Northfield isn’t a suburb but today’s Star Tribune front page story contains troubling info: Think there are no gangs in the suburbs? Think again. … in Northfield, a group of…
Category: <span>Education</span>
I was so happy to find this blog which allows people of like mind to display their favorite examples of one of my pet peeves. Now I have a place…
A bit of performance art on the Bald Spot last night. Details on Northfield.org: Carleton to Stage Rare Performance of Controversial “Piano Burning.” Click the thumbnails to scroll through the…
We received an email earlier this week from Northfield High School Principal Joel ‘Frankie Valli’ Leer, alerting us to the efforts of high school senior Mauricio Lozada and friends to…
It appears as though the Yellow Bike Club project by the Carleton Bicycle Co-op (CBC) has, um, hit a rut and gone downhill. (Rob Hardy, did I get the…
See Carleton’s most recent news update (Feb) on the construction on their new residence halls, Cassat Hall (East Building) and Memorial Hall (West Building). They also have a webcam page…
This was on the School Board Agenda on Monday in the Superintendent’s Report: “Resolution To Approve Settlement of a Claim Pending Against the School District.” The Board approved the settlement. I phoned all the school board members tonight and reached three of them. All said they couldn’t comment, that I’d have to talk to the District’s attorney. I can understand the need for secrecy during negotiations, and data privacy laws would prevent the release of the student’s name. But now that the suit is settled, (continued)
There’s another triumvirate in town. Tom McKown (English teacher and Rock ‘N Roll Revival director), Bonnie McKown, and Gayle Collins (High School Media Specialist, now retired) are the big three…