School News

  St. Raphael Catholic School will celebrate Catholic Schools Week January 30-February 5 this year.  The 2022 theme is “Catholic Schools:  Faith, Excellence, Service.” Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week has been the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States.  Schools...
Springfield Public School 1st Grade
  Springfield Public School first graders, taught by Larissa Surprenant, Andrea Erickson and Tori Amsden, donated money to the Brown County Salvation Army instead of a usual class Christmas gift exchange. This is a wonderful tradition the first graders have done for many years. The classes were...
St. Raphael Catholic School recently completed it’s annual month-long “Fall Into Socktober” event.  Students, staff, parishioners and community members donated clothing, hats, blankets, coats, snowpants, boots, mittens and gloves.  The items collected were donated to the Springfield Area Food Shelf...
“These kids show outstanding leadership in our school and are tremendous examples of The Tiger Way by being respectful, responsible, and safe,” stated Springfield’s Elementary Principal Jeff Kuehn. “Thanks to all the parents and broader community partners that are raising such great kids!” These...
The second grade classrooms of Mr. Amsden and Ms. Maurer “Gave back” by collecting shopping carts full of food for donation to the Springfield Area Food Shelf.  They donated the food outside Springfield Market on Monday, September 27. In total, they donated 166.4 pounds of food to the food shelf....
Springfield High School kicked off Homecoming week this past Saturday with a coronation and dance. Community members joined the students in the high school auditorium for the coronation. Nick Peterson and Jessica Gould presented the 2021 Homecoming Court as pairs of queen and king candidates walked...
by Jeff Krueger The sixteenth annual Tiger Trek, sponsored by PAWS (Parents Aligned With Schools) to raise funds for enhancements at the Springfield Elementary School, will be held Friday, September 24, 2021.  Students are busy collecting donations and pledges for the event.  $18,572.05 was raised...
With the start of a new school year and sports season, Springfield’s students came out in force last Thursday evening to support the first home volleyball game of the season. The student section cheered on the lady Tigers and, by the looks of it, had a grand time at the match.  Leading his...
New Ulm Medical Center, part of Allina Health, teamed up with Free Bikes 4 Kidz MN (FB4K MN) to give out over 50 bikes to Springfield Elementary School students just before school ended on Tuesday, May 18. This partnership is a fun and different way for Allina Health to support active communities...
Todd Bertram
Todd Bertram has been named the 2021 Teacher of the Year at Springfield Public School.  A member of the faculty for twenty-nine years, he feels honored to be selected for the distinction by his peers.  Todd knew he wanted to be a teacher way back in high school.  It has become an “all in the family...

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