Ladies and gentlemen, your 2023-234 Snow Court! Back row (l to r): Ty Ellsworth, Brody Beaver, Evan Overson, Alan Otterson. Front row: Shaeyna Andreotti, Riley Peek, Peyton Verdon, Gretchen Cornelius, Chloe Grube. Not pictured is Chase Disrud.
Interested in attending NBAPS' Friday, Feb. 2 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.
In honor of 40 years since the first NBAHS basketball team made it to state, the 1984 basketball team was invited to the Jan. 13 game to be honored. Players came from all over the country and they were recognized prior to tip off. SKOL!
The calendar for the 2024-25 school year has been approved! For future reference, school year calendars can always be found in the Parent/Student Resources pages at each school. You can go directly to the calendar here: https://5il.co/2cbt9
Join us at the Isanti arena for tonight's Mississippi8 matchup between the Northern Tier Stars and PC Dragons. The girls hockey co-op of North Branch/St. Francis/Cambridge-Isanti boasts an 11-4-1 record! More info on Sophie's Squad: www.stateofhockey.com/news_article/show/1198212
NBAHS 2024-2025 Registration is coming up at the end of January. Please feel free to access and utilize the 2024 - 2025 NBAHS/DLA Registration Guide to assist with preparing for registration for the 2024 - 2025 school year!
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/6bb7259aa6.html
Jan. 15 - 19 is the NBAEF's Restaurant Week! Purchase specific items from Domino's, Merchants Cafe, County Market, Tailgaters, Kaffe Stuga, and The Full Moon, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the foundation and support educational at NBAPS! See flier for complete details.
Over the holiday break, the Northern Tier Stars won the Herb Brooks Holiday Classic, Silver Division. The girls went 3-0, defeating Mora/PineCity in the Championship game. Congratulations! Way to set the tone!
Merry Christmas to our students, staff, families, partners, and community members!
The Viking Newsletter - December 2023 is now available. Click here to read: https://www.smore.com/esfw2
NBAMS was honored to host a Christmas reunion between Avy and Vayda Kester on Thursday. Avy, a 2023 NBAHS graduate, left to serve in the Navy shortly after graduation. She and her sister had not seen each other in six months, until Avy walked into gym class today to surprise Vayda. Also present were parents Crystal and Christopher, and little brother Cort.
The photos tell the rest of the story. Welcome home Avy!
To read "Winter Wonders: Celebrating Cheer and Community at NBAPS," Supt. Sara Paul's latest column, click the following link and scroll down: https://www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent
Thanks to our guests for a great Patron Tour on Friday. At Sunrise, we were joined by enterprising LWC students there to prepare Viking Vittles packs for students. The next Patron Tour is Friday, Feb. 2. If you'd like to join us, contact Pat Tepoorten at ptepoorten@isd138.org.
NBAHS hosted the 5th annual Know-Bowl-Ation this week! This Knowledge Bowl meet is holiday-themed and hosted by NBAHS, with questions written by previous and current coaches. In all, 30 different teams competed from 11 different schools.
All of our North Branch teams did well, and our highest placing team was North Branch 7 who placed in third (pictured in the photo with their trophy!) The members of that team are from left to right: Elinor Tetzlaff (12), Camden Rafftery (11), Jackson Thelander (11), and Hendrick Schroeder (12).
Congratulations to all the NBAHS Knowledge Bowl teams!
Futbol is life! NBAHS senior Danna Garcia Velazquez has been given the incredible opportunity to play professional soccer in Mexico, starting in January. She will be playing for the Atletico de San Luis sub19 team. Danna was asked to explain a little more about this opportunity and this is what she had to say:
"It was a long process of tryouts and about 45 selected girls fighting for a spot on the team. I got chosen with a few other girls to practice for the team for a week so we could compete for an official spot with the girls already on the team. Later on I got told that I made the Atletico De San Luis u19 team. They are a semi-professional team in Mexico which is a huge opportunity to play in bigger teams I want to thank my parents who really had a lot to do with this. They always supported me through my decisions. I also want to thank my high school coach Josh Kopp, he really pushed me to fight for anything I wanted. Finally I want to thank another one of my coaches who passed away about 3 years ago, he was like a dad for me and has coached me since I was tiny. He really believed in me and was always there to pick me up when nobody had trust. He is my inspiration to keep playing. After all that was said I am off to Mexico next week and will be training for the official start of the season in January. "
Congratulations Danna!!!
Students in Mrs. Cook’s floral design classes have been working hard spreading holiday cheer this season. After a creating their own holiday themed centerpiece and Evergreen wreath, they were tasked with creating one additional arrangement to donate either to the Chisago county Senior Center or community member of their choosing. Students donated over 30 arrangements to the community center, and many others to staff members, family members, and neighbors.
North Branch FTC Robotics teams have qualified for state championships in February! The 7288 RoboGlaciers (green), 8636 FIRE (red) and 8637 Glitchy Bears (brown) began practicing and building their robots in September and attended tournaments in November and December. Congrats!
To read "Experiencing Joy Through Partnership," Supt. Sara Paul's latest column, click the following link and scroll down: https://www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent
A group of 38 fifth graders have volunteered to sing Christmas carols in Central Park tomorrow night (Dec. 2) at the City of North Branch's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. They have been working hard before school all week to get ready for the performance and will represent Sunrise well! To see the kids in action, or get more information about the event, click here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1446052625972721
NBAHS junior James Halverson just returned from racing in Europe. He finished this trip with a World Cup Cyclocross race in Ireland. He was the 3rd American to finish! He is looking forward to the USA National Cyclocross Championship on Dec. 9 in Kentucky, and then heads back to Belgium for a 3-week racing block on team USA. James is proud to represent the USA and grateful for his PSEO schedule that allows him to be done with his 1st semester before heading over to Europe on this second trip this year.
