North Branch Area Public Schools

Recognizing our staff with 10 years of service....Thank you! Becky Wille, Mike Kolb, Reid Anderson, Chad Carlson, Maggie Hubbing, Shelley Brinkman, Jen McCann, Josh Reistad, Tanya Roske, and Tony Sletten. (Not Pictured: Brent Lundgren and Jen Thompson)

Recognizing our staff with 15 years of service....Thank you! Deb Goodman, Britney Heisick, and Kyle Kahl.

Recognizing our staff with 20 years of service....Thank you! Lisa Maurer, Cindy Berg, John Grund, Tammi Minke, Lynne Wilzbacher. and Tammy Siedlecki,

Recognizing our staff with 25 years of service....Thank you! Kristen Johnson, Jenel Korkowski, Ian McWilliams, Amy Randall, and Rachelle Weinand.

NBAPS wants to congratulate all of our retirees: Arle Chambers, Kelly Coleman, Sara Ertl and Beth Raarup. (Not Pictured - Dan Campbell, June Babcock, Jodi Johnson, Dixie Arbogast and Cindy Paulson) You will be missed!!!!

2024 NBAPS Staff Recognition Ceremony took place on Friday, June 7th. To start off our recognition of staff, we want to congratulate Jenel Korkowski on becoming our NBAPS Teacher of the Year. Jenel is a 2nd grade teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School. Congratulations!!

Have you noticed some of the landscaping improvements at the high school and middle school? Students in Mrs. Cook’s Agmazing class have been working hard on pruning the shrubs near the front office and replacing the mulch to freshen up our schools! Students in the horticulture and landscaping class also completed a renovation on the south side of the school. Students each drafted their own plan for the space and voted on the best concept, then spent the past two weeks installing new edging, weed barrier, and plants. Great job!!!

🌟 Join us for a special opportunity! 🌟 Are you a family member or friend involved in childcare? Or perhaps a parent or guardian eager to engage in learning and play with your little one? We've got something just for you! 🧡 Introducing 4 mini sessions designed for grown-ups to learn and engage while children play, sing, and enjoy snacks! 🎶✨ 📅 Date: Wednesday, June 12 9-10:30 AM📍 Location: North Branch Area Education Center 📞 Call 651-674-1025 to register or for more information! Registration is encouraged but not required. Let's learn and play together! 🌈

The North Branch Area ESports team participated in the Spring State Esports Tournament at St Cloud State University on May 18th & 19th. Two teams qualified for the state tournament. Rocket League Team - Moxy S., Landon O. and Jaydon E. had an impressive season taking the #4 seed going into the tournament. The team lost in sudden death to make it to the final four. We are extremely proud of the way they improved from last season and making their 2nd state tournament appearance. Chess player, Vincent C., qualified for the state tournament. He finished the tournament with a 3-2 record. This is Vincent's 2nd State appearance, finishing in the top 10 in both Fall & Spring state tournaments. Well done Vincent!!! ESports is currently ran by our Community Education Program. The 2024-25 fall registration will be posted in the fall brochure. Next year's season will be ran through a league called Fenworks - for more information go to https://fenworks.com/esports/

Congratulations to our North Branch girls on their second place finish in the Section 7AA meet! Good luck to the state qualifiers who will compete this Friday and Saturday at St. Michael Albertville High School at 9:00am. 100m Hurdles - Shaeyna Andreotti 300m Hurdles - Shaeyna Andreotti 100m - Dakota Esget 200m (Section Record 25.41) - Sophia Thorsen 400m (Section Record 59.40) - Ella Kuhlman 4x100 Relay (Section Record 50.01) - Ella Kuhlman, Ella Dick, Sophia Benedict, Kailie Kopp 4x200 Relay - Derrian Dick, Sophia Throsen, Sophia Benedict, Dakota Esget 4x400 Relay (School Record, Section Record 4.00.48) - Derrian Dick, Dakota Esget, Sophia Thorsen, Ella Kuhlman Pole Vault - Ella Dick, Dakota Esget

Our softball stars are heading to state! The team was greeted at each building for a celebratory walkthrough that created awe inspiring moments, motivating our youngest Vikings. Congratulations & Good Luck!!

6th Grade Continental Math team's annual, end of the season escape room celebration. The fastest escape team to escape the room were: Rowan Hammond, Josef Geise, Oliver Krosschell, and Kennedy Mandt.

Kindergarten students visited the first grade at Sunrise River Elementary School on May 30th! As they walked along Grand Avenue, they received congratulations from high school students and were warmly greeted by the elementary students at the doors of Sunrise. The first grade teachers gave an enthusiastic welcome, complete with story time, question answering, and a tour of the building!

The Chisago County Schools' Life Work Center honored 4 graduates on May 30 at their 16th annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony. These graduates have finished their public education and are moving on to the next chapters in their lives.

Section 7AAA Champions! The Vikings first game at State will be on Wednesday, June 5th at 12:30pm at Caswell Park in Mankato.

2024 North Branch Area Community Service Day was a huge success! Thanks to everyone that participated!

NBAMS 6th Grade Spanish students spent a week creating games to teach Kindergarten Spanish students basic conversation words. The 6th grade students then visited the Education Center and spent the class period teaching and playing their games with Mrs. Heath's class.

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Preston Wolfe ▪️Gabriel Wurdemann ▪️Tayler Wyttenback ▪️Skye Xiong We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Madison Whitman ▪️Alexis Willem ▪️Kinsley Wilson ▪️Paige Wolfe We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Peyton Verdon ▪️AJ Warner ▪️Carson Weber ▪️Matthew Wendel We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride