Author Archives: lmcanerney

Spring Great Extravaganza

By lmcanerney | Published: May 2, 2012

Over 250 people attended our 7th annual Great Extravaganza on Saturday, May 12. A great turnout, great food and great items at the silent auction guaranteed a successful event.

We do have a few items left from the auction and a few openings at Great Gatherings. If you are interested in any of the items (click on the blue title above for more info), please contact Lydia by email or phone at 651-305-2780, ext 102 by Friday, May 18.

Students in the News

By lmcanerney | Published: May 1, 2012

Eco Education students win grant Eco Education students have been working hard all semester on student action projects surrounding Climate Change. We are happy to announce that the students have received $444.97 for student designed projects! Look for a presentation at the A1 showcase and changes around the Great River Community! GRS student at the state [...]

GRS Board Elections

By lmcanerney | Published: April 27, 2012

Elections for new GRS Board members have closed. New board members will be announced soon.

Spring Key Experiences

By lmcanerney | Published: April 27, 2012

This spring, all GRS students will participate in Key Experiences. Integral to the ongoing curriculum, these key experiences combine to create a comprehensive 6-year program that provides experiential learning outside the classroom walls. Through these experiences, students develop as individuals by practicing independence, learning self confidence and deepening relationships. Adolescent 1 – Bike trip to [...]

2491:NoMythic – Bringing home the FIRST Team Spirit Award!

By lmcanerney | Published: March 26, 2012

What a year for the robotics team! And what an ending!!! We came into the North Star Regional this past weekend from a 42nd place finish in Duluth. On Thursday, the team spent 12 hours implementing improvements to their robot from what they’d learned in Duluth. By the end of the 2nd day, 2491 was [...]

Elementary Program Expansion

By lmcanerney | Published: March 9, 2012

On April 24, we welcomed our new elementary teachers, Erik Akre, Elementary 1 (grades 1 – 3) and Angela Wroblewski, Elementary 2 (grades 4-6) and many our 54 new elementary students to Great River School. We are excited to expand our program to include younger students beginning in the fall of 2012.

National Ultimate Team Player

By lmcanerney | Published: February 29, 2012

A3 students Harper and Tess Garvey were invited to participate in the 2012 US Junior National Team (Ultimate Frisbee) tryouts in Seattle, WA in March. Both play on the GRS team, are elite high school players in Minnesota and have had the opportunity to play on the Youth Club Championship teams for the past couple [...]

GRS Students at Green Schools Conference

By lmcanerney | Published: February 29, 2012

Three GRS students have returned from Denver, CO after attending the Green Schools conference, a national gathering of K-12 leaders and educators coming together to make their schools and districts green and healthy centers of academic excellence. Some topics of discussion included healthy food, recycling, green building financing, diversity and academic excellence. Johanna, Kara and [...]

Basketball Champions

By lmcanerney | Published: February 23, 2012

Last Thursday night, the Stars became the Eastern Minnesota Athletic Conference basketball champions. Congratulations to those young men from Twin Cities Academy and Great River School, especially senior, Donovan O’Dowd, freshman, Kunle Ajao and sophmore, Adrian Miller. Do help us celebrate this outstanding accomplishment!

Lottery for grades 7 – 12 in 2012-2013 completed

By lmcanerney | Published: January 31, 2012

The enrollment period for students in grades 7 – 12 for the 2012-2013 academic year at Great River School began last October and concluded on Tuesday, January 31. All applications received by 3:30 PM on January 31 were included in the lottery held at 10 Am on Wednesday, February 1. All applicants should hear the results [...]