The regular North Branch School Board meeting was moved up a week due to spring break over the second week of this month, and the Board voted its official approval (with member Grovender absent) to move forward with pursuing a grant for an apprenticeship instructor program to be offered in …
The public hearing for the City of Taylors Falls to get input on a plan to facilitate Hursh Ironworks in relocating to the Taylors Falls industrial park, opened and closed in about five minutes Monday night this week. There were no details drafted yet and the issue of the city …
The top 47 of 179 Minnesota High Tech Kids FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams from school districts and related programs, competed on February 16-17, at the Minnesota High Tech Kids FIRST Tech Challenge Raytheon State Championship at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul.
On Friday, February 23, 2024 Chisago Lakes High School will recognize, honor and induct Brenda Swanson, Herb Jangor, Sheila Strehlo and Lora Hilger Hanks into the Chisago Lakes Hall of Fame.
The agenda and presentation item for North Branch Superintendent Sara Paul last week covered the development of policy. It may not be an invigorating topic, but in today’s world, maintaining policy is at the top of to-do lists for schools. School districts in Minnesota have extensive policy mandates and additional …
The Chisago Lakes One Act team advances to Zimmerman high school, to compete towards earning a state performance at O’Shaughnessy on the campus of St. Catherine’s in February. Chisago took a third at the sectionals held at North Branch January 27. The group staged A Trip to the Moon, set …
In efforts to help the local food shelf, the Chisago Lakes Middle School Student Council hosted a Ramen-A-Thon that ran from December 1-21. Their goal was to collect 4,000 packages of Ramen noodles.
A few dozen North Branch schools staff members filled the school board meeting room last week to call attention to the unresolved contract talks. The visitors wore red T shirts and carried small signs with “196 days” (without a contract from July 1) printed on them. No one from the …
North Branch FIRST Tech Challenge Program has advanced three teams to the state meet February 16-17, 2024 at River Center in St. Paul. RoboGlaciers(7288), FIRE (8636) and Glitchy Bears (8637) with members in grades 7-10 from North Branch Area Public Schools will all be advancing.
The COVID pandemic has been blamed for leaving behind a legacy of negative long term individual health issues but also, perhaps we are seeing a dampening effect on certain community connections.
The Chisago Lakes School Board began the process of regrouping after the two failed voter questions in early November. At their regular meeting Thursday, November 16, Superintendent Brian Dietz said the district is thankful for all the help and support received in the process and that they would see what …
Students at the Primary School made “turkeys in disguise” as part of an art lesson. The one below was reimagined as a cow. The kids had fun with the projects leading up to Thanksgiving!