St. Francis Area Schools

In its second year of organizing a Minnesota Bilingual Seals Program, St. Francis High School honored 14 students at the Culture Festival on May 21 who have proven their language ...

St. Francis Area Schools celebrated 310 graduates on May 29-30. A ceremony was held May 29 at the St. Francis Learning Center for Saints Academy and Saints Online students. Then o...

On May 28, the St. Francis Area Schools American Indian Education Program (AIE) hosted its annual end-of-the-year picnic and grad celebration. This event is an opportunity for fam...

St. Francis High School (SFHS) teacher and SFHS Theatre Advisor Glenn Morehouse Olson was named the recipient of the 2025 Theater Educator Award from Spotlight Education. She will...

St. Francis High School Theatre again earned many honors from Hennepin Arts Spotlight Education in 2025 for their performance of Seussical the Musical. Through their accomplishmen...

Students who are enrolled in a St. Francis Area School that participates in the Free School Meals Program and qualified for free or reduced-price school meal benefits during the 2...

St. Francis Middle School (SFMS) Principal Heidi Critchley was honored as the Central Division Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals Middle School Principal of the ...

St. Francis Area Schools Superintendent Karsten Anderson has announced the hiring of Karla Winter as the next principal at St. Francis Elementary School. The selection is continge...

The St. Francis Area Schools School Board and members of the district leadership team honored the 2024-25 retirees prior to and at the regular School Board meeting on May 27. A re...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...