Senior Presley Viessman was nominated by the English department as the school’s student of the week. He is the son of Rod and Tierney Viessman.
“Presley is a hard working dedicated student. He is always respectful and fun to have in class,” the department said.
On March 28, students of Mr. Brandon Berndt’s sophomore class passed around equipment while Michael Greenman explained what it is like to work as a paramedic. “Gender is irrelevant,” said Greenman. “All you are doing is caring for someone.”
With an ongoing shortage of health care workers across the nation, Sanford Health employees took to the Canby High School, speaking with sophomores about careers in health care on March 28 and 29.
(L-R) Morgan Noyes, Emma Vernlund, Kortney Leppke, Camryn Ufkin, Aidyn Bruns and Grace Drietz of the National Honor Society assisted the Blue & Gold Foundation with the waffle feed.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College awarded students of $82,000 in scholarships last year. There are a wide variety of scholarships for new and returning students available through the Minnesota West Foundation and the Minnesota Workforce Development scholarship.
Senior Johanna Hansen was nominated by the math department as the school’s student of the week. She is the daughter of Jason and Jodi Hansen.
“Johanna is finishing her last upper level class at Canby, math 110 through SMSU,” the department said.
Michael Hart with PMA Financial Network and Charlotte Nienhaus with ISG presented the community task force meeting on March 23 at the Canby High School.
The evening’s goals were to do a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats), finance/tax impact, and project priority.
The following students were named to the dean’s/honors lists at the colleges they attend. Typical requirements for dean’s list honors include taking at least 12 credits for the semester and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, though requirements may vary by college.
* denotes a 4.0
The Canby School Board met on March 28 and voted on the 2022-2023 calendar and the hiring of a new teacher as well as bus driver’s pay.
The 2022/2023 school calendar was approved by the board. For Christmas, school will be let out on Dec. 22 instead of Dec. 23.
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