2017 August
- Proficiency rates stable on state tests
- City of Maple Grove, Osseo Area Schools partner to update three school playgrounds
2017 July
- District 279 Foundation's annual Reading is Fun 5K Run/Walk slated for Aug. 12
- Brooklyn Park celebrates 'Suzette Erickson Day' July 24
- Park Center teacher participates in national program focused on teaching across cultures
- Maple Grove Senior High student donates 22 musical instruments to Osseo Area Schools
2017 June
- Tutors needed for multiple sites, subject areas in Osseo Area Schools
- Kraus, Theisen make history as Spotlight Education Triple Threat Award winners
- Osseo, Maple Grove seniors win college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships
- Maple Grove Middle School student paints mural and speaks to equity
- Osseo Area Schools congratulates Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for its recent grant award
- Park Center bilingual students receive state honor
- As seen on TV: 'Read While You Ride' program, Cedar Island students featured on KARE 11
- Park Center's Jason Robins wins MVP honors from MN Adapted Athletics Association
- Weaver Lake third grade students reach milestone in Feed My Starving Children partnership
- Woodland Elementary student is one of nation's top 'WordMasters'
- Nearly 500 middle school students gain global citizenship skills and participate in Model United Nations Conference
2017 May
- Park Center teacher recognized with national, state educator awards
- CCX News Standout Student: Maple Grove Senior High's Rajiv Dharnipragada (YouTube video)
- Park Center student wins silver medal in prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Brooklyn Middle STEAM students plant more than 50 trees with support of community partners
- District 279 high school artists win awards at MSHSL section festival
- North View Middle students shine in hands-on writing apprenticeship program
- District 279 Foundation grant brings fuzzy friends to Elm Creek kindergartners
- Ostlund up for national math/science teaching award
- Multicultural celebrations planned at several schools this spring
- Maple Grove student accepted to new B.A./M.D. program at University of Minnesota Medical School
- Joan Roberson named Osseo's candidate for 2017 Minnesota ESP of the Year
- Six teams from Osseo Area Schools qualify for Destination Imagination Global Finals
- Osseo Area Learning Center students win awards at state conference
- Osseo Area Schools General Counsel Margaret Westin receives career achievement award
- Imagine that: Creative play system supports STEM, health initiatives at Fair Oaks Elementary
- CCX News Standout Student: Park Center Senior High's Andrew Chen (YouTube video)
- OASIS to host presentation on youth and technology May 9
- Park Center's Gosa Dube wins Grand Prize at Congressional Art Competition; three other students win awards
- Osseo Area Schools receives accolades for financial reporting excellence
- Osseo Middle School students, teacher win VFW awards
2017 April
- Maple Grove Senior High earns national 'Best High Schools' honor
- School district seeks applicants for 2017-2018 Enrollment and Capacity Management Advisory Committee
- Student and CEO: Maple Grove's Josh Miller is WCCO's 'Minnesotan to Meet'
- Rice Lake's Amy Paton named Minnesota Elementary School Counselor of the Year
- Zanewood blends STEAM concepts with curriculum during World Art Day showcase
- Grove Area Percussion takes top honors at state in sophomore season
- Palmer Lake student a top-10 finalist in statewide D.A.R.E. essay contest
- Three student athletes named 2017 Athena Award winners
- The big 5-0: Wastebasket Revue's 50th anniversary show opens April 20
- Maple Grove Link Crew leaders volunteer at Shriners Hospitals for Children prom
- Explore American Indian culture April 29 at Osseo Middle School
- Osseo Area Schools receives 2017 Best Communities for Music Education honor
- Maple Grove Senior High's Ann Boline wins VFW teaching award
- Park Center students win awards at Model UN State Conference
2017 March
- More to explore: Zanewood students discover new paths on Scholars' Choice Day
- Two Osseo students selected for national ceramics exhibition
- Maple Grove CI-Adapted floor hockey team takes third at state
- Proven partnership: Park Brook students playing key role in French Park design project
- Osseo Area Schools students excel at regional Destination Imagination tournament; 11 teams qualify for state
- Weaver Lake, Birch Grove recognized with national magnet school awards
- 2017 CDF Freedom Schools application process underway
- District 279 Teachers' Show opens March 15 at Maple Grove Arts Center
- Creating community: Fair Oaks students, families gather to support fire departments
- Celebrate 50 years of the District 279 Children's Chorus
- CCX News Standout Student: Osseo Senior High's Maren Strootman (YouTube video)
- Basswood Elementary Principal Patrick Smith wins statewide leadership award
- Weaver Lake Elementary reduces cafeteria waste by 80 percent
2017 February
- Maple Grove's Breanna Blesi named state's top senior goaltender
- Osseo Middle School students celebrate World Read Aloud Day
- Elementary, middle school students take the stage this spring
- Calling all Children's Chorus alumni: Return to the stage for the 50th Anniversary Concert
- Four Osseo Area Schools students named National Merit Scholarship finalists
- Edinbrook Elementary fifth-grader wins national fitness grant for school
- Osseo Senior High wins state's first high school powerlifting championship
- Osseo students shine at DECA district, prepare for state competition
- Osseo Area Schools students perform in all-conference ensembles at music festival
- Osseo Area Schools students earn 39 MN Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Reimagine Minnesota: A community conversation about equity and educational excellence
- Park Center Senior High to stage "Mary Poppins" in March
- Campbell's award helps expand literacy programming at Elm Creek Elementary
2017 January
- Metro State/Osseo Area Schools partnership aims to increase diversity of teacher workforce
- Elm Creek students take on Great Kindness Challenge
- Two Osseo Area Schools teachers named 2017 MN Teacher of the Year candidates
- Fair Oaks Elementary receives HealthierUS School Challenge honors
- Golden again: MGSH hockey star Taylor Wente, Team USA win world title
- Maple Grove ambassadors inspire elementary students to dream
- Rush Creek's Kirsten Anderson wins KS95 Teacher of the Week