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Minutes of the ISD 199 School Board dated March 26, 1985. At this meeting, among other topics, board members heard arguments for changing the name of Simley High School.

An American Indian village is depicted with wooden dwellings and people of various ages in the foreground.

A 2000 article detailing the shuttered Inver Grove Elementary, its history, and some teachers and former administrators affected by its loss. The building had just been put up for sale.

A 1961 newspaper article by Don Heinzman of theSt. Paul Dispatch detailing Simley High School's 1960-61 school year. Details include the building's completion after students had already begun classes and the greater number of opportunities enjoyed by…

Dr. Jerry Robicheau, superintendent of ISD 199 schools from 2000-2004, described his impressions and time leading Inver Grove Heights Schools. Robicheau took over at a turbulent time for the district financially, and in this interview describes how…

Photographs taken on the grounds of the former Inver Grove Elementary School, now Discovery Charter School and STEAM Academy.

In this interview, Douglas Bester, a longtime resident of Inver Grove Heights, describes his observations and experiences regarding the city’s transition into a suburb. The main points include the different industries introduced into Inver Grove…

An interview Nasiro Abdusalam, a Oromo immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1999. He recalls his experience all the way to America and Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. He puts strong emphasize on education and it's importance in the world,…

An interview with Will Short, the director of Simley athletics as well as they head coach of the Simley wrestling team. He discuses some of his coaching career and how his father Jim Short started the program back in 1960s. Will Short also talks…

A Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) assessment of the Pine Bend Historical Marker constructed by the National Youth Administration (NYA) in 1939-1940.