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West African dance and drum group visits Sand Creek Elementary

(02/28/2023) Titambe, a West African Dance and Drum Ensemble visited Sand Creek Elementary School Feb. 27 to provide students with an engaging and educational program to close Black History Month celebrations at the school.

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Anoka High School partners with community leaders for STEAM Professional Review Night

(02/24/2023) Anoka High School - Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (AHS) hosted its annual STEAM Professional Review Night Feb. 16 with the goal of providing seniors in the Honors Design and Development class with input and advice on their final capstone project prototypes.

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Andover High School girls’ hockey finishes runner-up at 2023 MSHSL Class AA State Tournament

(02/27/2023) The Andover High School girls’ hockey team made its fourth straight appearance in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class AA state championship game in its sixth consecutive state tournament trip to cap off the 2022-23 season.

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Winners of the annual bus safety poster contest to be recognized at transportation department meeting

(02/24/2023) The Anoka-Hennepin transportation department held its 28th annual school bus safety poster contest this winter, which began during Winter School Bus Safety Week (Jan. 9-13). This year’s theme was Safely Rolling to my Destination.

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School Board meeting set for Monday, Feb. 27

(02/24/2023) The School Board will convene for its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, at the Sandburg Education Center, located at 1902 Second Ave. in Anoka. Watch the meeting live online, or on local cable television.

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Andover High School girls hockey set for sixth straight state tournament appearance

(02/22/2023) The Andover High School girls hockey team has earned the No. 2 seed in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class AA State Tournament and opens play on Thursday, Feb. 23, taking on Rosemount High School.

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School canceled for Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 due to extreme winter weather conditions

(02/21/2023) Due to forecasted heavy snowfall, extreme winter weather and hazardous travel conditions, Anoka-Hennepin Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023.

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2022-23 winter sports and activities roundup

(03/10/2023) With the winter sports and activities season wrapping up, here’s a look at who’s heading to state, and how they fared when they performed and played.

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Coon Rapids High School DECA once again recognized for outstanding school-based enterprise

(02/16/2023) The Coon Rapids High School (CRHS) DECA program has once again been recognized for its school-based enterprise (SBE), the Cardinal Image, achieving Gold Certification for the 2022-23 school year.

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Champlin Park High School senior named Triple ‘A’ Award finalist

(02/16/2023) Champlin Park High School (CPHS) senior Gabby Wahl has been named one of 32 finalists statewide for the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Triple ‘A’ Award. Wahl will represent the district, CPHS and Region 5AA as a finalist.

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One school, one book uses reading to bring Dayton Elementary school community together

(02/16/2023) With the goal of building a community of readers, Dayton Elementary School has organized a One School, One Book program, which is a month-long, school-wide shared reading event.

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Anoka Middle School for the Arts receives award for student magazine

(02/16/2023) The Storm, a student magazine at Anoka Middle School for the Arts (AMSA), has been selected to receive the rank of Superior in the 2022 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) program.

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Four district seniors named National Merit Scholarship finalists

(02/15/2023) All four of Anoka-Hennepin’s seniors who were named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in September have advanced to be named finalists for one of the 7,250 scholarships of up to $2,500 for college.

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Champlin Park High School Unified basketball team preps for state tournament

(02/15/2023) The Champlin Park High School (CPHS) Unified basketball team is set to make its return to the Unified basketball state tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

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Interim Superintendent Dr. Kate Maguire celebrates “I Love to Read” month

(02/10/2023) Interim Superintendent Dr. Kate Maguire read to first graders at University Avenue Elementary School - Aerospace, Children’s Engineering and Science on Feb. 8 to help the school celebrate “I Love to Read” month.

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High schools from across the north metro join in concert for 21st Annual NWSC Music Festival hosted by Andover High School

(02/10/2023) The event provided approximately 2,100 students from 14 area high schools the opportunity to spend two days with clinicians and working collaboratively and performing with students from other schools on Feb. 6 and 7.

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Anoka High School’s Ted Mitshulis named KS95 Teacher of the Week

(02/10/2023) Ted Mitshulis, an art teacher at Anoka High School - Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (AHS), was named KS95 Teacher of the Week.

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Monroe Elementary students demonstrate use of technology at Coding at the Capitol

(02/10/2023) On Jan. 19, eight students from Monroe Elementary School - Mathematics, Science and Children’s Engineering spent the day at the Minnesota State Capitol building demonstrating computer science concepts through various resources used regularly by Monroe students.

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2023 graduation ceremonies for Andover, Blaine, Champlin Park and Coon Rapids high schools to be held on University of Minnesota campus - Maturi Pavilion

(02/03/2023) For the first time, graduation ceremonies will be held in the Maturi Pavilion. Anoka High School will hold its graduation ceremony at historic Goodrich Field in Anoka. Families of high school seniors may expect additional details sent via high school email.

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Anoka High School and community partners offer networking, hands-on opportunities for students to explore trades career pathways

(02/03/2023) Students at Anoka High School (AHS) made connections with local technical colleges, labor unions and employers, and experienced hands-on job skills in virtual reality scenarios in a mobile learning lab on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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