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! 🧡🖤
#ThrowbackThursday to the MHS Student Council trading their professional duties for a day and collecting trash outside to clean up the high school grounds! ☀️🌱
Brady Bartle, sinks a birdie on the 5th hole at Edgewood Golf Course during the Boys Golf tournament on May 5 against Fargo North. The team wrapped up a strong 9th-place finish on the day. Moorhead will now head to Sauk Centre on May 9 to go toe-to-toe with the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters.
Photo/Bill Grover
May 7 is National School Nurses Day, and we wanted to give a huge shoutout to our nurses across the district who are dedicated to the health and well-being of our Spud students. We appreciate your passion and care! 🧡🖤
While striking poses and making some amazing memories, the students at the MHS Grand March were dressed to impress! 💃✨
Photos/Renee Grover
Need to enroll your child in Kindergarten for 2025–2026? There’s still time — register today! We can't wait to meet our newest incoming Spuds! 🧡🖤
Learn More and Enroll ➡️ https://www.isd152.org/page/kindergarten-enrollment
If you listen to the Minnesota Twins' radio broadcasts, you may have heard the work of MHS 2021 grad Riley Swenson during the pregame and postgame shows. Riley got his start in sportscasting thanks to opportunities at MAPS—provided to him as early as middle school!
Read more about Riley's incredible story here: https://www.isd152.org/article/2180628
