St. Louis Park Public Schools begin search for interim principal
May 1, 2020
After several rounds of virtual interviews for the next Park principal, Superintendent Astein Osei decided not to move forward with any of the candidates. Over the next few weeks, Osei will begin the search for an interim principal for the 2020-2021 school year, according to 6425 News May 1. "Afte...
Second round of principal interviews commence
April 23, 2020
With Principal Scott Meyers having announcing his resignation in February, the administration has been conducting interviews with stakeholders, according to 6425 News. “The search continues for the next St. Louis Park High School Principal. More than 50 St. Louis Park Public Schools stakeholders part...
District pursues plans for COVID-19
Marta Hill, Isabel Kjaer, and Kaia Myers
March 13, 2020
This story is accurate as of 12:55 p.m. March 13. As COVID-19 continues its spread, Superintendent Astein Osei said the district persists with its planning, including daily disinfecting by custodians, limiting volunteers in buildings and barcoding Chromebooks for student use. “We're doing a lot...
St. Louis Park Public Schools communicates regarding COVID-19
March 13, 2020
In an online announcement March 12, Superintendent Astein Osei said the district is following information released by the Minnesota Department of Health and Department of Education. On March 12, the Minnesota Department of Health released a report encouraging schools to not cancel yet because of COVID-19. St....
SOAR discusses racial, cultural issues
Grace Schultz and Ryan Barnett
February 29, 2020
While reflecting on the meetings conclusions senior Zoe Younger said she is optimistic for change to be seen in the curriculum after hearing her peers’ testimonials. “The experiences of multilingual students was super eye-opening, for cabinet members and students alike,” Younger said. “I feel lik...
Schedule options presented to community
Marta Hill, Kaia Myers, and Isabel Kjaer
February 27, 2020
With new start and end time being implemented in the 2020-21 school year, executive assistant to the superintendent, Flower Krutina said a task force has formed to look into a new schedule for the high school. “We’ve been meeting for a while now. It’s made up of students, teachers, staff, communit...
Scheduling change necessary
February 6, 2020
According to Superintendent Astein Osei, the district has initiated conversation to change the schedule for the high school. While changes are not guaranteed to happen, the fact that these discussions are taking place is a great sign. Osei said the district looked at a variety of elements, such as ...
Potential scheduling alterations under discussion
January 30, 2020
As a result of the decision made to change the start time for the 2020-21 school year, Superintendent Astein Osei said the school began to weigh in other logistics, such as changing the high school schedule for the 2021-22 school year. “Right now we're going through a process, really from elementa...
Superintendent meets with Student Advisory Council
January 23, 2020
After attending Superintendent Astein Osei’s District Student Advisory Council meeting Jan. 16, senior Jordyn Turek said she was happy with the outcome of the discussion. “The meeting went really well. We always have a lot to talk about and discuss,” Turek said. “Mr. Osei is really good a...
District hours under review
Noah Orloff and Gabriel Kaplan
February 26, 2019
The St. Louis Park School Board is actively working on gathering community input on potentially changing start and end times throughout the district in order to address issues with sleep and transportation, according to Park superintendent Astein Osei. “Currently, we are in the feedback stage of the proc...
Superintendent requests youth input
Yonit Krebs, Gabriel Kaplan, and Maria Perez Barriga
January 23, 2019
St. Louis Park superintendent Astein Osei led a meeting with the Student Leadership Advisory Council to hear student perspectives on school start and end times, according to council member, senior Cailey Hansen-Mahoney. “This meeting specifically we were looking at the work that is being done at...
District prepares for extensive updates
November 9, 2017
After 18 out of 19 precincts reported in on election night Nov. 7, District Superintendent Astein Osei said he felt a feeling of immense gratitude toward Park community members. According to the school district, the operating levy was approved for renewal 85-15 percent and the referendum was passed 81-19 percent. The opera...
Tobias Khabie and Molly Schochet
In a virtual meeting held by the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Sept. 21, the board of directors voted to allow the volleyball season to begin Sept. 28. According to WCCO, the season will begin...
After losing 7-0 against Benilde-St. Margaret's, the girls' tennis team had numerous difficult matches and were unable to defeat the Red Knights. Coach Greg Holmbeck said he is proud of the girls and...
After an early goal made by Bloomington Jefferson left the team struggling to find its poise, head coach Benjy Kent said it forced the team to rethink positioning. With the abrupt challenge, there was...
Talia Lissauer and Maddie Schutte
Driving up to her cabin, Wendy Loberg received an unexpected call from superintendent Astein Osei offering her the position of interim principal at Park. Just days later, Loberg made the decision to come...
