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The following is the seventh in a series on Independent School District 549 retirees for the 2023 school year.  Perham’s general on the basketball court and a mentor in the classroom, Dave Cresap, announced he is retiring from teaching after 37 years, 28 of them with Independent School District 549.  Cresap inspired many of hisRead more

The following is the fourth in a series on Independent School District 549 retirees for the 2023 school year.  A familiar face as you enter the Prairie Wind Middle School will be departing at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year as Melissa Graham will be retiring.  Graham has been an Administrative Assistant for 13Read more

The following is the third in a series on Independent School District 549 retirees for the 2023 school year.  While his time with the Perham Public Schools was short-lived, it was definitely memorable. Prairie Wind Middle School sixth grade teacher Garry Grewe announced his retirement recently.  Grewe spent most of his teaching career having aRead more

Sixth grade students at the Prairie Wind Middle School are ending the school year trying to become future engineers. Students are applying what they have learned this year in Math, Geometry and Physics to design, plan and build scale model toothpick bridges.  Who says students cannot have fun calculating fractions, figuring angles and adding seven-digitRead more

The following is the first in a series on Independent School District 549 retirees for the 2023 school year.  After first retiring, Kevin Kosiak came back when Independent School District 549 found itself in a bind after a departure from the music department. Kosiak helped fill the void for the 2022-23 school year, but willRead more

Pam Ehnert, a custodian for Perham Public Schools and member of Minnesota School Employees Association, was honored in Washington D.C. as one of the 2023 Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award winners. This annual award is given to five individuals across the country who demonstrate extraordinary and inspirational actions in their schools and communities toRead more

Perham Public Schools will be hosting its first ever Yellowjackets Showcase of the Arts Night on Tuesday, March 28 from 6-8 p.m. at the Perham High School.  The event is open to the public and will showcase the visual arts, choir, band, speech, Family and Consumer Sciences and branches of the Industrial Technology department.  TheRead more

The Full Metal Robotics FIRST Robotics Team #3297 competed in Duluth to compete with 60 teams in a game called Infinite Recharge.  The Full Metal Jackets finished third overall out of 60 teams competing in the event in Duluth.  For this game, students had to gather two different game pieces – cubes and cones, andRead more

Perham Public Schools hosted its first ever Hispanic Heritage Night at the Heart of the Lakes Elementary School on March 9. The district invited its EL Families to attend the event at the HOTL. More than 80 meals were served and the evening featured Bingo, Pinata Celebrations for the younger kids and food. HOTL PrincipalRead more

Perham Public Schools celebrated National Guidance Counselor week as they honored the staff of Lakeland Mental Health and the schools for their work with the students and community during the week of Feb. 6-10.  The team at the Heart of the Lakes Elementary school consists of Brooklyn Thompson, Sage Becklund-Erickson, and Sonya Grabe. The PrairieRead more