Jordan High School held its 2010 National Honor Society induction ceremony Wednesday evening. Twenty-seven new students joined the society. See some photos from the ceremony in this slide show:

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Politics in Minnesota describes what it calls an "outbreak of bipartisanship" yesterday morning during a state House committee hearing:

"Staunch conservative Rep. Mark Buesgens, R-Jordan, won an amendment on a narrow voice vote in the State and Local Government Operations committee.

Vice ChairwomanJeanne Poppe initially decided the amendment failed when the members voiced their votes.

When Buesgens called for division, however, the outcome came out in his favor.

Jordan Elementary School principal Stacy DeCorsey was recently recognized at a reception with Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Commissioner of Education Alice Seagren in honor of her receiving the National Distinguished Principal Award. As a result of her work, she continues to receive prestigious invitations to speak, teach, and advocate in various capacities in colleges and universities, for the state and federal government, and for professional educational associations. Also at the reception were Minnesota's teacher of the year and superintendent of the year.

Jordan Middle School hosted the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program graduation ceremony last Thursday. More than 120 students from Jordan Middle School and St. John the Baptist Catholic School received certificates of completion for their efforts in the program. See some photos of the ceremony staff writer Katrina Styx took as well as a shot of each student who received a certificate.

Fifth- and sixth-graders at Jordan Middle School spent much of their day with jump ropes Thursday as part of a fund-raiser for the American Heart Association. Staff writer Katrina Styx took these photos of the fifth-graders: