Enrollment down and COVID-19 cases up in East Grand Forks Public Schools
District enrollment is at its lowest point since 2017 and COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise, particularly among students. 7:10 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
East Grand Forks Senior High School. File photo
The latest enrollment numbers for the East Grand Forks Public School District are bleak, according to Superintendent Mike Kolness.
The district s enrollment has declined by about 90 students since the beginning of the school year, Kolness told the East Grand Forks School Board at its regular meeting Monday evening, May 10. Some of those students switched to a virtual academy during COVID-19, and he hopes that they might return to the district next year, but many students have moved out of the district altogether.
East Grand Forks native, New York screenwriter to discuss new film, writing process
Paul Thureen will discuss his screenwriting career and his upbringing in the Red River Valley at virtual Zoom session Thursday, March 11 Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:47 am, Mar. 9, 2021 ×
Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, screenwriting partners who wrote the film Driveways, will discuss their careers and the writing process in virtual session, hosted by the Grand Forks Public Library on Thursday, March 11. (Submitted photo)
New York screenwriter Paul Thureen, a native of East Grand Forks, and his writing partner Hannah Bos will talk about their new film, “Driveways,” and the writing process in a virtual session at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 11.
East Grand Forks School District reports zero new COVID-19 cases in two weeks
After a year of grim milestones, the East Grand Forks School District reported a positive one: no students or staff have reported testing positive for COVID-19 since Feb. 25. 6:24 pm, Mar. 8, 2021 ×
East Grand Forks Senior High School. File photo
As COVID-19 cases continue to decrease in Polk County, the East Grand Forks School District reported a positive milestone: no cases of the virus have been reported in the school community in the last two weeks.
There have been 193 cases reported in the district among students and staff since the beginning of the pandemic, Superintendent Mike Kolness told the School Board at its regular meeting Monday, March 8, and 17 of those cases were reported between Dec. 22 and Feb. 25. The most recent 14-day average number of cases per capita in Polk County was 13.93.