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The Prairie Wind Middle School held its annual Spelling Bee competition on Friday, Jan. 20. The top spellers in each grade participated after a school-wide spelling contest was held. The list of qualifiers include: Fifth Grade: Benton Rossum, Allison Theis, Anders Anderson, Brayden Hill, Cade Ortner, Jack Tuper, Teagyn Sanford. Sixth Grade: Breanna Sandberg, ElizabethRead more

The first competition for the Perham High School BPA was full of hardware and honors. This is the first year Perham High School has offered the opportunity for kids to participate in the Business Professionals of America Program and the Yellowjackets shined at a recent event in Park Rapids.  Twelve Perham students competed at theRead more

The Heart of the Lakes Elementary School held its Winter Assembly at the HOTL Gymnasium. Thursday’s Assembly was about respect and Principal Mike Kunza invited over some special guests in the Perham Yellowjacket girls and boys basketball team. Members of the basketball teams talked about respecting their coaches, officials, classmates, teachers and what they doRead more

Handlers from Soldiers 6 were at the Perham High School on January 9 to do a presentation for students and community members at the Hive. Soldiers 6 is a non-profit group that trains K-9’s for honorably discharged military, 911 dispatchers, firefighters, correctional officers, paramedics and police officers.  Soldiers 6 is a Minnesota based organization andRead more

Patrick Murphy’s 2022 closed quietly, but his 2023 will open with a bang when he goes on tour as the opening act for country music sensation Maddie and Tae. The 2016 Perham graduate stopped by Perham High School just before Winter Break and talked about his past year and upcoming spring. Full interview with PatrickRead 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. 12th Grade Lily Aakre, Michael Anderson, Quincy Anderson, Elizabeth Birkeland, Jack Birkeland, Alana Brandvold, Jackson Brown, Harley DeWall, Brianna Hofmann, Benjamin Hoppe, Samuel Johnson,Read more

The Perham Education Association President Ryan Hendrickson recently announced that Perham High School’s Becky Butenhoff is the 2022-23 Teacher of the Year.   During her 30 years with Independent School District 549, Butenhoff has served in several different capacities, starting her career as a physical education teacher before transitioning into the classroom full-time as a BusinessRead more

Did you know that you can now submit an ABSENCE REQUEST for your student(s) right through Infinite Campus? Below is a cheat sheet that will help you utilize this tool the next time that your student(s) is absent or plans to be. This will work online or in the app. If you have not yetRead more

Perham High School’s Kasey Wacker was honored at the Concurrent Enrollment Day hosted by Minnesota State Community and Technical Schools.   Wacker was one of four teachers to receive a Spotlight Award at the event. She was recognized and celebrated in front of 150 of her colleagues and peers for her extraordinary work in the collegeRead more

Perham Public Schools will be hosting a flu vaccine clinic in conjunction with Otter Tail County Public Health on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Heart of the Lakes Elementary Cafeteria.  Participants can sign up by clicking on this link.  All appointments for the Flu Clinic need to be scheduled online.  If youRead more