REMINDER: Join NBAPS, the City of North Branch, and Chisago County for the fall Walk and Roll to School event on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7:05 am. The walk will start at St. Gregory's Church. See flier for additional details!
Interested in attending NBAPS' Friday, Oct. 13 Patron Tour? Patron Tours start at 7:45 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. Guests enjoy refreshments in the morning, tour every site in the district, and finish the half day with a lunch prepared by high school ProStart students. In between guests visit classrooms and talk with staff, students, and leadership. It's a great way to learn more about NBAPS from early childhood all the way through high school! To attend, contact Pat Tepoorten at 651-674-1018 or ptepoorten@isd138.org.
Here we go! Spread the word- it's Alumni day for the tennis team. It's Fall Ball- Saturday October 14 at the high school tennis courts. Any alumni or friends and family are invited to come back and get on the courts. Going to be a great time! See you there!
Students in Outdoor Adventures are working on their survival skills. The North Branch Area High School school grounds provides a wonderful opportunity to explore nature, learn about local plants and wildlife and develop knowledge and skills associated with the outdoors.
Currently students are in the process of collaboratively building wilderness survival shelters and learning how to make cordage from natural materials. The shelters will be evaluated on a variety of criteria from team collaboration and creativity to presentation and effectiveness to protect against the elements. Students are doing a wonderful job on their shelters and cordage while enjoying the fall weather!
This KARE 11 report on the U of M's new chemistry building prominently features NBAHS grad Elise Toussaint! Her appearance in the story starts at the 44 second mark. SKOL Elise!: https://www.kare11.com/video/news/local/breaking-the-news/university-of-minnesota-breaks-ground-on-new-144-million-chemistry-building/89-517d7b08-716e-40a0-88da-469f6879c14c
Operation Community Connect is coming up Oct. 19, 11:30 am - 2 pm at NBAHS. Families can get connected to services they may need. See flier for complete details.
5th graders attended the Water Festival at Wild Mountain last week. Students learned about water conservation, water creatures, and native fish; and practiced casting and water safety among many other things at various learning stations. Here, students from Mrs. John's class are enjoying the event!
To read "Working in Partnership is AGmazing!," Supt. Sara Paul's latest column, click the following link and scroll down: https://www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent
REMINDER: The Homecoming Parade, from Maple and Forest to Grand and on to the high school, starts at 3:15pm. Bring your Viking pride! Tailgating and fun for the whole family afterward. Football against Mora starts at 7 and will include fireworks! We hope to see you there. SKOL!
All of us in Viking Country are looking forward to seeing our Viking community at the game tonight. It will be a big crowd, so please read through the following game expectations so we can all share in a great Homecoming football game experience. It is sure to be a blast!
At NBAMS, Mrs. Falen took some time out of her day to paint students' faces for Homecoming. She had lines out the door this morning - what an amazing way to show Viking Pride! SKOL!
These Vikings are ready for tonight! Are you?
Ms. Maggie's class learned all about showing kindness in class - and practiced saying "I LOVE YOU" in sign language. What can you do today to show the love?
To read "Viking Homecoming is a blast!," Supt. Sara Paul's latest column, click the following link and scroll down: https://www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent
Join us at the NBAHS tennis courts tonight at 4:30 p.m. for your chance to be crowned the Pickleball Palooza tournament champs and win one of these cool shirts!
The Viking Newsletter has been sent to all families! To read the newsletter, follow this link: https://www.smore.com/yrh89
Congratulations to Homecoming King and Queen Magnus Toussaint and Liberty Nielsen! See scenes from the Homecoming Coronation here...
Viking Victory Day is Oct. 4
Special Needs students (boys and girls) of all abilities K-12, and the transition program, are invited to this special event!
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 5:30-6:30 pm, at the stadium.
RSVP to jvoss@isd138.org by October 1.
See flier for more details.
Ms. Maggie's friends are "PEEKING" into the new school year with smiles! :-)
At the September 14 school board meeting, the district and its architect, ATS&R, received an Outstanding Design award from American School and University for updates made to the North Branch Area Education Center. Highlighted was the "ubiquitous" use of color, secure courtyard, furniture variety, media center learning tree, and energy efficient upgrades. This brief video is a celebration of the Education Center and the kids who love it: https://youtu.be/Db3EfU41G3A?si=wfdcpIlj9aHXCSnZ
