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While athletics and drama are often in the spotlight, three Cloquet High School juniors recently took centerstage for an academic endeavor, after placing first, third and fifth in a statewide essay contest. Cloquet's Benjamin Bauer placed first, Lexis Gerard third and Brenna Mattson fifth in the Minnesota Best Prep Educational Forum Essay Contest. All participants were asked to respond to a prompt by fellow Minnesotan and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, from his book "Thank You for...
Cloquet school district officials want you. Or rather, they want your opinion and input on a new strategic plan for the school district, in exchange for a light dinner and the promise of continuing to educate our young people. Superintendent Michael Cary said the district will be working with community members in a strategic planning session Monday, Nov. 4, with a light dinner scheduled for 5 p.m. and the planning session for 6 p.m. in the Cloquet High School cafeteria. Free childcare is available. All dinner attendees must RSVP by Oct. 28 to...
Late nights and early risings mixed with the colder temperatures of fall creates a deadly, sleepy challenge for high school students. Some days, the rush to school can leave students without the daily dose of caffeine needed to get through those first few hours of class. Not anymore. Students at Cloquet High School can rest easy knowing that when they arrive at school, they can secure a quick cup of joe. Cloquet High School’s new café, Java Jacks, offers students a convenient and co...
The consensus reached at a joint meeting Monday of the full Carlton and Wrenshall school boards is that members will likely seek a referendum in August of next year on facilities improvements at two schools. But that fact, as opposed to having a vote in February, does not mean board members are easing up on what has been a whirlwind of meetings this late summer and fall trying to work out possible conditions for a consolidation. “Let’s keep the momentum going,” Wrenshall board member Janaki Fisher-Merritt said. While the Wrenshall board is al...
Continued decreasing enrollment is driving decisions in the Carlton school district this month. Outside of the continuing discussions about consolidation with Wrenshall, the school board set its preliminary levy for next year at the maximum. By law, districts need to set levy parameters by Sept. 30 each year. While the levy could go down before December, it can’t be increased. The exact numbers, and impact on taxpayers, has yet to be determined as the state dictates the maximum levy for every school district. The district has seven fewer s...
There will be a flurry of meetings in the next two months as school boards in Wrenshall and Carlton continue to explore a consolidation of the districts. After joint meetings this summer with the full boards, members are moving in the direction of a single district with buildings in Carlton and Wrenshall, known as the two-site option. This week, committees from both boards met to discuss needs at the current schools should the school populations be merged. There are several state mandates that are pushing the boards along in the complicated...
The secret is out: Washington Elementary School is a Minnesota School of Excellence. Of course, the students and staff already knew Washington is an excellent school ... but now that inside knowledge has been validated by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA), which recognized eight elementary schools in the entire state as 2019-20 Minnesota Schools of Excellence. Principal Robbi Mondati said the message sent by the designation is important. "I think it says that we're...
Carlton County schools has lost at least one principal to Duluth this fall, and moved one in from neighboring Pine County. In Carlton, the school board held a special meeting Friday, Sept. 6 to approve the resignation of secondary school principal Barry Fischer, who had been with the school district just over a year. After six years there, Barnum High School principal Brian Kazmierczak resigned as principal and girls basketball coach to become the new Lincoln Park Middle School principal in...
Robert Sobczak of Cloquet was named to the second semester dean’s list at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona. The list includes 343 undergraduate students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale. The Cloquet All-Night Graduation Party Committee of Melissa Kelley, Tracy Mattson, Stef Gunelson, Michele Walsh, Vickie Nordin, Theresa Sarkela, Bobbee Conway, Leigh Rahkola and Bobbie Turner extends a thank you to those who helped make the 2019 celebration a success. The committee reports that the graduates had...
On June 4, at the noon meeting of the Cloquet Rotary Club, scholarships were awarded to six area high school seniors. Five $1000 scholarships were awarded to Scott Rousseau of Carlton; Annika Wold of Esko; and Kelly Lorenz, Claire Taubman, and Logan Gallup of Cloquet. A $1500 Henry Walter Scholarship was awarded to Abby Johnson of Cloquet. To be eligible, scholarship recipients must attend four Rotary meetings, give a brief presentation to the club, participate in Rotary service projects, and...
The full boards from the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts will meet July 9 to discuss the possibilities of consolidation. The public meeting begins at 7 p.m. at South Terrace Elementary School in Carlton. There will be no public comment opportunities as the board leaders and superintendents worked out an agenda that will grant all 12 board members a chance to talk about their vision of a combined district. Carlton chairwoman Larae Lehto announced the meeting details at her board’s regular June meeting on Monday. The schools will create g...
Anna Gunelson of Cloquet was named to the president’s list at Gonzaga University for the 2019 spring semester. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Wash. It is routinely recognized among the West’s best comprehensive regional universities. Rebecca Lund of Cloquet received a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology and sociology at the University of...
CLOQUET SENIOR HIGH Quarter 4 A HONOR ROLL GRADE 9: Amelia Allen, Mason Anderson, Samuel Bailey, Donte Bell, Winnie Benjamin Hall, Ilei Benson, Amaya Bridge, Abigail Brown, Thorin Brown, Samuel Buytaert, Kate Conway, Marina Dostal, McKenah Downing, Carson Essler, Eve Eugenis, Hannah Fink, Bella Harriman, Laura Hecht, Olivia Jameson, Dana Jones, Caley Kruse, Carter Kubis, Jack Liang, Addison Loeb, Olivia Macaulay, Brynn Martin, Carlee Maslowski, Jillian McCullough, Jacob Mertz, Lillian Nygaard, Alijah Petite, Madison Preteau, Cale Prosen,...
Carlton High School Quarter 4 A Honor Roll Grade 12: Jordan Hyry, Kaitlyn Kalli, Scott Rousseau, Peyton Schmidt, Jayden Swanson, Alena Wallin, Jennifer Zylka. Grade 11: Spencer Anderson, Kaylee Asleson, Alaina Bennett, Alisha Broneak, Kaden Crane, Madelyn DeCaigny, Ryan Gray, Ava Grondahl, Spencer Hoeffling, Kaitlyn Kinnunen, Abigail Mickle, Brynne Mickle, Taylor Nelson, Austin Parker, Annabell Pearson, Matthew Santkuyl, Benjamin Soderstrom, Jessica Sutter, Justin Swanson, Benjamin Talarico, Sawyer Thorman. Grade 10: Haley Adkins, Shea...
