St. Francis Area Schools

Dancing has a way of making you get lost in the music. Jumps, sides, pivots and body roll's are not only fun but give you a serious dance workout without feeling like work! This class allows you to go at your own pace so even if you are a beginner you can have fun! Come try this hour of laughing, dancing and fun and see for yourself how good this class is for your soul! If you like Monaca's previous class, you will love this class! If a class is currently in session and you would like to join please call 763-213-1640 or email CEAdult@isd15.org to register. Class is limited to 15 people and will be held either outside or inside. Safety measures will be required-6ft Social Distancing, mask required when not participating, bring hand sanitizer and water.

The State of Minnesota has extended the opportunity to teleconference classroom driver education instruction. St. Francis Area Schools Community Education has entered into a temporary partnership with A+ Driving School to provide you this option for classroom instruction only until further notice. This is an opportunity for students ages 14 years & 3 months of age and older to complete their 30 hours of classroom training from home! St. Francis Area Schools Community Education offers 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) instruction. Our teachers are licensed with the State of Minnesota, and have Driver Education Certification. Our program has been approved by the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The years of experience of our instructors, along with their certification, provide a safe, high quality program for students. This class will be offered via teleconference in the safety of your own home! You will receive a secure login to the Online classroom approximately 1 day prior to the first class. Community Education programs will be open in compliance with State and Federal guidelines during this global pandemic. Please be advised that participant compliance with programming expectations for health and safety must be followed. Community Education programs will take an abundance of care for all participants but acknowledge a potential risk for health and safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Classroom Instruction: The 30 hour classroom course includes an extensive study of the Minnesota Drivers Manual, right of way rules, emergency situations, adverse driving, drinking and driving problems, and proper attitudes and responsibilities about driving. To pass the classroom portion, student must attend all 30 hours of classroom training. After classroom instruction is completed, the student will be issued a blue card if registered for BTW, if not registered for BTW, the student will receive a letter of completion (once student registers for BTW the blue card will be issued). The student will take the blue card along with the appropriate ID (see identification requirements at www.communityed15.com), corrective lenses (if needed) and fee to a Minnesota Drivers and Vehicle Services location. Classroom location: Currently being offered via teleconference. You will receive confirmation of your enrollment prior to the start of class. Students enrolling in classroom-only may enroll in behind the wheel after successful completion of the 30 hours of classroom. Currently, all blue cards will be mailed to the students home the week after successful completion of the class. Classroom Instruction: Classroom is currently being offered teleconference to your home. The 30 hour classroom course includes an extensive study of the Minnesota Drivers Manual, right of way rules, emergency situations, adverse driving, drinking and driving problems, and proper attitudes and responsibilities about driving. To pass the classroom portion, student must attend all 30 hours of classroom training. After classroom instruction is completed, the student will be issued a blue card if registered for BTW, if not registered for BTW, the student will receive a letter of completion (once student registers for BTW the blue card will be issued). The student will take the blue card along with the appropriate ID (see identification requirements at www.communityed15.com), corrective lenses (if needed) and fee to a Minnesota Drivers and Vehicle Services location. Behind-the-Wheel Instruction: Once the student has received their permit, they can schedule the 6 hour BTW instruction. Once the student has completed BTW, they will receive a white card. The student must have their permit for 6 months and effective January 1, 2015 every driver under the age of 18 who completes BTW instruction and is testing for a driver’s license must submit a driving log. Parents/ Guardians have two options regarding the driving log: 1. Complete a parent class provided by a driver education program approved in Minnesota (we offer this class), and then submit a supervised driving log showing their teen has completed at least 40 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are nighttime hours and a certificate of completion for the class; or 2. If the parent/guardian chooses to not complete the parent class, the driving log must show that their teen has completed at least 50 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are night time hours. The road test needs to be scheduled with Minnesota Drivers and Vehicle Services, bring white card, proof of insurance, fee, permit, social security number and corrective lenses (if needed). Students must be 16 years old, had their instructional permit for 6 months and completed Behind the Wheel(BTW) prior to testing for their drivers license. Cost: The total cost of classroom and BTW is $360 payable at registration. Cost includes a $10 discount for registering for both! If you wish to register separately, cost of classroom is $100 and BTW is $270. No discount will apply if registering separately. No other discounts may be applied to these classes. Refunds: Please read carefully! Cancellations received within 5 or more business days prior to the start of class will qualify for a refund minus a $10 processing fee. If cancellation is made less than 5 business days prior to the start of class, you will forfeit the $100 classroom fee. After six months, no refund will be given for behind the wheel. BTW hours are be non-transferable. A $50 fee is retained if you cancel BTW within six months. No-Show Fee: If a student has signed up for BTW lessons with an instructor and fails to show up for a scheduled session, a $50 no-show fee will be charged, payable to Community Ed. Students will not be scheduled for another lesson until the no-show fee is paid.

The State of Minnesota has extended the opportunity to teleconference classroom driver education instruction. St. Francis Area Schools Community Education has entered into a temporary partnership with A+ Driving School to provide you this option for classroom instruction only until further notice. This is an opportunity for students ages 14 years & 3 months of age and older to complete their 30 hours of classroom training from home! St. Francis Area Schools Community Education offers 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) instruction. Our teachers are licensed with the State of Minnesota, and have Driver Education Certification. Our program has been approved by the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The years of experience of our instructors, along with their certification, provide a safe, high quality program for students. This class will be offered via teleconference in the safety of your own home! You will receive a secure login to the Online classroom approximately 1 day prior to the first class. Community Education programs will be open in compliance with State and Federal guidelines during this global pandemic. Please be advised that participant compliance with programming expectations for health and safety must be followed. Community Education programs will take an abundance of care for all participants but acknowledge a potential risk for health and safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Classroom Instruction: The 30 hour classroom course includes an extensive study of the Minnesota Drivers Manual, right of way rules, emergency situations, adverse driving, drinking and driving problems, and proper attitudes and responsibilities about driving. To pass the classroom portion, student must attend all 30 hours of classroom training. After classroom instruction is completed, the student will be issued a blue card if registered for BTW, if not registered for BTW, the student will receive a letter of completion (once student registers for BTW the blue card will be issued). The student will take the blue card along with the appropriate ID (see identification requirements at www.communityed15.com), corrective lenses (if needed) and fee to a Minnesota Drivers and Vehicle Services location. Classroom location: Currently being offered via teleconference. You will receive confirmation of your enrollment prior to the start of class. Students enrolling in classroom-only may enroll in behind the wheel after successful completion of the 30 hours of classroom. Currently, all blue cards will be mailed to the students home the week after successful completion of the class.

The Grand Old Opry show will be performed by the Swinging Country Band, Bill Jordan, Jeff Zappa, Greg Donovan and performer Phyllis Hummel. Get ready for a show with featuring songs from George Jones, Conway Twitty, Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams Sr. and Hand William Jr, along with many more. The Swinging Country Band has been Inductees to The Mid America Hall Of Fame in 2010. Phyllis Hummel Is Inductee to the South Dakota Country Music Hall Of Fame. and also performed at the South Dakota State Fair Many Times.

June is the author of ten published books; two of them histories with a paranormal twist, along with a fictional multicultural mystery of supernatural proportions. She has traveled on the dark side to five different Old World countries with her group of paranormal peeps. It is upon her travels to three of them, Ireland, England, and Transylvania in Romania, that her hour-long PowerPoint presentation, “Tracking Dracula,” is based for you to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your armchair. June also an Anoka County Historical Society Ghost Tour Guide for ten years and has taken part in numerous paranormal investigations. As well as being on familiar terms with the Anoka Ghosts, she has traveled to Ireland, England, and Romania to meet theirs. Specializing in history and the paranormal she is the author of; Digging up the Past: Unearthing the Stories of Anoka County based on her 80 Anoka History columns published in the Anoka Union Herald, The Haunting of the Anoka Masonic Lodge documenting the accounts of past Worshipful Masters of the Lodge who have encountered some of the Lodge’s passed members and History and Hauntings of the Emerald Isle, the first of three travelogues, “Traveling on the Dark Side.” June was also a part of a group of DAR writers who researched the biographies of Minnesota men who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor for the Congressional Medal of Honor Committee. In addition, she edited all 72 biographies, saw to the publication of the resulting book, Recipients of the Minnesota Medal of Honor, and travels the state giving PowerPoint presentations about these American Heroes.

A man of many talents, Tom Strohmyer, known professionally as "Woody" has been entertaining audiences from age one to one hundred since 1983 playing guitar, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, flute, and singing both in various bands and as a solo performer. A Lunch Bunch favorite, Woody is a one-man variety show, offering a variety music delivered in a variety of ways, both instrumentally and vocally. Did we mention he is also a juggler and a magician who can shoot the bull while keeping 5 balls aloft simultaneously?

Volunteer Coach Pitch League A fun beginner’s level of slow pitch softball to introduce fundamentals and the game of softball. Players should bring a glove to each practice and wear tennis shoes or rubber cleats. NO TEAM REQUESTS. If you volunteer to coach a team your child will be on your team. Registration: now through April 17, 2021 Late registrations are subject to a $10 late fee. Registrations after April 17 will be accepted ONLY if spots are available. Each team will meet for one hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays