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The three finalists to become the next superintendent for the St. Cloud Area School District are in town this week. School Board Chair Bruce Mohs says the board will then meet at 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, to choose a finalist.

The field of candidates for the St. Cloud Area School District Superintendent job has been whittled down to three. Last (Thursday) night the school board selected the top three finalists.

St. Cloud area students will show off their talents during the 12th Annual "Night of the Stars" variety show. There are three performances scheduled: tonight (Friday) at 7:00 p.m., tomorrow (Saturday) at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in downtown St. Cloud.

The final six candidates for the open superintendent position for St. Cloud area have been named.

This year's 5th and 6th grade classes at St. Cloud's Lincoln, Talahi, and Westwood elementaries will be heading to junior high next year. The St. Cloud Area School Board this (Thursday) evening unanimously approved a plan to move the sixth grade at each of those buildings to North and South Junior High.

More sixth grade students in the St. Cloud Area School District could be moved to the junior high buildings next year. The school board will consider a plan tonight (Thursday) to transition the sixth graders at Lincoln, Talahi, and Westwood to North and South Junior High.

The St. Cloud Area School Board will be tackling some big issues in 2013, including the future of Clark Field. The board elected longtime member Bruce Mohs has the chair, during an organizational meeting this (Monday) evening.

St. Cloud area school officials are looking for some feedback, as they begin the search for the district's next superintendent. Two Community Input Sessions are scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). At 10:00 a.m. at the Whitney Senior Center, and at 7:00 p.m. at the Apollo High School Resource Center.

The St. Cloud Area School Board has chosen a search firm, to look for the district's next superintendent. The company "School Exec Connect" will be paid $19,500, plus expenses not to exceed $3,500.

The St. Cloud Area School District is holding a surplus auction tomorrow (Saturday). It will be held at the District Services Building at 737 Osseo Avenue South in St. Cloud.