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In a news release from the U.S. News and World Report, Prairie Wind Middle School (PWMS) was named a US Best Middle School for the State of Minnesota. PWMS ranked in the top 40 percent of middle schools in Minnesota, which allowed PWMS to achieve that honor.  PWMS achieved an overall score of 81.75 outRead more

Independent School District 549 in conjunction with Ottertail County Public Health will be hosting a Flu Clinic on November 1st from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Heart of the Lakes Elementary Gymnasium. The event is open to staff, students and families in the Perham-Dent School District. Appointments have to be made online Appointments can be madeRead more

All Independent School District 549 students will have the opportunity to participate in a school-wide eight block walk to school on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Buses will drop students off on the corner of Southwest Seventh Street and Coney Street. All parents who drive their students to school are encouraged to drop their students off atRead more

Perham High School kicked off 2023 Homecoming week with its annual Coronation Ceremony at the Hive on Sept. 17.  The event kicks off a week of activities such as dress up days, the annual Homecoming Pepfest, the Homecoming Parade, which all lead into the football game with Little Falls and the conclusion of the HomecomingRead more

Perham Public Schools staff members welcomed back students for the first day of the 2023-24 new school year and it was an exciting first day of school for both students and staff. Perham Public Schools Superintendent Mitch Anderson was happy with how the day went on the first day.  “There has certainly been a lotRead more

Perham Public Schools and the Perham Police Department have named Manny Reyes the School Resource Officer for the 2023-24 school year. While many districts are opting to suspend the program at this time due to changes in legislation, both parties agreed that it was a mutual benefit to continue the program. The new law drawingRead more

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