Connect-Oct. 14

Oct. 14, 2025

Students participating in unified activities

Osseo Senior High School (OSH) is one of just five schools in the state recognized as a 2025 National Banner Unified Champion Schools by Special Olympics Minnesota.

The group said the unified champion schools go above and beyond in creating environments where students with and without intellectual disabilities learn, play and lead together.

“National banner schools are the gold standard for what inclusive education looks like,” says Demaya Walton, Director of Unified Champion Schools at Special Olympics Minnesota. “These schools are showing us that when inclusion is a priority, everyone thrives.”

Check out @osseounifiedclub on Instagram to follow along with the fun activities the OSH Unified Club offers!

Staff and students attending Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15-Oct. 15 each year, and Osseo Area Schools celebrated the recognition month in several fun ways.

Learn more about the Hispanic Heritage Month events and activities

Students at Basswood Elementary School celebrated their fun run fundraising success on Oct. 9 with their rendition of "The Masked Singer." Students gathered in the gym for the all-school celebration.

Individual Student Reports (ISR) for students that completed statewide testing in spring 2025 are now available in ParentVUE under the documents tab. This includes reports for students who took the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA), Alternate MCA, Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS), WIDA ACCESS and WIDA AltACCESS assessments.

Read more about how to access results

Students working on a cybersecurity project

At Brooklyn Middle STEAM School (BMS), seventh grade students in the Gateway Technology elective class learned the basics of coding in a unit called “Secrets and Safes.” Using critical reading processes as a way to build background information, students explored the importance of cybersecurity through reading the fictional story “Hacked!” They then applied their knowledge to build and code their own security devices using various classroom materials and a microbit.

Find out more about the "Secrets and Safes" project

On Saturday, Oct. 4 District 279 Foundation held the 15th Annual Reading is Fun 5K. The family-friendly event brought in $10,000 in donations to support media centers in Osseo Area Schools.

Learn more about the Reading is Fun 5K

A busy summer construction season has wrapped up for several district elementary and middle schools, leaving the sites with brand-new spaces to learn in and enjoy.

recent opportunities for learning and fun around Osseo Area Schools

Slideshow of students participating in fun runs

District elementary schools host fun runs

Many district elementary schools hosted fun run events over the past few weeks, often as a fundraising opportunity for the schools’ parent-teacher organizations. The fun runs have provided an exciting way for students to enjoy the outdoors and physical activity while celebrating their school communities.

Maple Grove Senior High School students named National Merit Commended Scholars

Congratulations to the ten seniors from Maple Grove Senior High School who earned National Merit Commended honors. Congratulations to Arush Bagga, Anne Chacko, Andy Huynh, Ellis Landry, Isaac Lundeen (not pictured), Scarlett Morrissey, Kate Nelson, Jason Palmer, Gabriel Sandberg and Julian Sell!

Birch Grove hosts a Grand Event

Birch Grove School for the Arts hosted a “Grand event” Oct. 7, when they opened their doors early for a book fair and breakfast event for students and their grandparents to enjoy together.

Celebrating National School Lunch Week

Oct. 13-17 is National School Lunch Week! In schools across the district, our nutrition services team works diligently every day to provide delicious and nutritious meals. To celebrate the week, we asked students what their favorite school lunch is! Add your favorite school lunch in the comments! 🥞🍗🥗🍔🌮🍝

Check out the video on Instagram.

Oct. 16-17: No school, conference release
Oct. 21: School board regular business meeting
Nov. 4: No school, licensed staff workshop
Nov. 15: Osseo Area Schools Information Fair

Osseo Senior High School recognized as National Banner Unified Champion School Osseo Senior High School recognized as National Banner Unified Champion School

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Basswood Elementary School staff put on "The Masked Singer" Basswood Elementary School staff put on "The Masked Singer"

Individual Student Reports available for spring testing results Individual Student Reports available for spring testing results

Brooklyn Middle STEAM School students explore cybersecurity Brooklyn Middle STEAM School students explore cybersecurity

District 279 Foundation's Reading is Fun 5K raises $10,000 for media centers District 279 Foundation's Reading is Fun 5K raises $10,000 for media centers

Students and staff enjoy completed Building a Better Future spaces Students and staff enjoy completed Building a Better Future spaces

District elementary schools host fun runs

Maple Grove Senior High School students named National Merit Commended Scholars

Birch Grove hosts a Grand Event

Celebrating National School Lunch Week

Looking ahead Looking ahead