SCHOOLS
Small engines program outgrows Wyoming home, now at FLHS
The youth mechanics program “Tried and True” has been housed since 2015 at a shop in the city of Wyoming. The Lakes Center for Youth & Families mechanics skills program started to outgrow its space, and, through a great collaboration process with a local school district, the small engines program …
Friends of Wild River State Park and area school students are a perfect match
The Chisago Lakes School District Life Work Center (LWC) was honored by the Friends of Wild River State Park during a pancake breakfast at the park, Saturday March 10.
Wildcat select choir members compete
Tuesday, February 27 Chisago Lakes High School Select Choir sent 12 students to perform at State Solo/Ensemble Contest held at Andover High School. Out of the 12, 10 performances received Superior Ratings (the highest rating) and two solo performances received Excellent Ratings (2nd highest score). Outstanding work by our choir …
Sunrise River Elementary collects for food shelf and hits the beach
It may have only registered about 20 degrees outside-- but Sunrise River Elementary School in North Branch enjoyed a nice sunny day at the beach last week.
CL to dissolve TIES relationship, plans unveiled for Community Center
The Chisago Lakes School Board voted to begin the process of separating from Technology and Information Educational Services (TIES) at the Thursday, January 4 school board meeting.
D.A.R.E. graduation program recognizes winners
Taylors Falls Elementary D.A.R.E. program featured awards, as well as guest speaker former Police Chief Kevin Stenson. Above: Essay winners Alexis Robinson, Carston Schaefer and Laney Gibbs pose with officer Cory Spencer.
"Millie" thoroughly enjoyable
Chisago Lakes High School held their play "Thoroughly Modern Millie" this past weekend to great acclaim.Some of the great cast members during the intro dance number
Joseph rocks the North Branch High School
Zach Fluegel played Joseph in the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat musical North Branch High School put on. The show had great attendance and crowds were enjoying themselves.
2018 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year goes to North Branch's Deb Henton
The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) has named Dr. Deb Henton, Superintendent of North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS), as the 2018 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year.
Thimm calls it a career
Each and every one of us longs to someday retire on our own terms. Some of us are lucky to do so, some of us are not. We work our entire life for the hopes of one day not having an agenda, not having to be at work on time, …
A new school year is at hand
I am honored to introduce myself as the Superintendent of the Chisago Lakes Public Schools! My name is Dean Jennissen, and I am looking forward to serving the students, staff, and families in these beautiful cities with fantastic schools. My wife Lisa, who is also an educator, and I have …
TF students learn to 'Saddle Up and Read!' over the summer
Congratulations to these Taylors Falls students who completed the Saddle Up and Read! summer reading program. They read lots of amazing books! For their accomplishments, they each received a free book from our Usborne Book Fair, pencil with boot topper and cow print slap bracelet.
New superintendent starts at Chisago Lakes in September
Chisago Lakes found their man.
CLHS team runs three vehicle entries in the 29th annual MTEEA Supermileage Challenge
Three teams of students and advisors Mike Sandell and Ryan Dewey participated in the Minnesota Technology and Engineering Educators Association “Supermileage Challenge” May 14-16.
