Around the country, a total of 297 schools were recognized as Blue Ribbon schools this year, according to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
Daniel Edward Woodle, 41, son of Tim and Mary Woodle was born on April 30, 1980 in Hancock, Michigan. He passed away on March 16, 2022 from medical complications from cancer/brain tumors. He graduated from Pipestone/ Jasper High School, in Pipestone, Minnesota in 1998, from Southwest Minnesota State University, in Marshall, MN, with a degree in Elementary Education in 2002. He earned his Master’s degree from the University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD and received another Master’s degree through Bethel College in Minneapolis, MN.