As I write this, a scientific survey conducted by the same company that surveyed community members last spring in preparation for the operating levy is completing a community survey to determine whether there is support for a bond referendum to expand and improve school facilities.
In a previous communication to the public, I explained how existing school facilities will be updated over the next few years thanks to additional state funding for deferred maintenance needs. This funding can only be used to fix or replace what you already have-replacing a "like" for a "like" is the term the State is using.
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Movie theatre and engineering class team up for design challenge
Volume, ease of storage and visual appeal were just a few of the features used to judge kid-friendly popcorn containers that students in Matt Vogel's Introduction to Engineering Design class created.
Working in pairs, the students were asked to design and build a prototype for a new kid-friendly popcorn container that could hold about two cups of popcorn. Once created, students presented their designs to Mike Wedel from Monticello Movie Theatre. Wedel judged each container based on capacity, ease of storage, ease of use, visual appeal, quality of prototype, and overall design.
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Stenberg and Zoccoli advance in Poetry Out Loud Competition
Sophomore Jessica Stenberg received first place and Shiloh Zoccoli, a senior, took second place in this year's school round of the Poetry Out Loud competition.
Stenberg won with her recitation of "Bleeding Heart" by Carmen Gimenez Smith, and Zoccoli recited "Very Large Moth" by Craig Arnold. Both participants competed in the school contest last year in which Stenberg placed second and Zoccoli received an honorable mention.
They will advance to Minnesota's semi-finals held on March 8 and 9 at the Target Performance Hall in Minneapolis.
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Students advance to regional spelling bee
Big Lake Middle School's top three spellers are named after 14 rounds
Three Big Lake Middle School students will advance to the next level of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Allie Heltemes (8th grade), Isaac Flicker (7th grade), and Evan Scales (7th grade) placed first, second and third, respectively, in the school-level competition earning them the opportunity to move forward and compete in the Regional Spelling Bee in February.
The school-level competition lasted 14 rounds and ended with Heltemes correctly spelling the word "generosity" for the win. Read more.
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2/2 - 2/5: Snow Daze Week with Dress up Days
2/4, 2/11: Parent/Teacher Conferences
2/15: No School - Happy President's Day!
2/23: Elementary School Literacy Night (Battle of the Books)
2/25: Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
2/29: High School Choirs Concert
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