By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

When Michael Benjamin graduated as valedictorian of the Prior Lake High School class of 1993, he was also voted, “most intelligent” “most likely to succeed” and “most likely to change the world.”

St. John the Baptist Catholic school has openings for the 2008-09 school year. Registration is still open.

For more information or to arrange a tour, call (952) 890-6604. View their Web site at www.stjohns-savage.org.

By Ruth Anne Maddox, Joanna Miller and Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writers 

The ups and downs of education can be seen in state test results on the math and reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-II) for the three school districts that serve Savage. While some students pushed proficiency levels past state averages, some rankings fall below state standards.

By Joanna Miller, Correspondent

A new Prior Lake High School policy will leave ball caps – and other head gear – in the field this fall.

Prior Lake Assistant Principal Jeff Pawlicki gained approval from the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board Monday to ban head coverings in the high school building Monday.

By Joanna Miller, Correspondent 

Preliminary statewide totals show that 10th-graders’ reading proficiency increased in 2008.

The Minnesota Department of Education announced this week that 75 percent of these students met the state’s new, more rigorous reading graduation requirements.

Prior Lake High School seniors celebrate as they complete commencement ceremonies Friday, June 6 at Dan Patch Stadium. Click here to view more graduation photos.

Nanoscience technology is everywhere; it’s in your iPod, your sunscreen, your baseball bat.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

On May 1 a group of four Prior Lake High School students headed north to spend the weekend as Model United Nations’ ambassadors during the Mock United Nations conference at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Canada.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

What started back in March with $50 bills to 15 Twin Oaks Middle School students has blossomed into more than $4,500 in charitable giving.