Inver Grove Heights Week in Review: Oct. 24-30

This week, Patch published a series of school board candidate questionnaires, allowing the candidates to respond, in their own words, to questions regarding important issues facing Inver Grove Heights School District 199. Seven candidates are running for four open seats on the board this year. Election Day is Nov. 8 Here are links to the questionaires:

that would recognize unmarried homosexual and heterosexual couples came to an end this week, when the council voted 4-1 against the registry. On a sidenote,

Patch published an in-depth profile of Inver Grove Heights newest charter school, the STEP Academy, this week. The school opened on Sept. 6, and is focused on science, technology, engineering and math teaching. But school officials also want to help underprivileged students get into college.

The Inver Grove Heights school district also made headlines this week, when Patch published a story examining the , who allegedly admitted to bringing a knife to school.

According to census data and a MinnPost report, , and 5.5 percent of city residents now fall under the poverty line.

In sports news, the Simley High School football team , setting up a match on Saturday against undefeated St. Thomas Academy, in which the Spartans were defeated 42-8.