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On Tuesday, September 25, Robert (Bob) Shimek from the White Earth Reservation came to the Perham High School to share stories of his Native American culture and history with junior, senior, and seventh grade students. James Mulcahy, the Native American Coordinator for Perham schools, contacted Mr. Shimek to speak to the youth in Jennifer Bain’s American Literature English class, Aron Velde’sRead more

Students are encouraged to register for the Voice of Democracy contest. “Why My Vote Matters” is the theme for the 2018-19 contest. The Grand Prize is a $30,000 Scholarship! WHAT IS THE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAM? Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has been the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW’s) premier scholarship program. Each year,Read more

Perham-Dent Schools are participating in International Walk to School Day on Wednesday October 10th, 2017. Join children around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking. All Perham-Dent School District students will have the opportunity to participate in a school-wide 8-block walk to school on Wednesday, October 10th.  Buses will drop students off on theRead more

We are onto our 5th segment of introducing the new Perham High School, and the last before the school opens its doors to the public for the first time. For this segment, we are going to introduce you to the new gymnasium and athletic spaces. You may not even realize it, but gymnasiums are someRead more

We are another week closer to the completion and opening of the new Perham High School, so we are taking time to introduce the different spaces and features of the facility. We started with the Commons, which is the large gathering space. Then we wrote about the academic wing with STEM & Humanities classrooms. InRead more

As the new Perham High School nears completion, we are taking time to describe the spaces and features of the facility. We have introduced you to the Commons, which is the central hub that the rest of the school is organized around. Then we brought you to the academic wing, where STEM and Humanities subjectsRead more

In the last segment, we wrote about how schools are typically designed around a gathering space. Better known as the Commons, these spaces are the central hub that organizes the rest of the building. The layout of any building is important for a number of reasons, and the new Perham High School is no different.Read more

After many months of design planning and construction, the new Perham High School is gearing up to open its doors to the public for the first time. Administration and staff members of Perham-Dent School District are eager to introduce community members, students, and visitors to this new facility and all of the ways it willRead more

It’s time for gym decals at PHS! It’s amazing how a few stickers make such a big difference in the floor appearance! Next come the game lines and then the final sealers.Read more

The countdown is on for the new PHS! There is some work to be done yet, but crews are working hard on pulling it all together for the quickly approaching school year! New entry courtyard area taking shape. Almost ready for landscape pavers and trees. A place to socialize, eat and meet! Concrete curb andRead more