The St. Francis Middle School students put their shoe leather to the pavement for a cause.

Community pride has been on display for years in the cities and townships served by Independent School District 15.

Lifelong Learning Center (LLC) preschoolers and their older siblings had a chance to explore some really big vehicles May 4.

The lights are down and the lunar eclipse video is playing, but there is talking. The students in Holli Hillman’s fourth-grade class shushed the adults for talking. They wanted to hear the 3D video, said Cedar Creek Community School student Preston Channer.

Huberty takes over the lead coaching role on the team after nine seasons as an assistant coach.

With the periodic adjustments in state and federal funding, the St. Francis School District 15 needed to revise its budget.

The lights are now dimmed, but the excitement of the Bridge Street Singers has not.

Why won’t the weather change? It will, I think. When it does, we will be reminded that transitions are an important part of day-to-day activities.

As parents in the St. Francis School District 15 get their little ones ready for school, some parents are considering if their nearly five-year-old child is ready for kindergarten.

Gabbi Guimont led an Anoka sweep in the high jump at the St. Thomas select meet March 30. She cleared 5-2 while Lauren Sherva and Courtney Hlavka placed second and third in the event.

It time to dust of the 1980s duds and get totally tubular at the 20th annual Foundation 15 gala April 19.

As 10th Judicial District Judge Alan Pendleton began his presentation to the class, one of the sixth-graders asked to go to the bathroom.

Boys’ tennis preview

To make sure it was in compliance with the state open meeting law, the St. Francis School District 15 Board has revised its minutes from its Feb. 20 special meeting.

Kids and their families came to have fun at the annual St. Francis Elementary School carnival March 23.

As Kris and Justin Miller watched a history program, their daughter Ivy came into the room and said, “That’s Abe Lincoln.”

With state funding remaining the same and enrollment expected to decrease, the St. Francis School District will have to cut $2.075 million from its 2013-2014 budget.

Starting this past November, students at St. Francis Middle School have had an opportunity to participate in a new academic extra-curricular activity, Knowledge Bowl.

The St. Francis School District 15 Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) is offering two workshops this spring to childcare providers that are interested in learning more about behaviors they may be encountering during their day and about how they can help develop key skills and behaviors in their...

David Lindberg has been spending a lot of time on health insurance issues lately.

Jacque Stein, the late St. Francis School District 15 director, is being honored for her work.