SCHOOLS
Doohen wins NBAMS spelling bee!
North Branch Area Middle School, 21 finalists in grades 5-8 participated in the second annual Spelling Bee Thursday, Jan. 29. Students made it through 15 rounds of challenging words. The school champion is Noah Doohen, 7th grade, who will move on to the Regional Spelling Bee on Feb. 12 at …
Schmidt brothers impressive in Spelling Bee
Chisago Lakes Area Schools held their annual district spelling bee contest January 26. There were 20 students from 5th, 6th and 7th grades who participated. The event took place at the Performing Arts Center. It took 16 rounds to determine a winner. Ironically, it was two brothers Alex and Jonah …
Local NHS volunteers collect toys and food
Local National Honor Society students volunteered to help Rotary and Chisago City firefighters in the annual mobile collection, where Santa rides aboard the flatbed trailer welcoming young visitors while collecting toys and food items. The Chisago Lakes High School Honor Society participants, pictured with the collected items at the fire …
Meeting current and future needs
Last fall voters passed a referendum providing increased funding for the Chisago Lakes school district amounting to $820,000. Four target areas were identified prior to the vote: school security, class size reduction, program improvement, and technology upgrades.
Chisago Lakes students semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship
Paige Frank (left) and Alexandra Saueressig are 2015 National Merit Semifinalists. National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 59th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring …
Hunts drivers celebrated for going the extra mile
There are some amazing drivers working for the Chisago Lakes schools transportation system...10 of them made it to work every single day last year, and one, George Schluter, hasn’t missed a day in 10 years.
Lunch prices creeping up in Chisago Lakes
Starting next year, Chisago Lakes meal prices will be on the uptick. The school board approved raising the breakfast price in elementary and secondary schools from $1.15 to $1.25. The lunch price will also rise a little bit, going from $2 at the elementaries to $2.05 and from $2.20 at …
NB Alumni Association honors three for lifetime achievement
The North Branch High School Alumni Association formed in 1992 with an early mission of supporting post-secondary education for graduating seniors by issuing scholarships. The association has awarded more than 100 scholarships and will add another 13 for this Vikings class of 2014. The group introduced another chapter to its …
2014 Chisago Lakes Prom king and queen
Chisago Lakes’ prom king and queen were Mitch Berg and Allison Borgstrom. Prom was held on Saturday, April 26 at the McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota.
Middle School holds meeting on devices
The Chisago Lakes Middle School administration held an information meeting April 7 to discuss a program called BYOD. BYOD is an acronym for bring your own device. The Middle School would like eighth graders to purchase a device such as a Chromebook for class studies. The Chromebooks exist now in …
History teacher finds tourney brackets to be helpful, engaging tool for students in pursuit of most influential Minnesotan
If you were to overhear students in Ms. Hawkinson’s middle school classes discussing who is advancing to the “sweet 16” you might chalk it up to all the NCAA tournament talk this time of year. But at the Chisago Lakes Middle School, the bracket charts posted on the walls in …
Olympics-style contest sends students to principal's office
The theme for I Love to Read Month at Lakeside Elementary School was the 2014 Olympics, and one of the contests that makes the month a special fun time for the students was guessing the true identities of disguised teachers. There were 33 staff who dressed as Olympic contestants, almost …
NB Robotics team advances to state
Last September, after receiving grant money from Lakes State Credit Union and North Branch Technology Department, North Branch was able to start three FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams. "After five very successful years with out North Branch-Chisago Lakes Team 3038 robotics team, it only seemed logical that we would get …
New board member sworn in at North Branch School Board meeting
The vacancy on the North Branch School Board was filled January 9 with the Board appointing Aaron Gibbons. The vote was 3-2 with members Randy Westby and Jay Falk opposed.
