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John's Journal: Let’s Spend A Day With Some Great Concert Bands

High school bands from Section 2A Subsection 8 gathered in Jordan for the annual Large Group Contest. Yes, the MSHSL is involved in athletics, but it also proudly oversees all kinds of fine arts activities, ranging from theater to speech to debate to visual arts to choir and band.
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John's Journal: Duluth East Student Named Hearts Of The Arts Winner

Juniper Kelly-Swing from Duluth East High School is a veteran debate team member who has accomplished much, to the betterment of others. To honor commitment to school, fellow students and the community, Juniper has been named this year’s recipient of the MSHSL Heart of the Arts award.
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John's Journal: A Thousand Games For Alexandria’s Kohler

Alexandria's Wendy Kohler has coached – and won – more basketball games than any female coach in Minnesota high school history, but her impact on the game and her players since the early 1980s has been profound in a manner that goes way beyond numbers.
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John's Journal: Learning The Right Lessons At Wadena-Deer Creek

Win or lose, this year’s Wadena-Deer Creek boys hockey team has a lot to be proud of. They represent their school and community well on and off the ice and when they face challenges in their future, you can bet that the lessons from the ice will serve them well.
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John's Journal: Basketball Is A Family Affair In Annandale

Annandale's Skip Dolan has announced that he will retire from coaching when this season ends, and that announcement has cast a sweet sense of history and memory over the 2023-24 season. Skip has been leading the boys basketball team for more than four decades, and his impact over all those years and all those kids simply cannot be measured.
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John’s Journal: The Pride Of Moorhead Is Standing Tall

As students at Moorhead High School return from the holiday break this week, they are walking into a special place. Their old school – at least much of the old school – has been replaced with new facilities, which are opening as kids come back to class.
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John's Journal: Gymnastics Team Makes History At Albany

Decades from now, a small group of dedicated female athletes will look back with pride at what they accomplished in their time at Albany High School. Their numbers are small but they are pioneers as members of the school’s very first varsity gymnastics team.