Viking Boys Soccer is hosting an alumni game Friday, Oct. 27, at 6 pm, on the stadium field. All Viking boys soccer alums are invited to suit up against the current squad and attempt to teach the young'uns a thing or two about soccer. Do you "still got it?" See you on the 27th!
Many thanks to our Patron Tour guests for visiting with us on Oct. 13. It was a pleasure to host them and highlight the great things happening at NBAPS! The next tour is Friday, Dec. 15. If you would like to attend, or learn more, contact Pat Tepoorten at ptepoorten@isd138.org.
Fun! Congratulations to the 4th grade students in the upper west neighborhood at Sunrise, they are the recipients of the Golden Plunger this week. The Golden Plunger is awarded to the grade level judged to have kept its bathrooms the cleanest over the preceding week.
To read "Vikings Giving, Vikings Receiving," Supt. Sara Paul's latest column, click the following link and scroll down: https://www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent
Please join us for a free event at the Education Center on Friday, Oct. 27, 6 - 7:30 pm. Un-Scary Halloween offers children an indoor trick or treating experience, crafts, carnival games, cookie decorating, prizes and candy. See flier for more details!
Yesterday was the grand opening of the Sunrise Gaga Ball pit! The pit was purchased through last year's NBAEF Fund a Dream. Dawson (pictured with SRS Principal Taylor Swanson) helped order, plan, and place the Gaga Ball pit. The grand opening was a huge hit! Thanks NBAEF!
NBAHS Senior Amelia Bjerketvedt has been elected to serve as the 2023-2024 Minnesota State DECA President! She is the first student from North Branch Area High School to be elected to this office. Amelia represents more than 3,000 DECA members across the state of Minnesota. “We are so proud of Amelia and can not wait to see everything she accomplishes during her year in office,” said Stan Rosen, North Branch DECA Advisor. SKOL! And congratulations Amelia!
Congratulations to 9th grader Jenna Minke! She got her 1000th set assist against Cambridge on Sept. 26. Jenna is currently in 10th place on the all-time set assist record board with 1,220 career set assists. The record holder is Morgen Coleman at 2,212 career set assists.
SKOL! and congrats to Girls Soccer, playing for the section 7AA championship on Tuesday, Oct. 17! The game is 5:30pm vs Cloquet-Carlton Lumberjacks - location either Cloquet or Denfeld. View bracket here: https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2023-section-7aa-soccer-girls-tournament
It's Fire Safety and Prevention Week! Our partners at the NBFD are meeting with students to review fire safety, and participating in fire drills at every school. Here, students at Sunrise learn about smoke alarms, "stop, drop, and roll," and the equipment used by firefighters.
To read "A Viking Bus Ride Home," Supt. Sara Paul's latest column, click the following link and scroll down: https://www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent
Students have been learning about petroglyphs (man made rock carvings) in Mrs. Moeller's social studies class. There are over 5,000 petroglyphs at the Jeffers site in southwestern MN. Students learned a lot about early Minnesotans by studying carvings; then made their own!
On Oct 4 North branch area high school students interested in the trades attended the "Build My Future" event in Glenwood City, WI. There were many hands-on opportunities for students to participate in and talk with professionals in the trade industries.
Carlos was the Star of the Week this week in Meghan Hanegraaf’s class! Stars of the Week get to stand in front of the class while classmates share what they like about them. As you can see, Carlos is a very amazing student!
Students in Mrs. Peters and Mrs. John's math classes recently learned to be mathematicians by practicing what it means to struggle and persevere. Students had to recreate an object without touching it. Students did a fabulous job of working together to try and solve the puzzle.
Community Ed Competitive Gymnastics had a great meet last weekend at the the Spirit of the North! Violet Wholecheese scored the highest all around score of the entire meet with 37.725. The Bronze team (pictured) took 3rd place as a team and many medals.
PHOTOS:
Violet and friends (l to r): Violet, Grace, Delaney, Bailee, Raegan
Bronze team is Gen, Laurin, Avyn, Fran, Willow, McKenna, Lilly, Faye
SKOL! and congratulations!
To read "Viking Innovation," Supt. Sara Paul's latest column, click the following link and scroll down: https://www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent
Mrs. Falen’s 6th grade art students used fine motor skills, knowledge about measuring, and problem-solving abilities to make their own paper “loom”. They were challenged to go beyond the traditional “plain”, simple weave (1 over, 1 under for the entire row, alternating with 1 under, 1 over for the next row). They used their creativity to alter the weft strips, the weaving pattern, and possibly the loom itself to make 3 different weavings each. Students were very proud of their work!
The Age Well Expo is coming up Friday, Oct. 20, 9:30 am - 1 pm, Chisago Lakes High School. Health screenings, booths, food, free stuff, a keynote on understanding Medicare, and much more. See flier for more details!
Students in Mrs. Cook’s Ag Food Processing class have been busy learning about food preservation and safe home canning practices. Students had the opportunity to try something new by canning carrot pickles from carrots donated by a community member. Students have worked hard to learn how to select, prepare, and safely heat and preserve high acid foods using the boiling water method. They will continue processing and canning produce and look forward to making applesauce, jam, and other canned goods this fall. Projects like these have been made possible by community donations and receipt of the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership grant.
