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Kayla Ross makes Minnesota Vixens

Kayla Ross makes Minnesota Vixens

Nafisa Kahin February 1, 2023

Why did you decide to try out for the team? To be honest, I’ve been wanting to play for a long time and kept making excuses, and so I said whatever, might as well try it out and ended up making the...

Superintendent Astein Osei hosts the podcast Share the Mic Oct. 31. Osei is currently running the podcast, which is available to all students and staff.

Superintendent Astein Osei starts new podcast

Roberto Alvarez December 6, 2022

What was the purpose of this podcast? The really cool thing that he did was interview students to be able to get information from people who know what's going on in this school and be able to get an...

Meet counselor Kiersten Hanson

Charlotte Cox December 5, 2022

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Faduma Adeed takes on IB at Park

Faduma Adeed takes on IB at Park

Maren Wilsey November 28, 2022

How has your experience in this position been so far?   Every role comes with its own challenges, but at the same time it has been very, very exciting. I've been learning a lot, connecting with...

Charlie Mahaffey

Charlie Mahaffey

Cianny Belen October 31, 2022

With the new school year, Park has found a lot of new teachers roaming our hallways and setting up shop in classrooms.  One teacher who has now set foot into Park’s community is Charlie Mahaffey....

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New teacher charms the school

Cece Jensen September 27, 2022

After working at the middle school for two years, health teacher Kayla Ross said she has decided to take her career in an exciting new direction.  Ross is now working her first year as a high school...

MLA teacher Cory Litzow Lorentz assists students in the classroom. She was recently recognized for her work in the district.

MLA teacher awarded Human Rights Award

Nina Miller June 8, 2022

How does it feel to win this award? It feels great, I was surprised. I didn't even see the email. It was one of my colleagues who said to me on the asynchronous day, “You won an award,” and I'm...

New assistant principal Derek Wennerberg assists students while transitioning to the
environment of the highschool and students May 10. Mr Wennerberg has also been teaching at
the middle school since the early 2000s.

New assistant principal brought to the high school

Serena Bovee June 3, 2022

After many years in the district assistant principal Todd Goggleye left Park to work at Robbinsdale Area Schools leaving new assistant principal Derek Wennerberg to step in.  Wennerberg has 23 years of...

Head coach Ben Horsch leads the team during a game against Edina Dec. 2. This is Horschs first year as the Park boys hockey team head coach.

New boys’ hockey head coach

Tenzin Gyaldatsang December 16, 2021

After taking over the Orioles boys’ hockey program, new head coach Ben Horsch said he wants the team to be able to compete at the varsity level and understand what it takes to excel. “We have a...

Kaelyn Dagon wipes down cafeteria tables Nov. 15. Dagon is the newest Achievement Support Coordinator at Park.

New achievement support coordinator pursues place in education

Aisha Hersi November 20, 2021

Why did you decide to come to Park?  I decided to come to Park because I love working with students. Ultimately, my goal was to go into administration, and while I’m going back to school to accomplish...

Katie Boerboom works on ninth grade environmental science notes, Sept. 16. Boerboom has began teaching environmental science and will move on to biology.

Student-teacher plans to gain teaching experience

Aisha Hersi September 19, 2021

Why did you decide to do your teaching at Park?  I actually didn’t have any choice in it; they had to place me outside of my normal school district. I’m from Marshall, MN which is a rural town...

LaNisha Paddock selected to become the next principal for Park. According to Paddock, she is looking forward to building relationships with the community.

Incoming principal emerges in midst of a pandemic

Aisha Hersi May 6, 2021

Spending many years in the education field herself, incoming principal for the 2021-2022 school year LaNisha Paddock said she is willing to become a new voice for the community.  “One thing that...

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