SCHOOLS
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.
North Branch schools collect food items for local food pantry and host beach party for students
Last year the North Branch Food Pantry distributed 176,488 pounds of food items to almost 6,000 individuals.
Knowledge Bowl conference champs from North Branch
The North Branch Knowledge Bowl team pulled off a stunning victory to become the 2009-2010 North Suburban Conference Champions.
Next stop: History Day Regionals
Hundreds of students and families attended the North Branch Middle School History Day open house.
Thimm receives state Leadership Award
The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA) has recognized Joe Thimm, principal of Taylor Falls Elementary School, Chisago Lakes School Distict, with the 2010 MESPA Division Leadership Achievement Award.
