Northern Lights Community School

Welcome back NLCS students!
Just a reminder that Open House is tonight (Tuesday) and not our usual Thursday evening.
We'll be open from 4pm to 7pm. There will be a taco bar available for refreshments.
See you tonight!

Back to school prep - we've got some tables to give away for FREE!
Please call us or message us if interested! 218-492-4400.
Please pick up this week! Thanks!

Congratulations to our Itasca County 4-H and NLCS participants on a successful county fair!

Northern Lights Community School is at Tall Timber Days! Find us on the West side of the Old Central School lawn in Grand Rapids, MN. Stop by and share your support for our welcoming school community. We look forward to seeing you there, Saturday and Sunday of the event!

Recessional (grad photos 5 of 5)

2025 Graduation Diplomas (photos 4 of 5)

2025 Graduation Scholarship Awards (3 of 5 grad photos)

Graduation photos 2 of 5 (grad speeches)

NLCS has an unique tradition for graduates in that they have to give a short speech about their journey to graduation. Sometimes the stories are brief, giving thanks to staff that helped them along the way. But other times, the students' story show us the inner struggles that they faced, how they overcame them and what their future goals, leaving us with hope for the future. Congratulations to the class of 2025! Go forth and show the world what you can do! (We can only upload 10 photos max per post so here's part 1 of 5)

Tonight's graduation ceremony will be live streamed on our Facebook page at 6:30pm https://www.facebook.com/northernlightscommunityschool

One of our experiential learning activities is working with a volunteer mechanic. Students get hands-on experience working with vehicles, scavenging junk yards and learning about vehicle mechanics. Thanks to our volunteer Jason Montana for sharing his experience and providing an opportunity with our students.

Josie's advisory took on the trout in the classroom program. After toiling for months, checking pH levels, monitoring water temps and feeding the babies, their work has finally paid off! (And kids just being kids!)

Reminder: NWEA testing is this week. Please ensure your student gets a good night's rest to support their success. We appreciate your partnership in helping your student grow and succeed in their education!

Our biking class took a morning trip to Tioga Recreation Area to ride the trails. It was a first for the students and we think they had a blast! There were a couple of crashes and wipes but it's all part of the ride.

Next week we will be conducting our NWEA testing on the morning of Tuesday and Wednesday. We utilize the results from NWEA testing to find the baseline scores of your students and monitor where their projected growth should be. We would like to encourage parents to help their student by reminding them to get a good night sleep and breakfast (whether at home or at school) on our testing days. Thank you for your cooperation and have a wonderful weekend!

Our NLCS Couch to 5K Club participated in the Grand Rapids Stomp on Stigma 5K this weekend. It was a successful run and the club students all completed their first 5K.

Life will find a way. Plants are sprouting. Springtime is here in our greenhouse! Thanks to Haven and her gardening class!

It's Principal/Director Appreciation day! Thanks to Orlend our new director!

Alex's project was to make a Jeopardy Game about The American Revolutionary War Era! He did an excellent job. The 8th graders played yesterday and Iver came in 1st place and Sophia 2nd place!