Arts Fest is coming up! This year's event features over 200 crafters at North Branch Area High School. Free shuttle service; see flier for details.
Photos from yesterday's Veterans Day observances are now available at Facebook!
Many thanks to all the local veterans who spent the day with us yesterday and helped us teach students about sacrifice and service. Students at all levels got to spend time with, and honor, our local veterans who we cherish so much! Thanks also to all the family and community members who joined us in celebration of Veterans Day!
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Many thanks to all the local veterans who spent the day with us yesterday and helped us teach students about sacrifice and service. Students at all levels got to spend time with, and honor, our local veterans who we cherish so much! Thanks also to all the family and community members who joined us in celebration of Veterans Day!
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At NBAMS, Miss Ehalt's Advisory is working with an organization called Open Arms of Minnesota. Students are making birthday cards and blankets to go along with the meals provided by Open Arms of Minnesota to those suffering from cancer. Thank you students!
NBAMS seventh graders completed a patriotic group art project in preparation for Veterans Day. Each student embellished five paper feathers for the bald eagle, painting two of them brown for the body. Some wrote traits they admire about military members while others wrote down the names of family members who served our country. Many students chose to draw an image to show their admiration as well.
Art teacher, Mrs. Falen, painted the eye and beak, then attached the feathers in place. It took over 325 feathers to fill the cardboard shape! This project was a labor of love to show our respect for all the sacrifices our veterans have made.
Art teacher, Mrs. Falen, painted the eye and beak, then attached the feathers in place. It took over 325 feathers to fill the cardboard shape! This project was a labor of love to show our respect for all the sacrifices our veterans have made.
FFA members are again offering a fall floral sale this year. Arrangements are $30-$45 and made fresh at NBAHS to industry standards by our talented students. The sale is open until Nov. 21, and orders will be delivered on Nov. 25 - just in time for Thanksgiving! Treat your host!
Here is the link to order: https://gofan.co/event/5271646?schoolId=MN19629_2
Here is the link to order: https://gofan.co/event/5271646?schoolId=MN19629_2
NBAMS 6th grade hex 1 art students had the opportunity to create Peace Posters for a contest with the North Branch Lions Club. Art teacher, Lee Ann Falen, and Lions Club member, Bob Olsen, worked together to offer students the challenge of visually representing what the contest theme of "Together as One" could look like.
All 30 art students created posters and the class voted on which projects were the strongest. The 10 that earned the most votes were sent to the Lions Club to narrow down the top three entries.
The final results were:
1st place with $100 prize--Tannar Wolff
2nd place with $75 prize--Grace Wenzel
3rd place with $50 prize--Zia Anderson
The next step is having Tannar’s drawing move on to another round of judging. This is an international contest, so only one project from many countries will be chosen as the overall winner.
Pictured (l to r) in front row: Grace Wenzel, Tannar Wolff and Zia Anderson. Back row: Lions Club member Bob Olsen, NBAMS Assistant Principal Matt Lattimore, art teacher Lee Ann Falen and Principal Kelly Detzler,
All 30 art students created posters and the class voted on which projects were the strongest. The 10 that earned the most votes were sent to the Lions Club to narrow down the top three entries.
The final results were:
1st place with $100 prize--Tannar Wolff
2nd place with $75 prize--Grace Wenzel
3rd place with $50 prize--Zia Anderson
The next step is having Tannar’s drawing move on to another round of judging. This is an international contest, so only one project from many countries will be chosen as the overall winner.
Pictured (l to r) in front row: Grace Wenzel, Tannar Wolff and Zia Anderson. Back row: Lions Club member Bob Olsen, NBAMS Assistant Principal Matt Lattimore, art teacher Lee Ann Falen and Principal Kelly Detzler,
Congratulations to NBAPS's Leaders in Educational Excellence award winners, who were honored at last night's banquet hosted by Resource Training and Solutions. They are (l to r): Matt Lattimore, Taylor Neil, Amanda Cook, and Maggie Hubbling. SKOL!
The fall play, The Suessification of A Midsummer Night's Dream, is less than a month away! The show runs from November 21 through November 23, and tickets are $12. See the flier for more details and scan the QR for tickets.
Today was Unity Day at NBAMS; the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Participants wear or share orange to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Students were provided an orange heart and asked to write examples of how they can support others who have been hurt or harmed, treat others with kindness, be more accepting of people’s differences, or help include those who are left out. Hearts were hung in the main hallway for all to enjoy!
High school activities is hosting its winter sports meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The accompanying graphic contains more specific information about meeting locations
Students from the All Culture Club staffed concessions for Tuesday night's Vikings football quarterfinal win over Rock Ridge. They were raising money for the All Culture Club, which empowers students to lead activities that celebrate and promote the many cultures represented in our schools. SKOL! and thanks!
NBAMS 8th grade art students just finished their weaving unit with art teacher, Mrs. Falen. Students worked with a team in their class and learned how to weave on an inkle loom. The "inkle" means "strap", so this loom is designed to weave long, narrow pieces.
Each student chose their own color of warp string to "string up" the inkle loom. They heddled their top warp strands so they could make the opening called the shed, then they wound the weft string around a shuttle to begin the weaving process. Students were surprised by the process and enjoyed how hands-on it was.
A huge thanks to the North Branch Area Education Foundation for generously approving the grant to pay for the inkle looms, shuttles and warp string for our students to use!
Each student chose their own color of warp string to "string up" the inkle loom. They heddled their top warp strands so they could make the opening called the shed, then they wound the weft string around a shuttle to begin the weaving process. Students were surprised by the process and enjoyed how hands-on it was.
A huge thanks to the North Branch Area Education Foundation for generously approving the grant to pay for the inkle looms, shuttles and warp string for our students to use!
Thanks to the City of North Branch, Chisago County SHIP, the NBPD and the NBFD, and all the students and parents for joining us this morning for a rather brisk Walk and Roll to School! It seems like the event gets a bit bigger every time and it's great to see so many faces familiar from previous events.
Today we celebrated the completion of the CR30 project, including new sidewalk from Maple St. to the library, and new crosswalks across CR30, made possible through Safe Routes to School funding doggedly pursued by the city. Many thanks to Community Development Director Nate Sondrol for his work to secure planning and construction funds! You can see all of the photos from the event here: https://www.facebook.com/nbapschools/posts/pfbid02VDcQ5RbEU3RuzjqUHrSv7bVT9FjzMWVBVXP49ig3GDyJLs2UkowVgFyjiCmXQ8F1l
Today we celebrated the completion of the CR30 project, including new sidewalk from Maple St. to the library, and new crosswalks across CR30, made possible through Safe Routes to School funding doggedly pursued by the city. Many thanks to Community Development Director Nate Sondrol for his work to secure planning and construction funds! You can see all of the photos from the event here: https://www.facebook.com/nbapschools/posts/pfbid02VDcQ5RbEU3RuzjqUHrSv7bVT9FjzMWVBVXP49ig3GDyJLs2UkowVgFyjiCmXQ8F1l
Two fun events are happening this Wednesday!
Join NBAPS, the City of North Branch, and Chisago County SHIP for the fall Walk and Roll to School, starting at St. Gregory's Church at the intersection of CR-30 and Maple St. It's a great way to get outside, get some exercise, and make new friends! We'll see you there on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7:05 am.
Then, Vikings football players and coaches are again hosting Viking Victory Day from 5:30 - 6:30 pm at the high school stadium. All special needs students, grades K-12, are invited to come spend some time with the team!
See fliers for additional details.
Join NBAPS, the City of North Branch, and Chisago County SHIP for the fall Walk and Roll to School, starting at St. Gregory's Church at the intersection of CR-30 and Maple St. It's a great way to get outside, get some exercise, and make new friends! We'll see you there on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7:05 am.
Then, Vikings football players and coaches are again hosting Viking Victory Day from 5:30 - 6:30 pm at the high school stadium. All special needs students, grades K-12, are invited to come spend some time with the team!
See fliers for additional details.
Middle school students were displaying extreme school spirit with face painting for Homecoming last Friday. Popular requests were dots in school colors, radiating lines around the eyes, jersey numbers, eye blacks, crosses and even a few “6-7s”. 😂 NBAMS art teacher, Mrs. Falen, painted at least 150 faces in one day!
Photos from the court's visit to the NBAEC, the high school pep rally, and the parade are posted to Facebook at this link:
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What a great week!
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What a great week!
Chisago County Health & Human Services is hosting its 7th annual Operation Community Connect (OCC) event on Thursday, Oct. 16 at North Branch Area High School. This event is free and open to all Chisago County residents. See flier for further details!
The Viking Newsletter - Sept./Oct. 2025 is now available! You can access the newsletter here: https://secure.smore.com/n/k6zve5
Homecoming Week is rapidly approaching! Here’s what you can expect:
Friday, Sept. 26 - Coronation in NBAHS west gym, 8:15 am
Monday, Sept. 29:
Football: JV @ HOME vs. Cloquet - 4:30 pm
Soccer: JV Girls/Boys @ Princeton - 4:30/6:15 pm
Soccer: Varsity Boys/Girls @ Princeton - 5:00/7:00 pm
Tuesday, Sept. 30:
Cross Country: JV/V Girls/Boys @ Grand National Golf Club - 4:00pm
Soccer: JV/V Boys @ Cloquet - 5:00/7:00 pm
Volleyball: 9A/B/JV/Varsity @ Princeton- 5:00/5:30/5:30/7:00 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 1:
Pickleball Palooza @ 4:30 pm
Powder Buff Volleyball @ 6:00 pm
Powder Puff Football @ 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 2:
Football: 9 @ St Cloud Apollo - 4:30 pm
Soccer: JV/V Boys @ Mesabi East - 5:00 / 7:00 pm
Volleyball: 9/B/JV/Varsity @ HOME vs Andover - 5:00/5:30/5:30/7:00 pm
Friday, Oct. 3:
PEPFEST @ 2:00 pm
PARADE @ Maple Street Route - 3:15 pm
TAILGATE @ Plaza/Parking Lots - 4:00 - 4:45 pm
Football: Varsity @ HOME vs. Grand Rapids - 6:00pm
Fireworks Briefly after the game!
Friday, Sept. 26 - Coronation in NBAHS west gym, 8:15 am
Monday, Sept. 29:
Football: JV @ HOME vs. Cloquet - 4:30 pm
Soccer: JV Girls/Boys @ Princeton - 4:30/6:15 pm
Soccer: Varsity Boys/Girls @ Princeton - 5:00/7:00 pm
Tuesday, Sept. 30:
Cross Country: JV/V Girls/Boys @ Grand National Golf Club - 4:00pm
Soccer: JV/V Boys @ Cloquet - 5:00/7:00 pm
Volleyball: 9A/B/JV/Varsity @ Princeton- 5:00/5:30/5:30/7:00 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 1:
Pickleball Palooza @ 4:30 pm
Powder Buff Volleyball @ 6:00 pm
Powder Puff Football @ 7:30 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 2:
Football: 9 @ St Cloud Apollo - 4:30 pm
Soccer: JV/V Boys @ Mesabi East - 5:00 / 7:00 pm
Volleyball: 9/B/JV/Varsity @ HOME vs Andover - 5:00/5:30/5:30/7:00 pm
Friday, Oct. 3:
PEPFEST @ 2:00 pm
PARADE @ Maple Street Route - 3:15 pm
TAILGATE @ Plaza/Parking Lots - 4:00 - 4:45 pm
Football: Varsity @ HOME vs. Grand Rapids - 6:00pm
Fireworks Briefly after the game!
Calling all Pickleballers! Sign up for Homecoming Pickleball Palooza on Oct. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiwGgqgXrsy3u4rn-2AEje76p1dDBLAfN9hh5P0ubuW5SXDA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110651287933064995493
There will be upper and lower divisions for the tournament. Pre-registration will help determine the teams in each bracket and the number of courts needed for each division.
There will be upper and lower divisions for the tournament. Pre-registration will help determine the teams in each bracket and the number of courts needed for each division.
