Viking Newsletter
September 2024
In This Issue
- Thank you for your feedback! - Supt. Paul
- Unity Day at NBAMS
- Garcia Velazquez makes All-State Girls Soccer Team
- Winter sports meeting Nov. 4
- Community Ed - November Highlights
- Announcements
- The win-win of manufacturing
- The Witches coming soon!
- Walk and Roll was a blast
- Kindergartners get special visit
Thank you for your feedback!
Dear Families,
Thank you to all who took the 2024 Family Survey! Your feedback is a gift and we look forward to reviewing your feedback and sharing themes of celebration and action steps for ongoing improvement later this fall.
At NBAPS, our Viking saga thrives through the accomplishments of our alumni, who carry forward the spirit of exploration and achievement. Our “Alumni Spotlight” has highlighted graduates for achievements in fields like trap shooting, law, advanced degrees, medical science, coaching, and military service. As our community grows, so too does the legacy of those who have passed through our halls. The Alumni Spotlight is loaded with great stories that give students something to aspire to and staff a reason to feel pride in the accomplishments of those they helped succeed.
Do you know a North Branch graduate making waves? We’re eager to hear from you! Share the name of a Viking alum, and together, we’ll continue to chart their successes in the pages of our ongoing Viking saga. Please contact me at spaul@isd138.org so that we can all be inspired by their impact!
Sara Paul
Superintendent
Unity Day at NBAMS
October 16 was Unity Day at NBAMS. Students and staff wore orange to encourage kindness and acceptance, and students put positive messages on orange paper that were used to create chains for each classroom.
Garcia Velazquez makes All-State Girls Soccer Team
SKOL! and congratulations to NBAHS's Sharleen Garcia Velazquez. She has been selected to the All-State Girls Soccer Team by the MN State HS Soccer Coaches Association. Way to go!
Winter sports meeting Nov. 4
Meetings for winter sports are Monday, Nov. 4, at 6:30 p.m. See the graphic for further details about individual sports.
Take the Taher survey now!
Taher is conducting its annual school lunch survey until Oct. 31. If you would like to share your thoughts on school meals, you can take the survey at: bit.ly/4dm36qN, or scan the QR code at left.
Community Ed - November Highlights
North Branch Area Community Education has a ton of great things happening in November, from Tiny Prom to pickleball, from The Witches to Open Gym. Check it out!
The win-win of manufacturing
October is Manufacturing Month. On October 13, in collaboration with Chisago Lakes, Forest Lake, and Rush City, NBAHS sent over 130 students to eight different manufacturing companies in the area for one hour tours, including WCS Industries , Anderson Windows, Smith Metals (Center City), Plastic Products (Lindstrom), Kendall Howard (Chisago Lakes), Rosenbauer (Wyoming), Regal Manufacturing (Wyoming), and Plastech Corporation (Rush City). Students were exposed to the variety of occupations in the manufacturing industry.
Today, NBAHS Principal Clint Link and Career Navigator Kristin Mayne were keynote speakers at the regional Manufacturing Summit hosted by the East Central Development Partnership. Principal Link spoke about the evolution of schools, our Choice Not Chance vision and why career and technical education is a win-win for students and employers. The Department of Labor and Industry commended our Viking Bridge internship program, and more connections with local industry partners were made.
The Witches coming soon!
"The Witches," the middle school play brought to you by Community Education, is November 7, 8, and 9 at 7 pm. Tickets are $12. To purchase tickets, click here!
Walk and Roll was a blast
What a great turnout we had for Walk and Roll to School on Oct. 9! Thanks Vikings for coming out and to members of the NBFD, the NBPD, the city and county for making it such a fun time! SKOL!
Kindergartners get special visit
NBAMS 6th grade Spanish students spent a week creating games to teach Kindergarten Spanish students basic conversation words. The 6th graders then visited the Ed Center and spent the class period teaching and playing their games with the younger students.
About North Branch Area Public Schools
Email: ptepoorten@isd138.org
Website: www.isd138.org
Location: 38705 Grand Avenue, North Branch, MN, USA
Phone: (651) 674-1000
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