Connect-March 3

Several winter sports have wrapped up their 2025-26 seasons, with multiple district athletes competing in state tournament play during the month of February in dance, nordic ski, gymnastics, boys swim and dive, wrestling and adapted floor hockey. Stay tuned for additional updates on potential March state tournament appearances later this month.

Feedback opportunity! Please share your thoughts on our school calendar via: OsseoSchools.org/CalendarInput. Your input will directly inform our Planning Committee’s next steps as they draft calendars for 2027-28 and beyond.

Every year, Osseo Area Schools strives to build a calendar that prioritizes student learning while respecting the time and needs of our families and hardworking staff. While it’s clear there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution, your feedback is the most important tool our team has in finding the best possible balance.

Park Center Senior High (PCSH)’s Golden Pirates robotics teams wrapped up their fall season with a strong showing at the FIRST Tech Challenge State Tournament, competing against 56 of the top teams in Minnesota.

Maple Grove Senior High School junior Adja Fall recently earned semifinalist honors at the Minnesota Brain Bee, organized by the University of Minnesota Graduate Program in Neuroscience for the International Neuroscience Competition. Fall is the first student from MGSH to compete in the state competition.

Fall qualified for the Brain Bee through a computerized exam, answering questions about brain anatomy, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction, sleep and memory and scoring in the top 30 students. The second and third rounds took place on campus at the University of Minnesota on Feb. 4 and quizzed students in a speed and jeopardy-style round on the brain.

Students at Fernbrook Elementary School got out of this world during the end of “I Love to Read Month” with a transformed library, courtesy of the dedicated library media specialist team. The space-themed library was full of rocket ships, astronauts with different staff members' faces, planets, space rocks, the moon and the sun. During their library visit, students read the book “Touch the Sky” and watched footage from a rocket launch. They also had the opportunity to read different space-themed books from the digital library on their devices.

Palmer Lake Elementary School opened their doors to families the evening of Feb. 24 for an event featuring a variety of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities that parents/caregivers and their children could enjoy together. The event also featured food and raffle prizes for attendees.

Garden City Elementary School held a similar event during the school day Feb. 19, with different activities taking place in spaces throughout the school that allowed students to explore and create.

Students at Brooklyn Middle STEAM School recently took part in a schoolwide bread-baking and bread-sharing initiative through King Arthur Baking Company, where each student was sent home with a bread-baking kit substantial enough to make two loaves: one to keep, and one to share with friends, family or someone in need.

Before bringing the kits home, students took in a demonstration from their advisory classrooms. At the end, they completed a writing activity about the baking and sharing experience.

On Feb. 26, students at Maple Grove Senior High School attended the annual College Fair. Sophomores and juniors had the opportunity to talk to representatives and learn about over 115 local and national colleges, including technical colleges, community colleges and state schools.