SCHOOLS
Students prepare for careers during annual Work Skills Day event
Annie Huidekoper knows she is an incredibly fortunate person. She loves her job, and she knows there are a lot of people that can't say that about their careers.
Primary School receives MDE Spotlight on Education award
Primary School Principal Brenda Schell accepted the Spotlight on Education Award from a Minnesota Department of Education representative during an all-school assembly last Friday.
Knowledge Bowl team earns academic award
The CLHS Knowledge Bowl team competed in the North Suburban Conference tournament Feb. 24 and came away with the Academic All-Conference Award.
History comes alive at NB History Day
North Branch Area Middle School held the eighth grade History Day Open House Feb. 23.
Audiences help solve the Mystery at Shady Acres
The Mystery at Shady Acres was that the crime was solved at all, thanks in part to active audience participation, during the Chisago Lakes Middle School production last week.
Wolf Creek announces Students of the Month
Staff members have named Helen Beto and Tom Kelly as Students of the Month for January at Wolf Creek Online High School
More than just a business manager
Every school district usually has a number of employees that are best known by their length of service or their noted accomplishments.
Enrichment Day speakers educate, entertain CL elementary students
Enrichment Days were held for grade 4 at Lakeside and grades 4-5 at Taylors Falls this month.
After-school art class at CLHS offered for sixth graders
Chisago Lakes High School art teacher Marlene Biondo will be supervising two Art Honor Society students as they teach an art class to sixth graders, starting in March.
Annual Health Fair gives middle schoolers the chance to learn by doing
Chisago Lakes Middle School opened up the small gymnasium and half of the big gym last week to accommodate the annual Health Fair.
Books and Breakfast time at TF Elementary
Breakfast, books and games were all on the menu during the Taylors Falls Elementary Books and Breakfast morning Jan. 23.
Build-A-Book fun at Taylors Falls Elementary
Students and parents had fun creating at the second annual Build-A-Book event at Taylors Falls Elementary during January parent-teacher conferences.
NB Middle School receives field trip grant
North Branch Area Public Schools Middle School teacher Jerome Huselid was recently the recipient of an $800 field trip grant from Target Corporation.
Acts chosen for 40th Annual Variety Show at CLHS
Chisago Lakes High School Choral Director Laura Molden-hauer and Instrumental Director Joshua Anderson donned their judges caps late last month to decide which acts would make it into the line up for this year's Variety Show at the school.
