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Verndale School Superintendent Jeannie Mayer has been honored with the Regional Administrator of Excellence Award for Region 5 by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding administrators who demonstrate exceptional leadership, service, and dedication to their school and communities... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

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The Verndale School is hosting seven foreign exchange students this school year. Most came at the start of the school year, one came for the latter half. Daan Vos I live in Hoogeveen, a small town in the province of Drenthe (in the Netherlands). The big difference is that in my country everyone will travel with their bike or public transportation. Here, almost everybody has a car, and you cannot bike everywhere because of the distance. Something I think is really fun is h

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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on March 2. Fund Balance Policy The discussion about Policy 714 started because some people were worried that the district’s goal of having a 50% unassigned fund balance was no longer realistic given the current financial situation and declining student enrollment. Superintendent Jeannie Mayer explained that if the trends continue—like fewer students, small increases in state fund

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Two state lawmakers recently spent time at the Verndale School as “principal for a day,” hearing firsthand about successes in the district and mounting concerns about funding. Representative Mike Weiner visited the school on December 9, and Representative Krista Knutson on December 18, after being invited by Principal Katie Bolland. Superintendent Jeannie Mayer used the visits to showcase Verndale’s strengths and outline the distric

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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Verndale School Board held their regular meeting on Monday, February 2. Special Olympics During a recent meeting, Tracy Mastin (Special Education), Brian Hartwig (K-12 PE/Health), Annie Mathison-Valley (SPED Teacher), and Jennifer Anderson (High School Special Education) shared their involvement with the Special Olympics. They learned about the Unified Champion Schools program, and thanks to their efforts, the high school has now

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The Verndale Drama Department is performing the one act play called “A Recipe of Me” by Kate Kilpatrick. Leah and her siblings Danielle and Tyler are relegated to the kid’s table for Thanksgiving AGAIN at Grandma Lucy and Grandpa Elliot’s house. And even worse, they’ve had their phone taken away. This leads the siblings to search the kitchen cabinets for snacks. During their search, they find their grandmother’s secret family recipe box... Subscribe to get the rest of the st