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Stephanie Koerber
Joining the special education team at the NRHEG secondary building this year is Stephanie Koerber. Originally from Freeborn, Stephanie currently resides in Albert Lea along with her husband, Tom, daughter, Briella, who is in third grade, and 3-year-old son, Dale.
Koerber graduated from...
John Sand
NRHEG Elementary welcomes John Sand as the new grade five teacher this year. Originally from Cannon Falls, Sand currently resides in Austin, where he has previously taught for a year at Pacelli Catholic School and five years at Austin Public Schools.
Sand’s family includes a daughter going...
Josephine Schatz
Joining the NRHEG music staff this year is newlywed Josephine Schatz from Montgomery, Minnesota. Schatz obtained her degree in K-12 music education from MSU Mankato and says she went into teaching, because, “I know school is a safe place for students and I want students to know that my classroom...
Lindsay Reisdorfer
Fourth grade teacher Lindsay Reisdorfer might be a familiar face; she came to know the community, students and staff at NRHEG School District when she began as a substitute teacher in the district two years ago. “During my time working here, I was welcomed warmly by both students and staff,” she...
Nikki Cromwell
Nikki Cromwell, a resident of Geneva, is the new administrative assistant in the NRHEG secondary building, replacing Teri Kormann upon her retirement. Cromwell is married to Michael Pederson and has two “awesome” kids: senior Harbor and Winter, who will be a junior. “We have a four-year-old...
Calle Chartrand
The Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) kitchen in the high school has a new face this year; Calle Chartrand recently moved from the Twin Cities to Ellendale (along with her mini goldendoodle named Daisy and a charcoal Lab named Gunner) to take the position of departed teacher Kelly Delacruz...
“There are always complications when it comes to construction projects,” observes Kevin Nack, NRHEG’s “go-to” person when it comes to the array of updates taking place this June, July and August at both the NRHEG elementary and secondary sites. “It’s how they’re dealt with that determines the...
Jason Casey of Sun Honey LLC was among the venders offering honey for sale during the event.
As visitors arrived at the historic Hofmann Apiary site northeast of Janesville, they were greeted by a to-scale queen bee. Glistening in shades of brown and gold, she greeted workers and drones as they arrived. She reminded them bees have every right to their own celebration, since more than one...
During their regular August 19 meeting, NRHEG school board members authorized district transportation director Dan Schmidt to place an order for a new school bus to be brought into service at the beginning of the 2025-’26 school year. Schmidt mentioned the base price for a bus is about $135,000...
An Ellendale inclusive playground rendering shows how the park will have multiple different surfaces and varying options between games and rides.
The city of Ellendale has begun preparations to build an inclusive playground at Ellendale Elementary School that will be accessible to all children.
Easy-to-use structures and games will make the playground enjoyable for everyone – including children with different physical and cognitive...