District News

DIS book drive runs through Feb. 22

Posted on: February 11, 2019

With spring right around the corner, now is a good time to do a bit of cleaning. DIS is sponsoring a Book Drive from Monday, Feb. 11, through Friday, Feb. 22, to help celebrate I Love to Read Month. The school is partnering with a local resident who is offering to donate $1 for each book students bring to the office. This is an easy way to raise some money for DIS and it allows students to share the love of reading and knowledge with... Read More

Post Categories: Intermediate School

Book fair approaches

Posted on: January 9, 2019

The elementary and intermediate school media centers are teaming up for the DINO-MITE book fair later this month. There will be books for all students from preschool through eighth grade. The book fair, located in the elementary’s second-floor multi-purpose room, will run from noon to 8 p.m. during conferences beginning on Monday, Jan. 21. The book fair will also be open from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, and Thursday, Jan. 24. ... Read More

Post Categories: Elementary School, Intermediate School

Safe routes to school

Posted on: January 3, 2019

Student safety is Delano Public Schools’ greatest priority. In addition to emergency preparedness and response, providing safe routes to schools for students via the bus, parent drop off/pickup, walking and biking is critical to ensuring the safety of our students. Delano Public Schools is working with officials from the City of Delano and Wright County to monitor these routes and develop improvements as demographics and... Read More

Post Categories: Elementary School, High School, Intermediate School

Teachers earn LEEA honors

Posted on: December 17, 2018

A quartet of Delano teachers recently received honors as Leaders in Educational Excellence. The four included second-grade teacher Nate Uselding, DIS speech clinician Mary Somers, DHS School Within A School instructor Shallyn Tordeur, and DHS social worker Marie Techam, who attended as Delano’s 2017-18 Teacher of the Year. Their Leadership in Educational Excellence Awards were distributed at... Read More

Post Categories: Elementary School, High School, Intermediate School

Third clothing drive for veterans a success

Posted on: December 13, 2018

The Third Annual Clothing Drive -- Honoring Those Who Served, Helping a Veteran in Need, was a success again this year. Students and their families donated clothing, coats, hygiene kits and more, which were then delivered to two organizations, the St. Cloud Veterans Affairs Hospital and the Community Resource and Referral Center of Minneapolis. A total of 114 hygiene bags were assembled and given to the center in Minneapolis after the... Read More

Post Categories: Elementary School, High School, Intermediate School

See ‘Once Upon a Broomstick’ Dec. 7

Posted on: December 7, 2018

Following closely in the wake of the high school’s fall production is the junior high one act “Once Upon a Broomstick” by Sylvia Ashby. About 16 students in grades five through eight will perform one public show at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, in the Performing Arts Center before traveling to Holdingford High School for a one act showcase the following day. The show tells the story of Malvolia, a black magic-practicing... Read More

Post Categories: High School, Intermediate School

Ceramic experience in DIS art

Posted on: December 6, 2018

A menagerie of unique animals took shape under the careful hands of sixth-grade students in the DIS art room during recent weeks. The creatures, whose bodies formed bowls, were part of the Ceramic Animal Vessels unit and were the vehicle through which students studied concepts like abstract art, symbolism and realism. In abstract art, the subject does not resemble reality. Symbolism emphasizes the meaning behind... Read More

Post Categories: Intermediate School

New school newspaper launches

Posted on: December 5, 2018

When Delano Intermediate opened this year, it already had a well-established student media group from past years in the middle school. Read More

Post Categories: Intermediate School

E-cigarettes remain a problem

Posted on: November 27, 2018

Representatives from Wright County Public Health spoke to students in Delano High School health classes about e-cigarettes and “vaping” in October. Read More

Post Categories: High School, Intermediate School

Chinese friends enjoy visit

Posted on: November 13, 2018

Delano’s friends from Tianjin, China, visited during the final week of September, stopping in during Homecoming festivities. Read More

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