"It's a Great Day to be an Adult and an Eagle." Note: Just like Clark Kent would meekly go about his work without fuss or complaint,...

"The Enduring Tradition of Maple River Marching Band." Having engaged in a five-minute duel with random strangers for a small eight-foot...

In July, I was able to sit down and visit with Jane Caldwell about her life in retirement and also some of her memories of working at...

“Wyatt Birr ‘Walks the Walk’ with Leadership.” Kids these days. Social Media often portrays Gen Z and the forthcoming Gen Alpha as...

"It's a Good Day to be an Adult and an Eagle." Note: All Day SA, as the nickname implies, was apparently relentless on the basketball...

"It's a Good Day to Be an Adult and an Eagle." Note: It was a beautiful day on the Blue Earth River paddling with my NHS students. While...

On Friday, June 28th, I sat down with my former colleague (and current neighbor) to discuss retirement. The problem? This man hasn't...

"It’s a Good Day to be an Adult and an Eagle." (Note: No other student scared me as much as Katie Maras. Why? Oh, she knew all the...

Order a burger at any restaurant in Minnesota and I’m sure you’d get 10,000 variations, but if you order the Red Cow Burger here at Amboy...

"It's a Good Day to Be an Adult and an Eagle." (Note: Some students took notes. Others wrote down your jokes. While I stopped teaching in...

Batman needs Robin, and for head track coach Nathaniel Kenne, he needs a team of Robins to help manage such a large team. One of his...

"It's a Good Day to be an Adult and an Eagle." Note: 25 students helped make the 2005 yearbook, but only 1 stayed to finish it: Danielle...

"It's a Good Day to be an Adult and an Eagle." (Originally published in the Maple River Messenger) Note: High School Office Secretary...

Note: The duo of Darin Mays (and Josh Boertje) became Maple River’s first state speech medalists, and as their speech coach, I felt...

"It's a Good Day to Be an Adult and an Eagle." (Note: Note: In this installment, it’s “me” who left the nest last June. The classes of...

"It's a Good Day to be an Adult and an Eagle." Note: In the spring of 2020, many students celebrated getting to stay home for spring...

Maple River Students Participate in Budget City project There’s a popular meme floating around social media that lists all the important...

Two centuries ago, Joseph Nicollet traveled through southern Minnesota and labeled it as the Undine Region, a reference to the water...

"Three generations of Gartners continue a lambing tradition." (Marvin Gartner, David Gartner, and Maloree Gartner share responsibilities...

"It's a Good Day to Be an Adult and an Eagle" (originally published by the Maple River Messenger) Note: In the spring of 1995, I got my...