Gopi Ramanathan, Sartell High School class of 2016, Ithaca, New York In 2016 – when I was a senior at Sartell High School – I was part of the campaign to pass the original bond that aided in building the new Sartell High School and renovating other existing district buildings. At that time, I was also separately involved with the Sartell-St.
Former student says smaller classes helped prepare for college
Jonah Nebosis, Sartell As a former Sartell graduate, I ask that you vote yes on the upcoming Nov. 5 levy. I am currently a senior at St. John’s, and education has played a big role in my life and will continue to do so as I begin my career path. Going from high school to college was a big transition in
School district money has been well spent
Nate McClellan, Sartell Should I vote YES and give more money to Sartell schools? In the 20 years I’ve lived here, the district has scored much higher on both reading and math achievement and the yearly progress scores have outpaced state averages. Sartell’s four-year graduation rate of 98.19 percent places Sartell High School in the state’s top 5 percent for
Pass levy to maintain quality schools
Laura Mackenthun, Sartell As a Sartell resident, a parent of two Sartell High School graduates and one current Sartell High School student, and someone who has spent 30 years working in public schools, I encourage you to support the Sartell-St. Stephen school district levy on Nov. 5. Sartell schools have a well-deserved reputation for providing outstanding opportunities and support to students.
School levy is a good investment
John Tragiai, Sartell For those who have lived in this community for the past 15 years like us, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard the words school levy. In fact, there have been multiple levy votes while we’ve called Sartell home. As my wife and I near the end of our three children completing their education in this district,
Keep politicians’ feet to the fire on gun control
Juliana Howard, St. Joseph Thank you for opinions expressed on the Opinion Page this week. Along with local stories about Bible School and bikers, we read some provocative words on gun control. Facts are facts and need to be put before us. Your use of statistics in Our View make it very clear where the majority of voters stand. And
Guns do kill people; oh wait, they don’t
Will Yu, Sartell First off, I am no NRA member, no extremist, nor ignorant, I just feel obligated to argue what was written by Dennis Dalman. According to Lawrence Hunter (chairman of Revolution PAC) on the Second Amendment, he stated, “The Founders understood that the right to own and bear laws is as fundamental and as essential to maintaining liberty
School referendum is a Ponzi scheme
Charlie Bunde, Sartell I have been a resident of Sartell since 1991 and during this time I have always been in full support and take great pride in the education that is provided to our children. I, like the majority of residents of Sartell-St. Stephen, in 2016 voted on the levy to build a new high school. In 2018 when