School News

Teacher of the Year, Brandon Wilhelmi,  pictured with the entire 5th grade class.
     Brandon Wilhelmi has been named the 2026 Teacher of the Year at Springfield Public School by the Springfield Education Association.  A member of the faculty for thirteen years, he is honored and extremely grateful to be selected by his fellow teachers for the award.      Wilhelmi grew up in...
National Honor Society
Thirteen students at Springfield High School were inducted into the National Honor Society during a ceremony in the school auditorium the evening of March 23. They join the returning 13 members of Springfield’s NHS.  The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school...
Ms. MaryEllen Kennedy
     For forty plus years, March has been officially designated as Music in Our Schools Month by the National Association for Music Education.  It is the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation.  It gives music teachers the opportunity to bring their music...
Music in our schools month
  For forty plus years, March has been officially designated as Music in Our Schools Month by the National Association for Music Education.  It is the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation.  It gives music teachers the opportunity to bring their music...
The Springfield High School Concert Choir, directed by Mr. Bailey Cords
The Springfield High School Concert Choir, directed by Mr. Bailey Cords, performed a concert last Thursday morning, February 12 at the South Dakota In-Service Music Educators Conference on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.  The...
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...

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