Moorhead Area Public Schools Community Newsletter

Community Newsletter • Spring 2024

MAPS History: Meet One of the Spuds'

All-Time Winningest Individual Athletes

Rudy Arechigo, MHS Class of 1954, is one of the most decorated individual athletes in Moorhead Spud history, winning two state titles in track and one in cross country. What makes this impressive feat incredible is that he did it in just over one year: Rudy didn't even go out for either sport until the spring of his junior year.

Honors Rolling in for Moorhead Area Public Schools

MHS' Angela Hase is the Moorhead Teacher of the Year!

Thanks to her ability to connect with her students and her unflinching commitment to promoting professional development among her peers, MHS English teacher Angela Hase is your 2023-24 Teacher of the Year. See what her fellow teachers had to say about this year's award-winner.

MHSCA's Johanna Heigaard Earns Statewide Award

Awarded each year for a teacher with less than five years' experience in Career and Technical Education, the statewide honor recognizes teachers who have made significant contributions toward innovative and unique CTE programs. Mrs. Heigaard is now up for regional New Teacher of the Year against the winners from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin—with a chance at the national award.

Moorhead City Council Honors Steve Moore

During their February 12 meeting, the Moorhead City Council presented MAPS Executive Director of Operations and Emergency Management Steve Moore with their MoorHeart Award. The Council praised Moore for his leading role in the opening of the new MHS, including overseeing the move from the old MHS—all in the two weeks over winter break.

Career Academy Selected for National Award

American School & University Magazine announced that the MHS Career Academy is one of 73 schools across the entire country to win an "Outstanding Design" award in their 2023 Architecture Portfolio. MHSCA was one of three schools honored in the Adaptive Reuse category.

Kurdish Language Class Bridges Generations and Cultures

MPR reporter Dan Gunderson takes you inside the Kurdish language class at MHS, taught by Zak Amin, to show how it is connecting students with their families and communities in new and exciting ways.

State Finals Appearance Highlights eSports' First Season with MHS Activities

Though most winter sports were already in full midseason form in January, Moorhead High School’s newest activity was wrapping up its fall season with one appearance in the State Finals in the Twin Cities in one event and a top 10 finish in another.