SCHOOLS
Djam hosts Breakfast Club at CLMS
Jerome Djam met with a group of Chisago Lakes Middle School students in December to discuss his home country of Cameroon, and to talk about cultural differences.
TRIO Wolf Creek dedicates flag
The celebration of Wolf Creek's new campus located on Liberty Lane in Chisago City continues.
Local teachers earn awards from TIES
Two educators from Forest Lake Area Schools were presented with awards last week in recognition of their work with educational technology.
TF fifth graders visit Biz Town
Taylors Falls Elementary fifth graders attended Junior Achievements 'Biz Town' Dec. 19.
SADD members attend "Shutting Off the Tap to Teens" conference
Members of the Chisago Lakes High School SADD chapter and representatives from the Chisago County Underage Drinking Task Force attended the 11th annual Shutting Off the Tap to Teens Conference in St. Paul Dec. 18.
Lakeside prepares fruit baskets for distribution
Last week Lakeside students, led by Mrs. Cvar's fifth grade class (above) assembled 180 baskets full of fruit
Breakfast Club learns about newest health technologies
The November Breakfast Club at Chisago Lakes Middle School featured Joel Peltier, an electrical engineer with Medtronic, who was back by popular demand to speak about implantable pacemakers and defibrillators.
CLMS students attend Junior Achievement's Finance Park
Chisago Lakes Middle School traveled to Maplewood to take part in a one-day educational simulation at Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest called Finance Park.
Students learning to conserve with guidance of conservation calendar
As part of his job as schools waste reduction coordinator, which is a special short term USDA grant-funded position, Gary Noren has helped to introduce the "Conserving Classroom" into school districts around this region.
Eight ways to say "Thank You" for what we have this holiday season
Mrs. Sandell's third grade class at Taylors Falls Elementary recently wrote down different things to be thankful for - "Ways to see a time for thanks." Some of their responses are below:
Making a happy Thanksgiving for friends, home and abroad
It's the time of year when we come together with family and friends.
Hazelden tackles bullying in schools through development of curriculum, new web site
As a provider of violence prevention teaching plans and related materials, it made sense that Hazelden Publishing, Center City, would be involved in distributing a curriculum designed to decrease cyber-bullying.
Annie shows that "the sun will come up tomorrow" in CLHS production
t was all the energy, fun songs and laughter that you would expect from a Chisago Lakes High School musical last week, as the cast and crew presented Annie in six near soldout shows.
VFW essay contest winners announced
Above, Orin Smith (left) and John Broecker (right), with VFW Post 7267, presented checks last week to the winners of the middle school Patriot's Pen essay contest winners from Chisago Lakes Middle School.
