School Board elections are open today through Friday. April 23rd-25th.
Parents and Staff, please stop by the office and get a ballot for the school board candidates.
Earth Day Roadside Clean-up!
Students went out to clean up our portion of Hwy 2 and County Rd. 10. More pics to come!
At the end of today, there are only 28 more days left for school. Homework help is available on Thursdays after school from 3:15 to 5:00. Students must have their own ride home afterwards. This is a great opportunity for students to get caught up if they are behind in any schoolwork. It can be for any subject.
Environmental Education Day at Boulder Lake. Students learned how to map a forest, team building, studied which invasive species are in the region and observed renewable energy (how Boulder lake is part of a reservoir system of lakes.) A beautiful spring day outdoors and a local critter hung around to see what students were up to!
Just a reminder to students & parents. Tomorrow on Friday April 11th, we will be going on our outdoor Environmental Excursion to Boulder Lake. As we will be spending a majority of the day outside, please wear appropriate clothing and footwear.
Fun archery weekend in St. Cloud at the Minnesota State National Archery in the School Program (NASP.) Our archers got to compete amongst fellow archers from all over the state. Over 2000 archers participated at the elementary, middle and high school divisions in Bullseye and 3D target shooting.
As the two-day event wrapped up, while final scores were tallied, our own coach Ryan Melhus qualified and participated in a fun shootout of former alumni archers, current archers and coaches. Ryan made it to final round for coaches but was beaten by fellow Region 2 coach from GR. All proceeds from the shootout contribute to archery scholarships for graduating archers.
More pictures can be found on MN NASP Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MNNASPARCHERY
What goes on at a project based school? This student, Alex M. did a project on the history of the US flag with Lori Walstad and put together this art project as a result of what he learned.
Join us next Thursday evening, March 20th for our spring science fair. There will be music, food and science! 4:30 to 7:00PM. Also we will be hosting our SEAC (Special Education Advisory Council) at 4pm.
Date correction for SEAC parent meeting. The original poster showed Tuesday, March 20th. The correct date is Thursday March 20th as seen in the poster.
Join us for our Spring Presentation Night on March 20, 2025, from 4:30-7:00 PM, featuring a light meal and band performances. Prior to the event, a Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEAC) meeting will be held at 4:00 PM. All are welcome!
Northern Lights Community School will no longer have early out Wednesdays. March 5th, April 9th, and May 7th will be full school days and the busses will run their regular schedules at 3:15pm. A letter home will follow. The updated calendar is available on our Web page https://www.nlcschool.org/page/school-calendar
Environmental Education (EE) Day @ NLCS on Friday
Student spent time speaking with Wildlife Biologist from Sax-Zim-Bog, listening to MN Power's plans for renewable energy and carbon emission reduction plans, how to survive hypothermia, Itasca County Search & Rescue team and former DNR Officer regarding trapping and the fur trade.
Tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd, will be an E-Learning Day for all NLCS students due to staff shortages. Students should bring their Chromebooks home, complete Quarter 2 homework, and check in with their advisors for attendance. Chromebooks must be returned to school on Monday.
Due to potentially dangerous weather, Northern Lights Community School will be opening 2 hours late Tuesday, January 21. All students should dress appropriately for extremely cold weather conditions.
Lori Walstad's "Crafting As a Career Class" delivered 25 Christmas gifts to the residents at Diamond Willow in Grand Rapids. The gifts were holiday decor made with love by the students. A very merry and heart warming experience!
Cookie decorating! Courtesy of Vangie and her Chopped Challenge students!
Reminder that tomorrow evening 4:30-7:00pm Thursday December 18th is our Christmas Presentation Night! All are invited to see projects that students have been working on, listen to musical performances and enjoy a meal with staff and students.
If students are staying after school for presentation night that parents need to inform the school by calling or sending a note with their student.
This month's chopped challenge was turtles! No not ninja turtles. No actual turtles were involved however the main ingredients were pecan, caramel and chocolate.
Courtney Johnson from the University of Minnesota Extension Educator has been meeting weekly with students. This week was a fun week where students played a game as reindeer. Red cup were the hooves and the object of the game was to move snowballs (crumpled paper) to a bowl. Teams focused on communication, teamwork and collaboration.
School Board meeting cancelled for tonight. Rescheduled for January 7th, 2025 at 5:30pm.