PHS Announcements

I Love To Read Month at HOTL

Jen Hendrickson, Elementary Principal is looking for support “I Love To Read Month” at HOTL.

Students are encouraged to participate in reading to Elementary students at the HOTL over the next couple of weeks, during English classes.

Thanks everyone for your support as the younger students truly look up to the High School Students.

CLICK ON THE LINK here to Schedule students accordingly

Jr. Duck Stamp Art Contest

The DNR is sponsoring the annual Jr Duck Stamp contest. The contest is open to all students grades K-12. Contest Levels are K-3rd, 4th-6th grade, 7-9th grade and 10th-12th grades. First, Second and Third place with Honorable Mention Awards are presented at all levels, with the top winners receiving cash awards.

Image can be done in any 2D medium except Photos or Computer Generated. Size must be 9×12 and Horizontal in view. No name or initials, lettering on the front. Must have an eligible waterfowl subject from species list. Check the website for list of species. Deadline is March 15th.

Any questions or need help getting started see Mr. Butenhoff in the Art Room.

You can also check out the website by clicking here:

Arvig Seeks Area Students for Annual Essay Contest;

Arvig Seeks Area Students for Annual Essay Contest;

Chance to Win All-Expenses Paid Trip to Washington, D.C.

Arvig is pleased to announce its annual essay contest to send one area student to visit Washington, D.C., for the Foundation for Rural Services (FRS) Youth Tour, June 1 – 5, 2019. The essay prompt for the contest is “Technology and Rural Life.” Essays and completed applications are due to Arvig by email before 11:59 p.m., Thursday, February 28. any questions can be directed to Josie Winkels at joise.winkels@arvig.com.

Details on the essay and application process can be found by clicking here:

Trimester 3 Schedule Changes

The deadline for schedule changes for Trimester 3 is 3:30 Wednesday, February 20th. Your request will need to fit our schedule change policy. Please click HERE to review the policy – this information was also emailed to all students. Use this link to sign up for a schedule change by clicking here:

To view the policy please click here:

Drivers Education Class Info

The next Drivers Education class is scheduled to begin Monday, March 4 and will run until Friday March 15. The class will be held from 3:30-6:30 in room E110. The classroom instructor will be Mr. Kostynick. The cost of the class is $250.00. This includes 30 hours of classroom instruction, and 6 hours of behind the wheel lessons.

There will be a mandatory Informational parent meeting to be held Tuesday February 26 at 6:30 pm in room E110. This meeting will last approx. 90 minutes . (attendance at past meetings does not apply)

You must be 15 by Friday, March 15th in order to enroll in this class. Please register on line by clicking here:

Yearbooks for purchase

It’s that time of year again, Students wanting to purchase their yearbooks – should do so now for the price of $50. Click here for a direct link:

Summer opportunities offered at Minnesota State University Moorhead

mmer opportunities offered at Minnesota State University Moorhead
College for Kids & Teens has over 115 different courses offered in the morning and afternoon sessions during two weeks in June (June 10-13 & June 17-20) and two weeks in July (July 8-11 & July 15-18). Students from the ages of 6-18 can participate in College for Kids & Teens. Registration opens February 12th. Scholarships are available. Please view this website for pricing and a list of classes by clicking here:

SCRUBS Camp

SCRUBS Camp June 23-28 for students entering 9th -12th grade – SCRUBS is a 6 day, residential camp where students will stay on campus and have the ability to engage in different activities and labs to learn about a wide variety of healthcare and medical jobs. This camp will also include tours and activities at local hospitals, long term care facilities and more. Scholarships are available. Registration is now open – click on this link for more information and to register

MN State Workforce Development Scholarship

MState Workforce Development Scholarship – $2,500. Scholarships are available for Minnesota students graduating from high school in spring 2019 and entering the high-growth, high-demand career fields of Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Health Care and Information Technology.
Deadline to apply is February 28. Availability is limited.

Click here for more information and to apply

MN Masonic Charities

MN Masonic Charities Deadline February 15. Over 81 Scholarships in 7 different categories. For an application and to apply, please click here:

SFM Scholarship Opportunity

SFM Foundation scholarship opportunity. This scholarship is for students whose parents were killed or have been seriously injured in workplace accidents while working for MN, WI or IA employers. The deadline is March 31. For more information and the application form, please click here:

Arvig Scholarship - Foundation for Rural Service (FRS/NTCA)

Arvig Scholarship – Foundation for Rural Service (FRS/NTCA) Deadline to Student Services Office Tuesday February 19th. Click HERE for application.
Through this application students will competing for several scholarship opportunities which include the TMS Scholarship, Evert Kneece Scholarship, Roger Alan Cox Memorial Scholarship and if majoring in math, science, engineering or medicine the FRS Staurulakis Family Scholarship. Students will also be competing for the national FRS/NTCA $2000 scholarship and if selected for the national scholarship Arvig will add an additional $500.
Eligibility
Have at least a C grade point average
Express an interest to return to a rural community following graduation
Applicant family must subscribe to at least one service from Arvig
For more information please click here:

Arvig Scholarship - MN Telecom Alliance (MTA)

Arvig Scholarship – MN Telecom Alliance (MTA) Deadline to Student Services Office Tuesday February 19th. Click HERE for application.
Five $2000 Scholarships will be awarded
Eligibility
MN Resident
Applicant family must subscribe to at least one service from Arvig
For more information please click here:

Dawn Denise Lafferty Scholarship

Dawn Denise Lafferty Scholarship Foundation. Students who are attending or graduating from an Otter Tail County high school (or college) are eligible. The deadline is March 1st. Please click here for the application:

Jennie-O Turkey Scholarship

For 2019, Jennie-O Turkey Store will be offering more than $60,000 in
scholarships to graduating high school seniors whose parents are Jennie-O
Turkey Store employees* (or graduating high school seniors who are employed
at Jennie-O Turkey Store)

Applications must be sent to the address on the application with a postmark deadline on or before March 15, 2019.

Click here for the application:

For the recommendation form, please click here:

James Tracy Scholarship

This will be the 4th year the Minnesota FFA Foundation will be offering the James W. Tracy Scholarships for your students. These scholarships are due February 1st and applications are now live.

James “Jim” Tracy was born in 1941. He grew up on a farm near Northfield, Minnesota. During his childhood, James was an active FFA and 4-H member. He loved helping young people and wanted to see agriculture and rural America remain strong. Jim had a deep love for the land and farming. He farmed his land until he lost his battle with illness in 2014. But Jim’s story doesn’t end there, his desire to support youth in agriculture lead him to donate his farm to an organization that he admired most, the FFA. The Minnesota FFA Foundation is pleased to bring life to James Tracy’s dream of providing scholarships to youth involved in agriculture. Generations of young people will benefit from this donation as the funds will be used to support youth agricultural scholarships.

Scholarship Eligibility:
Must be a resident of Minnesota
Must be a high school Senior
Must be enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school in the U.S.
Must plan to pursue an academic award (certificate, diploma, or degree) in agriculture or animal husbandry
Scholarship Criteria:
More than 15, $1,000 scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria: (full details can be found on our website here.)
Leadership, involvement, agriculture interest and financial need
Essay, limited to no more tan 500 words, describing what excites you about a career in an agricultural field
Two letters of recommendation. Letters must be from non family members
Upon completion of their first semester at a post-secondary school, the scholarship recipient will need to send a transcript (copy acceptable) to the MN FFA Foundation showing satisfactory progress. Once transcript is received by the MN FFA Foundation, a check will be sent to the scholarship recipient.

Scholarship Timeline:
Applications are due on or before February 1st
Scholarship recipients will be announced by May 1

You must complete the entire application all at the same time. Do not submit the answers to the questions and plan to submit the reference letters at a later time. It all needs to be submitted at one time.

The application can be found by clicking here:

Join the 2020 Census Team – Must be 18 years or older. For more information and to apply click here: