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High school students from across the state were invited to present food security research findings and participate in the Minnesota Youth Institute on May 16, an educational program hosted by the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and the World Food Prize Foundation. Barnum students Jasmine Akurgo, Brenan Class, Samuel Collier, Henry Dammer, Brooke Doran, Amri Gilbertson, Kailey Halverson, Hudson Kasberg, Rayna Klejeski, Lacie O’Leary, Reese Miletich, Max Moors, Joe Peterson, Lilly Pettit, Kay...
University of Arizona Franny Slater of Cloquet graduated summa cum laude this past spring from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in business economics. Wichita State University Taylor Roen of Esko graduated magna cum laude from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Elizabeth Joy Risacher of Wright, graduated from South Dakota State following the spring 2022 semester. Bemidji State University The following local students earned degrees from Bemidji State University during the 2021-2022 school year. Fr...
Another tumultuous week within the Wrenshall School District saw a school board member formally apologizing to one group of people, while offending another, and teachers and administrators confronting the board about the impact of its behavior. "As a member of the LGBTQ+ community and co-advisor of our (gender-sexualities alliance) club, I can no longer remain quiet as our leadership ignores human and students' rights," said the school's media specialist Chloe Swanson during the board meeting...
As with many other area school districts, the Barnum school board approved an increase in lunch prices, at 10 cents per meal at various levels for the lunch program during its July 26 meeting. The coming school year marks the first time in two years any students will pay for lunch, after a universal free school lunch program was allowed to expire at the end of June. Parents are encouraged to fill out forms to apply for free and reduced-price meals, something they also haven’t had to do over the past two years, when every child could have f...
Dean’s list Savannah Lyytinen of Cloquet was named to the Hamline University dean’s list for the spring 2022 term. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher and complete a minimum of 16 credits. Lyytinen is majoring in forensic psychology with a minor in criminal justice. Wrenshall’s Hannah Weiderman was named to the dean’s list at Drake University this spring. To be eligible for the deans’ list, students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the spring 2022 semester at Drake. The following local students were named to...
Esko Schools Quarter 4 Honor Roll Bella Abrahamson Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Ashley Aker Claire Anderson Keone Anderson Siri Anderson Rachel Antonutti Lucye Backstrom Ellahna Barnes Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Alena Beare Mollie Belich Hunter Berg Aspen Berg Cadence Berger Cuinn Berger Leah Borden Emma Breed Ahna Brekke Braeden Caple Priya Carey Amber Carlblom Joseph Cekalla Emma Cekalla Samuel Cheslak Ayden Chopskie Megan Chopskie Ty Christensen Liberty Clifford Avah Clow James Cornell Paul Cornell Michael Cornell Rylee Demers Gabriel Dusek...
After winning the state championship in a quiz bowl against a team from Cambridge, Minnesota last month, the Cloquet High School econ team ended its winning streak at the National Economics Challenge Upper Midwest region, coach Tim Prosen found out Friday. Cloquet had two econ teams that had been studying and preparing together for about two months, but it was Team 1 — Cale Prosen, Jake Mertz, Amelia Allen and Sam Buytaert — that won the sectional competition and then State. Members of Team 2 were Ilei Benson, Emily Vermeersch, Olivia Jameson a...
Lake Country Power awarded the Lake Country Power 2022 Les Beach Memorial Scholarship to 32 local high school seniors from 27 schools. The scholarship honors a former co-op employee and recognizes student commitment and contribution to local communities. “The State of Minnesota permits electric cooperatives like Lake Country Power to use unclaimed funds for charitable purposes, such as scholarships,” said Lake Country Power’s Greg Schulzetenberg. The $4,000 scholarships, issued at $1,000 per year for four years, will help the following gradu...
Esko students, from kindergarteners to the senior class, have a lot to be proud of, according to school principals and superintendent Aaron Fischer. High school principal Greg Hexum reported to the Esko school board at its meeting Monday that high school seniors have received over $2.5 million in scholarships to pursue secondary education after graduation. According to Hexum, more than $170,000 in local scholarships were awarded at the annual Esko Educational Foundation’s scholarship night. The remaining scholarships, totalling about $2.5 m...
When a contest needs triple overtime to determine a winner, it's usually been well-played and exciting for everyone, and maybe a little luck was involved. That's exactly what happened last Friday morning at the fifth annual Battle of the Books held in the Cloquet High School auditorium. Fourth-grade students from Cloquet's Washington Elementary, Churchill Elementary, and a group visiting from Ely gathered to compete in front of more than 100 audience members. After about 40 minutes of...
Barnum High School Quarter 3 A HONOR ROLL Grade 7 Tessa Bednarek Eli Berger Faith Bernhardson Marlene Budge Natalie Carlson Emma Dahl Lily Dahl Ruth Dinger Connor Ferrin Lillian Genereau Jillian Grott Piper Johnson Halle Kauppila Arie Koecher Ali Laveau Lucy Maher Reuben Olson-Williams Nora Piri Miah Sandberg Lauren Soukkala Elijah Wendt Jlind White-Wyman Grade 8 Alizondra Collelo Cadence Fanning Lucy Franek Sophia Frank Grace Grover Eoghan Heaslip Michael Hoover Evan Mundell MaKenna Nordstrom Morghan Nynas Ava Nyquist Iris Polecheck Isabelle...
Esko High School Quarter 3 Honor Roll Bella Abrahamson Kyle Abrahamson Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Ashley Aker Rachel Amireault Keone Anderson Siri Anderson Santiago Anich Rachel Antonutti Lucye Backstrom Ellahna Barnes Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Alena Beare Mollie Belich Aspen Berg Hunter Berg Cadence Berger Cairin Berger Cuinn Berger Cal Berglund Leah Borden Emma Breed Ahna Brekke Cadence Brissett Braeden Caple Priya Carey Amber Carlblom Emma Cekalla Joseph Cekalla Samuel Cheslak Ayden Chopskie Jordan Chopskie Megan Chopskie Ty Christensen...
Carlton High School Quarter 3 A Honor Roll Grade 6 Katelyn Cadotte Jaylah Crane Jorgen Herman Baily Line Cooper Miller Eva Mundell Selah Rupp Kyria Tuttle Kaden Ward Grade 7 Ava Jenne Landon Jenne Brielle Simula Danica Wyman Grade 8 Karysa Brown Alex Gillette Carley Lawry Sophia Schmidt Nadia Tessier Grade 9 Gavin Gibson Zander Hall Lauryn Hilton Jackson Korpela Amber Lawry Jazmyn Martini Julia Peterson Kayla Radtke Aryanna Rodeghiero Amy Schwoch Cody Shaw Skyler Vernon Grade 10 Michael Cadotte Luukas Korpela Megan Matarelli Sam Ojibway Grade...
Quarter 3 A Honor Roll Olivia Aldridge Natylee Anderson Bryce Bartczak Eli Beetcher Gavin Beetcher Kyler Clarke Bethany Erjavec Easton Everett Sage Fernquist Mason Goetz Nathan Hamilton Brie Hoglund Tyler Iverson Eathen Johnson Jenna Johnson Julieauna Johnson Kaylie Lammi Elliana Lattu Joel Lembke Tyler Mills Alex Murray Alexis Nelson Andrew Olesen Isaias Padilla Kylie Parker Reece Prouty Abbie Resberg Owen Resberg Isabel Riley Jack Riley Molly Sheda Janae Sjodin Jeshua Sjodin Magdalene Sowada Kaya Stark Birk Stensaas Alexis Swanson Eli Twedt...
Cloquet High School Quarter 3 A HONOR ROLL Grade 9 Rizal Agaton-Howes Gage Allen Diamond Allen-Lovejoy Owen Anderson Ahnna Bader William Bauer Johanna Bernu Sarah Blais Joshua Bleskacek Ellise Boyd-Affias Kaia Boyd-Affias Sofia Breuer Madison Correll Cadence Dillon Mirianna Dohse Brody Dushkin Clare French Nikolas Gentilini Julie Golen Shealee Gunderson Natalie Halling Natalie Hautajarvi Natalia Hernandez Riley Hillman Jean Hurd Nicholas Janke Sophia Johnson Allie Jones Erin Keating Ella Kolenda Addison Kozelouzek Michael Kruse Brijette LaCore...
Lynn (Jones) Prosen, a 1992 Cloquet graduate, was awarded the 2022 National Science Teaching Association’s Corteva Excellence in Agricultural Science Education Award. The award recognizes excellence and innovation in the field of agricultural science education. Prosen told the Pine Knot that she was inspired by St. Scholastica professor Dr. Donna Schroeder when she was working on her biology degree. “I was a TA for her and the idea of helping others to learn science and be able to understand thi...
The 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a group of 11 teachers from across the state who have been named finalists in the program, including a teacher from Moose Lake. Bradley Hubred teaches fifth and sixth grade science at Moose Lake Community Schools. Out of 77 total candidates this year, an independent selection panel of 22 leaders in the areas of education, business, government and nonprofits selected the finalists from a group of 25 semifinalists. The selection panel meets again April 30 to conduct individual interviews...
After Cloquet school board members seemed to indicate in March they were OK with the idea of increasing player fees for hockey, four of five board members present voted against the proposal Monday. Hockey players already pay the highest school activity fee. On the other hand, the cost of the high school program is far less than families pay for youth hockey as their children get older, superintendent Michael Cary had pointed out in March. According to the Cloquet Amateur Hockey Association website, the top fee for Bantam players (ages 13-14)...
Contract negotiations between the Wrenshall school district and its teachers went to the rare step of mediation last month in order to resolve sticking points. The Wrenshall school board on Monday agreed to table approval of the eventual agreement until members can check the 36-page document that some received only just before the meeting. The contract, expected to be formally approved by the board at a special meeting next week, will date back to July 1, 2021. One board goal, to increase the starting wage for new teachers in the district,...
Fees for playing on the Lumberjacks varsity and junior varsity hockey teams may increase in the future, as part of an effort by the Cloquet school district to decrease the burden on the overall budget. During the Cloquet school board work session Monday, March 21, board members and administration discussed the expensive lease agreement with the city for use of Northwoods Credit Union Arena for hockey games and practices. Superintendent Michael Cary told the board that player fees for the...
Barnum High School Quarter 2 A Honor Roll 7th Grade Tessa Bednarek Eli Berger Marlene Budge Emma Dahl Ruth Dinger Connor Ferrin Lillian Genereau Allison Gresczyk Jillian Grott Piper Johnson Halle Kauppila Arie Koecher Taylor Lake Lucy Maher Reuben Olson-Williams Nora Piri Miah Sandberg Lauren Soukkala Jlind White-Wyman 8th Grade Kaitlyn Bartz Alizondra Collelo Cadence Fanning Lucy Franek Sophia Frank Grace Grover Michael Hoover Brock Hurst Kyson Landwehr Riley McNamara Evan Mundell MaKenna Nordstrom Morghan Nynas Ava Nyquist Iris Polecheck...
Carlton High School Quarter 2 A Honor Roll 12th Grade Nicholas DeVriendt-LeDoux Kash Gibson Alaina Kiehl Carly Parker Joseph Solomon Cole Thompson 11th Grade Eliza DeCaigny Daniel Schiller Aaron Weitzel 10th Grade Luukas Korpela Megan Matarelli Sam Ojibway 9th Grade Gavin Gibson Zander Hall Lauryn Hilton Jackson Korpela, Amber Lawry Julia Peterson Kayla Radtke Amy Schwoch Skyler Vernon 8th Grade Alex Gillette Carley Lawry Alexander Midge Sophia Schmidt Nadia Tessier 7th Grade Dani Carlson Ava Jenne Landon Jenne Brielle Simula Evelyn Socha...
Wrenshall School Quarter 2 A Honor Roll Olivia Aldridge Natylee Anderson Bryce Bartczak Eli Beetcher Corvus Eckdahl Sage Fernquist Mason Goetz Addison Hulgan Taylor Hulgan Tyler Iverson Eathen Johnson Jenna Johnson Kaylie Lammi Joel Lembke Tyler Mills Alex Murray Hannah Niemela Andrew Olesen Audranna Padilla Isaias Padilla Camden Peterson Abbie Resberg Owen Resberg Isabel Riley Jack Riley Dustin Roepke Molly Sheda Janae Sjodin Jeshua Sjodin Magdalene Sowada Kaya Stark Birk Stensaas Alexis Swanson Eli Twedt B Honor Roll Joshua Anderson Gavin...
Science fair students and judges logged onto their computers and cellphones last weekend as they - once again - attended the Northeast Minnesota Regional and American Indian Science and Engineering Fair virtually. In a pre-pandemic year, buses and vans would have traveled to the University of Minnesota Duluth from schools as far south as Hinckley-Finlayson and all over the Northland for the regional science fair. Students would set up large display boards in large rooms, ready with an "elevator...
Honor Roll Santiago Anich Bella Abrahamson Emma Adkins Kaitlyn Adkins Ashley Aker Simone Anderson Claire Anderson Keone Anderson Siri Anderson Joseph Antonutti Rachel Antonutti Lucye Backstrom Ellahna Barnes Lourdes Barousse Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Alena Beare Mollie Belich Jaxon Benedix Hunter Berg Aspen Berg Cadence Berger Cairin Berger Cuinn Berger Maiya Bergstedt-Bloss Ahna Brekke Cadence Brissett Priya Carey Joseph Cekalla Samuel Cheslak Ayden Chopskie Jordan Chopskie Megan Chopskie Ty Christensen Liberty Clifford Avah Clow Keaira...
