
March 25, 2025
St. Francis Area Schools can confirm the receipt of lawsuits from Education Minnesota and the American Civil Liberties Union-Minnesota in regards to our District Policy 606.5. The...

March 19, 2025
The 2024-25 St. Francis Middle School Yearbook has received the honor of Outstanding Performance from Jostens. The criteria for the award includes creating a meaningful yearbook ...

March 7, 2025
St. Francis Middle School (SFMS) teacher Ted Gehring has been named a semifinalist for 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, announced by Education Minnesota. Gehring moved on from...

March 6, 2025
A field trip to Anoka Technical College and Anoka-Ramsey Community College last month provided eighth grade students from St. Francis Middle School (SFMS) the opportunity to explo...

February 25, 2025
On Feb. 22, St. Francis Middle School teacher Ted Gehring was recognized as the 2025 Minnesota Council for the Social Studies (MCSS) Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Ye...

February 21, 2025
St. Francis Area Schools is hosting a Community Curriculum Viewing at the District Office in the areas of Fine Arts and English Language Arts. Every nine years, new curriculum is ...

February 17, 2025
Due to extreme cold weather conditions, school will be canceled tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Conditions are expected to improve throughout the day and the decision has be...

February 6, 2025
Education Minnesota has announced its 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year candidates and among the list was St. Francis Middle School (SFMS) teacher Ted Gehring. "I am fortunate t...

January 28, 2025
The American Indian Education Department at St. Francis Area Schools is hosting a co-sponsored Maamawi Niimi’idiwin Together Powwow on Saturday, Feb. 15 at St. Francis High School...

January 15, 2025
The grandfather of a sixth grade student at St. Francis Middle School, who spent 42 years in the mining industry and worked for NASA, visited science classes at the school on Dec....

January 9, 2025
The St. Francis Area Schools Transportation Department was featured in the January edition of the School Bus Fleet Magazine about how alternative fuel buses fare in cold condition...

January 7, 2025
The St. Francis Middle School yearbook is available for purchase. Go to jostens.com/buyyearbk and click 'Order Yearbook' and then search for St. Francis Middle School. Or call...

January 7, 2025
The St. Francis Area Schools School Board welcomed three new members and elected officer positions at their first meeting of 2025, which was held Monday, Jan. 6. School Board mem...

December 23, 2024
On Dec. 3, Licensed School Nurse Beth Anderson was recognized by the Cedar-East Bethel Lions Club for her work with vision screening across the district. Anderson was surprised w...

December 20, 2024
Annually, there are more than 13,000 youth experiencing homelessness in Minnesota. On any given night it's estimated that 6,000 young people will have nowhere to call home. They a...

November 25, 2024
Sharks, are you ready to invest? On Nov. 7 at St. Francis Middle School (SFMS), eighth graders in the engineering technology class had the opportunity to pitch their group project...

November 20, 2024
In celebration and recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, the Nutrition Services Department has featured a harvest lunch menu at all the schools in November. In c...

November 14, 2024
To honor and celebrate those who have served and protected our country, three district schools held Veterans Day events. St. Francis High School (SFHS) hosted a Veterans Day Appre...

November 13, 2024
At the Nov. 12 St. Francis Area Schools (SFAS) School Board meeting, the School Board unanimously approved the canvassing returns of votes in the general election held Nov. 5. Vo...

November 8, 2024
Registration for winter sports and activities is open. Learn more about winter offerings on the athletics and activities homepage . Register: View the registration website to r...