April 2022

St. Mary’s senior class enjoys trip to Florida

St. Mary’s senior class went to Orlando April 6 to 9 and enjoyed visiting Sea World, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks as well as a beautiful day at Cocoa Beach.They are pictured at Sea World, front from left: Sophie Kyllonen, Katelyn Rutscher, Natalie Marti, Kya Krzmarzick, Reagan Severson, Madison Mathiowetz, Julia Helget, Katelyn Fromm, Hannah Pelzel, Maddy Hose, and Maya Nelson. Back: Jacob Stevens, Carson Domeier, Laurence Simonsen, Jadon Schroepfer, Logan Mickelson, Trent Steffensmeier, Trevor Zeig, and Joey Herzog. Submitted

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Great performance at State for SEHS Knowledge Bowl team

Among over 1,000 teams who compete in Knowledge Bowl at Minnesota high schools, Sleepy Eye High School’s team was one of 24 teams that advanced to compete in the Minnesota State Class A Knowledge Bowl Tournament April 7 and 8 at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd. Team members—ju-niors Brooke Arneson, Adam Johnson, Alex Joramo, Gunny Coulson and senior Matt Sellner—entered the tournament with a goal of a top 10 finish.

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Linda Cunningham

Linda Cunningham of rural Sleepy Eye left her earthly dwelling to gain her eternal, heavenly home on Saturday, April 2, 2022 under hospice care. She was born on April 11, 1957 to Harold and Caroline Warwick in Amery, Wis. At the age of 7, she was providentially grafted into her oldest brother’s family and grew up as a daughter of Norman and Marlys Warwick. They moved to New Ulm in 1971. Linda graduated from New Ulm Christian School in 1975. She married the love of her life, Van Cunningham, that summer at First Baptist Church in New Ulm. Linda and Van made their home on the Cunningham farm in Sleepy Eye and built their lives there as active members of Calvary Baptist Church in Sleepy Eye. God blessed their union with a son, Jason. It was Linda’s joy and honor to work with and care for her in-laws, Earl and Della, carrying on their love and legacy of the farm. She and her family operated Cunningham Seed Farms where she was integral to its sustainability and success.

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From the Editor’s Desk

It was kind of fun being back in the office Monday morning. I can’t believe how long it took me to get organized to go there. I like to leave for work about two minutes before I want to be there. I must have spent 10 minutes packing up my laptop, notes and calendar, phone and some snacks. I barely walked in the door and turned on my computer in time for a 9 a.m. online staff meeting!

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Local speech team members advance to Sections

The River Valley speech team, comprised of students from Springfield and Sleepy Eye, competed in the MSHSL 2A Subsection South speech tournament on Monday, March 28 at Fairmont High School. The team received third place recognition, earning 104 points, just 10 points behind the Subsection runner-up team from Maple River. Fairmont High School earned the Subsection champion title with 234 team points.

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YES! Team participates in workshop

The Sleepy Eye YES! Team had the opportunity to learn from Brown County Soil and Water Conservation staff during a workshop on Friday morning, April 1, at the Sleepy Eye Community Center. YES! stands for Youth Eco Solutions and the Sleepy Eye team includes students from Sleepy Eye Public and St.

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