Keith Velaski, of North Memorial Air Care, visited Monday with selected Chisago Lakes Middle School students at the school's monthly Breakfast Club event.
Chisago Lakes Enrichment Days wrapped up with final sessions March 4 at Lakeside for fifth graders, March 7 at Taylors Falls for second and third graders and March 11 at Primary for second graders. Speakers included:
Charlie Wilcox, 14, of Lindstrom has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a state-level Certificate of Excellence from the 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.
Nearly 70 high school students from North Branch, Chisago Lakes, and Rush City participated in the 31st Annual Work Skills Day held in Lindstrom at Chisago Lakes High School.
Eighth frade students from the Lion Core at Chisago Lakes Middle School enjoyed learning both science and math while visiting Wild Mountain's Wild Chutes Snow Tubing hill for the "Science of Snow Tubing" field trip last Friday, February 29.
Douglas Wood, author of more than 20 books including 'Old Turtle' and 'Nothing To Do,' visited with students at Taylors Falls Elementary and the Primary School last week.
The Chisago City Park Board and the Girl Scouts invite youth in middle school, high schoolers and adults to be entrants in a Peep Diorama Contest during the annual Easter Egg Hunt, March 15, in Paradise Park, at 1:30 p.m.
The Chisago Lakes Middle School Math League finished its season with a first place finish in the East Central Division and placed eighth out of over 200 teams in the state.
Chisago Lakes Middle School seventh grader Ali Fuller earned a first place finish in one of two rounds at the Regional Spelling Bee Feb. 21 in St. Cloud.
In an effort to better serve the parents and students of Chisago Lakes, the district is planning to offer a limited pilot of all-day everyday kindergarten for the 2008-2009 school year.