School News

1st Place Champions: (l to r): Taya Beyer, Lily Pingeon, Leo Hovland.
The River Valley Speech team kicked off their tournament season at the Worthington Trojan Tournament on Saturday, February 7, earning the  first-place team trophy out of seventeen teams competing. First-place champions included Springfield High School senior Taya Beyer in extemporaneous reading and...
The SHS Concert Choir and director, Mr. Bailey Cords, rehearsing for the February 12 concert.
     There has been a lot of excitement, practicing and fine-tuning in the choir room at Springfield Public School the past couple of weeks.  The SHS Concert Choir, directed by Mr. Bailey Cords, was invited to be a guest choir and perform at the Minnesota Music Educator’s Association (MMEA)...
Springfield’s One-Act Cast before they went on stage Saturday.
Springfield hosted the 2026 Sub-Section 7 Class A One Act Play on Saturday, January 24, at Springfield High School. Thespians traveled from the area to participate in the day long competition.  Springfield hosted six schools including Sleepy Eye United who performed Nellie by Robbie Steltz, New Ulm...
Front row: Livy Mayeaux, Jozie Pingeon, Bronwyn Sorenson, Jolene Dufault, Elliott Maleska, Randee Dombek. Back row: Jonah Pidde, Grace Jacobs, Lily Pingeon, Trenton Johnson, Levi Johnson, Morgan Arnsdorf, Katie Mueller. Missing from picture: Danielle Junker, Emily Warren.
Springfield Public School will host the 2026 Section 2A Subsection 7 One-Act Play Contest this Saturday, January 24 at the school.  Seven area schools will be participating in the event.  Each school will present their entry on stage in the Performing Arts Auditorium:  Sleepy Eye United (10:00 a.m...
St. Raphael Preschool students
St. Raphael Catholic School students presented their annual Christmas program last Wednesday, December 3.  There was a 1 p.m. matinee and 6:30 p.m. evening performance.  The gymnasium was all decked out in festive holiday splendor. See this week's Springfield Advance-Press for complete story and...
Miss Amber’s 3-4 year-old Preschool class at Springfield Public School
     It is always interesting to hear the thoughts and interpretations our young people have on particular subjects.  During Fire Prevention Week, the preschool classes at Springfield Public School, taught by Amber Vogel and Keesha Vigansky, studied about fire safety, firemen and fire trucks.  Each...
Springfield 2025 Homecoming Court.
Homecoming week 2025 at Springfield High School is next week—September 15-19.  The student council has come up with some fun activities for the students and staff to participate in during the week. Homecoming Queen candidates are Danielle Honemann, Lily Pingeon, Claire Potter, Mya Rice, Taylor...
Students and staff at St. Raphael Catholic School.
Students and staff at St. Raphael Catholic School gathered for an all-school photo to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year.
Springfield students who were part of the Seussical, Jr. cast.  From left:  Kairos Mathiowetz, Ezri Mathiowetz, Jozie Pingeon, Randee Dombek, Levi Johnson, Declan Johnson, Everly Jensen and Blair Lang.
     Over seventy students, ages 7-13, from Sleepy Eye, Springfield, New Ulm and the surrounding area were part of the cast of Seussical, Jr. that took the stage in Sleepy Eye this past weekend.  The show was sponsored by Sleepy Eye Community Theatre and Sleepy Eye Community Education.  The...
Springfield students learn about agriculture.
Through a Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council grant awarded to Minnesota 4-H aimed at increasing ag literacy and ag education opportunities within Minnesota, Cottonwood County 4-H was able to offer an AgEd Leaders in the Classroom program to all Springfield fourth grade students....

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