Battle Lake Public Schools

School spirit was flowing through the hallways and energy was high as we sent our OTC Cross Country runner, Peter Newark, off to state! Check it out! https://www.canva.com/design/DAFzIRenvq8/5bf9qk86zqg7QpS2UmmTww/watch?utm_content=DAFzIRenvq8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

A few members in the Battle Lake FFA Chapter got the opportunity to join 70,000 other FFA Members down at the National Convention in Indianapolis this year. While there, they got tours of a Chocolate Factory, Notre Dame, and the Indianapolis Zoo. Members also got to choose multiple workshops about leadership in agriculture such as "power of a question" & "lights camera action: teaching FFA." Finally, they got to attend one of the largest career and education expos in the nation and listen to some amazing speakers like Kevin Wanzer and Temple Grandin! These members came back with some big ideas and a passion for FFA and Agriculture in general!

Remember - Parent Teacher Conferences are next Wednesday 11/6 and Thursday 11/7 from 4-8 PM! All Senior families are invited to attend Financial Aid Night in the Auditorium at 5:30 PM on Thursday. Information will be shared on preparing to complete the FAFSA, as well as, other ways to pay for post secondary education. Email Estelle Denbrook (edenbrook@isd542.org) with questions about this event!

Greetings Senior Families! This is the final reminder about College Knowledge Month! Colleges participating in the free applications will end that on Thursday evening. Your senior students are encouraged to complete applications for any participating college or university, if they are considering a program after high school. Please contact Estelle Denbrook at the school with any questions. Estelle Denbrook edenbrook@isd542.org

Ms. Tessa's and Ms. Andrea's Preschool class got an opportunity to work with the 10th-12th grade art class to paint their own pumpkins. It was a blast! Special thanks to Alli and Aaron Buehler for donating the pumpkins!

Congratulations to Peter Newark on qualifying for the State Cross Country meet with his performance yesterday at the Section 6A meet! Peter will run on November 2nd at 3:15 at the University of Minnesota's Les Bolstsd Golf Course.

OTC Varsity Section Cross Country tonight! View the image for more details.

Battlers Varsity Volleyball tonight in Breckenridge. View the image for more details. Also available to stream on 3 Border Sports Network. https://www.3borderssportsnetwork.com/

OTC Varsity Football tonight in Henning! View the image for more details.

What a beautiful day to be scientists and gather data about Fall! Mrs. Kugler's kindergarten class took a walk around the "backyard" of the school and found many signs of the season. 🍁🍂

Battlers Varsity Volleyball tonight in Battle Lake! View the image for more details.

ABC Battlers Volleyball in Battle Lake tonight! View the image for more details.

OTC Cross Country today in Eagle Bend! View the image for more details.

Being that the weather officially feels like fall, we thought we'd look back on some amazing things that the Summer Agriculture Class did this year! Homeschooled youth as well as Battle Lake and Underwood students piloted the first ever Summer Agriculture Class! All students that took this course are now eligible for FFA! This has been a great partnership for Battle Lake with Underwood schools and homeschooled students! In the class, students learned about seedbed preparation, floriculture, robotics, drone applications, & more! These Subjects could not have been taught without the help of a few generous sponsors: The Family of Al Boyum in Memory of Al Boyum: Garden Boxes MAELC Strategic Initiatives Grant: Drones and FarmBots MDE Agriculture Educator Grant: Summer Hours Christensen Construction: Soil & Sand FFA Alumni: Garden Help We want to thank them and the parents of these students so much for making this program a success and allowing students to explore their interest in agriculture!

Junior Peter Newark set a new OTC cross country school record with a time of 16:10.7 on Perham’s 5000 meter course yesterday. Congratulations, Peter!

OTC Varsity Football tonight in Battle Lake! View the image for more details.

The Kindergarten classes ended Fire Prevention Week with a trip to the Fire Station!

JH OTC Bulldogs Football tonight in Henning! View the image for more details.

OTC Cross Country tonight! View the image for more details.

Battlers Volleyball tonight in Battle Lake! View the image for more details.