FARGO, N.D. — During her time in the Army, Leah Juelke rappelled down many things, but never a building in the heart of a city. “At first, right when you get to the top, right at the edge, it actually is quite scary. For a second, I thought ‘what am I doing?’, but once you get going down, and you…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — School’s out and summer vacation has begun. But for those in Fargo Public School’s Air Force ROTC program, that doesn’t mean they get a break. It means they are taking their lessons to new heights. It wasn’t the halls of the new school she was in or all the faces Ella Trautmann saw on her first day of…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Schatz says the plan to add a separate elementary school designed to help students with severe behavioral problems has been put on hold. The partnership with West Fargo Schools to create the facility at Agassiz School was approved by the Fargo school board a week ago. Parents and other advocates challenged the…
FARGO, ND – Elementary students are taking what they’ve learned to the streets of Downtown Fargo. Eight of the Fargo Public School District’s campuses took a walking tour of the area all week long to learn about their town. It includes looking at photos and making stops at historical buildings like the Black Building, Hodo and Fargo Theatre. While at…
FARGO, N.D. — Brian Sokolofsky moves many school supplies across Fargo, but little did he know a new delivery would come his way. Sokolofsky becomes the fifth recipient of Fargo Public Schools’ “Support Staff of the Year Award”, which recognizes an unsung hero who goes above and beyond for the school district. “Brian’s personality, his work ethic, his compassion for people,…
FARGO, ND — Most public schools in the F-M area have closed due to the weather. Fargo Public Schools cancels all classes and after-school activities for students of the Fargo Public Schools for Monday, March 5, including pre-school. This decision has been made due to the weather conditions. The make-up day for this cancellation of classes will be April 26….
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Students at Moorhead High School were in a government class talking about the Parkland, Florida shootings and the walkouts that are taking place. It was then when the question was raised: will we follow suit in the Fargo-Moorhead area? “If not us, then who? I’m not one for leading protests or marching in the streets but this is…
FARGO, N.D. — In the aftermath of the shootings in Florida, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley took to Facebook to discuss her feelings. Robin Nelson, a former Fargo school board member, asked questions about how communities will be affected by these shootings in a Facebook post last night. Nelson says her post…
FARGO, ND — It’s a big day for first graders at Fargo Public Schools; they’ve made it to day 100! The students celebrated their big milestone with special different events and dress up themes throughout the day. One activity that students participated in was decorating capes with 100 different designs to help to test how high they could count. One…
FARGO, ND — The bookshelves are filled at the new Jeremiah Program building in Fargo, thanks to Fargo Public Schools. The Jeremiah Program provides housing and programs to help single mothers in need. The Fargo Education Association sponsored a book drive at all of its schools throughout the months of October, November, and December. They were able to gather more…
