergus Falls campus celebrated their homecoming and the 60th anniversary of the opening of their campus this past week in an unconventional way.
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The Fergus Falls School District was notified by the Minnesota Department of Health of a lab confirmed case of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in a member of the Cleveland School community with an exposure date of Oct. 21.
The final exhibit for 2020 at the Evansville Art Center will feature two student artists from this area.
The threat of returning to a distance learning model for all District 544 students could not curb the enthusiasm of food services director Lance Wells Monday in the Kennedy Secondary School media center.
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Schools have been back in session in one form or another for almost two months now and the United States is set on a third wave of cases, with Otter Tail County seeing an uptick in cases this month.
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Junior Leader Workshop (JLW) -“4-H: The Next Level” was held Oct. 15 at Faith Haven Camp near Battle Lake. This camp is designed to inspire and enable each participant to uncover unique abilities, develop greater confidence and master strategies for success as a leader in their 4-H program.…
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The Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) Workforce Development Solutions (WDS) is currently offering an incumbent worker training program at little to no cost to the applying business through Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program (RMCEP) Inc. This grant provide…
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Caution has been the watchword in District 544 over the past two weeks as COVID-19 cases in Otter Tail County have crept upward.
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On Monday Underwood Public Schools transitioned from Safe Learning Model 1 to Model 2, a hybrid learning model.
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The Fergus Falls school board passed a resolution Monday acknowledging the generosity of the 544 Education Foundation for awarding nearly $34,000 in grants to the school district.
Riley Erlandson of Fergus Falls has been named to the 2020 homecoming royal court at Concordia College, Moorhead. Coronation was Tuesday, Sept. 29. The 2020 Homecoming celebration “Hoco Fall Fest” will be for the on-campus community of students and several virtual events.
M State is making it possible for students to get a jump on their college careers with five courses scheduled to begin on Oct. 19.
The Fergus Falls School Board handled several items of new business Monday at the Otter Community Room.
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On Sept. 24, NPR shared preliminary community college enrollment data for the fall of 2020 school term. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, enrollment is down 8% nationally despite the elevated unemployment numbers in the country.
Thirty-one students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College have been awarded the Minnesota Workforce Development Scholarships in the final round of awards for the 2020-21 academic year.
Blaine Novak, president of the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors, has called for a special meeting of the League’s board for Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at 9 a.m.
The challenges of creating one college seemed insurmountable back in 2003 when Fergus Falls Community College merged with three campuses of Northwest Technical College.
Fergus Falls Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Drake released enrollment figures from all six educational arms of District 544 Monday which reflect an increase of 211 students over the 2019-20 school year.
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With the first week of school in the books, students, parents and staff have adapted to the new model of education for the 2020-21 school year. The Daily Journal reached out to a few teachers to find out what their experiences were like during the first week back in the building.
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Students at Pelican Rapids High School were welcomed back to class with a chalk art mural in front of the school, designed and colored by a group of students and teachers who gathered on Labor Day to create it. The idea came from high school special education teacher Karla Breen, who wanted …
Johanna Armstrong
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It has always struck me that public education is a vocation marked by saying “hi” and “goodbye” that is unlike other professions. Children are loved, nurtured and challenged. We have the privilege of witnessing the transformation take place as they grow and mature into young adults. Watc…
Fergus Falls Public School bands are looking to create the safest possible environment for their students and are seeking help from the community. Although the hybrid learning system the school district has implemented means only half the band is in attendance on any given day, allowing for …
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Fergus Falls Public Schools kicked off the 2020-21 school year Tuesday with kindergarten through sixth-grade students returning to classrooms, while grades 7-12 are taking a hybrid approach in the fall. There have been several changes to how school districts will be operating in the fifth mo…
Zach Stich
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This year returning to school is very different than in the past. Most parents and caregivers have been faced with choices about how their child will return to school this fall. The Otter Tail County Public Health is here to assist parents, caregivers, students and staff as they return to a…
Minnesota State Community and Technical College is excited to support the technology needs of its students by handing out up to 500 free laptops on its four campuses during a distribution on Thursday, Sept. 3.
Now more than ever before Master Gardener volunteers are connecting with people to share University research-based knowledge on priorities that are important to Minnesota residents: horticulture skills, plant biodiversity, pollinators, clean water, local food, climate change and nearby nature.
College students majoring in horticulture may be eligible for a $500 scholarship through the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener Program of West Otter Tail County.
Pounding out the details that go into the start of any school year is an annual challenge for the administration of District 544.
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Dayton Soby still cherishes his ties to Fergus Falls, even though it has been more than 60 years since he graduated from high school and left to begin a decades-long career as an attorney and community leader.
St. Cloud Technical & Community College congratulates Lucas Viger of Fergus Falls, for his academic achievement making the spring 2020 president’s list.
The College of St. Scholastica has announced its list of conferred graduates for spring of 2020. They include the following local students:
The Fergus Falls school board directed Superintendent Jeff Drake to implement Tier 2 as the base learning model for the 2020-21 school year Monday morning at Kennedy Secondary School’s Otter community room.
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Several local students have been awarded scholarships at Concordia College in Moorhead.
The Youth Outreach Scholarship Committee of Lions District 5M9 is offering up to $12,000 in college scholarships for the 2020-21 school year. The application deadline is Nov. 15, 2020.
The first half of a special meeting of the Fergus Falls school board Monday found Superintendent Jeff Drake’s speaking voice pushed to the limit.
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The summer of “not knowing” ended Thursday afternoon as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Assistant Gov. Peggy Flanagan and their health and education commissioners announced the state’s Safe Learning Plan.
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Alison Kugler of Fergus Falls has earned a Bachelor of Science, nursing degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 190,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.
The ongoing pandemic has inspired a creative new way of teaching studio art courses at Minnesota State Community and Technical College. M State art instructor John Cox is taking four of his art courses totally online for the fall, but with a twist:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement today of Executive Order 20-82 provides Minnesota schools direction for how they will return to learning for the 2020-2021 school year.
Today, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, along with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), announced Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year.
More than 40 students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College have been awarded Workforce Development Scholarships in the first round of awards for the 2020-21 academic year.
Tune in online for several hands-on horticulture demonstrations from the backyards of experts! In absence of the in-person event, horticulture experts will participate in a virtual learning experience hosted by the U of MN West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris. The following segm…
Although there is a month left of summer for school-aged children, the United Way of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties (UWOTW) is ramping up efforts to make sure all students have supplies needed for school. The Stuff the Bus program is back to help these students get the supplies they need to …
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire awarded Joseph Nathe of Fergus Falls a degree in business administration, and 1,440 other degrees in May. Of the degrees awarded, 1,414 were received by students attending the Eau Claire campus and 27 were received by students attendi…
The following students have been named to the 2020 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced recently.
Local students have earned dean’s list honors from Bemidji State University in Bemidji, at the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester.
St. Cloud State University graduated more than 1,135 students during spring semester 2020. Several area students graduated from the university.
Dr. Susan Larson, dean of the college, has announced the names of students whose superior academic achievement during the second semester of the 2019-20 academic year placed them on the dean’s honor list at Concordia College, Moorhead.
St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1,700 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2020 spring semester dean's list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Dr. Tami Such, vice president for academic affairs at Mayville State University, Mayville, North Dakota, announced that Levi Preston of Fergus Falls was one of the students that achieved dean's list honors for the spring 2020 semester at Mayville State University.
St. Cloud State University graduated more than 1,135 students during spring semester 2020. Several area students graduated from the university.
Dr. Susan Larson, dean of the college, has announced the names of students whose superior academic achievement during the second semester of the 2019-20 academic year placed them on the Dean’s Honor List at Concordia College, Moorhead. “We offer our congratulations to these students on their…
Dr. Tami Such, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mayville State University, Mayville, North Dakota, announced that Levi Preston of Fergus Falls was one of the students that achieved dean's list honors for the Spring 2020 semester at Mayville State University.
St. Cloud State University has announced the names of more than 1,700 students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2020 spring semester dean's list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has set up a wide variety of free online mental health classes for July.
CHS Prairie Lakes recently donated a $10,000 grant to West Central Area High School’s agriculture program.
Kennedy Secondary School Principal Dean Monke requested more support for math students Monday during the first Fergus Falls school board meeting of fiscal year 2020-21.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College will partner with MAHUBE-OTWA to provide Microsoft training and personal and professional development through a $43,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Last week, more than 50 high school students from across the state connected online for the free College Dollars & Sense program to learn the personal finance skills needed to succeed in college, the workforce, and later in life.
The academic high honor and honor lists (dean's lists) for the past spring semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, Matt Cecil.