
May 21, 2025
This past school year, the 6th grade yellow team at St. Francis Middle School set out on a mission to not only claim the coveted 6th grade civics traveling trophy, but also coll...

May 19, 2025
St. Francis Area Schools is excited to celebrate the Class of 2025 with two graduation ceremonies. Both ceremonies will be live streamed. Saints Online and Saints Academy Gradua...

May 16, 2025
St. Francis High School honored its seniors committed to military service after graduation with a special program held before school May 16. During the Military Signing Day event,...

May 15, 2025
Jason Hehir has been named the next Northern Edge Head Boys Hockey Coach. The Northern Edge boys hockey program includes St. Francis High School (SFHS) and North Branch High Schoo...

May 15, 2025
St. Francis High School held its annual Senior Scholarship and Awards Night on May 14 at the high school’s Performing Arts Center. By the end of the event, nearly 85 seniors were ...

May 15, 2025
On May 2, selected students from St. Francis High School (SFHS) had an opportunity to attend the Mississippi 8 Conference Visual Arts Festival at Becker High School. At the event,...

May 14, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) report for high school graduation rates for 2024 showed an increased graduation rate for students in St. Francis Area Schools. The 2...

May 12, 2025
The Modern Band program at St. Francis High School is inspired by the national movement led by Music Will, which promotes inclusive, student-centered music education rooted in pop...

May 8, 2025
This year a student council was formed at Crossroads East, which is a school located within Nexus-East Bethel Family Healing residential facility, and on May 2, 15 students partic...

May 7, 2025
Inspired by her students, St. Francis Middle School science teacher Emily Sevenz took her innovative work to the global stage last month, presenting at the Ireland International C...

May 6, 2025
Kyle Waterworth has been named the next St. Francis High School (SFHS) Head Girls Basketball Coach. Waterworth brings more than 22 years of high school basketball coaching exper...

May 5, 2025
St. Francis High School (SFHS) students Alexis Colling, Jack Humphrey, Carly Knapp and Rieley Schwab attended DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) April 25-28...

May 2, 2025
The district is offering three summer elementary enrichment opportunities in June. These are free opportunities and transportation is available at group locations, not individual ...

May 2, 2025
A failure of the original inground hoist, which was installed in 1974, in the auto shop at St. Francis High School created an expensive problem — but recognizing the educational v...

April 28, 2025
A new GED Express class is being offered from May 5-15 for individuals seeking to earn their GED and move forward with their education or career goals. The class meets Monday thr...

April 25, 2025
For St. Francis Middle School (SFMS) sixth grader Avery Ritter, a visit by local author William Durbin was just what she wanted to help fuel her passion for writing. During Durbin...

April 23, 2025
The St. Francis High School Multicultural Student Union is hosting a Culture Festival Wednesday, May 21 from 5-8 p.m. at the SFHS cafeteria. The free community event will celebrat...

April 17, 2025
On April 11, two teams of St. Francis High School (SFHS) students participated in the 2025 Minnesota Economics Challenge State Tournament in St. Paul. Competing in the high school...

April 16, 2025
On April 16, six St. Francis High School student-athletes signed letters of intent to continue their educational and athletic careers at the collegiate level. Student-athletes, fa...

April 14, 2025
(04/14/2025) A freshman enrolled at St. Francis High School and Saints Online, Aleksa Uhde traveled internationally this winter to compete as a member of Team USA in synchronized ...