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No school for Morris Area, St. Mary's and Cyrus on Wednesday, March 23

Classes have been cancelled due to the weather at Morris Area, St. Mary's and Cyrus schools for Wednesday, March 23.

news / education Wed, Mar 23, 2011 - 6:15am

KinderPlus tuition lowered, scholarships established

Parents needing financial help for get their children into all-day, every-day kindergarten or pre-school and early childhood education programs may get it. The Morris Area School Board on Monday approved...

news / education Tue, Mar 22, 2011 - 2:44pm

Guest artists saxophonist Eric Alexander (above) and bassist Todd Coolman will listen and perform at this year's Jazz Fest at the University of Minnesota, Morris April 7-9.

33rd annual UMM Jazz Fest is April 7-9

Forget April in Paris. If it's April in Morris, it must be time for the University of Minnesota, Morris Jazz Fest. The 33rd annual Jazz Fest takes place Thursday through...

news / education Fri, Mar 18, 2011 - 6:58pm

Dr. Jacqueline Johnson, Chancellor, University of Minnesota, Morris

UMM chancellor to deliver keynote address at Faculty Leadership in Sustainability workshop

Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson of the University of Minnesota, Morris will be a keynote speaker at the Faculty Leadership in Sustainability: A Midwest Regional Workshop to be held on March 23-24,...

news / education Thu, Mar 17, 2011 - 5:43am

Kindergarten registration is April 1 at MAES

Morris Area kindergarten registration is Friday, April 1, at the Morris Area Elementary School. If a child turns 5 on or before Sept. 1 they are eligible to begin classes...

news / education Tue, Mar 15, 2011 - 6:21pm

Unanimous choice for Concordia president forwarded to board

news / education Tue, Mar 15, 2011 - 7:34am

Park Rapids taps Menahga elementary principal for Century School principal

Joleen DeLaHunt has been offered the principal position at Century School. She currently serves as Menahga School's elementary principal, bringing "a wealth of experience in a variety of areas," superintendent...

news / education Wed, Mar 09, 2011 - 9:47am

2 hour late start for Morris Area, St. Mary's and Cyrus Schools

2 hour late start for Morris Area, St. Mary's and Cyrus schools on Wednesday, March 2. Buses will run on plowed roads only.

news / education Tue, Mar 01, 2011 - 8:01pm

The second large-scale wind turbine in Morris is nearing completion, which the blades being attached to the tower on Thursday. The turbine could be fully operational by April. Photo by Dave Aronson, UMM.

UPDATE: Morris' second wind turbine up, could be operational by April

A second wind turbine on Morris' skyline finally looks like one. Workers hoisted and attached the blades to the tower on Thursday, and the turbine could be producing energy for...

news / education Thu, Feb 24, 2011 - 7:26pm

2 hour late start for Morris Area, St. Mary's and Cyrus Schools on Tuesday

School will be two hours late on Tuesday, Feb. 22 for Morris Area, St. Mary's and Cyrus Schools. Buses will run on plowed roads only.

news / education Mon, Feb 21, 2011 - 8:34pm

The members of the Morris Area School Board are, in front from left, Stan Wulf, Lory Lemke and Kurt Gartland. In back from left are Dick Metzger, Jamie Solvie, Laura Carrington and Brent Fuhrman.

Morris Area board honored during School Board Recognition Week

Minnesota School Board Recognition Week is Feb. 21-25. The week is a time to honor the elected officials who serve to build awareness of what the boards do in their...

news / education Fri, Feb 18, 2011 - 8:51pm

Pictured are the top three placers in the 2011 Poetry Out Loud Central Minnesota Regional competition. From left are: Madeline Franz, of St. John's Prep, who took second place; regional winner Thomas McPhee, of Morris Area; and Yasha Hoffman, of Morris Area, who placed third. McPhee and Franz will compete in the state competition March 7 in St. Paul. Photo courtesy Nic McPhee.

UPDATE: McPhee advances to Poetry Out Loud state competition

Morris Area's Thomas McPhee won the Poetry Out Loud Central Minnesota Regional competition last week and Morris Area's Yasha Hoffman placed third. McPhee, who placed third in the state competition...

news / education Mon, Feb 14, 2011 - 3:39pm

Receiving blue ribbons this year were (front row, left to right) Jason Rinkenberger, Bryce Jergenson, Adrianela Mendez, Kjersa Anderson, Kayla Lesmeister, Emily Moser, Angie Fehr, Megan Gillespie, Melanie Van Horn, (second row) Jordan Thooft, Brady Wulf, Gage Backman, Aaron Nelson, Kevin Meixel, April Jyrkas, Mr. Tim Cannon, Mr. Kevin Pope, (third row) Karle Meyer, Vaughn Dieter, Brianna Abril, Paige Schieler, Beth Holland, Justine Huebner, Andrew Mahoney, Aaron Jones, Trenton Nelson, Taylor Staples, Ste...

63 students earn blue ribbons in MAHS Science Fair

The 2011 Morris Area Science Fair was held on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 12 and 13, in the school gym. Projects were displayed involving all of the seventh and ninth...

news / education Sat, Feb 12, 2011 - 6:07am

State Republicans take on teachers' union

By Don Davis State Capitol Bureau ST. PAUL -- Republicans who control the Minnesota Legislature took on the state teachers' union Thursday, passing bills to freeze school pay for two...

news / education Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - 6:47pm

Morris Area top area school according to magazine ranking

Morris Area High School is once again the lone school in the area name to a U.S. News & World Report ranking of the top schools in the U.S. MAHS...

news / education Wed, Feb 09, 2011 - 2:05pm

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