By Tyler Dahlgren Another Tuesday is winding down at Crete Elementary. The clocks on the wall are inching towards three and there's a buzz rising in classrooms throughout the building. These kids are excited, and (plot twist!) not for the ringing of the day’s final bell. At 3 p.m., the school secretary makes her weekly reminder over the intercom. “Don’t forget, tonight is Tucked in Tuesdays.”...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren Matthew Mills wants to change lives someday. He wants to engineer prosthetics and, as the treasurer of King Science & Technology Magnet’s Future Health Professionals (HOSA) chapter, he’s well on his way. And, actually, because of his school’s Health Career Academy (HCA), Matthew is even a pace (or two, or three) ahead of schedule. “Originally, I just knew I wanted to be an...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren Just outside of St. Paul Elementary’s “Recovery Room”, on a billboard used for announcements encased in glass, there’s a message on display for all the school's students to see. “Mental health is something I’m very passionate about, and I would say our high school principal is also passionate about the mental well-being of our students,” said Elementary Principal Sara Paider. “...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren The conversation took place in 2015 between Paul Utemark and Mark Norvell. Utemark, Fillmore County Hospital’s Administrator, and Norvell, Superintendent of Fillmore Central Public Schools, worked, literally, across the street from one another. In a small town like Geneva, everybody, from the school to the hospital, is invested in the well-being of area youth. And there was a...Read More