SCHOOLS
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, …
5th grade student wins Chisago Lakes Spelling Bee
Monday, January 25, the Chisago Lakes Area Schools District Spelling Bee took place at the CLHS Peforming Arts Center. It was a two hour long affair that involved 39 spellers from 5th-8th grades. The winner of the Bee was a 5th grade student from Lakeside Elementary, Weston Harris – the …
Chisago Lakes Baptist students celebrate 'I Love to Read' month
Chisago Lakes Baptist School “I Love to Read” month (January) involved preschool through sixth grade classes participated in an all school read-aloud, Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo.
Breakfast Club gets a visit from a furry friend
Terina Peterson, Lino Lakes Police Officer and Derrick Hagen, K9 State Patrol officer were guests at Breakfast Club in January. The photo shows Derrick with Jack his K9 helper. The students learned about many possible duties as a police officer and about the K9 training.
Scandia Elementary piles up food for Elim Lutheran food shelf
Scandia Elementary second-grade students recently held a food drive to provide breakfast for needy families. The food drive focused on breakfast cereal and the students were able to collect more than 40 boxes of cereal, which were donated to the Elim Lutheran Church food shelf.Scandia Elementary second-grade students pose with …
St. Cloud State hosts 'Science Rocks'
The two fifth grade classes from Chisago Lakes Taylors Falls and Lakeside Elementary Schools, went to St Cloud State University last week for “Science Rocks” an annual event for advanced learners. There were 20 Chisago Lakes students attending, according to curriculum director Sarah Schmidt. In total 800 students from all …
Dresses bring community together
Volunteers--Bailey and Adrian-- pinned and prepared pillowcases being sewn for third world children into clothing, as part of a North Branch student-led effort. The students are helping to supply “Little Dresses for Africa” and their project started with collecting about 700 pillowcases, along with thread and sewing items. Nearly all …
Toys for Teens collection well-supported
Lakeside School held its annual Toys for Teens Drive November 23 - December 4. Teens are often overlooked during toy collections through the holidays. This year Lakeside Staff and Students collected over 300 items (including gift cards) and $118 in cash donations. The items collected benefit our local Anonymous Santa …
