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Alexandria students, educators agree school year has taught resiliency
Although area teachers agree that less academic content has been covered, they also point out the other ways students have grown amid shifting learning environments. 11:00 am, May 13, 2021 ×
Students exit a school bus at Voyager Elementary School in Alexandria on the first day of school year. Elementary students in Alexandria District 206 started the year taking classes in person, while 6th through 12th graders began using a hybrid system. (Echo Press file photo)
Jada McAdoo, a fourth-grader at Voyager Elementary School, started her second quarantine of the school year on Monday after her brother tested positive for COVID-19.
Perham educators build a new normal in 2021
According to Johnson and Prairie Wind Middle School Principal Scott Bjerke, spring 2020 was tough for students, but academics are improving again.
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Students in Paul Belka s fifth-grade class smile behind their masks as they sit far apart from each other on their first day at Prairie Wind Middle School in Perham on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (RosaLin Alcoser/Focus)
Despite the struggles of the pandemic, Perham students and educators continue to work hard and constantly improve.
“(The past year) is not a wasted year. We’ve had to do a lot of internal reflecting,” said Heart of the Lakes Elementary School Principal Liz Johnson. “When you’re in a school, you’re always trying to improve and grow. We’ve had to learn and grow and change.”