Apollo

Apollo Principal Justin Skaalerud and Activities Director Karl Heine have begun preparing for how the new indoor Athletic Facility will look. Skaalerud indicates after numerous meetings it was determined St. Cloud could use an indoor turf field for sports year round.

St. Cloud School District 742 is celebrating the following individuals this month. School Superintendent Laurie Putnam highlighted Apollo Science teacher Chris Ann Johnson, who was nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

Apollo and Tech will combine their girls soccer programs into one starting in the fall of 2025. The St. Cloud School Board approved the co-op in their most recent meeting. The team, like many other Tech/Apollo combined teams, will be known as the Crush.

St. Cloud School District 742 will have 2 questions posed to voters on April 8, 2025. St. Cloud School Superintendent Laurie Putnam joined me on WJON. She says the 2 questions approved by the board last week are $50 Million to provide safety upgrades at Apollo High School and a multi purpose athletic facility on the Apollo campus.

An event in Maquoketa will feature authentic moon rocks and other memorabilia from the historic Apollo missions presented by an Iowa native who was part of it.