Important Reminders Newsletter
Thursday, January 22nd End of 2 Quarter nd
Friday, January 23rd
No School - Staff Development Day
Monday, February 16th
No School - President’s Day
Thursday, March 5th End of 2 Trimester nd
Friday, March 6th
No School - Staff Development Day
Monday, March 16th
No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday, March 23rd - Friday, March 27th
No School - Spring Break
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FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT’S DESK
Jeff Drake, Superintendent
Mid-YearUpdate:
Aswereachthehalfwaypointoftheschoolyear,wetakethismomenttoreflectonourstudents' achievementsandthesharedgoalsthatlieahead.AtFergusFallsPublicSchools,ourmissionremainsfocused onprovidinganeducationalenvironmentthatensureseverystudentisbothchallengedtoreachtheirfull potentialandsupportedthrougheverystepoftheirjourney.Weworkincrediblyhardtomeetallchildren wheretheyareat.Thisincludesofferingadditionalsupportaswellasopportunitiesforenrichment.
Weprideourselvesonhavingastrongacademiccurriculum.Weofferrichexperiencesintheartsandawide arrayofvocationalprograms.Ourdistricthaseducationalmodelstomeettheneedsofallstudentswhetherit isatraditionalexperience,analternativelearningcenterorvirtualmodel.Finally,ourstudentscanchoose fromawidevarietyofco-curricularactivitiestypicallyonlyfoundinmuchlargerdistricts.Weareincredibly gratefulforthepartnershipwesharewithourfamilies,andwewanttosincerelythankthecommunityfor placingyourcontinuedtrustinourdistricttoguideandinspireyourchildren.
-JeffDrake,Superintendent
Fergus Falls Public Schools and Lake Region Healthcare’s Women’s & Children’s Health Center are collaborating to provide an Otter-style welcome for newborns in 2026. New parents at the LRH Birthing Suite will be offered the option to accept a Fergus Falls School District gift bag, including an Otter onesie and information about Fergus Falls schools. Featured in the photo: LRH staff Nacoja Hare, RN; Stevie Caputo, RN Nurse Manager; and Amy Jo Lukken, RN, with Superintendent Jeff Drake.
Early Childhood Family Education/Pre-School/Kindergarten/1st Grade
Otter Preschool has been filled with learning and fun during these winter months! Preschoolers worked on developing sorting skills using small, medium, and large bears, explored patterns and part-towhole relationships, and balanced learning and play by making the most of our indoor play spaces during the cold winter weather.
Kindergarten students are beginning to learn about greater than and less than, and who gets chomped
Lincoln students have been so fortunate to work with staff from Otter Cove for enrichment activities as part of their Otter Cove On the Go programming.
In ECFE, we’ve been having fun with story time, discovering the joy of reading We’re also exploring science through hands-on activities!
Grades 4th-5th
Winter
Forget hibernation— we’re hitting the trails! Students explored the PWLC’s winter landscape while mastering the art of ski-shoeing.
H-O-O-R-A-Y! Cleveland’s Spelling Stars Shine! Congratulations to the Cleveland students who participated in the annual Spelling Bee!
Naturehasawayofsurprisingus~ Evenwithitsperfectwinter camouflage,thiswhiteweasel ditcheditsdisguiseandwastoo curioustostayhidden,delighting studentsatPWLCwithaclose-up encounterandprovidingplentyof entertainment!
4thGradeChampions: 1stplace~AmeerBashir 2ndplace~BeckettFoss
5thGradeChampions: 1stplace~NolanSwenson 2ndplace~AodhanGerstmann
Congratulations to the McKinley and Adams students who have reached Marathon (26.2 miles) status as JAWS runners!
Mrs. Stich's second graders at Adams School celebrated Polar Express Day on December 19th
Grades 1st - 3rd
McKinley employee Anna Fremont volunteered 275 hours painting this scenic mural that covers two entire walls of the McKinley cafeteria Students and staff alike are enjoying this beautiful creation
Thank you, Anna!
Adams School students enjoyed meeting well known Minnesota author, Stephen Shaskan Among his popular books are the Pizza & Taco graphic novels. Thank you, Otter PTO, for sponsoring this exciting event in our elementary schools
Grades 6-8
Mr Kohorst’s Otter Advisory class recently made graham cracker "gingerbread" houses. Students had a blast!
Hugecongratulations toourFergusFalls
MiddleSchoolSpelling
BeeChampionEli SchlosserandRunnerUpKrystannaHaugen!
Bestofluckasyou representFFMSatthe RegionalSpellingBeein February we’llbe cheeringyouonevery stepoftheway!
7thgradershave been learning about the cardiovascular system in life science and got an opportunity to dissect deer hearts Students brought in hearts from the deer hunt in October and November It was a fun, hands-on, and engaging way to interact with what was being learned about in class
Students were presented an I-time lesson as part of the BARR program in the Middle School In this lesson, students were challenged to build the tallest tower they could out of straws and tape This is a great experience in collaboration, communication, and problem solving
Otters A.R.E
ACCOUNTABLE. RESPECTFUL. ENTHUSIASTIC.
November Award Recipients
6thGrade
EllaDuenow
KirbeeFuhs
KannonJohnso
IvanKnutson
7thGrade
ColeJensen
HadleyOlsen
TovaRonnevik
EliSchlosser
8thGrade
IsmaelleGustave
CamdenHolden
HaileyKramvik
RigginsMcGinnis
stre
ElidaChristianson
CarterLewellen
LiamMiley
PiperMiller
EvanNarimani
MeganNoland
AbigailPiekarski
RachelStich
8thGrade
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6thGradeAHonorRoll Quarter 1
Erin Aaberg
Aya Alt
Lincoln Anderson
Harper Arechigo
Koyer Arneson
Isabelle Aschnewitz
Valentina Babic
Marina Beckler
Elijah Blumberg
Norah Bohannon
Alex Brunn
Allison Buchholz
Sophie Burris-Lake
Alexandra Burris-Lake
Olivia Casey
Hailyn Ceroll
Elida Christenson
Thea Coleman
Saige Dewey
Lucky Draxten
Elliot Duckwitz
Ella Duenow
Kindree Ebert
Logan Evans
Hadlee Fellbaum
Wrenna Flatgard
Kirbee Fuhs
Ella Funkhouser
Jackson Gerner
Louie Green
Harrison Grefsrud
Charlie
Saige Knudson
Dani
6thGradeBHonorRoll
Ellie Armstrong
Makenzi Babic
Ethan Bieniek
Valentino Bongo
Jack Crowser
Harlow Cunningham
Lowell Dathe
Nevaeh Dather
Rachel DeFries
Jack Duffy
Alexys Elliott
Jaxon Emery
Liam Erickson
Aleeanna Fletcher Lucas Fosberg
Gage
Jaydan Powers
Mason Price
Sawyer Risch
Sophia
Tucker Scheer
Julia Schiesser
Addison Schleeter
Evelyn Schroeder
Olivea Schuman
Finley Roberts
Cora Rogness
Cooper Schleske
Avery Schlomann
Delilah
Micah Simonson
Eliana Southerland Harrison Srnsky Lincoln Srnsky
Violet Stach
Truman Steinbrenner
Rachel Stich
Fatime Sulejmani
Alexander Sundby
Brynn Svendsgaard
Becca Thormodson
Timothy Uggerud Liveah Walter
Stella Weber
Elijah Weber
Annika Welle
Gabriel West
Addyson Wolden
Jazlee Wolfe
Layla Woods
Ava Zumach
7thGradeAHonorRoll Quarter 1
Clara
Linnea
Macy
Gabriella
Zxy'lla
Caiden
Audra
Leif Christianson
Cora Dillon
Drew Draxten
Theodore
Quinn Gau
Henning Gerstmann
Solveig Griebe
Krystanna Haugen
7thGradeBHonor
Emma Aschnewitz
Irfan Babic
Raina Babic
Aubrie Beckman
Macen Borowski
Madden Christenson
Keira Cyrus
Aubrey Dahl
Layla DeGroot
Lydia DeYounge
Toby Doran
Evan Griffie
Samuel Haarstad
Beckham Harris
Carver Hauge
Savannah Hegstad
Sativa Hilde
Kallstrom
Sully
Isaac
Hart
Zoey Warren
Gavin
Raylynn Weiss
Braedan Wersinger
Gavin Widmer
Aliza
Camden Kremeier Alice
Isabelle
Jeremiah
Callie Waasdorp
Treven
Wyatt Willson
Lucas
8thGradeAHonorRoll
William Anderson
Chloe Carlson
Norah Fear
Kade Johnson
Owen Johnson
Merideth Knighton
Iszabella Korby
Isaac Steen
Adam Anderson
Milania Mannie
Luke Ottenbacher
Preston Schiesser
Aksel Field
Ernest Hildebrandt
Eyja Ollila
Penn Shol
Anna Uggerud
Lilly Dingman
Maura Fransen
Bristol Grabowska
Benjamin Kitzman
Adeline Wicklund
Nevaeh Heins
George Hexum
Benjamin Lawson
Landon Rodriguez
Selja Smestad
Emma Strande
Lexi Froemming
Hannah Hirst
Jade Noland
Kenya Reinertson
Lincoln Shirkey
Aryanna Cypher
Francis Fleming
Isaac Haarstad
Hailey Kramvik
Kaitlin Lubben
Olivia Molstre
Sophia Neubauer
Caden Thompson
Victoria Covington
Willow Glas
Kira Harlow
Piper Soliah
Isabel Stodola
Landon Thunselle
Kinsee Ellig
Henry Fuder
Asher Hendricks
8thGradeBHono
Robert Armstrong
Salvatore Aronica
Ayven Austad
Christian Bauck
Kaylynn Burrows
Morgan Carr
Camden Casey
Kylee Eggen
Barrett Eifert
Daniel Fjestad
Kadyn Fry
John Garding
Daisy Gaustad
Camden Holden
Emberlyn Hough
Elijah Joseph
Bennett Kettner
Liam Meyer
Finley Morical
Alexander Patelski
Avery Peterson
Philip Piper
Quinn Proffit
Briella Rarick
Aja Robertson
Andrew Roosevelt
Kallie Rowlan
Sarah Schroeder
Quintynn Schuman
Jasper Sheppard
Anika Sorum
Liebregts Suaesi
Amelia Turchin
Brynlee Weisenberger
Bentley Williams
Jaxon Wolden
Madison Wynn
Aiden Zens
Harlo Jorud
Tate Loeffler
Jude Shearer
Liam Wallace
Madelyn Duenow
Logan Gaustad
George Hildebrandt
Shepherd Hintz
Lizzie Jyrkas
Maren Carlson
Jaydee Fronning
Elise Leitch
Colin Olson
Halle Price
Tucker Schneeberger
Kenzie Combrink
Joshua Ekelund
Lynkin Haas
Daniel Keilen
“It’s Always a Great Day to be an Otter!” - Mark Anderson, High School Principal Grades 9-12
2026-2027
2 0 2 6
HIGHSCHOOLREGISTRATION
Tuesday, February 3 4:00 - 6:00 pm rd
Thursday, February 5th 4:00 - 7:45 pm
Registration Presentations & CIS/PSEO FFHS Coursebook
SENIORS will also need to set up appointments with their Otter Time teachers as they will be presenting their senior presentations during that time.
We are excited to share that two Fergus Falls students placed at the District level for the Voice of Democracy Contest through the VFW Post 612 and Auxiliary Nadia Carlson – 1st Place, advancing to the Department (statewide) level Adelaide Griebe - 2nd Place at District
Congratulations to our FFA teams! The Ag Sales Team earned 1st place in the Region 3 contest, while the Veterinary Science Team placed 3rd. Both teams are headed to the State FFA Contests in April. Way to go!
FFA Ag Sales Team Team members (L to R): Valerie Clark, Sarah Tungseth, Ella Dirkman, Ava Thompson
FFA Veterinary Science Team
Team members (L to R): Madison Fyhrie, Chloe Beske, Elizabeth Burda, Taylor Pesek
9thGradeAHonorRoll
Jayde
Connor
Saul
Edy
Dane
Kai
Stella
Leila
James
Emma
Jacob
Anneliese
Blaine
Kai Ebert
Maegan Ecker
Oscar Ellerbusch
Dexter Felstul
Lucia Flugstad
Emma
Hugo Froehlich
Natalie Gerner
Aleythia Gerstmann
Stella Griebe
Kjirsten
Portia
Marissa
9thGradeBHonorRoll
Isabelle Blumberg
Ava
John
Thea
Valerie
Tyler
Logan Graber
Morgan
Grady Haarstad
Rowyn Harrom
Aidan Hendricks
Chase Johnston
Jace Kremeier
Aaliyah Lewis
Jordyn Lundby
Aydan
Alison
Lilian
Lawsen
Jackson Turchin
Isaac
Bailey
10thGradeAHonorRoll
Cora Abramson
Kaitlyn Adams
Aubrey Aday
Jack Brunn
Brooklyn Bucher
Molly Budke
Olivia Budke
Michelle Burns
Eli Butler
Stella Caldow
Abbigail Connelly
Maeve Cox
Dakota Dewey
Tanner Donaghue
Sunshine Drewelow
Abigail Drews
Claire Duffy
Sarah Ekelund
Jenna Erickson
Jeanelle Fronning
Eli Fullhart
Marcus Garcia
Izabella Goerdt-Olson
Faith Gundersen
Kacyn Hanneman
Jacob Hanson
Mariam Hassoun
Brayden Haugen
David Haw Ward
Gianna Herman
Marissa Holmbeck
Noah Ibarra
Krueger
Kugler
Lien
Chardanay Lockett
Maggie Lysne
Havilah McConn
Maggie McFarland
Adelyn Miley
Signe Millard
Makayla Miller
Aubrey Neubauer
Gavin Nordahl
Brooklyn Nygaard
Taylor Pesek
Zoey Petrick
10thGradeBHonor
Brady Alaboud
Anabelle Amaro
Keaton Babolian
Cameron Bergem
Alexa Conrad
Sophia Daucsavage
Brooklyn Evans
Lucas Formo
Ethan Gregor
Sasha Holding Eagle
Madison King
Mackynzie Korby
Eleisha Krause
Natalie Leach
Leeland Mertz
Joseph Meyer
Carter Motz
Cameron Peterson
Zachary Pierce
Kamryn Reitmeier
Daegyn Saenger
Kennedi Samuelson
Maria Schroeder
Fatmina Sheikh
Brinly Shol
Mataya Stanton
Natalie Stoa-Kutzke
Kennedy Turchin
Eva Price
Trysten Rekken
Alexander Rinke
Rayleigh Robertson
Maura Rogness
Sydney Samp
Brynn Schmidt
Logan Schroeder
Karmyn Schwartz
Celia Smith
Levi Sorum
Syler Steinbrenner
Owen Stephan Trent Stueve
Kendall Sundby Connor Thompson
Lauren Thorson
Kami Thysell
Andrew Tollerson
Jayden Tostenson
Makayla Trosdahl
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Amelia Weber
Haylee Westra
Payton Wolden
Kynzie Zender
11thGradeAHonorRoll
John Abrahams
Riley Anderson
Olivia Bernstetter
Chloe Beske
Lauren Best
Ruby Bjerklie
Ella Black
Brynn Blondeau
Taelynn Bokkers
Alexis Bredenberg
Levi Budke
Esther Covington
Macey Dahl
Shelby Danielson
Ella Dirkman
Marshall Fellbaum
Nolan Felstul
Nolan Field
Caleb Fronning
Avious Fullilove
Kellen Funkhouser
Michael Gillies
Sailyr Hansen
Dane Hare
Bella Harrington
Meagan Hessling
Carlee Hirst
Joshua Horgen
Isaiah Ibarra
Armon Jefferson
Jacob Jenc
Olivia Jensen
Grace Job
Zachary Johnson
Ty Jyrkas
Elizabeth Klinnert
Azheni Klippenes Harper Korinek
Brody Krein
Reece Kuehl
Jaden Kwapinski
Isaiah Lawson
Violet McConn
Evelyn Meldahl
Madilyn Michael Hailey Moen
Ryanna Moen
Rae Montgomery Kara Morales
Brody Nelson
Kaia Ness
Grace Neuleib
Aubrey Olson
Kassidy Papon
Ashley Pearson
Riley Peterson
Noah Picchiarini
Madison Price
11thGradeBHono
Taelor Anderson
Sophia Armstrong
Maddison Brimhall
Elizabeth Burda
Lyla Burud
Tally Clark
Andrew Combs
Madison De Noble
Benjamin DeFries
Libbie Diestler
Olivia Edgerly
Reed Ehlert
Miya French
Joseph Heikes
Emma Hust-O'Meara
Rylie Johnson
Keyailah Jones
Ean Knutson
Kierra Leslie
Ashlynn Maack
Anna Mathiesen
Cooper Miller
Aiden Neubauer
Charlize Ochoa
Brecken Reed
Sullivan Rufer
Owen Thormodson
Temprince Tolsma
Jaden Walvatne
Zoey Wiley
Meggie Proudfoot
Anja Rajaniemi
Allyra Robertson
Joshua Rogal
Maeve Rogers
Trygvie Ronnevik
Isaac Rott
Noah Rud
Hayden Salverson
Noah Schlosser
Anna Sem
Starker Sershen
Emma Synstelien
Benett Thielke
Alexis Thoma
Averie Tonneson
Eden Vigesaa
Ashton Walter
Cassie Wellman
12thGradeAHonorRoll
Thirdy Abarte
Micaiah Abramson
Mostafa Al Arbawi
Hattie Albertson
Alexa Anderson
Keira Anderson
Krishawn Anderson
Lauren Anderson
Lydia Anderson
Siri Anthonisen Brown
Ava Api
Elsa Bailly
Katie Bergren
Jacob Bergstrand
Journi Bokkers
Nadia Carlson
Jackson Conklin
Kiera Drewelow
Timothy Ekelund
Ruby Ellison
Hudson Emerson
Natalie Evans
Hannah Fear
Emma Feigum
Elle Fiedler
Ellie Fuder
Hattie Fullhart
Kiarra Gallagher
Aidan Godwin
Zoe Graham
Adelaide Griebe
Claire Gutzmer
Reece Hansen
Isabelle Holland
Isaiah Holmes
Andrew Johnson
Finley Johnson
Hannah Johnson
Micah Johnson
Olivia Jurgens
Ibrahim Kaderbhai
Katelyn Kallstrom
Shay Katzenmeyer
Izzybelle Kenyon Woessner
Kyle Korby
Augustus Krohn
Rylee Kubela
Alaina Kugler
Princess Kwein
Savannah Lee
Sophia Lee
Isaac Maack
Oriana Magnuson
Cohan Mannie
Charles Marquette
Ian Meyer
Zyra Yunezze Midorikawa
Evangeline Millard
12thGradeBHonor
Lacey Brist
Teyauna Brock
Cooper Christensen
Jeremiah Daniels
Andrew De Noble
Vonna Dow
Ramsome Drewelow
Jacob Fronning
Omarion Fullilove
Alexander Hanson
Isiah Harrington
Izabella Jensen
Rodney Kayaga
Quintin Kuehl
Mark Leonard
Seanna Mittelstadt
Josilyn Morical
Elsa Narimani
Ava Noon
Cierra Ochoa
Averie Ohren
Mason Oland
Laly Parent
Sofia Petersen
Roman Piper
Hunter Powers
Alec Prischmann
Annie Proudfoot
Blake Roberts
Emmett Rogness
Bella Rude
Riplee Saurer
Brant Scheuerman
Lucille Schroeder
Evelyn Schulz Makayla Stach
Lexi Umlauf
Estee VerSteeg
Landon Votava
Lucas Weber
Nolan Wedll
Cameron Wiederich
Quinn Wynn-Sheldon
Brook Zierden
Layla Zosel
Ty Lewis
Mariah Lindbloom
Joseph Metcalf
Lucy Mickelson
Olivia Rogholt
Shianna Runningen
Ella Sem
Ashlyn Wohlers
Grades 9-12
Decemberwasabigmonthatthe AreaLearningCenterStudents enjoyedthefirstthreeweeksofthe trimesterwhilecelebratingthe holidayseason.Thestudentsshopped forgiftstodonatetotheSalvation ArmyStudentsenjoyedplayingElf ontheShelfscavengerhunt competitions,eatingcookies,playing bingoandbowling.Theyhelda gingerbreadhousebuilding competitionTheseactivitieswere madepossiblebyagenerous donationfromSt.JamesEpiscopal Womenforshopping,multipledonors forthebingoprizes,andan anonymousdonorforpizzaand appetizerswhilethestudentsbowled. Thankyoutoallofthegenerosityfor ourstudents,school,andcommunity
Stephanie Cloud recently attended the leadership conference for Minnesota MAAP Stars. She is a statewide leader, representing both the Fergus Falls ALC as well as other west central area learning schools. Stephanie is in the front row, second from the right. She is standing next to the Alternate Learning Specialist from Minnesota Department of Education, Christy Irrgang.
While most of our activities are just over the mid-point in their seasons, the post-season is approaching quickly:
OneActPlaywillcompeteinsubsectionsonSaturday,January24thatWestCentralHighschoolGoodluck toOneActPlay!
GirlsHockeyandtheNordicSkiteamswillbethefirstsportstostartpost-seasonplay,withtheirsection competitionsBothteamshaveagainenjoyedverysuccessfulseasons,withTheNordicSkiteamhopingto qualifybothteamsandindividualsforthestatetournamentattheirsectionmeetonTuesday,February3rd TheGirlsHockeyteamwillearnafirstroundbyeandwillfinishwitha#1or#2seedandhosttheirfirst sectiongameonTuesday,February11th
OtterWrestlinghasanewAll-TimeCareerPinsLeaderasjuniorCalebFronningearnedhis91stpinatthe BensonBravesClassic,breakingColtonThorson’srecordof90careerpins!GymnasticsandWrestlingwill soonfollowwiththeirsectiontournamentsandthenfinallyBoysHockeyalongwithBoysandGirls BasketballwithsectionandstatetournamentsinlateFebruaryandintoMarch
OurHighSchoolKnowledgeBowlteamscompetedatameetonJanuary7th,withanOtterteamtaking firstplace!Placingfirst:teamFuchsia(1175pts);Placinginatiefor5th:teamFire(78pts);Placinginatie for6th:teamFlame(755pts)androundingoutourteamswasteamFigwhichplaced11th(61pts)TheteamsareadvisedbyAmyDrake
REMINDERforanyoneparticipatinginspringsports.PracticesstartinMarchsomakesureall physicalsareuptodate(withinthelast3years)sothatyouareabletoparticipate.
High School Knowledge Bowl Teams First Place Knowledge Bowl Team; team Fuchsia
Grades K-12
iQAcademy
iQ Academy wrapped up the first semester on Thursday, January 22, marking the halfway point of the academic year. We would like to thank our students and families for choosing iQ Academy and for their continued partnership and support. In the coming weeks, we look forward to updates from Stride/K12 to the elementary dashboard, which will make the student login experience more user-friendly. Enrollment at iQ Academy remains steady, with a current total of 746 students.
what iQ families are
"You sincerely have some of the best teachers I've ever met, and I've had children in school since 2004! So kind and knowledgeable!"
“I love that my son has been able to experience wins in his learning and accomplishments in this program while also having the flexibility to learn from anywhere!”
Results from our learning coaches/parents from last year’s survey "My student learned accountability and responsibility."
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BLAST (Babysitting Lessons And Safety Training) - Nineteen (19) students ages 11 years and up learned how to perform basic childcare skills on January 6 & 8. A spring class is scheduled for May 5 & 7. Pre-registration is required.
Homework Help - Have a tough homework assignment? Stop in room 2615 at KSS. All students in Grade 6, 7, 8, 9 are welcomed. Offered before school Tuesday - Thursday from 7:45 to 8:15 am. Funded in part by the Inga M Johnson Endowment funds.
Friday Night Skiing at Andes - Students in grades 4th to 12th are invited to ski or snowboard on Friday nights until February 27. Bus departs from KSS at 3:30 pm and returns at 9:00 pm. Pre-registration is required.
Driver Education - Open to students 15 (14 turning 15) to 18 years of age. KSS students receive one pass/fail credit upon completion of classroom and behind-the-wheel. We have classes coming up in March, June, and August. Call Community Education for more information.
Zapping the ACT - Your child may have no problem being admitted to a college, they could benefit from even a small score increase. Scores play a role in awarding scholarships and inviting students to enroll in honors courses. Class is held on March 6 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Pre-registration is required.
Swim Camp - Is your child interested in swimming and diving? Join the 5th and 6th grade swim camp March 17, 18, 19 from 3:30 to 4:40 pm. Learn the fundamentals for strokes, starts, turns, and diving basics. Coached by Randy Hanson & Rachel Cox. Pre-registration is required.
Youth Firearm Safety - Four classroom sessions on April 7, 9, 14, 16, and field day April 18 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Taught by certified volunteer staff Matt and Bob Krause. Pre-registration is required.
Self Defense for Women - Free class for women and teenage girls that focus on mind-set, victim avoidance, self reliance, autonomy, fear physiology, history of assaults, and self-defense skills on April 8 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Pre-registration is required.
The district has been asked about resources to answer questions about immigration.
You may find the following resources helpful:
1. Direct Legal Aid & Advocacy
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM): The primary nonprofit providing free legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN. They have an intake line (1-800-2231368) and excellent "Know Your Rights" fact sheets in multiple languages.
ACLU of Minnesota: Offers comprehensive guides on rights when interacting with ICE, specifically for K-12 students and their families.
The Advocates for Human Rights: Provides free legal help for asylum seekers and victims of trafficking in the Twin Cities and beyond.
2. Family Preparedness & "Red Cards"
ILRC "Red Cards": They explain the right to remain silent and the right to refuse a search without a judicial warrant.
Delegation of Parental Authority (DOPA) Form: A critical tool for immigrant families. This MNspecific legal document allows parents to name a trusted person to care for their children temporarily if the parents are detained.
Family Preparedness Plan (ILRC): A step-by-step guide for families to organize important documents and emergency contacts.
3. Community Support Networks
MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee): A grassroots organization that tracks local ICE activity and provides deportation defense support
CLUES (Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio): Offers holistic support including mental health services, financial empowerment, and education for Latino families in MN
Minnesota Dream Act (OHE): The official state portal where undocumented students can apply for instate tuition and state financial aid
If you or someone you know is looking for resources regarding immigration rights or family safety planning, the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (1-800-223-1368) and ACLU-MN offer free, confidential guidance. You can also find 'Family Preparedness Plans' at LawHelpMN.org to help ensure your children are cared for in any emergency. "