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26 Apr 2022
News, Lake Country Power
Highlighting the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways, this series follows the success individual schools and communities have found with the innovative program. In Floodwood, Industrial Arts Teacher Dave Rohde, 11th grader Carter Grant, and Director of Ambulance Services Jenni Zahurones shared their experiences working with the program.
Rohde has taught at Floodwood Schools for over a decade and is a pastor at the Floodwood Assembly of God Church. He has also worked as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for the Floodwood Ambulance Service since 2010.
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