We are hiring a full-time bus driver/custodian/maintenance starting with the 2025-26 school year. Come join the Baraga Area School's family.
Regular Board Meeting Rescheduled
By the end of the school year, students at Baraga Area Schools will be motivated to consume a variety of healthy foods and beverages, be physically active every day, and engage in healthy behaviors to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. These are the goals of the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools program which is being implemented this year in Baraga Area Schools.
Baraga Area Schools is one of many new schools across the state starting the program this fall. Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools is supported at Baraga Area Schools by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the University of Michigan, and the United Dairy Industry of Michigan.
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools Through Project Healthy Schools is an evidence-based, school-wide program that works with schools to improve students’ health literacy, emotional wellness, and academic outcomes. Students will receive 10 hands-on lessons that promote physical activity, healthy eating, and an understanding of how nutrition and activity influence their lifelong health. These lessons will focus on 8th grade students; however, Baraga Area Schools will also pursue ways to promote health with the entire school community through wellness events and building changes that benefit all students. These school-wide efforts will promote healthier habits and allow students to practice the health literacy and gained skills they learned in the classroom. Once implemented at Baraga Area Schools, the program continues year after year, creating a culture of health that benefits future generations.
The goals of the program are for students to:
· Consume a variety of healthy foods and beverages
· Be physically active every day
· Engage in healthy behaviors to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
We are excited that Baraga Area Schools was selected to receive the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools Through Project Healthy Schools program because healthier students are better learners. Our students will benefit by learning healthy habits that they can use for their whole life.
“Anything we can do to fight childhood obesity in a culture where it is being fostered in so many ways is critical,” says Kim Eagle, M.D., A. Walter Hewlett professor of internal medicine and director of the Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan Health System. In 2004, Eagle founded Project Healthy Schools in collaboration with local organizations in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since then, the program has been implemented in over 175 middle schools across the state.
Project Healthy Schools is one of the few school-based programs nationally that have demonstrated significant improvements in both health behavior and cardiovascular risk factors. For more information about Project Healthy Schools visit www.projecthealthyschools.org.
Building Healthy Communities is a private-public initiative supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Fitness Foundation, Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Team Nutrition, the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, the University of Michigan, the Wayne State University Center for Health and Community Impact and Action for Healthy Kids. For more information about Building Healthy Communities visit: bcbsm.com/buildhealth.
Baraga Area Schools is one of many new schools across the state starting the program this fall. Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools is supported at Baraga Area Schools by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the University of Michigan, and the United Dairy Industry of Michigan.
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools Through Project Healthy Schools is an evidence-based, school-wide program that works with schools to improve students’ health literacy, emotional wellness, and academic outcomes. Students will receive 10 hands-on lessons that promote physical activity, healthy eating, and an understanding of how nutrition and activity influence their lifelong health. These lessons will focus on 8th grade students; however, Baraga Area Schools will also pursue ways to promote health with the entire school community through wellness events and building changes that benefit all students. These school-wide efforts will promote healthier habits and allow students to practice the health literacy and gained skills they learned in the classroom. Once implemented at Baraga Area Schools, the program continues year after year, creating a culture of health that benefits future generations.
The goals of the program are for students to:
· Consume a variety of healthy foods and beverages
· Be physically active every day
· Engage in healthy behaviors to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
We are excited that Baraga Area Schools was selected to receive the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools Through Project Healthy Schools program because healthier students are better learners. Our students will benefit by learning healthy habits that they can use for their whole life.
“Anything we can do to fight childhood obesity in a culture where it is being fostered in so many ways is critical,” says Kim Eagle, M.D., A. Walter Hewlett professor of internal medicine and director of the Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan Health System. In 2004, Eagle founded Project Healthy Schools in collaboration with local organizations in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since then, the program has been implemented in over 175 middle schools across the state.
Project Healthy Schools is one of the few school-based programs nationally that have demonstrated significant improvements in both health behavior and cardiovascular risk factors. For more information about Project Healthy Schools visit www.projecthealthyschools.org.
Building Healthy Communities is a private-public initiative supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Fitness Foundation, Michigan State University Extension, Michigan Team Nutrition, the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, the University of Michigan, the Wayne State University Center for Health and Community Impact and Action for Healthy Kids. For more information about Building Healthy Communities visit: bcbsm.com/buildhealth.
Check out the flyer for information on the Copper Country Math Circle program starting next month!
Reminder: Parents and guardians still have until Monday, September 15 to purchase optional insurance for your child's district-issued Chromebook. This policy is designed to protect against the cost of accidental damage. If you choose to participate, you can return the completed opt-in form with payment ($20/student or $50/family of over 2) to either the PLES or High School office. You can also contact the office for more information. This is completely optional, but is a great way to have peace of mind knowing your child's device is covered.
Come out and support our Varsity Volleyball team this weekend! While you are here, enjoy an iced coffee and baked goods to support the Class of 2026 BASH.
Check out the 2025 Torch Run!
September menu
As we are starting a new school year, here is a drop off/pick up map refresher!
We're excited to offer parents and guardians the chance to purchase optional insurance for your child's district-issued Chromebook. This policy is designed to protect against the cost of accidental damage. A flyer with all the details, including information about the policy and an opt-in form, will be sent home with students. Please keep an eye out for it. If you choose to participate, you can return the completed opt-in form with payment to either the PLES or High School office. You can also contact the office for more information. This is completely optional, but is a great way to have peace of mind knowing your child's device is covered. Questions? Check out the flyer or contact us here at the school.
Please check out our updated student cell phone guidelines!
Welcome back to school!
Please review the dress code requirements as you are doing back-to-school clothes preparations!
If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher and have questions about the process, please check out this event!
After a full 3 days of learning at the Safe & Civil schools conference in Portland, these three are off to explore the city! Thank you to Promise Neighborhoods for sending them to learn and grow our school's behavior systems! They are learning lots and can't wait to share! 💜💛
If you're interested in substitute teaching for Baraga Area Schools, please scan the code below to apply!
Baraga Area Schools is accepting bids
Baraga's Travel Club members are having a fantastic time in Europe! They have been up a mountain, eaten fondue, and swam in an alpine lake in Switzerland. After that, they spent two nights in Italy where they swam in the Mediterranean Sea, explored the Cinque Terre region, and ate a lot of gelato. The next stop was Monaco - the 2nd smallest country in the world!
Join Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds and the Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office for a day of connection, fun, and community support! Run or walk in support of mental health, then stick around for free family activities, prize drawings, and a chance to meet local first responders. Check out the flyer for more details!
If you're at the Hedy Capul Park, check out the posters made by our kindergarten students as a final project for their science unit to teach others to care for the environment.
