elk river high school: Who Needs Cordon Bleu? We Have Elk River High Schools Students! - 04/16/12 12:43 PM
A select group of Elk River High School students will be competing in the Nationals of the Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation.  That is exciting! 
The nationals will be held on April 27 - 29 in Baltimore, and the winning students are.......drumroll, please......Tori Newbauer, Emily Coomer, Stephanie McGuire and Joshua Walbolt. 
These kids know what they are talking about.  Their instructor, Kathy Ellefson, known as "Miss Ellie" has taught them well, and they have had the expertise of some of the best chefs around, James Beard winners in some instances, to fine tune their skills.  Some of the adjunct instructors have been … (8 comments)

elk river high school: Strut Your Stuff, Elk River High School Art Students! - 04/14/12 01:53 PM
Elk River High School  art students picked up 13 awards in the Visual Arts Minnesota regional, currently on display at Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud, announced their teacher, Rana Nestrud.
This is a great achievement for the students and the high school, along with their instructors. 
 
Getting first-place honors were senior Molly McLain (works on paper), senior Samantha Phillips (mixed media), junior Nicole Smith (jewelry), senior Nikole Anderson (drawing) and senior Abigail Wright (painting).
Second-places were earned by junior Nate Myhre (ceramics), senior Ashley Holst (jewelry), senior Ryan McDermond (painting) and Michelle Botts (sculpture). Placing third were Nikita Skorykh (ceramics), … (11 comments)