Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Name Change committee sought something more inclusive, memorable and 'not cheesy.'
Editor's note: The following is an abbreviated version of a message sent to the ARTech community by School Board Chair Tammy Prichard. The Northfield School of Arts and Technology officially has a new name: Arcadia Charter School. The Name Change committee’s process included engaging our whole school community by soliciting attributes and adjectives, collecting name suggestions, and narrowing the list. The students voted last week between “Community” or “Charter” as part of the name, and the school board officially approved the name at the May 17 meeting. The process is outlined on the School Board’s blog site. The school had a number of reasons for the name change. We are not fully a technical/technology school nor a conservatory; the …
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Patch recaps the happenings of the past week.
COMMUNITY • Life After Rape: A Survivor's Tale • Scene in Northfield: Great Minnesota Book Raid • PHOTOS: Northfield Healthy Kids Day 2012 • $1 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Rice County • The Most Recent Northfield Deaths—April 26, 2012 • Reduced-Price Spay and Neuter Clinic Coming to Northfield • The Most Recent Northfield Births—April 24, 2012 • First Northfield Clean-Up Day is Saturday • PHOTOS: DJJD Princesses for a Day • Local Voices: Health Care Reform, Prom Memories, Downtown Shopping? POLICE/FIRE • Three Men Charged with Selling Cocaine in Northfield Area • Rice County's Most Wanted for April • PHOTOS: Truck Starts on Fire at Menards • Northfield Police Blotter: Runaway, Fight, Drunkenness • Northfield Police Blotter: …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Oliver Twists opens 7:30 p.m. tonight at ARTech.
Visit the Northfield School of Arts and Technology on any given night after most of the 120 students and teachers have headed home and it’s not hard to find Bob Gregory-Bjorklund. Just listen. “Louder! We can’t hear you!” he’ll call out to one of his sheepish middle-school actors. As a director, Gregory-Bjorklund’s actions are on par with anyone who is trying to get the most out of the actors in front him. Though, in this case, he’s got a group of 32 students ranging from sixth grade to seniors. No problem. He’s got it covered. “They’re kids who love to be expressive and are willing to take on challenges," said the ARTech arts coordinator. Call it boot camp. And tonight, the actors go to battle in the school’s iteration of Oliver Twist—not…
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Saturday's Imagination Celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Northfield Arts Guild currently has its gallery dedicated to student artwork from Northfield's K-12 schools. Participating schools include Bridgewater Elementary, Greenvale Park Elementary, Sibley Elementary, Prairie Creek Community School, St. Dominic School, Northfield Middle School, ARTech, Northfield Area Learning Center and Northfield High School. Home-schooled students also contributed. The gallery, which runs through April 28, builds up to Saturday's annual Imagination Celebration. Saturday's event, which is run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., offers a free day of art activities and performances at the NAG. There will be performances and activities throughout the day including the Northfield Youth Choir's Junior Singers, the Mexican …
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Kevin Dahle of Northfield High School, Bob Gregory-Bjorklund of ARTech and Laura Medwetz of Prairie Creek Community School are among 110 teachers statewide up for the honor.
Teachers at three Northfield area schools are among 110 candidates for the 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. They include: • Kevin Dahle—A social studies teacher at Northfield High School, he was honored in November as being Northfield’s Teacher of the Year Award recipient. • Bob Gregory-Bjorklund—Gregory-Bjorklund is the arts coordinator and an advisor at the Northfield School of Arts and Technology, better known as ARTech. He and his wife, Ann Gregory-Bjorklund, were the November recipients of Northfield Healthy Community Initiative “Making a Difference” Award. • Laura Medwetz—Medwetz has been a special education teacher at Prairie Creek Community School since 2000. Education Minnesota, the union that represents 70,000 teachers …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The YES/Transition Youth group built prototype year-round recycling bins and is working with the city to get them on the streets.
The YES/Transition Youth group is working with city officials to make Northfield a greener community. The group, which consists of approximately 10 students from ARTech and Northfield High School, has been working with city officials since fall 2010 to install year-round recycling bins in town. “I think it’s benefitted the kids,” said Mary Jo Cristofaro, team leader of the recycling bin project and member of local community organization Transition Northfield. “They’ve learned a lot about the process of working with the city.” According to its website, Transition Northfield is "part of an international movement to relocalize, re-energize and build resilience in our community." The YES/Transition Youth group includes NHS students connected …
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Northfield Patch recaps the happenings of the past week.
COMMUNITY • Northfield's TORCH Sparks Success for Students • St. Olaf Plays Big Part in Target's Rube Goldberg-Like Machine • Joyce Francis Brings Artisan Bookmaking to Northfield • Northfield's 'Grandma Pat' Gets a Lot of Love for Fantasy Football Championship • The Most Recent Northfield Deaths—Jan. 12, 2012 • Northfield Parents Talk: Video Game Deprivation • Arts for Martin Brings Artistic Diversity to Northfield • Five Freaky Friday The 13th Facts • Better Business Bureau Tips for January POLICE • Northfield Man Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail for Snowmobile Death • Northfielder Injured in Rollover • VIDEO: Ride-Along with Northfield Police for DWI Saturation • Northfield Man Charged with Terroristic Threats, Disorderly Conduct and …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
This is ARTech's eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.
Arts for Martin, ARTech charter school’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, is more than an event—it’s a call to action. “There are still issues of prejudice,” said Bob Gregory-Bjorklund, advisor and arts coordinator for ARTech. This year is the eighth annual Arts for Martin event. It takes place Friday, Jan. 13, at ARTech, and features a wide range of local performing artists. Gregory-Bjorklund said he hopes the event will lead the artists to reflect on King’s significance in the world today. This year’s celebration features several new performers. ARTech’s middle school theater class will present both spoken word and instrumental interpretations of the John Lennon classic “Imagine,” and a local group of Aztec dancers will …
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Amelia Schmelzer sculpts mini-versions of cakes, cookies and main courses from polymer clay. Her art has caught the attention of the Walker Art Center.
Art fans have a budding appetite for Amelia Schmelzer’s small food. Amelia, a 17-year-old Northfield resident, sculpts dollhouse-scale food items like chocolate caramel torte cake, chocolate-marshmallow Frankenstein cookies, Tator Tots and deviled eggs from clay. Recently, the junior at the Northfield School of Arts and Technology—better known as ARTech—was invited to put her tiny creations on sale alongside pieces from other Minnesota artists at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. A selection of her work has been available there since Nov. 17. Amelia’s petite-proportioned pieces can be used for jewelry, as refrigerator magnets or with dollhouse sets. They typically sell for between $9 and $25 each, depending on size and use. Amelia has …
Friday, November 25, 2011
Amber and Katy, the two dogs, and Halfmoon, the cat, were found, the Haslett-Marroquin family told friends. All five members of the family were unharmed in the blaze.
Thought to be lost in a fire that claimed a rural Northfield home on the eve of Thanksgiving, two dogs and a cat have been found. Amber and Katy, the two dogs, and Halfmoon, the cat, were found, the Haslett-Marroquin family told friends. The dogs were found in the basement Friday morning. Halfmoon was found in a barn on the property. None were burned, though one of the dogs had an injured paw. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, his wife, Amy, and 8-year-old son, Lars, were home when the fire started but escaped unharmed. Two other children weren't home at the time of the fire. Finding their pets is another small part the family can take solace in. The other shining moment started just hours after word spread of the fire. In less than 12 hours …
Corey Butler Jr.
11:47 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
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