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Oral History with Matt Mitchell regarding his recollection of LGBTQ+ history at Simley

A couple of 2024 Star Tribune articles detailed how school districts in Minnesota are creating budget cuts in an effort to decrease the accelerated budget gap which resulted from factors such as inflation. In this process, schools are limiting the…

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 Nathan Peterson, a Simley alum who began attending Simley in 1996, graduating in 2000. In this oral history, Mr. Peterson discusses his experience at Simley High School, while highlighting the changes over time in the school system…

This interview took place on May 31, 2024, with Pat Gilbertson. Mr. Gilbertson has been an art teacher at Simley High School from 2000-2024 and worked at the middle school from 1991-2000. We interviewed him about how he got started as an art teacher,…

This is an interview with Patricia Williams, the former publications coordinator for ISD 199.

Oral History with Rebecca Ney regarding LGBTQ+ History including the formation of the second Gay Straight Alliance (GSA).

Interview with Thao Trinh about her experience escaping Vietnam and settling in Minnesota, her struggles as an immigrant adapting to culture and receiving education, and her eventual settlement in Inver Grove Heights.

This interview with Tim Drkula, owner of Drkula's 32 Bowl in Inver Grove Heights, discusses the history of Drkula's 32 Bowl and its connection to Inver Grove Heights and its history.

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…