Education

Arvig recently announced its annual essay contest to send one area student to Washington, D.C., for the Foundation for Rural Services (FRS) Youth Tour, June 1 — 5, 2019. The essay prompt for the contest is "Technology and Rural Life." Essays and completed applications are due...

The University of North Dakota held winter commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14, 2018, in the Chester Fritz Auditorium on campus. More than 880 students were eligible to walk across the stage and receive their degrees. Local students graduating included: Battle Lake Nathan Young...

Paul Schmitt, a native of Sebeka received an MA-English degree from the University of Iowa at the close of the fall 2018 semester.

Part-time, undergraduate students are eligible for the Academic Honors List when carrying a minimum of six credit hours in the fall, spring or summer semester and maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.5 and no single grade below a B-. Local student Jaymelea Rhoades, Wadena,...

The Tri-County Health Care Foundation is accepting applications for its annual high school scholarship. Six $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors in the Tri-County service area who are pursuing a health-related career. The scholarship was established...

Minnesota State Community and Technical College recently named 662 students to its President's List for the 2018 Fall Semester. Some students were inadvertently omitted from the President's List announced by M State earlier this month. The following release includes the names of the...

The following area students are among the 240 Fall 2018 graduates of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, with campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. Bertha Kali Schwantz, Associate of Science, Business Hewitt Brandy Schmitz, Diploma, Medical Coding...

The following students have been named to the Minnesota State University Moorhead dean's list in recognition of academic achievement fall semester 2018. Students must be in degree-seeking status and maintain a 3.25 or higher grade point average while completing a minimum of 12 graded...