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An inside look at new Mariner Middle School BY ERIK SUCHY STAFF WRITER
After a year and a half of development, Mariner Middle School in White Bear Lake is ready to open for the 2024 to 2025 school year. Now, Press Publications has an inside scoop about the new changes at the location. Like the former Sunrise Park Middle School, the three middle school grades will be divided into separate hallways. Sixth-graders will occupy the 400s hallway. Seventh-graders will take up the 500s and part of the 600s hallways, respectively. Eighth-graders will share the other half of the 600s hallway with the seventh-grade while also wholly occupying the 700s hallway. To account for Mariner’s more expansive space compared to Sunrise, the district will bring in more lockers from Sunrise to increase its student capacity. “We are planning for 450 students per grade level,” said principal Christina Pierre. “Right now, we’re running at about 300, so we definitely have room to expand.” Another new feature will be what Pierre calls the Mariner Rectangle. The rectangle refers to the hallways that run on both sides of the school’s Learning Commons down to the tech-ed and 400s hallway classrooms. “The reason we’re teaching students the Mariner rectangle is that when you’re in the rectangle, you can find different offices through there,” explained Pierre. “These include the main office, health office, and classes like tech-ed, music and art. “You can find anything you need throughout the building because it branches off the Mariner rectangle.” The school also includes different “collaborative
WBLAHS Community Open House 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 Those who are interested in touring the renovated White Bear Lake Area High School are invited to join us for a Community Open House event from 3-6 p.m. on Aug. 29. Stick around for our season opener football game, which will kick off at 7 p.m. It’s the perfect opportunity to see the facilities and cheer on our Bears! See special section pullout on pages 13-16
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New shop owner seeks to empower women BY ERIK SUCHY STAFF WRITER
Amelia Reigstad has seen her way through many careers, including public relations, university professor and writer. But she considers empowering women to be her most important job of all. Reigstad plans to open her first shop, The Women Collective, at the Clark Avenue strip mall in downtown White Bear Lake. With an emphasis on inspiring and uplifting female customers, Reigstad said she is seeking to create more than just a shop.
“Wanting women to see joy when they come into a space designed for them is important,” said Reigstad. “This shop will be where they can come together and reflect on what inspires them.” Reigstad’s desire to empower women sparked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Reigstad moved to White Bear Lake in 2012, working as a professor at Canadian and United States-based colleges before and after her move. There, Reigstad taught courses on strategic communications. Once the pandemic hit, however,
Reigstad began to reevaluate her career. “My Ph.D is in gender communications,” said Reigstad. “Most of it was focused on how men and women communicate differently, so I began wondering how to turn this into a business.” Reigstad founded her own business shortly after, Amelia Reigstad Communication Consulting. As a consultant, Reigstad offers workshops and development and leadership training to help employees communicate and work effectively.
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White Bear Lake resident/professor Amelia Reigstad is set to open her very own shop, The Women Collective, on September 5.
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