SCHOOLS
Shaking it up in Earth Science class
Earth Science in the year 2010 has proven to be quite eventful so far with major earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, and more recently the volcanic eruption in Iceland.
Memorial fund donation for athletics in North Branch
Pictured John (right) and Helen Lindhart, of North Branch, recently presented Lora O'Hern (left) high school administration, with a check for $1,000 from the Kenneth J. Lindhart Memorial Fund.
Robotics team headed for nationals
The North Branch-Chisago Lakes ICE Robotics team finished on the Championship Alliance at the 10,000 Lakes Regional held at Williams Arena.
Lakeside School Food Drive
Lakeside School hosted their annual Food Drive and collected over 1,000 units and over $200 in cash during the week of March 22-26.
Chisago Lakes History Day State Qualifiers
Chisago Lakes 7th graders competing in a regional event for History Day.
Middle School in the spotlight
North Branch Area Middle School (NBAMS) student council representatives Charlie Linder, Cassidy White, and Megan Carlson, receive the School Spotlight award from Marilyn Jones of the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation.
Middle School adopts six period day
To assist in balancing a budget shortfall for 2010/2011 school year, Chisago Lakes Middle school will move from the current seven period day to a six period day.
'Generations project' comes to a close
If you can imagine excited second graders, beaming seniors, sticky, doughnut fingers and lots of hugs, you will have just a small idea of what visiting The Villages was like for Kristen Thomas' second grade students from Sunrise River School.
Robotics team gearing up
The North Branch-Chisago Lakes Robotics Team has completed the build season and shipped the robot out on Feb. 23, in working order.
Middle school students win awards at regionals
The Northeast Regional History Day competition was held at the University of Minnesota-Duluth Saturday, March 6.
Wolf Creek Online High School students of the month for February
Staff members have named Alyssa Anderson and Casey Whitman as Students of the Month for February based on their commitment to exceptional schoolwork during Term 3.
Sunrise River School students celebrate "I Love to Read" month
Students at the Sunrise River School were involved in a variety of activities to celebrate reading in February, which is "I Love to Read" month.
Lakeside music classes present Sights and Sounds of the Season
The 4th graders at Lakeside Elementary presented "The Sights and the Sounds of the Seasons,"
Rice Lake Technical College Ambassador is Chisago Lakes High School 2006 grad
Harvey Lunsman, a second-year Mechanical Design student at WITC-Rice Lake, was recently named the 2010 WITC Student Ambassador.
