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Speech team members do well at meet
The Alexandria speech team, with a small roster due to break, finished in the middle of 20 teams at the Sauk Centre Invitational on March 6.March 10, 2010
Alexandria hosts CLC Knowledge Bowl event 
Alexandria hosted the first-ever Central Lakes Conference Knowledge Bowl conference meet on February 22.
March 03, 2010
22 retire from school with 739 years of service
Each year, administrators at Alexandria School District 206 receive letters from teachers and other staff members who wish to retire.
In the last five school years, there were 77 retirees, which isn’t all that unusual. Of those 77, 38 were under teacher contracts. Again, not that unusual.
February 26, 2010
Greybear 1st in MN Brain Bee
Jesse Greybear, a junior at Jefferson High School (JHS) in Alexandria, was declared the Minnesota State Brain Bee winner at the University of Minnesota (U of M) Neuroscience Center
February 24, 2010
Knowledge Bowl teams fare well at recent meets
The Jefferson High School Knowledge Bowl competed at a couple of events in the past few weeks.
February 24, 2010
Speech team takes 1st in Swanville
The Alexandria Jefferson High School (JHS) speech team opened its season with a 1st place trophy at the Swanville tournament.
February 24, 2010
School board has 96 years of service
The Minnesota School Board Association has set February 22-26 as School Board Recognition Week in Minnesota.
February 24, 2010
Speech team earns CLC honors
The Alexandria speech team took part in the Central Lakes Conference (CLC) speech tournament at St. Cloud Tech on February 18.
February 24, 2010
JHS Math Leagues takes 1st place at last meet
The math league from Jefferson High School (JHS) in Alexandria participated in its 5th and final meet of the season on February 9 against Breckenridge, Fergus Falls and Moorhead.
February 17, 2010
Register now for April ACT test
Registration is now open for the April 10 ACT achievement test. Students who wish to take the college admission and placement exam must register before March 5.
February 17, 2010
Out to lunch
Back in the “good old days,” children walked to school swinging their lunch in a pail by their sides. Or they walked home for their noon meal.
February 17, 2010
Nominations sought for Alexandria Education Foundation Hall of Fame
The Alexandria Public Schools Education Foundation is seeking nominations for its next Hall of Fame inductees.
February 10, 2010
Garfield students collect pennies for Haiti
Garfield Elementary School students recently conducted a penny drive to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti
February 10, 2010
UPDATED at 8:30 a.m. - Snow closes schools throughout area
Schools in the area are closed or running late today, Monday, because of a winter storm.
February 08, 2010
Area school district explores option of a four-day week to save cash
Sherri Broderius carries a manila envelope with the words “4 Day Week” printed in bold letters on the front. Inside the envelope are six most frequently asked questions the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School superintendent fields when discussing whether the district should consider implementing a four-day school week.
By Carolyn Lange , February 06, 2010
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