The Board of Directors of the Grey Eagle Senior Center are pictured here after having reached the $5,000 level with their aluminum can recycling project. In 6 1/2 years they have raised $5,011.38 while collecting 9,111 pounds of cans which equal approximately 300,600 cans. They are very appreciative of the community support for this project. Submitted by Harry Grammond. … [Read more...] about Board of Directors of the Grey Eagle Senior Center have reached the $5,000 level with aluminum can recycling
Local Interest
Area students named to Dean’s List – Spring 2012
The following students have been named to the Spring 2012 Dean’s List at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN: Kristie Le Blonigen of Albany, is a Senior majoring in Accounting; Ann Ohmann of Albany, is a Senior majoring in Nursing; Asha Poepping of Avon, is a Senior majoring in Nursing; Mary Ann Terwey of Avon, is a Senior majoring in Organizational Behavior; … [Read more...] about Area students named to Dean’s List – Spring 2012
Tower breaking at Upsala Elementary – 2012
Students in the sixth grade at Upsala Elementary School recently completed a pre-engineering unit which culminated in the demolition of towers that each student constructed. Students studied different types of bridges and steel ceiling truss designs, and how they use various geometric shapes. Next, students had to draw their blueprint. Each student was given 1,000 cm of 3 mm … [Read more...] about Tower breaking at Upsala Elementary – 2012
Upsala Sr. High April Student of the Month – 2012
The staff of Upsala High School is very proud to announce that Danica Cheney is our April Senior High student of the Month. It is very easy to understand why Danica Cheney’s advice to her peers is to “stay organized and have fun,” because she is an extremely busy freshman. She has a very active life both inside and outside of school and staying organized is a necessity for her. … [Read more...] about Upsala Sr. High April Student of the Month – 2012
Two Swanville Elementary students receive top awards for Accelerated Reader scores
Two Swanville Elementary students receive top awards for Accelerated Reader scores. Megan Kirk, daughter of Jay and Sandy Kirk earned 557.9 points to narrowly edge out her fellow sixth grade classmate for top honors in the intermediate grades division. Second grader, Ava Anderson, daughter of Mark and Kristi Anderson earned 313.3 points to earn the award for the primary grades. … [Read more...] about Two Swanville Elementary students receive top awards for Accelerated Reader scores