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Standing ovation for Rochester Newcomer Center Chess Team
 
Update on DMC
 
Chatfield moves forward to create Capital Improvement Plan
 
Historical Fiction: Lisa See’s Dreams of Joy
 
One Moment, Please... Time for some ‘daycations’
 
 
 
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HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SPELLING BEE CHAMP LEAVES FOR NATIONALS

By News Team

Tue, May 21st, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education

{ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA} – ROCHESTER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (RCS), Christine Farnberg, a sixth grader at Holy Spirit Catholic School, is the Southeast Minnesota Spelling Bee champion and is leaving to advance in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship on May 28 in Washington, D.C.

Christine will compete against 281 spellers from the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Europe; as well as the Bahamas, Canada, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan and South Korea. The spellers range in age from 8 to 14 years old, but 89% are between the ages of 12 and 14 years old.

Each speller will participate in 3 different preliminary rounds and 2 semifinal rounds until the finalists advance to the championship match on Thursday, May 30, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT. The competition will be broadcasted live throughout the week on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. Please visit www.spellingbee.com/about-bee-week for a detailed schedule.

Christine is speller # 132 and leaves for the competition this Sunday with her family. Friday after the championship round, all spellers are given a tour of Washington D.C. There will be an awards banquet for the spellers and their families following the tour.

Holy Spirit Catholic School will host a “send-off” event to wish her well. The event is scheduled for Friday, May 24 at 3:20pm. Christine and her family will drive down 50th Avenue while students and staff line the sidewalk to congratulate her.

Tina was one of 12 spellers, six from each regional spelling bee, to compete in the Final Spelling Bee at the Southeast Service Cooperative in Rochester. Tina won the championship after correctly spelling the word "innocuous."

The Southeast Service Cooperative funded an all-expense paid trip for Christine and one adult. She also won a $100 savings bond, Valerie's Spelling Bee Supplement Booklet Third New International Dictionary and a one-year subscription to Britannica Online Student Edition.

Visit www.spellingbee.com/about-bee-week for a detailed schedule.
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Remembrance and benefit of our Veterans

By News Team

Mon, May 20th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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On May 29th at 6:00 PM at the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial, the family of CPL Curtis M Swenson, along with the Marine Corps League Foundation Thor Detachment, will have a short program to present scholarships of $1000 each to two Mayo High Scho ..... 
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Standing ovation for Rochester Newcomer Center Chess Team

By Rachel Hammer

Mon, May 20th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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James Huerter, paraprofessional and chess coach at the Willow Creek Newcomer Center, introduced his chess team and celebrated their achievements as state chess competitors at the regular school board meeting Tuesday May 7th. Huerter sought to make h ..... 
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Reading Center honors dyslexia tutors

By News Team

Mon, May 20th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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Rochester, Minn. - On Wednesday, May 8 the Reading Center honored dyslexia tutors who have distinguished themselves with a teaching span of between 5 to 15 years teaching reading to students who struggle the most, those with dyslexia. The tutors ..... 
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72 years later, a time capsule opened, Lourdes students unveil history

By News Team

Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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ROCHESTER, MINN. - Rochester Catholic Schools (RCS) and Lourdes High School (LHS), on Friday, May 10, had 9-12 grade students, faculty and staff visit the new Lourdes High School site for the very first time and unveiled historical belongings from t ..... 
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Rochester Schools purchase People’s Cooperative Services facility

By Rachel Hammer

Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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The Rochester Public School board unanimously approved the purchase of the Peoples Cooperative Services Facility, located at 3935 Highway 14 East, in a special session held Tuesday April 30th. The purchase price as agreed by both parties was $2.5 mi ..... 
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LAST THEATRICAL PRODUCTION IN THE CURRENT LOURDES HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

By News Team

Thu, May 9th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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{ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA} – ROCHESTER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (RCS), Lourdes High School (LHS) presents Thorton Wilder's, Our Town. The RCS community will gather for the last theatrical production on the stage of the current Lourdes High School. Students fro ..... 
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Rochester graduation rates up

By Rachel Hammer

Mon, May 6th, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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It was a night of recognition for successful students, new administrators, and increased graduation rates for Rochester Public Schools at the regular school board meeting Tuesday April 23rd. All-State competitors from Mayo, Century, and John Mars ..... 
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Rochester seeks to acquire former Peoples Cooperative Services headquarters

By Rachel Hammer

Mon, Apr 22nd, 2013
Posted in Rochester Education
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The Rochester School Board plans to purchase the former headquarters of the Peoples Cooperative Services, located at 3935 Highway 14 East for $2.5 million. The parameters of the proposed purchase were reviewed at the regular board meeting Tuesday, A ..... 
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