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...
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 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...
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 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.
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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...
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 gathered for an all-school photo to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year.
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...
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....