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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

At the meeting of the Incident Command Team on Wednesday, Jan. 27 it was decided for Perham Schools to begin the roll out for more in-person instruction, beginning on Feb. 16.  The Independent School District 549 Board gave the Incident Command Team the power to make those decisions without school board approval. Members of theRead 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

Dear PWMS families, I wanted to send an update on a few things now that we are in our second week of distance learning.  Despite the fact this isn’t an ideal situation for anyone, we are encouraging families to remain patient and flexible as we weave through these next few weeks.  A partnership between schoolRead 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

Families, Students and Staff:   During the transition to distance learning for students in third through 12th grade, we will be providing childcare for Tier I essential families during that time. The childcare will begin on Nov. 30 and be housed out of the Prairie Wind Middle School.   Under guidance from the Minnesota Department ofRead more