Tuesday, January 31, 2012
6:30pm in C100

Come watch the finalists in grades 5-8 get their spell on! Join us for refreshments afterwards.

Joan Burke was presented with the MN VFW Elementary Teacher of the Year Award at the 109th Annual Grand Banquet of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary.  The award was presented by Mr. Jimmy White on behalf of MN VFW State Commander Ray Trebus.  One of the goals of the VFW is to promote Americanism through education and thus they sponsor the National Citizenship Education Teacher Award.  Joan was chosen to receive this award because of her efforts to have Braham Elementary students send cards to Veterans in VA Hospitals and for organizing Veterans Day Programs at the elementary school in honor of our local Veterans.

24 musicians from the High School Band and Choir were selected to participate in the Two Rivers Conference Honor Band and Choir on Saturday, January 14th at Pine City Elementary School.  Students were selected from the area High School music programs including Isle, Onamia, Aitkin, Ogilvie, Rush City, Pine City, Hinckley-Finlayson, Grantsburg, and Braham.  The choir was directed by Dr. Matthew Ferrell, Interim Director of Choral Activities at St. Cloud State University.  The band was directed by Geneva Fitzsimmons, band director of South View Middle School in Edina, MN.  Both ensembles prepared a challenging concert on just over one day of rehearsal.

Beginning Tuesday, 1/24 all high school classes will begin at 8 a.m. The warning bell will ring at 7:55 a.m. Notifications will be sent home with 7 – 12th grade students on Friday, 1/20.

The Braham High School Band was selected to perform at the MN School Board Association Leadership Conference on January 12, 2012 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.  The band performed as people entered the Auditorium.  They also play the National Anthem as the conference was called to order.  Additionally, they were also featured for one song following prior to the keynote speaker.