June members have been added to the Falls Elementary School Birthday Bookshelf Club to assist the book fund there. Recognized in the group photo are, left to right, front row, Rowan Helleloid, Shaylee Richards, Gannon Anderson, and Emidio Brade; back row, Lyla Baron, Finley McIntyre, Dexi Shoberg, Jaiven Vondra, and Carson Line; and Averie Christensen. Members join by each donating $5 for new books at FES Library; they then are recognized on their birthday. FES PHOTOS
Owen Wherley, an International Falls graduate, was presented recently with the KGHS/KSDM scholarship by Mike Bolstad, KGHS/KSDM general manager. Wherley, who plans to study journalism/broadcast in college, is the first International Falls recipient of the scholarship. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
A full house and program at Indus School May 19 helped celebrate kindergarten graduation and first grade step-up. Entering the program to “Pomp and Circumstance,” the students sang several songs with themes from what they have been learning about throughout the school year, reported Soren Olesen, instructor.
Top Photo: Indus juniors and sophomores experienced the Construct Tomorrow/218 Trades Show at in Duluth May 12. From the left are Michael Howard, Nicholas Steele, Remington Steele, Tessa Hasbargen, Brady Cox and Henry Morgan. The event had 13 trade unions with booths, where students could visit learn about how to become a trades person with that union. Each booth had both hands-on activities and some fact sheets about wages, hours, and education. The students asked some great questions and learned a lot about apprenticeships and what types of benefit packages comes with each trade, reported Indus instructor Soren Olesen. “It was a very educational trip,” he said. Bottom Photo: Indus student Nicholas Steele experiences walking with a harness on. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Indus School has selected Michelle Misner as its teacher of the years. Instructor Soren Olesen provided the following about Misner” Michelle Misner started substitute teaching at Indus several years ago.
May 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, Maggie Winkel, Elsa Hart, Violet Johnson; center, Noah Thompson, Nash Pederson, Brinley Heibel, Roy Cameron, Kane Pensak, Gunnar Hackenmueller; back, Jaxon Phillipe, Liam Minnick, Tommy Hyatt, Ilee Pederson, Emma Abernathey, Liv Warner. In addition, members Skylar Kurcera, Arianna Covel, and Lucy Holenko in individual photos. Each Birthday Bookshelf member joins by donating $5 for new books at FES Library, and then are recognized on their birthday. Contributed photos
Tuesday Musicale has awarded five young local musicians 2022 “Music for Our Youth” scholarships. Five local students will attend either the North Shore Summer Music Experience at the University of Minnesota, Duluth or the Bemidji MusiCamp at Bemidji State University.
The International Falls School Board in April recognized Elks Lodge 1599 students of the month for May at Falls High School. Kevin Grover, district superintendent and member of Elks Lodge 1599, provided the following about each of the students: Carter Leseman is one of the Elks Lodge 1599 students of the month for May.
Leadership and organization 101: On steroids. That’s how Littlefork-Big Falls School instructor Tina Meyers describes her BPA, or Business Professionals of America, class.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary to Post 2948 recently announced the winners of its Illustrating America Contest, an art contest for students in kindergarten through eighth grades. Winners in the K-2 grade are: first, Scarlet Boyum; second, Josey Maclean; third Weston Demars. In grades 3-5, first place went to Sidney Krasaway, second to Brynlee Gierszewski, and third to Kristen Koerbitz. Grade 6-8 winners are first, Emily Rauhohl; second, Mackenzie Sheasby; and third,Teagan Rousseau; and honorable mention to Ashlyn Siltman. Prizes were $20 for first, $15 for second and $10 for third place. Students were also given small United States flags, books or coloring sheets and pencils. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS