Northern Lights Community School

Reminder for tomorrow:
Northern Lights Community School Presentation Night
April 16th, 2026 4pm to 7pm
Come for meatloaf and potatoes, stay for the music and science projects!
All are welcome!

🌌 NORTHERN LIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL 🌌
PRESENTATION NIGHT
WHEN: April 16th, 2026 | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
WHERE: Northern Lights Community School
FEED YOUR BRAIN (AND YOUR BELLY!)
🥣 Come for the Meatloaf & Potatoes
Stay for the incredible Music and groundbreaking Science Projects!
✨ ALL ARE WELCOME! ✨
Join us for a night of discovery, community, and great food.

Congratulations to our FFA! Check out the blurb in Grand Rapids Herald Review
https://www.grandrapidsmn.com/news/northern-lights-community-schools-ffa-attended-regional-ffa-career-development-event/article_546068be-561b-41bf-b310-cd3ebe71697f.html

Students in middle school have been studying Minnesota's natural resources , farming, and the flour industry. Students grounded wheat flour, made homemade butter, and made homemade fry bread. It has been a fun couple of days!

Middle School students and parents: April 8-9th, overnight field trip to Deep Portage Learning Center. Please turn in your permission forms ASAP to Josie. If you have any questions, please contact Josie.

NLCS parents, families and students. Next week MCA testing will take place. Here is additional information. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact the school.

Great stakes! No, grading steaks.
Mr. Chutes AG class is learning how to grade meat and the differences between them.

FFA Day at the Capitol gives FFA members the opportunity to meet with local legislators, tour the Capitol building and learn about Minnesota history, and learn how to advocate for agriculture and agricultural education. NLCS FFA Lucas and FFA Advisor Mr Chute met with Representative Spencer Igo and Senator Robert Farnsworth to introduce them to our new program and advocate for their support of Career & Technical Education and FFA in charter schools.

Agriculture class learning what happens when you salt meat.

Dear parents, Northern Lights Community School is hosting members of the community and experiencing MN outdoors tomorrow for our annual Environmental Education day. Please send your child to school prepared with jackets, hats, gloves and boots.

Mr. Chute's class learning how to make yummy salsa!

More magnetizing images from Mr.B's science class.

Karen's 8th graders at Northern Lights Community School are doing trout in the classroom this year. We have 254 babies we hatched from eggs that will help stock a local lake when they are big enough. Today they came out of the nest box.

Mr.B's advisory setting up peanut butter pinecone bird treats.

MS Science - Learning how magnets work and their properties

Mr. B's middle school science class held balloon races with static electricity.

Cassey's Advisory took an afternoon field trip to Grand Village to participate in bowling with some of the residents. It was a really great time! They are hoping to do this every month.