Claire Miller was recently named a double finalist in this year’s Art Renewal Center Salon Da Vinci Competition, which included teenage artists from 63 countries. She is a 2016 graduate of Sartell High School.
Hilary Burns was recently named to the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation. She has lived in Sartell for the past 10 years with her husband, Bryan, and three children. Two of her children attend Oak Ridge Elementary, while her oldest attends Sartell Middle School. Burns is an active member of the community, who enjoys volunteering, substitute teaching and participating on committees that serve the students and staff. She was a member of the Sartell-St. Stephen Early Childhood Advisory Board and now looks forward to focusing her time on the SSEF.
Matthew Bolton, a seventh-grader at St. John’s Prep and son of Nicole and Aaron Bolton of Sartell, won second place at the Minnesota National Geographic State Geography Bee held March 31 at Mankato State University. Bolton was one of 100 competing fourth-grade through eighth-grade students from across the state. after winning his school geography bee and then completing a qualifying test, Bolton was one of two finalists who competed in the championship round. This was his third trip to the state bee. Congratulations on a job well done.
Dan Stark, the social studies teacher at St. John’s Prep, with geography bee student Matthew Bolton, a seventh-grader who recently won second place at the state National Geographic geography bee.
