We are so excited that we can hold scholarship night face to face! Students who earned scholarships will be personally invited to this event once we have heard back from all of the organizations that sponsor our scholarships.
A huge thank you to KBIC Health Center helping us out to test our athletes. Tyler Hoskins and Breanna Owens were a huge help to us in getting all of our athletes tested.
MSTEP testing begins next week!
Middle school is testing during the week of April 26-30 with make up tests from May 3-7.
Elementary (grades 3-5 only) tests will be May 3-7, with make ups from May 10-14.
All virtual students are invited to come test at the school. Unfortunately, no student is allowed to test from home. Teachers will be sending grade-level tests schedules soon.
Contact Mrs. Rinkinen with any questions (arinkinen@baragaschools.org).
The Little Vikes are doing their annual egg hatching with Mrs. Warner
Camp New Day is currently accepting summer camp applications for youth ages 9-14 whose lives have been affected by the incarceration of a parent or guardian. This camp is free! For more information and application details, see their website at www.campnewdayup.com
Baraga BASH Senior Lock-in Fundraiser, Friday, 4/16 @ Baraga American Legion Post 444 from noon until gone. We are having a Frybread Taco fundraiser (7$ donation) which will include a dessert and bottle of water. Take out and delivery will be available. There will also be a basket raffle. We are taking preorders for the tacos and the baskets are posted below. Tickets will be available for purchase for 1$ a piece on Wednesday & Thursday from noon until 6 pm, and Friday morning until after the Indian taco sale at the Baraga American Legion Post 444, when the basket winners will be drawn and contacted.
Attention: The school board meeting originally scheduled for Monday, April 12th has been postponed until April 19, 2021 at 5pm. It will be held in the Baraga High School gym.
PROM UPDATE. As of today, April 8, Baraga Area School's plans for prom are paused. This does not mean cancelled, but paused. With the raise in new positive cases throughout the state, we are waiting on more guidance from the CDC on how to safely put prom on, if we can. So, nothing is officially cancelled, but officially paused as we wait to get more guidance. Thank you for your patience.
Baraga Area Schools will be having their Kindergarten Registration on Friday, April 23rd. This will be an all day affair, so the Little Vikes and the Kindergarten classes will not meet this day. The teachers will be letting the parents know more about this. Please read the attached flyer and if you have any questions please give us a call.
2021 Summer Youth Soccer registration is now open.
Many of the life skills that players learn through soccer are beneficial in later life, how to form and build relationships, developing a sense of co-operation, and how to handle adversity are all key qualities that will benefit the players in adult life.
Please visit HoughtonFC.com to register today for players 3 to 19 years old."
Gratefully,
Jen Bach
Communications Director,
Houghton FC
Vikings advance with an eight point victory
Vikings up by 10 with eight minutes to play
Baraga up by five at the half
Baraga up by three after one quarter of action
The car accident on February 24th brought some life changes to the Lamson family. With all the children back home, and Kayla in wheel chair, they needed a way for her to get into and out of the house. Mr. Filpus's Industrial Education classes from Baraga Area Schools stepped up to help out one of their own.
The Computer Aided Drafting & Design class designed a ramp and helped to put together a materials list needed to build it. Other Industrial Education classes then used their expertise and tools to make the ramp and this week they delivered and installed it at the Lamson house.
The 2nd grade had homework this week, as the Easter Bunny gave them the assignment of babysitting some eggs he dropped off this week. They took them home each night and wrote in their daily baby book. Today the Easter Bunny returned and made them all honorary Easter Bunny helpers since they did such a great job raising their peeps.
The Little Vikes have been sitting in their eggs all week and today they hatched while they were at lunch
With the up-tick in Covid positives and with some students having to quarantine, there are many questions out there. The best place to get those answers is the Western UP Health Department and the number to call is 906-482-7382 and choose the covid prompt. More than likely you will have to leave a message, but I am told that the messages are checked often and calls are returned.
With Spring Break coming up, it might be a good idea to take home all of our masks and give them a good cleaning for the start of the 4th quarter. Might be a good idea for an Easter present as well, so new masks. Thanks and have a great break.
Dear Baraga Families,
Baraga Area Schools would like to update parents and community members with the latest on COVID-19 issues. There seems to be an increase in the number of positive cases throughout the state. This up-tick in cases is also being seen in our region. Whether this is due to the new variant that seems to be hitting down state or not, we are seeing a rise in positive cases here in Baraga County. Baraga Schools has had two positive cases, one in the elementary and one in the high school. We do not know the origin of these cases. The school has followed the guidelines set by the local and state health departments, including notifying all close contacts. We will continue to follow the guidelines and still feel that schools are one of the safest places for students. Please help keep our school open during these challenging times and thank you for your continued support.
Stay safe,
Richard Sarau, Superintendent
Baraga Area Schools