If there’s one thing I’ve learned after years in education—and honestly, just from life in general—it’s this: consistency matters.
Not just sometimes. Not just when it’s convenient. All the time.

The March Kasson-Mantorville High School Students of the Month were awarded KoMet Koins at the March school board meeting. Pictured left to right are freshman Audrey Peterson, junior Emma Matzek, and senior Berkeley Klaehn. Not pictured: Kariana Melcher.

Triton track and field kicked off its 2026 season with a strong start, winning its indoor meet last week at Mankato State University.
On the boys side, the Cobras won the meet which featured six other southeast Minnesota schools.
The boys team scored 114 points, 37 points more than the second best JWP/WEM.
Hayfield finished the meet in sixth place with a score of 42.

Hayfield runner Hadley Doman broke the indoor school record in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:36.46 in the team’s first meet of the season last week. The previous record was set by Kathleen Freiheit in 2007 with a time of 5:45.3.