SCHOOLS
Don't be such a pig...
The Chisago Lakes Middle School would like to thank everyone who supported our fall magazine fundraiser! We raised over $10,000 to help fund field trips
Local students place in National Merit Scholarship program
Principal Dave Ertl, of Chisago Lakes High School, presented the Commended National Merit Scholarship awards to five scholastically talented seniors on Wednesday, October 3rd. These students
Lakes Intl. Academy receives Allina grant
Can a lifelong commitment to health begin in elementary school? Lakes International Language Academy, Forest Lake, will participate in a novel partnership with Allina Health. Lakes International Language Academy has been selected as a School Health ConnectionTM site for the 2012–13 school year, which includes a $10,000 grant to promote …
Lakeside School teacher is award-worthy
Education is a key component in conservation and educating children is especially important. They are tomorrow’s stewards of the land. One area teacher has been recognized for her outstanding effort to educate the fourth graders at Lakeside Elementary School
Chisago Lakes introduces new administrative staff
Curriculum Director - Sarah Schmidt Chisago Lakes School District welcomes Sarah Schmidt to the position of Director of Curriculum and Communications.
Chisago Lakes - North Branch Robotics Team participates in State Fair
The Chisago Lakes-North Branch Robotics Team 3038 participated in a demonstration/competition last week, at the Minnesota State Fair.
Leadership team at North Branch provides dual role for Carlson
rett Carlson, Activities Coordinator for North Branch Area High School, has been named half-time Activities Director and half-time Community Education Director for North Branch
North Branch welcomes new staff
North Branch Schools welcome new instructors and one new counselor to the district for the upcoming school year.
NB-CL first robotics team at the State Fair
Team 3038, representing North Branch and Chisago Lakes Area High Schools, dropped off their robot at the State Fair August 14. The robot will be judged in the mechanical division and be on display
Solar panels working well; reminder of successful schoolwide effort
The solar collection grid installed atop the Chisago Lakes Middle School is running at about the expected capacity and energy production levels hoped for when the special project was installed approximately two years ago. The panels are visible on the Highway 8 side of the middle school.
North Branch School Board wonders if time to start hiring
The teacher contract that was recently ratified in the North Branch District, which is retroactive to July 1, 2011, resulted about $200,000 “extra” which was projected to be spent but ended up not being needed due to how wages and benefits were settled. School Board members last week discussed whether …
Donna Mathias Service Award goes to three student volunteers
Fairview Lakes Medical Center in June recognized the contributions of three outstanding student volunteers with the Donna Mathias Student Service Award. Each year the Fairview Lakes Auxiliary funds the award in amounts of $500 or $1,000.
