
It’s time to recognize our team! This week’s staff member is Matthew Beiswanger, a Science Teacher at Horizon East. 🧡 Thank you for everything you do. 👏👏👏 #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud

Congratulations Zak! Zak Amin won the 2023 Recipient of the Human Rights Award, Zak is a program manager at the Kurdish-American Development Organization and an English as a Second language teacher at MHS. Thank you for everything you do in our community! 🧡🖤

On December 7, Horizon East's 7th and 8th grade Honor Band embarked on their holiday tour, spreading musical joy at various locations around the metro. The Honor Band performed at Serenity Assisted Living in Dilworth, West Acres Mall and Probstfield Elementary. #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud

The MAPS Transportation team got the holiday spirit rolling when they participated in the 2023 Holiday Lights Parade. The team showcased their creativity by decorating a bus. 🎊🚌❄️ #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud




Congratulations to Lacey Julsrud, recipient of the December Spud Spirit Award! Lacey is a Student Support Facilitator and Indian Education Liaison serving Ellen Hopkins Elementary and Moorhead High School Career Academy; she was nominated for her selflessness and tireless work supporting her students and families. Thank you for everything you do, Lacey —we are proud to have you on our team! 🧡🖤 #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud
Read More ➡️ https://www.isd152.org/article/1366991

This past weekend, MAPS JROTC had its yearly Military Ball. MHS Career Academy Assistant Principal Holly Strand-Rysgaard was in attendance, pictured here with Cadets Saarinen, Young, Kieselbach, and Hearn. The night consists of a formal program, dinner, and dance. It was the first year MAPS collaborated with Fargo Public Schools to have both districts attend.

Moorhead Alternative Learning Center Students came to visit our youngest Spuds! They worked together to build and decorate gingerbread houses .🧡🖤 #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud




🔶 REMINDER🔶 Big event happening for the new MHS on Sunday, December 17!
🕑 2 - 4 p.m.
📍 MHS Academic Wing Preview
For more information and to reserve a tour time ➡️ https://www.isd152.org/article/1366242

December 2nd was National Special Education Day. MAPS celebrates progress in special education and emphasizes ongoing support for students with disabilities to ensure their success in the classroom. #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud
Take a look at what MHS is doing to adapt for students supported by special services. ➡️ https://www.isd152.org/article/1308664

It’s time to recognize our team! This week’s staff member is Steve Moore, the Ops and Emergency Management Director at MAPS Operations Center. 🧡 Thank you for everything you do. 👏👏👏 #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud

🔶 REMINDER🔶 Big events happening for the new MHS in the month of December!
📅 Dec. 17, 2 -4 p.m. ➡️MHS Academic Wing Preview
📅 Dec. 27 ➡️ MHS Gym Commissioning

Moorhead High School Theater wrapped its seven-show 2023 fall production, Legally Blonde: The Musical, on Saturday, November 25. Senior CeCe Bedore played the lead character, Elle Woods. The entire cast was mentored by Class of 2000 MHS alumna Becky Gulsvig, who starred as Elle Woods in the Broadway production of the same show. #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud
📸: Renee Grover




During the 16th annual Fill the Dome event on November 20-21, @moorheadstuco delivered donations from all MAPS schools to the FARGODOME. Moorhead Schools once again donated enough cans to create a huge art piece on the dome floor—with everything donated to the Great Plains Food Bank ! #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud

Moorhead High School has been voted Best High School in the 2023 Best of the Red River Valley competition. Also, S.G. Reinertsen won silver for best Elementary School, and Horizon won bronze for best Middle School. #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud


Are you looking to improve your computer skills or learn a new recipe? Check out our winter Community Education catalog, released this week! Our diverse range of classes caters to every interest, offering a supportive space for exploration for students of all ages. #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud
Find the class for you ➡️ https://bit.ly/MoorheadSchoolsPublications

Want to learn more about the results MAPS produced last school year? The State of the District for 2022-23 infographic helps the district reflect on the progress that we've made in the last year toward our goals in key areas.
Read More ➡️ https://www.isd152.org/article/1347765


Are you looking to improve your computer skills or learn a new recipe? Check out our winter Community Education catalog, released this week! Our diverse range of classes caters to every interest, offering a supportive space for exploration for students of all ages. #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud
Find the class for you ➡️ https://bit.ly/MoorheadSchoolsPublications

🔶 REMINDER 🔶There will be no school for Moorhead students from Wednesday, November 22, to Friday, November 24. Classes will resume on Monday, Nov. 27.

November 17 is Substitute Professionals Day! These educators provide a critical link to provide continued quality education in the absence of regular classroom educators. #OnceASpudAlwaysASpud

During snack time on a typical day at Robert Asp Elementary, you might find a classroom of students crunching on apple slices or carrot sticks while receiving a lesson on nutrition. The ability for all these students to snack on fresh fruits and vegetables is part of an innovative grant program from the Minnesota Department of Education.