The Jordan High School class of 2019 graduated Saturday at Ames Field outside Jordan High School. The class motto was "Tough times never last, but tough people do," a quote attributed to Dr. Robert Schuller.
On Saturday, the class of 2019 walked across the grounds of Jordan High School for the last time as students. In the coming months, many will travel to college, relocate for job opportunities or transition into professional life in Jordan.
The Jordan Board of Education accepted the resignation of board member Jesse Erdal on May 28.
Walking into Minnesota New Country School in Henderson for the first time can be a surprising experience. The high school largely consists of a single-room, open concept layout, which means almost all 140 high school students are immediately within view. There are no desks, no blackboards, n…
Jordan Public Schools announced Sarah Houdek, Heather Davis and Bryan Aldrich are the district’s 2018-2019 Teachers of the Year.
St. John the Baptist School in Jordan has been selected by Catholic Schools Center of Excellence as one of 18 Catholic elementary schools to participate in a literacy partnership with Groves Academy.
Jordan High School hosted the senior awards night Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
People across the country — and right here in the southwest metro — are pooling together funds to pay off school lunch debt.
Would you buy a coupon booklet to improve a Caribbean cruise? Three “sharks” in Jordan are banking on it.
The Jordan High School drama club entertained audiences with three one-act plays last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The shows covered a wide variety of subjects and themes. Genres included drama, farce and dark comedy.
Jordan voters will likely be asked if the future of Jordan Public Schools should include $39.5 million in campus improvements when they enter the voting booth this fall.
They’ve spent the first 18 years of their lives together, but as high school graduation looms, the Shimek triplets are preparing to go their separate ways for the first time.
The Jordan High School drama club will entertain audiences with three one-act plays next week. The shows cover a wide variety of subjects and themes. Genres include drama, farce and dark comedy.
A teacher with deep Jordan roots will oversee the school district’s curriculum and teacher development starting next school year.
A total 225 Jordan High School juniors and seniors celebrated a night in an “Enchanted Forest” for the Jordan High School Prom on Saturday.
Scientists and industry experts have been saying significant advances in automation are just around the corner for decades, but Generation Z appears to be the first group to fully embrace it.
Students at Jordan Public Schools will have the summer off — but construction crews won’t. The school district is looking at an ambitious slate of facility improvements this summer that will affect all three public school buildings.
In an age where mass shootings are becoming one of a school’s greatest safety concerns, Jordan Superintendent Matt Helgerson is leading an effort to give students and staff the option to respond to school fire drills in the safest way possible.
Two Jordan High School seniors capped off their final speech team season by bringing home medals from the state finals this past weekend at Wayzata High School.
All Jordan Public Schools will be closed on today due to the winter storm.
The Jordan High School speech team sure has a way with words, but sometimes actions speak louder.
Members of the Jordan High School speech team certainly have a way with words, and they proved that March 16 at Norwood Young America by taking home the the Minnesota River Conference Championship.
Cagers, Wheels, Basketeers, Hub City Boys — Jordan school sports teams have gone through a list of names over the past century, but after undergoing a re-branding process, the Jordan school district is looking to protect its trademarks.
In a lot of schools, students dread public speaking classes — but in Jordan they’ve made a pastime out of it.
Jordan kindergarten teacher Stephanie Olstad has a chance of being named Minnesota teacher of the year, after Education Minnesota announced she was a top finalist last week.
All Jordan Public Schools will be closed today due to a winter storm warning that could result in 6 to 10 inches of overnight snowfall.
Jordan schools will open with a two-hour delay today due to poor road conditions. School will be dismissed at the regular time.
Students who planned on getting out of school early today will instead be arriving a few hours late, as Jordan schools open with a two-hour delay on what was previously scheduled as an early release day.
All Jordan Public Schools activities and athletics are canceled this afternoon and evening, following the early release of all students at 1 p.m. due to weather.
It’s been more than a week since his death, but Dick Ames is still making an impact on public education in Jordan. Ames, who died Jan. 30, is responsible for the heavy equipment simulator that will be at Jordan High School on Monday, Feb. 11.
All Jordan Public Schools will be closed on Thursday due to dangerously cold wind chill temperatures.
All Jordan Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday due to dangerously cold wind chill temperatures.
All Jordan Public Schools will be closed on Monday due to the winter storm.
Jordan students may find it easier to receive transportation or adhere to their personal religious beliefs, after the Jordan School Board amended a slew of policies Monday night.
Jordan Legion Post 3 congratulates the winners of the 2019 American Legion Oratorical contest held at Ridges of Sand Creek on Dec. 20.
The Jordan School Board bid farewell Monday to familiar faces and recognized the addition of new staff.
A time capsule from 1908 waiting in the corner, nestled in a cornerstone as people share memories of their time at the school. The cornerstone was inside the old school, torn down in August.
During an audit, Mankato based accounting firm Eide Bailly found revenue streamed in mostly from state sources at 83 percent.
Hundreds came out and flaunted their flannel Friday in an all-night fundraiser for the Jordan High School class of 2019 graduation party.
Kyle Johnson and Janet Geib won awards last year for best teacher at Jordan Public Schools.
With shows starting Nov. 15, the cast of over 60 students are in for some grueling hours over the next week.
The Minnesota Department of Education received 1,187 applications.
The U.S. Army visited the high school to show its new gadgets, but also educate students on future opportunities in the army.
Since starting as director of CERC on Oct. 8, new Director Steven Jensen has learned a lot.
The Jordan School Board District met Monday night to discuss preliminary budget numbers, adding a special education teacher and traffic flow.
