School board candidates Aaron Olson and Sarah Aadland were presented with four questions topical to the Chisago Lakes School District and were given a limit of 500 words per answer.
The Chisago Lakes School District is asking two referendum questions this year, and there’s been plenty of queries swirling around what will be done with the money if either one passes.
During the first regular school board meeting of the school year on Thursday, September 28, Director of Curriculum Sarah Schmidt presented the district-wide state testing results (see Chisago County Press, August 31), which were steps in the right direction. The district, along with a majority of others in the state, …
North Branch’s Homecoming events featured a pickle ball tourney, a parade, rides on fire trucks, a PowderBuff volleyball game and a PowderPuff football game.
Rebecca Norelius and Quinn Malchow were elected as the Homecoming King and Queen for Chisago Lakes High School on Monday, September 25. The pair were chosen out of six candidates on each side and are representing the school, along with the other nominees, during Homecoming Week that culminates with the …
Lakes Area Police Sergeant Cory Spencer’s resignation was accepted with no comment from the police commission, September 13. He’s been on leave since March 2023, according to Chief Bill Schlumbohm and has been granted a “medical resignation.” The sergeant’s slot will most likely be filled internally, and approval was given …
The Chisago Lakes School District will have an election on Tuesday, November 7 to fill the remaining three years of former board member Cory Spencer’s seat. Spencer resigned earlier this year. There are two candidates for the seat: Sarah Aadland and Aaron Olson.
At the first school board meeting since the start of the 2023-2024 year, North Branch School Superintendent Sara Paul had a couple of newsworthy announcements for the School Board.
This is the time of year when the MN Department of Education releases a report card announcing scores of individual schools arising from testing done of students in the prior school year. The tests assess proficiency in math, reading and science in grades 3 to 8 and also grade 11 …
Chisago Lakes’ search for a new superintendent earlier this year led them to Brian Dietz, and now Dietz is hoping to lead Chisago Lakes to new heights, including passing a new levy in the fall.
Lakes Region EMS was a favorite segment of the day and enjoyed by youth who participated in Safety Camp, July 11 at Camp Ojiketa, Chisago City. This group got to go inside one of the rigs with a LREMS staffer. Safety Camp teaches skills and gives tips on: water safety, …
Cell phone use has become a problem at the Chisago Lakes Middle School, and after a year on the job, principal Todd Warzecha laid out the plan to curb use in the building whenhe spoke at the regular school board meeting Thursday, July 13.
The older I get, the more I realize life’s a collection of seasons. Some short, some long, hard seasons, good seasons and great seasons. As I look back on my six-year season as the Superintendent of the Chisago Lakes Schools, it’s been a great season in my life! For those …