Schools - Ramsey Co. - Maplewood Review

Three high school students from North St. Paul — Alison Michelle Anderson, Izabella George and Jeremy Wales — are appearing in a new musical called "Seriously Bugged!" at the Minneapolis Fringe Festival.

Levy increase would bring district in line with metro average
District 622 leaders are looking to double per-pupil spending in the district at the start of the 2016-2017 school year. Voters will likely see two questions on the ballot in November, asking for approval of an operating levy increase of $900 per pupil, and a $3 million capital projects levy. The capital projects levy would be used to fund the purchase, installation, and maintenance of software and technology for classroom instruction. Both levy proposals are for a period of 10 years.

Superintendent Phillips says farewell
A final budget to fund a new school year was adopted by the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School Board last week. The board unanimously approved the district’s 2015-2016 revenue and expenditures budget at its Tuesday, June 23, meeting.
The $180,484,235 budget is about $3.7 million more than expected expenditures for next school year, bringing the district’s fund balance up to over $4 million.

It happened again
The 19th Annual Sta2rs Banquet was held for the top 10 percent of the graduation classes at North and Tartan high schools.

Students grouped together along Margaret Street to wave to Cowern Principal Sonya Czerepak, during a four-vehicle parade from the North St. Paul Fire Station to the school May 29.

During North High's commencement ceremony, faculty speaker James Honsa was prepared with a Polar Real World Survival Kit.

North High students lined the track to honor and applaud survivors during their American Cancer Society Relay for Life held on a rainy May 29.

The STA2RS Banquet, Students and Teachers Achieving Academic Recognition and Success, brought together old classmates for photos.

Level Up Academy is enrolling K-6 students from the northeast metro area for classes beginning this fall at 2600 E. Cty. Rd. E in White Bear Lake.

Castle Elementary special education students gathered at the Silver Lake fishing pier for their annual DAPE fishing trip with the DNR May 13. (photos/Linda Baumeister/Review)