Due to the weather forecast, North Branch Area Public Schools is canceling all extra-curricular activities for this evening, Tuesday, Dec. 9. All Targeted Services classes, community education events and early childhood classes are canceled for this evening. Buildings will be closed. School Age Care will remain open during its typical hours.
Join the Vikettes Dance Team for an afternoon of dancing and celebration! They will be showcasing routines and spotlighting dancers on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 11 am to 1 pm in the NBAHS gym. Admission is $5 at the door. See flier for additional details.
Eighth graders just finished their printmaking project!
Each student depicted their idea on a 4”x6” rubber slab, carving away about half of the area to achieve a 50/50 balance. They picked their own color combinations of printing ink and paper, creating a unique series of their best 2 or 3 prints.
This project had a focus on balance and contrast to ensure the ideas would translate well. Mrs. Falen and the students hope you enjoy their work!
Each student depicted their idea on a 4”x6” rubber slab, carving away about half of the area to achieve a 50/50 balance. They picked their own color combinations of printing ink and paper, creating a unique series of their best 2 or 3 prints.
This project had a focus on balance and contrast to ensure the ideas would translate well. Mrs. Falen and the students hope you enjoy their work!
Crossing guards Maria Bloomquist, Vicki Noakes, and Jaime Jorgenson received coffee yesterday morning from an anonymous member of our community! They wanted to give thanks and recognize the hard work our crossing guards do every day in order to keep our students safe. Thank you to the person who took the time to honor them!
Community Ed presents "A Christmas Line - A North Pole Musical" on December 13 (7 pm) and 14 (2 pm). To get tickets to this middle school musical directed by Angela Lund, scan the QR code on the flier or use this link: https://gofan.co/app/school/MN19629?activity=Performing%20Arts
Tickets are $6. See you there!
Tickets are $6. See you there!
NBAHS FFA members are again offering Holiday floral arrangements for sale for you to enjoy (or give as a hostess gift)!
Please view the link to see offerings (https://gofan.co/event/5542520?schoolId=MN19629_2), but know there are options and price points from $30-$42.
When you purchase your ticket on GOFAN, you will be asked to provide a delivery/pickup option 12/23.
These students prepare your arrangements with care to industry standards, and proceeds of this sale fund learning opportunities in the Agriculture program here at NBAHS!
Please view the link to see offerings (https://gofan.co/event/5542520?schoolId=MN19629_2), but know there are options and price points from $30-$42.
When you purchase your ticket on GOFAN, you will be asked to provide a delivery/pickup option 12/23.
These students prepare your arrangements with care to industry standards, and proceeds of this sale fund learning opportunities in the Agriculture program here at NBAHS!
Earlier this week 7th grade students were working hard right up to the break with the owl pellet lab! Students were picking out the different bones and will be identifying and laying out the structure of the owl pellets.
The Middle School Student Council recently hosted a food drive to collect items to restock the middle school food pantry. Altogether they collected 2,065 total items! The grade level winners were: 8th - Mr. Weeks Advisory, 7th - Mrs. Rafftery's Advisory, 6th - Mr. Pawliks Advisory. Nice job!
Last week was 1st quarter Honor Roll week at NBAMS, which means a lot of happy kids sporting new certificates celebrating their accomplishments. SKOL! and congratulations to all those who made the Honor Roll! An album of photos can be found here:
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NBAPS Educational Support Staff (ESS) award winners were recognized Wednesday evening at Resource Training and Solutions. SKOL! and congratulations! They are (l to r): Michelle Van Eerden, Julie Anderson, and (not pictured) Nichol Smith, and Kathleen Wessel.
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!
