School News

School News is a WTIP feature that airs during the AM & PM Calendar shows every weekday during the school year. Students gather news about the happenings and activities in their school, create a news report, and then record the report which is broadcasted on WTIP.

Every week students from all the schools in Cook County report School News. In the photo to the left Great Expectation students gather around microphones to record a song for School News.
In the photo to the right Great Expectations students report School News on the second day of school, Sept. 7, 2011.
School News from Sawtooth Mtn. Elementary, April 22
-Every spring, 5th grade Sawtooth Mountain Elementary students travel to Wolf Ridge Environmental Center for a winter learning experience.
School News from Cook County Middle School, April 19
-Do you remember when you started middle school? Do you remember the beginning of Jr.
School News from Sawtooth Mtn. Elementary, April 15
-On April 25th, prospective kindergarten students who may attend Sawtooth Elementary school next year are invited for a special open house lunch event.
School News from Cook County Middle School, April 12
-Next week, Cook County Middle Schools girls softball begins.
School News from Birch Grove, Thursday, April 11
-In this edition of School News, Hazel and Gavin report on the latest learning at Birch Grove Community School in Tofte.
School News from Sawtooth Mtn. Elementary, April 8
-DARE is a long-standing, nation-wide program to help educate young people about decision making and the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Local Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Hallberg is now our local D
School News from Cook County Middle School, April 5
-Soon, all middle school students in the state of Minnesota will begin standardized comprehension tests in math, reading, and science. In this edition of School News, Cook County School’s t
School News from Cook County Middle School, March 25
-David Seaton is a guitar maker and repair man. In this edition of School News, we listen as he teaches Sawtooth third and fourth grade students about the nature and physics of sound.
School News from Cook County Middle School, March 22
-This past week, five Cook County Middle School 8th graders qualified for the State History Day competition scheduled for May 4th. The
School News from Sawtooth Mtn. Elementary, March 18
-Sawtooth Mountain Elementary uses Title I programming to assist elementary students with their reading proficiency. In this edition of School News, reading