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If you are interested in taking college courses next year, there is an informational meeting on Thursday (1/13/22) at 6 pm in the media center for you and your parents to attend.  To qualify for college courses you need the following:   Juniors:  3.2 cumulative GPA Seniors:  2.8 cumulative GPA Application to the program  Read more

The Perham Education Association announced its 2021-22 Teacher of the Year during a surprise gathering at the Perham Media Center in December. Karen Zepper was named the Teacher of the Year.  Zepper has served the district for 24 years as a Special Education Instructor. Perham High School Principal Ehren Zimmerman said it is without aRead more

Otter Tail County Public Health will be hosting a pair of local COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics on Jan. 6 in Perham and on Jan. 13 in Ottertail. The COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Jan. 6 will be at Perham Lakeside from 1-4 p.m.  The clinic will be offering boosters as well as first and second doses ofRead more

Good afternoon, Our school district received information from the Minnesota Department of Education today  regarding a trend happening nationally on TikTok, a video-focused social media platform.  The challenge is for the user to report a false threat to a school.  A link to the email from the MDE can be read by clicking here. WeRead more

Perham High School has announced its Trimester 1 Academic Awards for the 2021-22 school year. The students who maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher get honored each trimester. The list can be seen in the photos below.Read more

Dear: Perham High School Community Perham High School is proud to offer students an opportunity to travel abroad during the summer of 2023 through EF Educational Tours.  EF is the world leader in international education. For over 55 years, EF has partnered with educators around the world to help more than 15 million students gainRead more

Dear Perham-Dent School Community,   I’m hopeful this message finds you doing well, maintaining good health, and enjoying some pre-holiday festivities. I’d like to take a moment to provide some timely updates involving Perham-Dent Public Schools. We have decided to implement a Virtual Learning Day on Friday, December 3rd. The day will have staff onRead more

Prairie Wind Middle School has been named a U.S. News & World Report’s Best Middle School for 2021-22 school year.  U.S. News & World Report published their first rankings of public middle schools and Perham’s PWMS was placed among the top 30 percent, earning the honor.  PWMS Principal Scott Bjerke said the recognition is well-deservedRead more

Dear: Perham-Dent Parents and Students, As part of Independent School District 549’s COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy, students are not allowed to ride to or from school to home on buses other than the buses they are assigned to.  Students riding different buses becomes an issue with contract tracing when there is a positive COVID-19 case onRead more

The Perham Interact club has decided to add to its annual Trick or Canning event by hosting a food drive within the halls of the Perham-Dent School Community. The food drive is student-driven by the Interact Club, which is a student-run community service organization. The club annually hosts their Trick or Canning event, but decidedRead more