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Wadena student receives msum scholarship

Minnesota State University Moorhead awarded Meghan Sly of Wadena an $8,000 President's Honors Scholarship, according to a press release sent to the Pioneer Journal on Thursday. Sly, who intends to...

education Tue, May 15, 2012 - 12:54pm

Photo by Rachelle Klemme
Wadena-Deer Creek 5th - 8th grade choir students held their spring concert with a Disney theme Tuesday at Memorial Auditorium. Seventh and 8th grade girls sang "I See the Light." Front row, from left, are 8th graders Lydia Lindquist, Hope Norenberg, Beth Schmitz and Angela Torkkola.

Junior high concert

education Tue, May 15, 2012 - 12:44pm

Photo by Vicki Pearson
Fourth Graders at Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary School, including Joshua Tabery, had the opportunity to learn CPR and tour an ambulance when Tri-County Hospital made a visit to their classrooms. This project is an annual event for students in their Science Curriculum. Most will never see the inside of an ambulance and this gives them the opportunity to get many questions answered by trained professionals.

education Tue, May 08, 2012 - 2:30pm

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From left, Jerry Nesland, Executive and ALC Director, Lori Murdock, Special Education Director, and Dale Williams Freshwater Education Minnesota President.

Freshwater School District recognizes teachers

As part of the 2012 Teacher Recognition Week activities, May 7-11, the Freshwater Education District recognizes the skills, hard work and dedication of its teachers.

education Tue, May 08, 2012 - 2:21pm

Evans driven by idea of service

After being named an Outstanding Educator at M State, science instructor Bill Evans said the idea of service is what drives him to teach. Evans' students study Wadena programs like...

education Tue, May 08, 2012 - 2:07pm

Seven graduating from MSUM May 11

Seven area students will be among the 989 graduating May 11 at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Among those graduating in the Class of 2012 will be Wadena's Andrew Dornbusch, Kathryn...

education Tue, May 08, 2012 - 2:07pm

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WDC junior high students Makena Formanek, left, and Kelsie Pierce qualified to go to the national FCCLA convention in Orlando.

WDC students headed to nationals

Wadena-Deer Creek junior high students Makena Formanek and Kelsie Pierce worked on a service project together this last winter, and now that same project has earned them a trip to...

education Tue, May 08, 2012 - 2:04pm

Bentrup to be commemorated Friday at M State

Richard Bentrup's work in support of education will be commemorated at 10 a.m. Friday, May 4, in a tree-planting ceremony at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Wadena. Bentrup,...

news / education / environment Tue, May 01, 2012 - 12:19pm

M State science instructor honored

Bill Evans, science instructor, was one of two faculty named Outstanding Educator among the faculty of the college's four campuses. According to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) press...

education Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 3:24pm

Freshwater special needs conference in Staples April 28

Freshwater Education District is sponsoring a "Parents Building for the Future" training for parents of children with special needs. The event will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at...

news / education Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 2:41pm

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Wadena-Deer Creek's LEO Club organized a pop-tab drive during the month of March to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Several of the LEO Club members weighed the pop tabs, from left: Missy Moore, M. Schroeder, Gabby Weiher, Darylann Webb, Hope Dumpprope and Hope Norenberg.

LEO Club collects pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House

Wadena-Deer Creek's LEO Club organized a pop-tab drive during the month of March to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Students and staff in grades 7-12 gathered up their pop tabs...

news / education Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 2:32pm

Photo by Dana Pavek/WDC Schools
WDC sophomore students created interactive booths showcasing the novel, "The Great Gatsby," by asking questions about characters and elements in the story. From left, Shane Motschenbacher is quizzed on who was the narrator of the story, as Jessica Iken, Haley Lowers, Victoria Witthuhn and Emily Orsello wait for his answer: Nick Carraway.

WDC English students study 'Gatsby'

Wadena-Deer Creek sophomore students recently finished reading "The Great Gatsby," a novel written by Minnesota-born author F. Scott Fitzgerald. WDC English teacher Beth Hawkins said the novel teaches students many...

news / education Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 2:30pm

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Immanuel Lutheran quilters are sewing quilts made of donated Wadena-Deer Creek apparel. When the quilts are finished, they will be placed in the school nurse's office for beds in the new school, providing students feeling under the weather a comforting quilt with a WDC flair. At right, Betty White measures and cuts a WDC T-shirt while Sharon Squire irons apparel.

education Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 1:16pm

Photo by Vicki Pearson/WDC Elementary
Medical student from University of Minnesota Duluth medical school, Jesse Klingelhoets, presented the human brain to sixth-graders at WDC. Students observed what a real human brain looks like and got to ask many probing questions. Klingelhoets had the students interact in various experiments to show how the brain works in our everyday lives. Jesse's goal was to share his passion for the science fields and encourage students to try different science classes.

Probing the human brain

education Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 1:15pm

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The second most attended event during the 4-H year is the Project Bowl competition. Patterned after the golden-oldie television show "College Bowl", it challenges teams of three to six youth on their knowledge of 4-H project areas: Dairy, Dog, General Livestock, Horse, Poultry, Rabbit and Wildlife. Two Wadena County 4-H members partnered up with two East Otter Tail County 4-H members to form a Senior General Livestock Team. They competed in the Regional Project Bowl on March 17 in Grand...

education Sun, Apr 22, 2012 - 1:12pm

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