Hamilton Bell, the new minorities consultant at Simley High School, was hired to assist in lessening racial issues after minority families complained to administrators about racial threats. He hoped to break the bad stigma that was put on minorities.
The SCARED Proposal at Simley was introduced to combat racism. Many minority families have mentioned getting telephone threats so SCARED hopes to help integrate minorities into their classes.
Hamilton Bell mentions the benefits of bringing racial diversity to schools. Seeing only a few students of different races will not make a difference in the behaviors of white children. Children need to see more differences in their peers to be…
A 1971 account of the death of Cindy Richter, an alumna of Simley High School (Class of 1966, Hamline University Class of 1970) who died during the Vietnam War while serving as a recreational worker with the Red Cross.
Jerry Sakala's account of the drowning of Alex Toureville in 2002, and it's effect on Simley High School and the Inver Grove Heights community. The name of Inver Grove Heights buildings and grounds director Kevin McNamara is misspelled in the…
Following the disappearance of Corrine Erstad on June 1, 1992, police officers and volunteer firefighters contributed to a week long search for Corrine's body in the Pine Bend Landfill starting on June 2. Robert Guevara's storage locker in West St.…
Letter written by Jim Backstrom to Tom Kirchner, Simley High School Science teacher, regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court Rulings on usage of sufficient DNA evidence in the Corrine Erstad court case