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Something to talk about...
By Superintendent Westerberg
The upcoming bond referendum being held on Tuesday, May 24 will have two questions. The first is a compilation of several facilities and equipment upgrades. The second question asks voters whether to approve the construction of a synthetic turf field at Hornet Stadium. This article will address the second question on the ballot asking for approval of a turf field.
A survey conducted in Big Lake in January showed a moderate level of support for synthetic turf. Synthetic fields are not without opposition. Some view such a field as extravagant and not worth the cost; while others voice concern about safety. For these reasons, and possibly others, the school board chose to make this topic a separate question on the referendum, not wanting synthetic turf to be the reason voters choose to not support the entire referendum.
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National Bike to School Day
Liberty and Independence Elementary Schools will join schools from around the nation to celebrate National Bike to School Day on Friday, May 20th, 2016.
Students from Liberty and Independence Elementary Schools are encouraged to walk, bike, rollerblade or just "roll" to school Friday along with parents, teachers, and community leaders.
The event will begin with drop off at 8:00 AM at the ball field parking lots off Glenwood Avenue. Parents are welcome to join the fun, or they can drop their child off at the starting location so that he/she can walk or roll to school with friends and staff. At 8:15 AM students, parents, and school staff will leave from the parking lot to Walk & Roll to their elementary school.
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Summer Food Program
School-aged children in Big Lake and surrounding communities will have a safe and familiar option to eat at over the summer again thanks to the Summer Food Service Program.
Big Lake Schools has qualified as a hosting site for the Summer Food Service Program, which is designed to fill a nutrition gap that many children face when school is closed for the summer months.
Any person age 18 or younger can receive breakfast and/or lunch no matter what his or her family's household income is. Children just need to show up at Independence Elementary School between the hours of 7:30 and 8:45 a.m. for breakfast, and between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for lunch.
Parents should accompany young children; however, the program does not allow free meals for parents or anyone over the age of 18.
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NHS Dance-a-thon
Big Lake High School's National Honor Society (NHS) donated $3,051 to the nonprofit organization Open Doors at this year's annual lock-in event.
Open Doors, a nonprofit organization located in Elk River, provides a safe place for youth experiencing homelessness. It provides a hot meal, canned food, and healthy snacks for evenings and weekends, clothing, computer access for online school, towels, personal hygiene items, and access to resources for health and other issues.
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Important upcoming dates
View event dates and see all upcoming events on our
website calendar
- 5/2: PTSO Meeting at the middle school at 6:15 p.m.
- 5/5: Middle School Band Concert at 6 p.m.
- 5/7: Grand March & Prom 4 - 11:30 p.m.
- 5/9: PTO Meeting at Liberty at 6 p.m.
- 5/9: High School Bands Concert at 7:30 p.m.
- 5/16: High School Choirs Concert at 7:30 p.m.
- 5/19: Middle School Choir Concert at 6 p.m.
- 5/23: 3rd Grade Musical at 6:30 p.m. at both elementary schools
- 5/27 - 5/30: No School; Memorial Day Weekend
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