‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Beloved principal leaves on high note
By Kinsley Wilcox-McBride This article is reprinted courtesy of the South High student newspaper, the Southerner. Beloved Principal Ray Aponte made a huge announcement on March 19: with the end of the 2018-19 school year, he will officially end his time as principal of South High. Aponte has served as South”'s Principal for the past five years. “I was really struggling with it all the way up until December or January”¦ But I am going to leave on my terms and not when somebody tells me to leave, so I am leaving on top. I feel like I have accomplished a lot here and in Minneapolis,” explained Aponte. “Now it”'s time for me to move on and maybe take my talents and go somewhere else where somebody else might need some help. I don”'t plan on retiring. I plan on taking some time off and reevaluating my position and my own personal track, but I suspect I will probably end up at a school some place.” Aponte has worked in [...]
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Augsburg Fairview Academy students hear real life stories from Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge participants LUCY PREYSZTeens shared their stories with other students during a Know the Truth presentation at Augsburg Fairview Academy. Left to right: Anthony, Troy and Casey. We hope that if you are ever faced with a situation where drugs are involved that you remember our stories,” said Anthony. by Lucy Preysz Two years ago, Anthony was 40 pounds lighter and had overdosed three times in one month. “I couldn”'t stop getting high,” he explained. “By the time I was in eighth grade I had used every prescription pill I could get my hands on. I was addicted to painkillers and took pain medication every day of eighth-grade.” Anthony was one of three presenters who shared their stories with students at Augsburg Fairview Academy on March 13, 2019 as part of Know the Truth™, the substance-use prevention program of Minnesota Adult [...]
