(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by St. Cloud Area School District.)

St. Cloud Area School District announces that Apollo and Tech High Schools will form a co-op Nordic ski team for the 21-22 school year. Along with other district co-op teams, the team will be known as the St. Cloud Crush. The cooperative agreement between Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools and the District for Nordic Ski has been dissolved by mutual agreement as the programs commit to growing their respective teams.

St. Cloud Crush co-op teams are being organized to maintain healthy, thriving activities at both high schools and to be competitive in conference level activities while still offering three levels of teams so that students are safe and successful when competing.

New Tech HS Activites Director

St. Cloud Area School District announced that Eric Ruska will join the district on August 9 as Activities Director at Tech High School. Ruska brings over 20 years of experience as a science teacher and head coach for multiple sports in the Osseo School District.