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On Wednesday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz extended the closure of all schools across the state until Monday, May 4, 2020.
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Anyone walking through the halls of Chaska High School would be hard-pressed to miss a flurry of students, visitors and new experiences Friday.
Sunday, March 15, 2020. The day Gov. Tim Walz announced the closure of Minnesota schools due to the worldwide outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Teachers remained in school after hours last week at Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria. Not to grade papers, not to coach athletic teams, instead to prepare for online learning as the spread of COVID-19 has shut down in-person schooling across the state of Minnesota.
Southwest Christian High School of Chaska will have no school on Monday and Tuesday, March 16-17, 2020, with eLearning beginning on Wednesday, March 18.
The Eastern Carver County School District is closing schools Monday, March 16-Friday, March 20, according to a Sunday afternoon announcement on the district website from Superintendent Clint Christopher.
Eastern Carver County District 112, which canceled multiple large events Thursday, March 12, has developed a plan for the rest of the March, announced Friday by Superintendent Clint Christopher.
On March 7, the Chaska Speech Team went in different directions with about one-third of the team attending a tournament at Lakeville North, and the rest of the team competing at Shakopee, according to a press release.
Holy Family Catholic High School Assistant Principal John Dols has been named the second principal in the school’s history.
The Chaska High School principal is calling a blackface video, which surfaced in mid-February and showed a student wearing blackface, “racist.”
The Eastern Carver County School Board voted 5 to 1 Monday to approve cost-cutting measures, but delayed closing East Union Elementary School.
The top 48 of 205 Minnesota High Tech Kids FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams competed on Feb. 7-8 in the Minnesota High Tech Kids FIRST Tech Challenge Stratasys State Championship held at Washington Technology Magnet School.
The Eastern Carver County School District has nine students selected to participate in the Minnesota 6-8 State Honor Band.
Holy Family Catholic High School (HFCHS) senior Kathryn Jans was selected as a 2020 National Merit Scholarship Finalist.
BURNSVILLE — Southwest metro schools took the top spots at the Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League championship on Thursday at Burnsville High School.
Theo Chalgren recalls the suggestion, the coffee shop discussion and the collaborative effort that led to the establishment of Holy Family Catholic High School — now celebrating its 20th year.
Two SouthWest Metro Intermediate District FFA members received honors in FFA Region 7 interviews on Feb. 7 at South Central College in Mankato.
Chanhassen High School released its Dean’s List for the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. Students on Dean’s List 1 have a 3.667-4.0 grade point average. Students on Dean’s List 2 have a 3.0-3.666 grade point average.
Chaska High School released its Dean’s List for the first semester of the 2019-20 school year. Students on Dean’s List 1 have a 3.667-4.0 grade point average. Students on Dean’s List 2 have a 3.0-3.666 grade point average.
Cologne Academy was one of two schools in the state designated as a 2020 Minnesota School of Character by Character.org and its state sponsor, Synergy & Leadership Exchange.
The Chaska Speech Team competed at the East Ridge Raptor Invitational tournament in Woodbury on Feb. 8. Twenty-two of the team’s entries competing on Saturday progressed to a final round, with the team placing 4th out of 32 teams, according to a press release.
The Eastern Carver County School District is closer to finalizing budget cuts for the 2020-21 school year.
History, art, movies and music. They all have something in common, said author Kristin Tripathy: words.
District 112 Superintendent Clint Christopher has been selected as the new superintendent of an Iowa school district.
The Chaska High School speech tournament season kicked off on Saturday at the Chanhassen High School annual tournament.
The school district announced all Eastern Carver County Schools will close two hours early for expected heavy snowfall on Friday, Jan. 17. It comes before a winter storm warning in effect on Friday and Saturday, coming with heavy winds and 5 to 9 inches of snow.
It all started with a turquoise-colored, puppy-eyed character called Benny.
The superintendent of Eastern Carver County Schools is a finalist for a similar job in Iowa.
Students, parents, teachers, and principals are encouraged to nominate exceptional teachers within the Eastern Carver County School District for the District 112 Foundation’s 2020 Teacher of the Year.
Fourteen theater and musical theater students attended the Minnesota Thespian State Theatre Conference Jan. 5-6 at the Performing Institute of Minnesota in Hopkins.
It took Chaska High School 10th-grader Olivia Stevens a while to finesse her painting approach with her latest class project.
The Eastern Carver County School Board heard from a room filled with professed band lovers on Dec. 16. They showed up to express concern over what will happen to district-wide elementary band programs during the next school year.
In a gymnasium packed with middle-schoolers, a deep voice broke out:
The Chanhassen High School Boys Basketball team postponed its Tuesday night game against Buffalo because of several student absences due to illness.
Holy Family Catholic High School hosted eighth-grade students for an afternoon creating care packages for military personnel stationed overseas on Nov. 24.
Movie actor and producer Tanner Anderson traces his career and personal successes to struggles as a youth.
Tara Cliff, Health Services Supervisor for Eastern Carver County Schools (District 112), has been named the 2019 School Nurse Administrator of the Year by the School Nurse Organization of Minnesota (SNOM).
Chaska Middle School West honored veterans on Nov. 11 with its annual Veterans Day ceremony.
This past summer, Holy Family Catholic High School students Drew Pearson and Cela Watkins received sponsorships to participate in a week-long summer business, career, and financial literacy camp, Minnesota Business Venture (MBV). The Schott Foundation provided the sponsorship for the student…
Attending a theater performance, for some, can be a bit daunting or unnerving.
The polls are open until 8 p.m. today for the Eastern Carver County Schools referendum.
The polls are open until 8 p.m. today for school voting.
Guardian Angels Catholic School held its annual "Trunk or Treat" on Oct. 24.
The Jonathan Elementary School PTO is hosting a Read-A-Thon, where students can earn pledges for minutes read over a two-week period.
