Baraga Area Schools

Please join us!

Please take a peek at the lost and found when you come in on Thursday for parent/teacher conferences tomorrow!

Welcome to our Baraga Area Schools Veterans Day assembly to honor and remember all of our veterans. The assembly will take place on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 10:30 am in the Baraga Area Schools gymnasium.

Help support the Class of 2027!

Buy your Slice the Price cards by visiting our online store at: https://store.dominos.cards/56666/Class_of_2027.

Family Fun Day
Mine Shaft-Houghton
Sunday, November 8th
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

For children on the Autism Spectrum and their families

🥤 Exciting News! Smoothies Are Coming! 🍓

We are excited to announce that we have received a grant to bring smoothies to our students!

On Thursday, October 29th, students will have the opportunity to taste-test the smoothies that will soon be offered at breakfast twice a week.

We can’t wait for students to try these delicious new options! 🎉

Please check out this guide to know when your child is too sick to attend school!

Summer 2027 Travel Club is going to Costa Rica! Come to the meeting at Baraga High School Room 308 (Mrs. Heikkinen's Room) to find out more about this exciting adventure!! If you can not attend and would like more information, please contact Jackie Heikkinen.

Please join our MS/HS choir for our Halloween Concert on October 26th at 6:00pm. What started as a compromise for our concert lineup last year is turning into more of a tradition for our older students! We would love to see you in the music room to support our awesome choir!

Huge thank-you to KBOCC for hosting our Little Vikes classroom today! They learned all about manoomin (wild rice) and the traditional process of parching, jigging and winnowing. Our students put on moccasins and learned how to do jigging. This was such a wonderful experience for them. We also got to tour the beautiful greenhouse and see/touch the mashkiki. Asemaa-Tobacco Sweetgrass Sage Thank-you to Promise Neighborhoods for transporting our students!

If you are interested in participating in the U of M study “Implementation and Impact of
School Cell Phone Policy on School and Community Violence in Michigan”, sign up with the QR code!

September 30, 2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are happy to announce that Baraga Schools was selected by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP).

A fresh fruit or vegetable snack will be offered to your student two times per week, until the grant funds are depleted. These snacks will be served early afternoon on Tuesday and Thursday for students in grades K-6th.

The goals of this grant program are to:
• Create healthier school environments by offering healthy choices.
• Expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience.
• Increase children’s fruit and vegetable consumption.
• Make a difference in children’s diets to impact their current and future health.

You can support your student’s efforts to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption in several ways. For instance:
• Take your student grocery shopping and allow them to pick a new fruit or vegetable to try.
• Keep fruits and vegetables visible by placing a fruit basket on the kitchen counter.
• Set a positive example by regularly enjoying fruits and veggies yourself.
• Involve your student in meal planning by letting them choose which fruits and vegetables will be served in meals at home.
• Visit a local farmers’ market to explore seasonal produce together.

If you have questions, please contact me at mvelmer@baragaschools.org or (906) 353-6664.

Sincerely,
Michele Velmer
Food Service Director


Nondiscrimination Statement for USDA Child Nutrition Programs
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
1. mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Power outage expected today, September 21!

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