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ISD 549 reminds parents and students that masks are still mandatory on school campuses through the last school day of the 2020-21 academic year, per directive from the Minnesota Department of Education. Yesterday afternoon the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced updated guidelines for masking. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced the end of theRead more

Heart of the Lakes Elementary will be hosting a Color Run on May 3 and 4(Cohort A Families will run on May 3 and Cohort B families will run on May 4). Check-in for the event begins at 5 P.M. Immediate family members are welcome to join and students must be accompanied by an adult.Read more

Enrollment for Preschool and Kindergarten for 2021-22 school year is now open. Preschool Registration form can be found by clicking the link here. Kindergarten and elementary school forms can be found here. The Spanish version of the registration form can be found by clicking the link here. The 2021-22 Brochure for the programs can beRead more

Otter Tail County will be hosting a Dental Outreach Clinic for Kids in New York Mills on April 27-29 and Oct. 26-28.  Dental Health staff will provide all dental services for children ages 1-18 covered by Minnesota Health Care Programs and Minnesota Medical Assistance.  Appointments must be made in advance. Call 1-218-483-1038 between 8:30 a.m.Read more

We will be making some changes in meal pick up, starting Feb. 16. The process will change to the following:  1) Meal Pick Up will be at the Prairie Wind Middle School Main Entrance (just before Door 3 of HS)  2) When you arrive for meal pick up, you NEED TO CALL the PWMS officeRead more

The Perham-Dent School district celebrated National Guidance Counselor week as they honored the staff of Perham-Dent Schools and Lakeland Mental Health for their work with the students and community during the week of Feb. 1-5.   The teams at Perham-Dent consist of Brooklyn Thompson, Katie Grosz, Jen Bain, and Jenny Lindstrom. They work with members ofRead more

Independent School District 549 will return to its original model after its self imposed distance learning comes to an end on Jan. 18. The decision was made during a meeting of the ISD 549 Incident Command Team.  The decision will move ISD 549 back into an in-person model for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade,Read more

The holiday season can be a tough time for some people, but the Perham-Dent School District is trying to ease the burden of some. During Thanksgiving week, the Perham-Dent School District collected 20 gift cards and turkeys from Service Market Foods and Central Market in Perham and donated them to local families prior to theRead more

The PHS School Store will be closing out their inventory, just in time for your Holiday shopping. You can submit your orders online. You will then receive an email to confirm availability, payment amount and pick-up instructions. Items will be bagged up for you to pick up in the PHS Office DURING normal school hours.Read more

The Perham Education Association announced its 2020-21 Teacher of the Year and PEA Member of the Year on Nov. 22. Mary Karkela was named the Teacher of the Year, while Sue Seip was named the Member of the Year.   Teacher of the Year  Karkela has served the district for many years and has continually shown support for herRead more