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The Star
June 23, 2014
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Helen Jean Patrow
Dennis Frederick
Helen Jean Patrow, age 72, was
welcomed into heaven by her Lord
and Savior on June 17. Helen was
dedicated to fulfilling the purpose for
which she was created. Helen was
born to Helmi and Arne Saari in Rolla,
North Dakota. Helen always had fond
memories of growing up on the fam-
ily farm. She attended a one-room
schoolhouse (Monroe Elementary)
before attending and graduating from
Rolla High School. She went on to at-
tend the University of North Dakota,
graduating with a Bachelor's Degree
in Business Education.
Helen's first teaching job was in
Bigfork, Minnesota, where she met
her husband of 50 years, Myron Pa-
trow. Helen and Myron lived in nu-
merous communities, many in which
Helen taught. She and Myron settled
in the Grand Rapids & Cohasset com-
munities where Helen taught at and
retired from the Grand Rapids Senior
High School where she touched the
lives of many.
For the past 18 years Helen and
Myron have lived in their home on
Big Rice Lake where Helen loved to
watch all the birds and animals that
visited their yard and played in their
lake.
Helen's pride and joy were her five
granddaughters. Grandma held back
nothing when it came to taking the
girls on their annual shopping trip to
Mall of America, overdoing Christ-
mas, and planning Camp Big Rice
Lake. When not with her granddaugh-
ters, Helen loved to travel, garden,
shop for antiques and read. Helen was
a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Cohasset, and served as a
ministry coordinator for Lutherans for
Life.
When diagnosed with cancer in
2013, Helen decided to let her story be
one that would honor God and bring
others closer to Him. She let God's
light shine through her in the clinics,
radiation and chemo labs, on the Car-
ing Bridge site that she authored, and
finally in the Grand Itasca health care
room where she passed from this life
into eternal glory with her loving hus-
band by her side.
Helen is preceded in death by her
parents Arne and Helmi Saari.
She is survived by her husband,
Myron; son Scott (Renee) Patrow;
daughter Stacy (Brian) Hipsag;
brother, Jim (LaDonna) Saari; and,
five beautiful granddaughters: Lauren
and Angie Hipsag, Morgan, Madi and
Macey Patrow.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day, June 21, at Our Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Cohasset. Pastor
Chris Gorshe will officiate.
If you wish to honor Helen with a
gift, she asked that you consider a do-
nation to either the Our Redeemer
Lutheran Church Music Program or
the Grand Itasca Foundation.
Arrangements are with the Rowe
Funeral Home and Crematory of
Grand Rapids, MN.
To sign the online guestbook or
send condolences visit www.rowefu-
neralhomeandcrematory.com.
Progress
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percent. Another way to qualify is by
something Gallagher described as a
safe harbor rule. Under the law, if a
district can reduce their non-profi-
ciency students by ten percent, they
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and again in the spring showed im-
provement. Despite the positive arc,
the school did not make AYP. The
reading result was 71.39 percent and
the math score was 75.83 percent.
can ma~ f~YP. Another way to make '!For our school,~to see oar stu-
AYP w~ in regards to students tiii- clents trend in a positive direction at
lizing Title One programs. Gallagher
indicated a school could only calcu-
late students in Title 1, and if they
made sufficient gains, they could
achieve the required results. The
fourth way dealt with the size of a re-
spective district. Gallagher said some
schools are so small they only report
every two or three years. As an ex-
ample, if a district made AYP last
year, but did not have sufficient data
to report this year, DPI considered
the school as making AYP this year.
As mentioned above, none of the
schools in Rolette, Bottineau or
Towner County made AYP, although
some came very close. The following
is a breakdown of how each district
scored.
Dunseith
The reading result in Dunseith
showed exactly half, or 50 percent, of
students in Dunseith reached the de-
sired result. The number was higher
in math where 57.47 percent reached
the proficiency mark.
Dunseith also fell short in the
graduation rate category, where the
goal was 93 percent and the result
was just over 71 percent.
Officials in Dunseith have worked
tirelessly to get the district to meet
AYP. Although scores have consis-
tently improved, the district has not
been able to reach the threshold
needed to qualify.
That is one of the reasons why the
school is becoming the first K-12
school in the state to try a four-day
school week beginning this August.
Superintendent Pat Brendon has said
his district is willing to try new
things to improve test scores.
Belcourt
A total of 52.88 percent of all stu-
dents reached the reading goal in
Belcourt. The number was even
higher in math where just under 62
percent of pupils passed. The num-
bers weren't as encouraging regard-
ing the graduation rate. The goal was
set at 94.5 percent and the result was
just under 69 percent.
Rolla
Baumgarn indicated every student
from Rolla who was tested in the fall
the end of the year is a better gauge
than AYP," Baumgam said.
Rolette
Students in Rolette scored over 70
percent in both reading and math but
the results still were not high enough
to reach AYP. The result in reading
was 70.99 percent and in math the
number was even higher at 74.10
percent.
St. John
The result in reading for students
from St. John was 57.21 percent and
in math the score was 60.57 percent.
Towner County
Over in Towner County the results
were much of the same. North Star
came close, recording an 85.71 per-
cent result in reading and 86.61 result
in math, but those numbers weren't
close enough. North Star Superin-
tendent Jeff Hagler echoed Baum-
gam's comments.
"I think we need to be held to
some standards, but they need to be
more realistic," Hager said. "To
reach the required level isn't attain-
able but something like this may help
us get rid of being complacent in any
way."
Students in Starkweather even
tested higher, but still were unable to
make AYE The results in reading
came in at 92.86 percent and in math
the numbers were 87.50 percent.
Dennis Frederick, age 75, of Bel-
court, ND passed away on Sunday,
June 15, 2014, at Altru Hospital,
Grand Forks, ND.
Dennis Allen Frederick was born
on February 13, 1939, to Mildred
(Dumont) Kjarvestad-Beaver. He
was adopted and raised by Robert
Frederick and Christine Frederick,
who were brother and sister. Dennis
attended school at St. Ann's Mission
in Belcourt. He was united in mar-
riage to Vivian Traverse and together
they had two sons, Mike and Gary.
They later divorced.
He then married Juanita Frederick
and together they had a son, Adrian,
and two daughters, Denise and
Denita, They later divorced.
Dennis was an iron worker for
many years working for Albany Iron-
works in Albany, CA, and Sioux
Manufacturing in Fort Totten, ND.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and
restoring motors.
Dennis also was very talented
with woodworking and upholstery. In
is early years, he liked playing cards
and dice with his many friends and in
later years they enjoyed sitting down
for a good visit.
Dennis was a very good cook and
especially good at making chili. He
will be lovingly remembered and
greatly missed by all of his family
members and many friends.
Special thanks to Dennis Curry,
Richard Nelson, and Darlene
Wadsworth, along with all the nurses,
doctors, and Father Alex King at
Altru Hospital in Grand Forks for all
of your support, caring, and devotion
during this difficult time.
Dennis is survived by his sons,
Mike Frederick of Watertown, SD,
Gary Frederick of Eagle Butte, SD,
and Adrian Frederick of Bisbee, ND;
daughters, Denise Frederick of Fort
Totten, ND and Denita (Reuben)
Johnson, stationed with the U.S.
Navy; many grandchildren and great
grandchildren; sisters, Gwen Enno,
Patty Trottier-Eller, Della Jollie,
Marie Kjarvestad, and Betty Poitra;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
mother, Mildred Dumont, adoptive
parents, Robert Frederick and Chris-
tine Frederick, brothers, Joe Dumont,
LeRoy Kjarvestad, half-sister, Nora
Houle, and uncles, OT Frederick and
George Frederick.
Casket Bearers are Donovan Du-
mont, Adrian Frederick, Stacey Fred-
erick, Ronald Houle, Dale Trottier,
and Steve DeCoteau.
, Honorary Bearers are Dennis
Laverdure, David Boyer, Josie
Lawrence, Roger Brown, Dalbert
Brien, Antone Gourneau, Vincent
Shaw, Joe Wilkie, Carl McKay, Jim
Baker, the late Leon Jackson, the late
Greggs DeCoteau, the late Buddy
Longie, and the late Dan Green,
along with all relatives and friends of
Dennis Frederick, especially mem-
bers of the Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa.
A visitation will begin at 5 p.m. on
Monday, June 23, 2014, at Fiddler's
Hall, Belcourt, with a Rosary Serv-
ice at 7 p.m. led by Father Patrick
Prajzner. Funeral Mass will be Tues-
day, June 24, 2014, at 10 a.m. at St.
Ann's Catholic Church, Belcourt,
with Father Patrick Prajzner presid-
ing. Burial will follow in St. Ann's
Catholic Cemetery, Belcourt.
Elick Funeral Home, Rolla, is in
charge of arrangements.
(www.elickfh.com).
Clayton Longie Sr.
Clayton Longie Sr., age 40, of B rt, NDpassed away on Wednesday,
June 18,~201,4 a~,Tr~y Hospital, Minot, ND.
Funeral Mass was held Monday, June 23, 2014 at St. Ann's'Catholic
Church, Belcourt, with Fr. Jeff Eppler, S.O.L.T. presiding.
Burial wasin St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Belcourt.
Elick Funeral Home, Rolla, ND was in charge of arrangements.
(elickfh.com).
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