School news

SUN Bucks program available for free/reduced-eligible students

(06/04/2025) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the SUN Bucks program. This income-based food support program provides families $120 per eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out for the summer.

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Brookside's Kristin Rutz named candidate for Minnesota Teacher of the Year

(01/29/2024) Candidates for the 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award have been announced and Anoka-Hennepin has seven educators who were nominated. This year’s program will name the 60th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota.

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Parent Education Series: District to host three Parent Engage 360 events in 2023-24

(11/09/2023) Join parents and guardians from the Anoka-Hennepin Schools community for information and resources to support the needs of students today. Anoka-Hennepin is hosting three Parent Engage 360 community and parent education events during the 2023-24 school year. These events aim to provide resources for parents and guardians to support their students and others in the community.

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Brookside levels up engagement while educating

(09/29/2023) On Friday, Sept. 29, Brookside Elementary School conducted the Rock Your School event for the fourth time, which has provided the staff the opportunity to build on the event each year.

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Connection before content: High-energy message promoting engagement in the classroom welcomes Brookside and Hamilton elementary teachers back to school

(08/31/2023) On Aug. 28, administrators at both Brookside and Hamilton Elementary School in Coon Rapids collaborated to bring in an award-winning educator and administrator to deliver a high-energy message to teachers.

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Brookside's Kristin Rutz named candidate for Minnesota Teacher of the Year

(01/26/2023) Candidates for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award have been announced and Anoka-Hennepin has nine educators who were nominated.

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Rock Your School event at Brookside Elementary creates a rockin’ fun learning environment

(10/25/2022) Teachers at Brookside Elementary School banded together to deliver their content with bravado Oct. 19, as the school participated in Rock Your School, a worldwide event designed to energize educators, engage students and celebrate learning.

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View a video of arrival and dismissal procedures

(08/31/2022) View the video to learn or refresh yourself about the arrival and dismissal procedures at Brookside Elementary School.

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Brookside Elementary Student Council helps two of their own with service project

(03/04/2022) At the beginning of the school year, teachers at Brookside Elementary School helped start a student council to provide students with a leadership opportunity and a voice in decision making. For the group’s first service project, the team decided to support two fellow students by collecting items for The Potato Head Project.

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District news

Inspiration for future career goals sparked by “Made in the North Metro” exploration event

(10/12/2025) Approximately 60 high school juniors and seniors from Anoka-Hennepin high schools were able to attend the "Made in the North Metro Career Fair,” coordinated by the Metro North Chamber of Commerce and the Anoka County Job Training Center on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the National Sports Center in Blaine.

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Trio of Cardinal greats receive Hall of Fame honor

(10/12/2025) The seventh class of honorees was inducted into the Coon Rapids Hall of Fame during a pre-game ceremony at the school’s homecoming festivities on October 10. Bob Adams was in attendance for the event.

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District seeking community members to join the Community Curriculum Advisory Committee

(10/07/2025) Anoka-Hennepin is seeking community members to join the district’s Community Curriculum Advisory Committee (CCAC). The committee will be composed of parents/guardians of elementary, middle and high school students representing each high school attendance area in the district.

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Anoka High School Tornadoes Hall of Fame inducts five new members

(09/26/2025) History and pride were on full display during a special on-field ceremony during halftime of the Tornadoes Homecoming football game at historic Goodrich Field on Sept. 26 with the induction of five new members to the Anoka High School Tornadoes Hall of Fame.

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