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Read Across America
Tri-County School is thrilled to launch "Read Across America" this week with a range of engaging activities! To begin the celebration, Stacy Vasek, our wonderful cook, transformed into the beloved Cat in the Hat and treated all the students to a delightful breakfast. She even had a little help from the another "Cat in the Hat" (4th grader Stihl Hicks) Later, the entire school came together for a special "stop, drop, and read" session, allowing everyone to immerse themselves in the joy of reading for 10 minutes. Be sure to stay tuned for more exciting events and celebrations as we continue to honor the importance of literacy throughout the week!
Vision Screening
Tri-County School and Karlstad Lions will be offering a free vision screening for prek-12th grade on March 6. Consent forms need to be returned to the school by March 5.
Read Across America
Help support the Junior Class Prom!!
One Act Play
Tri-County One-Act Play did a tremendous job at Sections on Saturday in Bagley with their play "I Don't Want to Talk About It". Great work cast & crew
Valentine's Sale reminder!
Any orders containing flowers need to be turned in by Tuesday Feb 6 at noon. Treats can be ordered through noon on Feb 8. Treats, flowers and any messages will be delivered on the afternoon of Valentine's day!
Thanks for supporting TC FCCLA! FCCLA
On Wednesday, Tri County's chapter of FCCLA attended the Area competition in Ada for STAR events. STAR Events are student-led projects that can fall into one of approximately 40 different FCCLA STAR Event Categories. The work for these projects begins in about November of the school year. TC FCCLA students have been working hard to prepare for the Area level as this is their first opportunity to present their projects to a panel of judges and potentially advance to the State level. This year there are 16 competitors in grades 7-12.
Each event category and level has specific rules, specifications and guidelines that the students must follow. Some are display events, some are portfolio events and some are file folder events. All events are judged/scored against a rubric. In order to advance from the Area level to the State level, students must earn at least 70/100 points on the rubric for their event and level--earning either a silver or a gold rating. At the Area level, students compete against the rubric in order to advance. At State, students still compete against the rubric, but competition increases then as each state in the union plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands sends the top 2 in each event and level to compete at Nationals. Level 1 consists of 7th and 8th grade students. Level 2 is 9th & 10th grade while level 3 is 11th & 12th graders. This year's State advancers are: Emily Barth: Career Investigation, Level 3, gold rating at Area level Ada Pearson, Katie Clark & Brynlee Reese: Food Innovations, Level 3, gold rating at Area level Josephine Wade: Leadership, Level 3, silver rating at Area level Hailey Bothum & Greta Rominski: Entrepreneurship, Level 1, gold rating at Area level Noah Kraulik: Job Interview, Level 1, silver rating at Area level Rhett Pearson & Elijah Sollund: Food Innovations, Level 1, gold rating at Area level Ella Strozyk & Piper Olson: Repurpose & Redesign, Level 1, silver rating at Area level Hadley Reese & Elin Reese: Interior Design, Level 1, silver rating at Area level Christine Hanson & Jillian Duray: Focus on Children, Level 1, gold rating at area level Congratulations to ALL Tri County FCCLA members on a job well done! The State Conference is set for April 6-9 in Minneapolis. #tcproud Spelling Bee
Back row: Elliot Sollund, Dawson Langei, Abigail Gunnarson, Elijah Sollund, Jack Sollund
Middle row: Tyler Isaccson, Faith Wergin, Makayla Gunnarson, Kobe Oberg, Hunter Nelson, Eri Housey, Corban Kraulik, Rhett Pearson Front row: Noah Kraulik, Christine Hanson After 20 intense rounds of spelling, Noah Kraulik was the 2024 Tri-County Spelling Bee Champion. He will represent Tri-County at the NW Regional Spelling Bee in Thief River Falls on February 7th. The runner-up was Christine Hanson. We are proud of all sixteen participants. It was a great afternoon for Tri-County. Good luck, Noah! Tri-County Students Participate in NW Region Honor Band
Four students from the Tri-County high school band traveled to Fergus Falls, early Saturday morning on January 13th, to rehearse and perform as members of the Minnesota Band Directors Association Northwest Region Honor Bands. There were three bands spanning two grades each: 7th-8th, 9th-10th, and 11th-12th. Each band director nominated the highest achievers in their band and then the Region Committee chose students from the nomination list. The top one or two members nominated for each band were chosen and students were sent the music about six weeks before the rehearsals. Students then practiced their parts at home and also with Mr. Thompson before the rehearsal/performance. The trip began by leaving Tri-County at 5:15 a.m. and rehearsals ran all day with the performance starting at 5 p.m. The Tri-County students represented our band program and school very well and had a great time making music with musicians from more than 30 schools located all around the Northwest area of the state. Students that participated were: Emily Barth-12th grade french horn, Gracie Boen-10th grade trumpet, Kaitlin Anderson-10th grade flute, and Dannica Erickson-10th grade baritone saxophone.
L to R: Gracie Boen, Dannica Erickson, Kaitlin Anderson, Emily Barth AAA Award winner 2023-2024:
The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple 'A' Award, honors high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and who participate in League-sponsored athletic and fine arts activities. Eligible seniors must also comply with the Minnesota State High School League Code of Conduct.
This year, Tri-County is proud to announce that Ellamae Kasprowicz has been selected as Tri-County’s representative for the Triple ’A’ Award. Ella is a member of the Northern Freeze golf team, and she participates in Tri-County’s One-Act Play. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has represented Tri-County in the Area Envirothon and the Region 8 Art Contest. Ella plans to attend NDSU to study interior design, and hopes to join some theater productions while in Fargo. In her letter of recommendation, One Act Play Director and Assistant Golf Coach, Melissa Thompson states, “Ella is a thoughtful, conscientious, and a well rounded student athlete who takes her education seriously. She is considerate and honest, and possesses strong personal convictions, but she is also tolerant and respectful of others. Her contributions in class are thoughtful and reflective; she offers insightful viewpoints and asks pertinent questions when the need arises. So it was with careful consideration that she decided to pursue her education as a post secondary student this year. As a senior, Ella continues to take her education seriously, while pursuing her associates degree. Ella's exceptional work ethic extends beyond the classroom. Starting early spring, she can be found on the golf course pursuing her passion for the game. Just last year, she qualified for the Section golf tournament and has her goals set for the State golf tournament this spring. She also volunteers her time at the golf course when fundraising for the golf team or volunteers her time for other events sponsored by the school. Finally, Ella has also participated in the one-act contest play since her seventh grade year, and because of her talent and ability to memorize, Ella has been given the more difficult roles. Every practice she pushes herself to be better and steps up to any challenge that we have given her. She even reaches out to the younger thespians to help them with their characters or parts (to give them advice and encouragement) or sometimes just to give them a ride to practice. Ella is a mature, responsible, motivated individual. She has cultivated many personal relationships among both teachers and peers. She offers insight and a personal sensitivity that she is not afraid to show. Ella is optimistic, industrious, sincere, and intelligent. She is an outstanding young woman with a lot of potential and a bright future ahead of her.” Ella, along with all the region 8 school’s Triple ‘A’ winners, will be honored at a banquet on February 7th at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Of these students, one boy and one girl will be selected to represent the region and participate in an on-court ceremony during the Class AA championship game of the Boys Basketball State Tournament. At that time one boy and one girl will be selected as the statewide award winners and each will receive a four-year $1000 scholarship. |
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Emily Barth has fantastic experience at UND Honor Band Festival
UND had its 39th annual Honor Band, Choir, and Strings festival on January 19th-21st. Emily, a Senior, was selected by audition to perform with the 115 band members chosen from all across North Dakota and Minnesota and one of only 8 French Horns in the band. The festival also included an Honor Strings ensemble as well as a Treble Honor Choir and Mixed Honor Choir. All in all, there were 400 students participating in the event. The festival started with rehearsals on Friday afternoon, continued with sectionals and rehearsals on Saturday and Sunday, and concluded with a concert on Sunday afternoon. The music was extremely challenging, but Emily worked diligently on it and represented Tri-County extremely well. She demonstrated to the Honor Band that students from small schools can play at the same level as students from larger schools. REMINDER FOR CLASS OF 2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
Congratulations on completion of your first full semester of post secondary education! As the fall semester is winding down, remember that in order to receive most of the local scholarships that you were awarded, you need to now follow through with each individual organization's requirements as provided to you on the list from Mrs. Pietruszewski and Mrs. Reese at graduation. When you do so, you will be awarded your amount, usually with proof of your grades from this semester and proof that you are also enrolled for spring semester 2024. Please refer to the document you were given for each specific requirement.
If you cannot find the list provided to you with the organizations you received from, the contact person for that organization and what you need to do for each, please reach out to Mrs. P or Erica. piejus@tricounty.k12.mn.us -or- reeeri@tricounty.k12.mn.us Students Of Month
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If you are trying to pay for your child's lunches click the link below to set up a lunch checking account for your child or if you are looking to sign up for free or reduced lunches be sure to click the same link as well
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Spoken Word Artist to Visit TCS
High school English students in grades 8 – 12 at Tri-County Schools will have the opportunity to write Spoken Word with artist, See More Perspective the week of December 4 th – 7th. See More will be returning to Tri-County after visiting last school year. This repeat residency gives the artist and students the chance to expand on their prior knowledge and continue to look into themselves to write about their experiences and feelings. This year the residency will focus on individual writings and writings with groups of students creating together.
SEE More Perspective (aka Adam) received a 2013 VERVE Grant from Intermedia Arts for an imaginative and ambitious spoken word album entitled The Cosmos According to Your Closed Eyes. He was a semi-finalist for the Million Dollar Saint Paul Challenge, and currently teaches Hip-Hop courses at the West Bank School of Music. SEE has done years of youth work through hip hop and spoken word—dealing with social justice, identity and community engagement issues; has performed at countless venues and festivals; and has spoken at and facilitated workshops at various social justice conferences and retreats. He aims to inspire, uplift and open doors to possibility and imagination with an invitation to self-discovery through meditations on community, history and the expression of pure imagination. SEE has shared stages with the likes of Brother Ali, Umar Bin Hassan of The Last Poets, Dead Prez, Sage Francis, Michal Franti, Atmosphere, De La Soul, The White Stripes and many more. The residency is arranged with COMPAS. COMPAS programs are made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. We look forward to this exciting learning opportunity. |
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Tri-County Schools is a small PreK-12 public school that proudly provides an exemplary education to students in the communities of Halma, Karlstad, Lake Bronson, and Strandquist. Tri-County Schools staffs highly-qualified certified teachers in all departments K-12. With a student body of just over 200 students, every student enjoys a personalized one-on-one education, a small 9:1 student-to-teacher ratio, a large selection of electives and free college-credit classes, and the ability to participate in a wide variety of athletic, art, and academic extra-curricular activities. We are a small school with big school opportunities that strives to enhance each student to their fullest potential! |
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