Moorhead Area Public Schools is teaming up with the Great Plains Food Bank to fight food insecurity in our community with a pop-up food pantry! 🧡🖤
📍2800 27th Ave S, Moorhead, MN, 56560
🕑4:30pm-5:30pm on Thursday, May 22nd
The amazing K-Kids at Robert Asp Elementary at their new Buddy Bench, a result of the amazing dedication they put into their Giraffe Hero Project to foster friendship and kindness! With the help of the Kiwanis Club and Robert Asp's PTAC's generosity, the bench has now been built in its permanent spot on the playground 🧡🖤
#WeAreProud of the Horizon West math students who participated in the Math Masters Competition!
Horizon West Fifth Grade:
Fifth Grade teams took first, second, third, fifth, and sixth place. Nine students placed in the facts drill with Easton Pepera taking 1st place. Five students placed in the individual problem solving. Fifth Grade Math Masters participants were: Luke Strompro, Sydney Pfeifer, Daniel Hiller, Hunter Lindwick, Annabel Smith, Claire Schwanke, Cage Simonson, Dakotah Douglas, Kendall Aberle, Paxton Reburn, Easton Pepera, Sarah An, Zoey Montonye, Carter Skatvold, Luke Otto, Janet Kalvoda, Christian Meyer, Toren Rinehardt, Canaan Aipperspach, Mac Woodard, Gwen Tanner, Robert Voorhees, Trevor Backous, Finn Herman and Karys Tinjum.
Horizon West Sixth Grade:
Sixth Grade teams took third and fifth place. Four students placed in the fact drill with Jaden Nustad taking 1st place. Three students placed in the individual round. Sixth Grade Math Masters participants were Eleanor Fiedler, Isaak Overturf, Dexter Finck, Colten Shirley, Leander Danielson, Bentley Schmidt, Andrew Clark, Theresa Penning, Jaden Nustad, Caleb Erickson, Vaishnavi Singh, Abdi Ali, Carson Kalvoda, Cammen Larson and Jeremy Pfeifer.
Math Masters is coached by Andrea Langlie and Allison DeKrey.
On Monday, May 5, Dorothy Dodds Elementary hosted an "Around the World at Dodds" Family Night. It was a cultural showcase with special music, henna, art and fashion shows, dancing, food, and more! 🧡🖤
During the last week of April, students at the Early Education Lab—the JumpStart preschool classroom located inside the Moorhead High School Career Academy—were able to participate in events that collaborated with multiple classes at the Career Academy and the Moorhead Alternative Learning Center. Read more about this awesome learning experience here: https://www.isd152.org/article/2190626
At the south end of Phase 2 of the MHS Construction Project sits the fine arts classroom area, which includes huge spaces for band, orchestra and vocal performance arts. Get the first look inside this wing as it starts to come together: https://www.isd152.org/article/2214345
Our Spuds showed amazing teamwork and initiative today! The 9th graders in the Earth Science class helped clean up the litter around Moorhead High for the Clean School Initiative efforts🌱 #LifelongLearningStartsHere
#WeAreProud of MHS students who participated in the Minnesota State SkillsUSA Competition. Students competed in the following High School contests:
Automotive Service Technology: Aran Gartner (Gold)
Mechanics Dexterity: Aaron Hermann (Gold), Levi Risinger (Silver), Reese Goerdt (Bronze)
Power Equipment Technology: Aaron Hermann (Gold), Levi Risinger (Silver), Aran Gartner (Bronze)
Tool & Equipment Technology: Aran Gartner (Gold), Reese Goerdt (Gold), Peyton Flaagan (Silver), Aaron Hermann (Bronze)
Welding Sculpture: Ava Ericson (Bronze)
Aran Gartner and Aaron Hermann will also advance to the National SkillsUSA Contests in Atlanta in June.
All contests were run with the support of industry professionals, trade associations, and labor organizations, who ensured the competitions met industry standards and expectations. Students earning top honors received gold, silver, and bronze medallions, along with scholarships, tools, and other career-building prizes.
The countdown is on! After today, we only have 9 school days left until summer vacation🧡🖤
At a national conference featuring many well-known educational leaders, Ellen Hopkins Elementary and its representatives played a key role with a first-of-its-kind session designed to help elementary schools across the country. Read more about their amazing event here: https://www.isd152.org/article/2214352
It’s time to recognize our team! This week’s staff member is Brooklynn Merkens, a Jumpstart teacher at Probstfield Center for Education🧡 Thank you for everything you do. 👏👏👏
It was Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day last week at S.G. Reinertsen Elementary! The students were up to the challenge, filling the bike racks to the brim 🚲
With summer right around the corner, many more flowers and plants are beginning to pop up around our schools! The students at Ellen Hopkins Elementary got to spend time with volunteers from NDSU to learn more about gardening and planting 🌱🌻
Have you downloaded the Moorhead Area Public Schools mobile app? 📱 It's your one-stop-shop for all things Spud-related, from staff contacts to lunch menus, announcements for the end of the school year, enrollment info, and more! With everything just a tap away, staying informed has never been easier. Check out this link to get started: https://onelink.to/23cwzj
This month's Spud Spirit Award winner, Dorothy Dodds Elementary kindergarten teacher Lexie Wallace, earned the rare distinction of receiving multiple nominations in the same semester. Her students were so delighted with her win that they started a spontaneous chant of "hooray!"
Read more about why Lexie is May's award winner: https://www.isd152.org/article/2180635
The Moorhead School Board meets today at 6PM 🔸 Visit our website for agendas, minutes, meeting dates and a virtual meeting link➡️ https://bit.ly/MoorheadSchoolBoard
Friday is National School Communicators Day! We celebrate the staff members at each school known as "Communications Champions," who work with the staff at the MAPS Operations Center to create the best external and internal communications for their schools and programs, including managing their building's Instagram account. Thank you for everything you do! #LifelongLearningStartsHere
It’s time to recognize our team! This week’s staff member is Jody Schwartz, a Lunchroom Supervisor and Crossing Guard at Robert Asp Elementary.🧡 Thank you for everything you do. 👏👏👏
Evan Wanner(5) shoots the ball past the close defense into the net during the Moorhead Spuds' lacrosse match on May 3 against the TriMAC Blackhawks. This goal would mark one of Wanner's four made during the match, adding to the astounding winning score of 12-1 for the Spuds. Proving to be a dominant force in their season, the Spuds are staying for a home game to take on the St. Michael-Albertville Knights, both teams currently holding middle ranks in their respective tournaments.
Photo/Renee Grover
It’s time for a standing ovation for our 2025 Teachers of the Year! 👏 These ten teachers were chosen by their peers as the top teacher at each of their schools. Help us give them the applause they truly deserve! 🧡🖤
