PHOTOS: Fridley Students Show Off Personal Projects

A homemade computer, liquid nitrogen ice cream and hockey for charity were among the projects tenth-graders took on at Fridley High School.

Kate Nelsen made ice cream using liquid nitrogen. Michael Lipa made his own computer. AJ Fredrickson developed an outdoor hockey tournament to raise money for charity. Fridley High School teacher Callie Bush posted photos on Twitter of personal projects by students she advised. Almost every 10th grader completed a personal project, Bush said—part of the Fridley schools' International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP).  "Students did some impressive work!" she added. The students' efforts also drew a praise of tweet from Rumosu Kwateh: S/O to the sophomore for their amazing personal projects tonight. Some real talent in that grade #Fridley

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#someonepinchme: How Students on Twitter Reacted to Tuesday's Snow Day

Classes were cancelled at four local districts (Anoka-Hennepin, Fridley, Columbia Heights and Spring Lake Park) and four private schools in Fridley (Al-Amal, Calvin Christian, Woodcrest Baptist and Totino-Grace).

  Read tweets from students who got to sleep in on Tuesday's snow day at Fridley-area schools in the Storify above or at Storify.com. In the window above, use the scroll bar at right and click on "Read Next Page" to see tweets by students from districts and private schools in this order: Related:

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How Open Enrollment Affects Racial Makeup in Fridley-Area School Districts

University of Minnesota study shows how enrollment flows between 'sender' and 'receiver' districts, including the Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Columbia Heights and Anoka-Hennepin districts.

Open enrollment between school districts has increased racial segregation in Twin Cities schools, according to new University of Minnesota research that includes data and analysis of school districts in and around the city of Fridley. Click on the PDF thumbnail at right to see the report Open Enrollment and Racial Segregation by the University of Minnesota Law School's Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity. Read or listen to Minnesota Public Radio's news report on the study . Each of the four school districts whose boundaries include parts of the city of Fridley are mentioned in the report. Here are some excerpts—please leave a comment below. Fridley Public Schools (District 14) are among those gaining the most students from open …

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Fridley on YouTube: Clips from Fridley Schools

Students and schools show off and have their say.

Fridley Public Schools and students keep up a steady stream of videos they post to YouTube. Here are four from this week alone:

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Fridley Schools Snags $430,000 Federal Fitness Grant

Money will go toward equipment and staff to help students improve their health.

The Fridley School District is celebrating a new federal grant that will help local schools improve student health and wellness. The $431,661 from the Carol M. White Physical Education Program The only other school district in Minnesota to get the grant this year is the Warren-Alvarado-Oslo district (ISD 2176) in northwestern Minnesota. See also: Ready, Set, Go! Fridley Kids Running into New Fitness Initiative Here is the Fridley School District's announcement about the grant: Fridley Public Schools is only one of two schools systems in MN that has been awarded the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The award, which totals $431,661, will be used for the district’s Fit for Learning Fit…

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Fridley on YouTube: 'Glee' Has Nothing on Stargazers Dancers

Watch students rehearse a number for the Fridley district arts fundraiser.

The local equivalent of the cast of "Glee" rehearses in this video teaser for the Fridley School District's annual Stargazers arts fundraiser, set for May 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., in the district auditorium at Fridley High School. Tickets Main theater: $10 per person Wings/balcony: $5 per person Purchase tickets online (credit card purchase through PayPal): Information Email: fridleystargazers@gmail.com Phone: 763-502-5077

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Fridley on YouTube: Stargazers Teasers Are Getting Crazier

Move over, Monty Python—Check out Fridley Middle School's promo for Stargazers.

Fridley Middle School Principal and a few friends star in this short preview for the Fridley School District's annual Stargazers arts fundraiser, set for May 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., in the district auditorium at Fridley High School. Tickets Main theater: $10 per person Wings/balcony: $5 per person Purchase tickets online (credit card purchase through PayPal): Information Email: fridleystargazers@gmail.com Phone: 763-502-5077

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Fridley on YouTube: Stargazers Teaser

School staff didn't even spill their coffee during this number.

Check out the smooth moves in this short preview for the Fridley School District's annual Stargazers arts fundraiser, set for May 19, 2012.

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'Radio Daze' Hits Stage at Fridley High School March 29-31

Students put on the show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

See student actors recreate the 1940s in the comedy Radio Daze at the Fridley District Auditorium, Fridley High School on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens. To reserve seats, call 763-502-5077 or order online the Fridley School District website.  You can also buy tickets at the door before each performance. The laughs are lurking everywhere in Radio Daze as a radio station is turned upside-down amid rumors of enemy spies on the premises with a radio melodrama in the works. Travel back to the pre-Internet era when Fridley was founded at Fridley District Auditorium this weekend!

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VIDEO: Fridley Middle Students Sing, Dance, Fight Nazis in 'Sound of Music'

Seventh and eighth grade students are rehearsing for this weekend's shows.

Fridley Middle School's seventh and eighth graders will hone their theatrical chops this weekend during their production of The Sound of Music.  Performances will be held at 7 p.m. on March 15, 16 and 17 at the Fridley District Audiorium at Fridley High School. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.

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A. Meisner

9:52 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012

It's great to see youth in our community get involved in the Performing Arts!   more ›