Nikki’s Notebook: Dare Graduations and CPR Lessons
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Lincoln Park Business Business Group hosts annual Turkey Bingo
It was the 69th annual Turkey Bingo
DULUTH, Minn. – The Lincoln Park community came together a the VFW for the annual Turkey Bingo. It was the 69th year for the Turkey Bingo. The event is put on by the Lincoln Park Business Group as a way to bring people together, share some laughs, and hear about all the ways Lincoln Park is growing. “We got some…
Nikki’s Notebook: School Board Election Upsets
Nikki's Notebook: School Board Election Upsets
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Nikki’s Notebook Wood Mulch and Tech-Ed Week
Nikki's Notebook Wood Mulch and Tech-Ed Week
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Nikki’s Notebook: Book Donations and Literacy Programs
Focusing on the Highlights of Local Education
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Nikki’s Notebook September 24
UMD Faces Budget Cuts and a Shortage of Early Childhood Education
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Nikki’s Notebook September 17, 2017
Week in Education in the Northland
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Duluth Helps Groups Apply for Grants
City has $3 Million for Revitalization Through HUD
DULUTH, Minn. – Local officials helped groups land grant money through the Department of Housing & Urban Development. The city has about $3 million for community revitalization through the Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant programs. Representatives from the community planning office were on hand at the Duluth Public Library Tuesday to answer any questions. “This is a…
FOX 21 Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner Announced
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Joseph Addy, Strength in Community Scholarship Winner
Meet Joseph Addy, one of 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community Scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,000 for a $10,000 check. Joseph is an…
Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner, Emily Jacobsen
Meet Emily Jacobsen, one of 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community Scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,000 for a $10,000 check. Emily is a…
Kallie Baldwin, Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner
Meet Kallie Baldwin, one of 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community Scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,00 for a $10,000 check. Kallie is a…
Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner, Bentley Hunter
Meet Bentley Hunter, one of 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community Scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,000 for a $10,000 check. Bentley, a senior…
Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner, Madeline Roberts
Meet Madeline Roberts, one of 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community Scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,000 for a $10,000 check. Madeline is a…
Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner, Karter Kinn
Meet Karter Kinn, one of the 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,000 for a $10,000 check. Karter is…
Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner, Lauren Gray
Meet Lauren Gray one of 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,000 for a $10,000 check. Lauren is a…
Strength in the Community Scholarship Winner, Josie Fobbe
Marshall School Graduate, Heading to UMD in the Fall
Meet Josie Fobbe one of 12 winners of the FOX 21 Strength in the Community scholarship. The Strength in the Community Scholarship was created to help students reach their goals to pursue higher education in a time of rising tuition costs. Twelve finalists will receive $1,000, but one will trade in their $1,000 for a $10,000 check. Josie be graduating…
Woman With Duluth Ties Wins Eating Competition
Eats Seven Burgers in One Minute, Thirty Seven Seconds
How long would it take you to eat seven burgers with a hefty side of fries? Likely much longer than one woman with Duluth ties, who now holds a world record. Molly Schuyler, a mom of four who weighs 100 pounds participated in a HWY 55 world hamburger eating competition Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina. She downed seven stacked burgers,…
Nikki’s Notebook: Lessons On the Superior Hiking Trail
Man Plans to Walk Entire Trail To Pick Up Trash
As it continues to warm up, more hikers are hitting the trails, and thanks to a program through Granite Gear one Duluth man is on a mission to hike all 300 miles of the Lake Superior Hiking trail. He’s doing the hike to teach an important lesson, the value of respecting our planet. Lloyd Fisher is one of 15 people…
Nikki’s Notebook: Title IX Rule Keeps Boys Off Dance Team
Superior Dancer Not Allowed To Compete In Competition With Minnesota Judges
A lot has changed in the past 30 years when it comes to high school athletic competitions, but a law in Minnesota has got some students and parents questioning what’s fair and if it’s time for a change. A Minnesota law that hasn’t been updated since the 1970’s is keeping some athletes out of competition, most recently its kept a…
Nikki’s Notebook: Two Robotics Teams Advance to World Championships
Both Teams Need Financial Support From the Community
Nikki’s Notebook Robotics Team Fundraisers
Nikki’s Notebook: Flipped Learning
Homework Happens In Classroom, Instruction at Home
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Nikki’s Notebook: Duluth Yoga Girl
Class Aims to Foster Body and Mind Connection
Kids spend a lot of time in the classroom during the school year, much of that time is sitting in place. One class outside of the school buildings is hoping to help keep young minds connected and confident A unique program at Duluth Yoga is only for young girls, aged 9-13. “What they learn here on the mat in this…
Nikki’s Notebook: Northland College Pledges Sanctuary
The School Pledges to be a Sanctuary School for Immigrant Students.
ASHLAND, Wis.- Northland College in Ashland pledged to be a Sanctuary school for Immigrant students. College President Michael Miller says Northland college has a history of commitment to social justice and diversity. The college promises students that the school will not voluntarily share student information with immigration enforcement officials, unless it is legally required. “The policies primarily focus on us…
Nikki’s Notebook: Cyber Patriots
Team Learns Defense Against Cyber Hackers
National defense has become more complicated, attacks are now increasingly coming from a cyber battlefield. That means a new way to train defenders, and a lot of that is happening here in the Northland. Denfeld has a team of students called “Cyber Patriots” that train in defending computers against hacking and cyber attacks. Competitive teams are formed at the middle…
Nikki’s Notebook: Grieving Paws At UMD
UMD Students are coping with grief in a unusual way.
Nikki’s Notebook: Transgender Bathroom Debate
Protests Spark Over Bathroom Debate in Schools
President Trump’s decision about transgender bathrooms is sparking protests in the Midwest.
Nikki Notebook: DeVos Protests
Protestors Attempt to Keep Betsy DeVos
Some are protesting the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.
Nikki’s Notebook: Narcan in Schools
Duluth School Resource Officers Carry Narcan
School resource officers in Duluth carry a opioid overdose reversal drug.
Nikki’s Notebook: Education Secretary Nominee
Senator Al Franken Not Happy With President Trump's Choice
The Senate Education Committee is set to vote on advancing President Trump’s Secretary of Education Nomination on Tuesday.
Nikki’s Notebook: Students Support Classmate After Surgery
Masks Worn to Show Support for Kiarra
After a 7th Grader at Lincoln Park Middle School was teased for wearing a mask after a major surgery, other students stepped up to show she’s not alone.
Nikki’s Notebook: Goals at the Statehouse
Duluth Lawmakers Hope to Invest in Pre-K Education
Minnesota legislators talk about what they would like to see achieved in 2017 in St. Paul.
Nikki’s Notebook: FAB Lab Gives Students Real-World Experience
Denfeld and Duluth East Students Have Access To Design Engineering Lab
DULUTH, Minn. – The decision of what to do after high school is a big one for seniors, a new design center that just officially opened up this week is attracting a lot of attention from students. Denfeld and Duluth East High School students now have access to the FAB Lab, a space for engineering, design, robotics, graphic arts and…
Nikki’s Notebook: Changes Coming To Education System
Trump Has Announced Nominee For Education Secretary
Changes are coming to the nation’s education system following the results of this year’s presidential election.
Nikki’s Notebook: Fighting Bullying Through Dance
High School Student Performs On Dance Line
A Superior High School student is battling bullying through an after school activity.
Nikki’s Notebook: Take Back The Walls
10,000 Post-Its Teaches Lesson To Community
The hallways at one Duluth High School are looking much more colorful than normal.
Nikki’s Notebook: Racist Vandalism Investigated At Duluth School
Graffiti Appeared On Bathroom Stall
Calls for unity are coming from the Duluth School system a few days after racist graffiti appeared in one of the high schools.
Nikki’s Notebook: Duluth’s Declining Enrollment
It’s a trend Duluth has experienced for about 10 years, students leaving the district.
Nikki’s Notebook: Lights On For After School
Event Scheduled For Thursday Night
Keeping the lights on, and the doors open after school is a practice a group in Duluth hopes to expand.
Unpaid Lunches Create Debt For Northland Schools
Superior Schools Enforcing Strict Policy
In the Northland delinquent lunch money accounts are costing schools thousands of dollars.
Spanish Immersion Kindergarten Begins In Duluth
In Two Classrooms Students Learn In Spanish
In a classroom at Lowell Elementary, the sounds of kindergarten are a little different this school year.
Northland Experiences Special Ed Teacher Shortage
School Districts Struggle To Fill Positions
As the students and teachers head back to class there’s one type of job in particular has become very difficult to fill.
