Moorhead Area Public Schools - Building Pathways to Success

Do you have an incoming 2026-27 kindergartener? Have questions before your child's first day of kindergarten? Our staff is ready to answer them. Come and check out Keys to Kindergarten at your school on Thursday, April 30!
For More Information ➡️ isd152.org/keystok

Stronger Connections = Student Success! 🎓

Across the district, our staff is hard at work this week building the family-teacher relationships that help our students thrive. We’re so proud of the heart our educators put into every conference! ❤️

A massive thank you to our incredible PTACs and Moorhead business partners for supporting our teams. For example, at Horizon, Papa Johns, Elite Therapeutic Massage, and 7 Brew teamed up with PTAC to keep spirits high! 🍕☕️🙌

🔶 REMINDER 🔶There will be no school for Moorhead students on Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20. Classes will resume on Monday, March 23.

Moorhead Community Education is hosting Your Classical Class Notes Concert Series at Horizon Performing Arts Center on April 1. Catch Flipside Percussion presented by Minnesota Public Radio! #FoundationsForTheFuture

MAPS Elementary Families: the deadline to order your 2025-26 yearbook has been extended to Friday, March 20! This is the LAST CHANCE to order; yearbooks are not guaranteed for orders placed after the deadline. Order your book now at https://buytheyearbook.com.

🔶REMINDER🔶 On Wednesday, March 18, all students will have an early dismissal, with a release time scheduled two hours prior to their normal end-of-classes time.

Moorhead High School students earned top honors at the Minnesota Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference. Cole Eastman-Wright placed 1st in two events and Cecilia Flood placed 3rd in Basic Office Systems and Procedures. Both advance to Nationals in Nashville this May. Congrats Spuds! 🎉👏 #FoundationsForTheFuture

It’s time to recognize our team! This week’s staff member is Khristofer Lerol, a Head custodian at Horizon Middle School East.🧡 Thank you for everything you do. 👏👏👏 #FoundationsForTheFuture

MAPS is looking for substitutes in a variety of roles! Great with kids and looking for some extra money? Want a new challenge for the new year? Become a substitute in one of our buildings! Substitutes play an important role in supporting our students and helping guide the future of our community. Whether you’re exploring a career in education or simply want a flexible way to give back, we’d love to have you join our team. 📚🏫 #FoundationsForTheFuture
Search "substitute" to find all available roles 🔎 https://moorheadschools.schoolspring.com/

Make sure to check out the Fall/Winter 2025 Community Newsletter for a roundup of exciting stories happening in Moorhead Area Public Schools! #FoundationsForTheFuture

View the newsletter ➡️ https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Moorhead-Area-Public-Schools-Community-Newsletter---Spring-2026.html?soid=1133538686658&aid=YdHonxtQTJ8

High school students were in for a treat in February as MHS and MHSCA staff introduced a new entrée option made with plenty of care! Students could choose between Chicken Tikka or Chana Masala served with a piece of naan on the side and Chef Cindy was excited to see so many students lined up to try the new menu item.🍽️ #FoundationsForTheFuture

A Spud making a difference in our community.

After graduating from Moorhead High School, Abdishakur Mohamed founded Soma Employment Solutions to help connect local employers with New Americans looking for work. Today, his Moorhead-born idea has grown into a statewide operation building bridges and creating opportunities. 🧡

Read More ➡️ https://www.moorheadschools.org/news/?id=99364
#FoundationsForTheFuture #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud

March is Women's History Month! From pivotal women in education like Elizabeth Peabody and Sylvia Mendez, to each and every one of our female educators and staff, women have paved the way to make our school district and world what it is today. Continuing to celebrate women today and every day!✨ #FoundationsForTheFuture

We are proud of Moorhead High School Band Members Ava Mattison and Simon Wanzek for being selected into the 2025-26 Minnesota Music Educators Association's All State Band. The MMEA All State Band is comprised of high school students from around the state who were selected through a competition audition process. In conjunction with the MMEA Mid-Winter Convention, these students performed their culminating concert on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Monticello High School, which was a venue change from the typical Orchestra Hall experience due to the unrest that has been impacting the Downtown Minneapolis Area for many weeks this winter. #FoundationsForTheFuture

Do you believe in nearly impossible coincidences? YES! Just one week apart at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Spud Wrestler Billy Ward and the Spuds Boys Hockey team both faced 4-1 deficits after two periods in their state championship matches and both staged impressive comebacks to win 5-4 and claim the Minnesota big school crown for the second straight year! Congratulations to Billy and Boys Hockey on their championships! 🥇🧡🖤🏆 #FoundationsForTheFuture

Read more ➡️ https://www.isd152.org/article/2756722

Spuddy is back and made a trip to the Grand Casino Arena for #TheTourney26, and everyone was so excited to see him! He got some great pictures with his fans🥔🧡 #FoundationsForTheFuture

🏒🏆 Join Us to Celebrate Spud Hockey’s Back-to-Back Titles! 🏆🏒

The Moorhead Spuds have done it again! Our Boys Hockey team needed a gritty comeback and double overtime against top-seeded Minnetonka but have captured their second straight Minnesota Class AA State Championship! We invite all members of our community to come together and honor our champions and give them the welcome home they deserve.

📅 Sunday, 7 p.m.
📍 Moorhead High School Gym

The Spuds are the first back-to-back Class AA boys hockey winners in over 10 years and it’s time to celebrate! Wear your orange and black, bring your Spud spirit and help us show our team how proud we are.

GO SPUDS!
🧡🖤

We are proud of the Moorhead students who were selected to participate in the Minnesota Band Directors Association Northwest Region Honor Band in Fergus Falls in January. Students from more than 30 school districts across the region came together for a full day of rehearsals and a performance.

Students selected for this honor include: Xylee Anderson, Alissa Ishkenova, Willow Peterson, David Montgomery, Henry Truax, Ava Mattison, Kierstin Windingland, Simon Wanzek, Kaden Schurman and Phoebe Gilbery.

The Moorhead band program is directed by Michelle Robertus, Isaac Hicks and Tim Pipinch at Horizon Middle School and Pam Redlinger at Moorhead High School.

#FoundationsForTheFuture

That's a Spud win!
Moorhead Boys Hockey beat the Lakeville South Cougars 4-1 in the State Quarterfinals on March 5. Moorhead will go on to play Edina tonight, March 6, at 8 p.m. Good luck, Spuds! 🏒🧡#FoundationsForTheFuture #GoSpuds

📸Bill Grover

It’s time to recognize our team! This week’s staff member is Sienna Anderson, a Lunch Supervisor and Crossing Guard Supervisor at Dorothy Dodds Elementary. 🧡 Thank you for everything you do. 👏👏👏 #FoundationsForTheFuture