SCHOOLS
Fairview Medical Center Auxiliary awards $23,000 in scholarships
Each year, the Fairview Lakes Medical Center Auxiliary sponsors $1,000 scholarships for academically outstanding students pursuing careers in health care. This year, the Auxiliary awarded 23 scholarships to local high school, college and post-graduate students.
North Branch celebrates their 2016 graduates
North Branch Area High School commencement for 201 seniors, took place Thursday, June 10.
North Branch High School Alumni honors two for Lifetime Achievement Awards
The North Branch High School Alumni Association honored two former students from NBHS with Lifetime Achievement Awards last week. The event took place at the senior center in the Uptown Maple Commons.
NB students read to Ecumen residents
North Branch students read books at Ecumen care facility.
Scholarship students noted at Senior Awards Night
Chisago Lakes High School held its annual Senior Awards night on Monday, May 9, 2016. During the event over $230,000 was awarded to over 60 students from the class of 2016. Scholarships were given from many local organizations and the Chisago Lakes Education Foundation. In addition to these local contributors …
Barnes and Noble favorite teacher nominee in NB
Middle school teacher Eli Davies was presented with the Barnes and Noble Favorite Teacher Award last Thursday! Amber Reed, Community Business Development Liaison, and Michelle Rogers, Manager of the Maplewood Barnes and Noble, came to North Branch Area Middle School to present the award. Alixandra Petrik (8th grade) entered her …
Team 3038 takes on tough region contest at U of M
The North Branch - Chisago Lakes Robotics Team 3038 got off to a fast start at the 10,000 Lakes Regional competition April 8 compiling a 4-0 record before dropping the next three matches to end the day 4-3. They returned to their winning ways with a decisive 95-25 win. Team …
NB student selected for national physician mentorship
Elise Toussaint, a 10th Grader at North Branch Area High School, will be a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA June 25-27. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or pursue medical research fields. This event is …
Chisago Lakes FFA students pay Rep. Barrett a visit
Chisago Lakes FFA students visitied with Rep. Barrett last week.
North Branch students off to State History Day
Branch Area Middle School (NBAMS) students presented their History Day projects at the regional History Day competition held at the University of Minnesota, Duluth Campus. Advancing to the state competition, which will be Sunday, May 1, at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus are: Adam Richards, Ryan Sanvik, Gavyn …
TF second graders make a difference
Second graders at Taylors Falls Elementary School sponsored a food drive for the Chisago Lakes Food Shelf. The students have been reading about how people can make a difference in their community. The students collected 329 food items.
Variety show planning started many months ago
With the 47th annual presentation of “World Tour Variety Show” at their school, more than 60 students at Chisago Lakes High School led audiences on a virtual global vacation over three nights, March 10-11-12.
North Branch District faclility needs beginning to be finalized for bond vote
The North Branch School Board is still short one member with the election to fill Aaron Gibbons’ seat not being held until later this summer. But the remaining five Board members are plugging away at formulating final wording of a bonding request for facilities.
Yang is spelling bee champion!
Nineteen students competed in the January 26 spelling bee at North Branch Area Middle School, and the bee lasted 14 rounds. Kobe Yang, 6th grade student, was crowned the school champion. Yang won by spelling the word "pneumonia" correctly. Runner-up and alternate for the regional spelling bee is Paige Weber, …
