Wildcat Pride                              May 1,  2018
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Well, it looks like spring has finally arrived - CLHS celebrated the inaugural games of lacrosse last week.  FFA students brought home some hardware, and our Athena Award winner Hannah Stec attended the awards banquet in St. Paul on April 25th. Others are making the most of getting outside...Everyone seems to be doing their part to wrap up the school year strong.  The mock crash will be held this afternoon for 11-12 graders. Always a great lesson for students heading into prom and graduation season.

CLHS Students of Excellence Awarded

Carmen Backes, Jessica Bartz, Madison Douglas, Rachel Erickson,  and Jacob Schreier 
were 2018 Students of Excellence winners.  Pictured along with CLHS Principal Dave Ertl and counselor Amy Malloy.

Life is Better Looked at Through a Windshield, Not the Rearview Mirror

Brent Stromme, keynote speaker at the Students of Excellence Recognition event, instructed students to be themselves and look forward. "Think of how big a windshield is compared to the size of the rearview mirror. Use that image as you think about your future," he stated. The 2018 Students of Excellence Recognition event was held on Wednesday, April 25, at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud.  

The evening honors the top 148 high school seniors from 37 high schools in the Resource Training & Solution's region. Criteria for selection to attend the event is at the discretion of each school, but based upon Resource's recommended guidelines.  The honorees are nominated by their school or district and receive a plaque recognizing their accomplishments; they also receive a certificate from Minnesota Governor, Mark Dayton. Over the past 31 years, Resource has hosted the Students of Excellence Recognition event and has recognized a total of 4,690 high school seniors.  

A crowd of just under 600 gathered in the foyer at the convention center and waited for the banquet hall doors to open. Students, parents, and educators greeted one another and visited about spring activities, upcoming graduations, and college plans.  The atmosphere was filled with warmth, laughter, and pride. Read more...

Groundbreaking Ceremonies Taking Place
     Lakeside staff were one group who posed for pictures  at the groundbreaking ceremony.


Although the week started with a snow day, there was enough dry ground for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the New Lakeside Elementary on April 19th. This week will bring the groundbreaking for the new Wildcat Community Center - Friday, May 4th at 3:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us!

Building projects continue to move along - the district office has moved to temporary quarters while the 
old space is reconfigured for the Chisago Lakes Education Center (CLEC), planning to move in July 1st. Also at the middle school are the new tennis courts, which should be playable by the middle of July. The final playing surface will be added next summer after the asphalt surface has time to cure.

For the latest building updates, check the website, the Chisago County Press, and the District School Review delivered to your house if you live in the district.


Math Masters from Lakeside and Taylors Falls Clean Up


Students from Chisago Lakes representing Lakeside and Taylors Falls Elementary participated in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge at St. Croix Central Middle School, in Hammond, WI, on April 20, 2018.
 
Math Masters of Minnesota began in 1989.  Today, there are approximately 6,000 fifth and sixth graders registered to compete. Math Masters is designed to promote excellence in critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities as well as provide recognition to students for academic effort and achievement. Teams and individual students from private and public schools may compete in Math Masters.  Math Masters is supported by The Hormel Foundation as well as many other individuals and businesses.
 
Chisago Lakes Teams performed well among the 22 teams  and 110 students competing.   The Lakeside Teams are coached by 5th Grade Teachers Mr. Maahs and Mrs. Overgaard. The Taylors Falls team is coached by Mrs. Casterton.   Lakeside teams placed First, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth.  Taylors Falls placed Seventh. You can see all the results and all the pictures.

On the Calendar:

5/3: Parent/Teacher Conferences at the high school
             Greenhouse opens for the season - closing 6/2 due to  construction

5/4: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Wildcat Community Center
3:00 p.m. at CLHS near the pool entrance on the south side.

5/5: Prom - Grand March at CLHS @ 3:30 p.m. 
            with dinner and dance at  the Earle Brown Heritage Center

5/7: Senior Scholarship Night at 7:00 p.m. in the PAC

5/10: School Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school media center


***LOOKING AHEAD: The Community Pool located at the high school will be closed from May 11, 2018 through August 10, 2018 for renovations.

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