Every summer, tens of thousands of 4-H youth participate in county fairs to showcase the knowledge and skills they’ve gained throughout the year, and to continue their learning experiences. The Koochiching County 4-H youth members recently had their opportunity to showcase their projects at the Northern Minnesota District Fair in Littlefork.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is gearing up for its 2022- 23 school year, which starts Sept.
By Evie Conat, camper Before I went to this camp, I had never really shared my poetry or writing with anyone. After I got to the camp, I immediately came out of my shell and fell in love with my surroundings at the camp.
August members have been added to the Birthday Bookshelf Club, which assist the book fund at Falls Elementary School. In the group photo are new members, front row, from the left, Alivia Whitman, Alex Raymond, Noah Cameron, Heaven Thompson; center, Sophia Vanhale, Laika Swenson, Ella O’loughlin, Hery Korzinski, Emidio Brade, Beckett Wagner; back, Henry Willett, Jayda Wells, Jaden Stroik. New member Griffin Shannon is in an individual photo. Each Birthday Bookshelf member joins by donating $5 for new books at FES Library, and then are recognized on their birthday.
Students in Koochiching County are using food shelves in their schools at alarming numbers, and the Falls Hunger Coalition wants to help better meet the need. That was the message Ashley Hall and Christina Daniel, director and associate director of the coalition, brought to the International Falls School Board last week.
A presentation on youth vaping to the Falls School Board in April offered ideas for solutions and resources to help students addicted to nicotine. Taylour Blakeman, American Lung Association, presented the information on behalf of KAPE, Koochiching Area Prevention in Education, told the board 15 tobacco violations involving vaping devices occurred at Falls High School this past school year.
The Rainy River Community College’s Dean’s List for Spring semester 2022 has been announced by Director of Operations Bradley Krasaway. Students who receive this honor earned a grade point average of 3.25 or higher for the semester in college courses and carried at least 12 credits. The students listed with an asterisk before their names achieved a 4.00 grade point average.
July members have been added to the Falls Elementary Birthday Bookshelf Club, to assist the book fund at the FES library. Recognized are, in the group photo, from the left, back row, Aluxandria Silvers, Quin Brewinski, Brayden Norman, Caden Phillips; center row, Ava Forsythe, Addy Forsythe, Bennett Hamers; front row, Krystal Olson, Blake Amerud, Evie Friesz. New club members in individual photos are Haven Westover, Cooper Lucek, Gabriel Piekarski. Each Birthday Bookshelf member is recognized when they join by donating $5 for new books and they are then recognized on their birthday.
Three Falls High School graduates have been awarded the Leonard J. Kucera Memorial Scholarship, Bronko Nagurski Education Scholarship and Sons of Norway – Vinland Lodge 1-193 Scholarship, Northwest Minnesota Foundation has announced.
A team from Falls High School won this year’s annual Lester “Jack” Briggs Regional High School Quiz Bowl Championship May 20. FHS senior Brian Pearson and freshman Khia Porter and Alaina Gates won the day-long competition that tests high school students’ knowledge of Ojibwe language, culture, and history.