After-school lab

Twenty-four Staples-Motley
fourth and fifth graders enjoyed two days of special,
after-school learning Dec. 6 and 8 at Central Lakes College in Staples.
Their teachers were CLC students in anatomy and physiology, whose service-learning
exercise required them to provide stations demonstrating skeletal, muscular,
and nervous systems. The CLC students are enrolled in a semester-long class taught by Ann Domagala,
biology and chemistry instructor. They worked in teams to offer interactive
exploration and measurable outcomes. The collegians included Michelle Herbst, Stephanie St. Hilair, Erica Munsch,
and Becky George, Baxter; Meleah Holbrook, JoLeen Buchta, Laura Moore, Anne
Holker, and Rachel Keehr, Brainerd; Alanna Tibbetts, Aitkin; Amanda Brown,
Staples; Ryan Markham, Pequot Lakes; Jennifer Swanson, Upsala; Nanci Dupre,
Royalton; Meg McArdell, Fort Ripley; Leah Peterson, St. Cloud; and Molly
Anderson, Randall. Photos by Mark Slupe