EDUCATION
Joint summer recreation remains a hot potato between school, city
The Wadena City Council tabled a scheduled discussion about the joint summer recreation program at its meeting Tuesday night due to the absence of two council members.March 12, 2010
WDC’s Kindergarten Roundup set for April 5
Do you have a child that’s ready for kindergarten? If you do, plan to attend Wadena-Deer Creek’s Kindergarten Roundup on Monday, April 5. The festivities will kick off with a free meal at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria, followed by a program at 6:30 p.m. in Wadena Memorial Auditorium.March 12, 2010
ECFE’s ‘March Cooking Madness,’ is March 18
College basketball has March Madness – but at Wadena-Deer Creek Public Schools, they have “March Cooking Madness.”March 12, 2010
Guitar town
All sixth-graders at WDC Elementary School have the opportunity to learn to play a guitar during music class thanks to Instructor Mike Ortmann.
March 12, 2010
Cottrell chooses Naval Academy over West Point
Clay Cottrell is going to be looking at a lot of blue water in the coming years.
March 12, 2010
Dairy princess visits WDC preschoolers
The Wadena County Dairy Princess 2009, Kelsie Trosen, visited Wadena-Deer Creek’s 3-year-old preschool class on March 3. She brought cheese sticks for their snack and shared a story about the importance of dairy cows.
March 12, 2010
Reading an American classic
In Beth Hawkins’ English 9 class, Wadena-Deer Creek High School students are reading the American classic “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
March 12, 2010
Johnson serves on Region II committee
Nolan Johnson of the Wadena-Deer Creek FFA Chapter served on the Region II FFA nominating committee to select a slate of FFA Region II officers for the 2010-11 school years.
March 12, 2010
Nursing scholarship application deadline is May 1
Third- and fourth-year nursing students are encouraged to apply for the Frances E. Raatikka Nursing Scholarship administered by the Tri-County Hospital Foundation. The deadline for submitting an application is May 1, 2010.March 12, 2010
Bountiful fruit
Students at WDC Elementary School continue to participate in the benefits of a grant written by Food Service Director Sandi Rentz.
March 12, 2010
Boomwackers
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary second grade students in Deb Nelson’s music class are currently using and studying “instruments” called Boomwackers.
March 12, 2010
Elementary band concert 
The Fifth and Sixth Graders of WDC Elementary Band have had their instruments for almost five months, have taken weekly lessons, and on Feb. 25 performed their first mini-concert for classmates and parents to get the feel for stage performing.
March 05, 2010
Vets who missed out on high school diploma sought
Students, faculty and staff at Wadena Deer Creek High School, in cooperation with local VFW Post 3922, want to never forget the sacrifices made by the men and women of our armed forces. It has been decided to honor local veterans in a different way. Those servicemen and women who enlisted or were drafted before receiving their diploma are invited to WDC high school ceremonies to receive that diploma.
March 05, 2010
FCCLA competes at region event
Twenty-one members of Wadena-Deer Creek Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competed – and advanced – at the Region FCCLA competition Feb. 25 in Barnesville.
By YALONDA NELSON Special to the PJ , March 05, 2010
WDC elementary principal receives state award
Rutten presented with Professional Leadership Award
March 05, 2010
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OUR VOICES Bill deals with teacher child abuse
School districts would be required to report student abuse under a bill making its way through the Legislature. “This is something no parent should have to go through,” Rep. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, said. “This bill can’t undo damage that has already been done, but it c
Posted by: Don Davis on Mar 4, 2010 at 8:02 AM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Lawmaker finds early-childhood cuts
Democratic legislators looking into changes GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed Monday to plug a $1.2 billion gap in the state budget are finding problems. Rep. Nora Slawik, DFL-Maplewood, said that despite Pawlenty's claim that he was not cutting early-childhood education, that is not right. “Cu
Posted by: Don Davis on Feb 17, 2010 at 3:31 AM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Chinese classes grow
Elsa Pan and students celebrate moon festival
Elsa Pan’s middle school students were among relatively few Minnesotans to celebrate the Chinese moon festival, eating moon cakes and
OUR VOICES Expect charter school bills
Minnesota legislators likely will look at bills increasing the accountability of charter schools. Recent reports of a Minneapolis charter school worker stealing $1 million will increase the efforts, according to Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul. “In these challenging economic times, with public
Posted by: Don Davis on Jun 15, 2009 at 1:36 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES 'Cooperate, don't consolidate'
Working together is a better solution for rural school woes than combining school districts, a Minnesota Center for Rural Policy and Development concludes. "A state policy should be developed to help foster collaboration with and between school districts," the new report says. "While
Posted by: Don Davis on May 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Education funding approaches differ
Minnesota education funding plans by the House, Senate and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are similar in many ways, but the amount they spend – and how they plug a deficit – differ. A bill the House considered Thursday night would spend $13.7 billion on public education for the next two years, the s
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 23, 2009 at 7:31 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Early ed OK'd
Representatives voted 84-47 today to spare early-childhood programs from major budget cuts. The bill provides a 2 percent increase for many early-childhood program providers. And with more than 7,700 families on an early-childhood-care waiting list, it provides enough money to reduce that number by
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 23, 2009 at 2:00 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Teacher license change nixed
Professionals who want to become teachers may not have an easy route to receive teaching licenses after a House committee Wednesday rejected the proposal. The House K-12 Education Finance Division voted 11-10 to strip the provision from an overall education bill. During earlier testimony, teachers
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM | Capitol Chatter
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