Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools

Girls Basketball Reschedule!!!! Saturday December 17th JV girls basketball Nevis @ Cass Lake Bena Hs gym at 5pm Varsity Girls Basketball Nevis @ Cass Lake Bena Hs gym at 6:15pm Jr high games will be made up another Date.

Cass Lake Bena Schools and buses will be 2 hours late today Wednesday December 14.

All after school activities have been canceled due to incoming hazardous weather. All students will go home immediately after school is released.

7th graders have been busy writing their way out of snowglobes today! Every Monday in Language Arts, they have a writing challenge. I think this is Mrs. Maas' new favorite! This writing activity has captured "the writer" in many of the students.

It's cookie decorating and ornament making with families at the Curiosity Center today!

Mr. Wellen's "Designing Your Future" and Mr. Schouten's "Blueprint Reading" Classes visited Next Innovations metal art manufacturing on Thursday December 8th Thank you to Arnold Volker, owner and his team and the gracious hospitality.

Important Calendar Change -- To comply with Minnesota Statutes, CLBS must change the 2022-23 Calendar. There WILL BE school on December 16, 2022. There WILL NOT be school on January 2, 2023. Thank you for your understanding.

It's STEM night at CLB Elementary. We are having fun with Science and Technology!

In early November, 7th grade students reviewed Thematic Statements. They were asked to read short passages and match the corresponding thematic statement to it. The competition was tough!

7th Graders have been busy! Last week they learned about persuasive writing. Their chairs went on strike and to get them back, they had to write a letter to the chair persuading it to come back to them.

CLB Rock Your Moccs Week! We honor our ancestors, and Indigenous peoples worldwide, by participating in Rock Your Moccs events and commemorate National Native American Heritage Month. #clbpanthers #rockyourmoccs #nationalnativeamericanheritagemonth

Cass Lake ALC staff and students participated in indigenous activities with Dr. Dan Ninham.

Cass Lake-Bena Schools wanted to extend our thanks to all veterans of all branches. Your commitment to our country and this community is greatly appreciated. Your sacrifice, your bravery, and the example you set for us all is treasured. Thank you for your service!

A few more images from the Indigenous Foods Day with Dr. Dan Ninham! Three Sisters Soup- hominy, beans, squash chiles Potawatomi Rice- rice, cranberries, blueberries and syrup for flavor Stuffed Bell Peppers- rice, bison, carrots Cornbread- cornbread and chilies

Dr. Dan Ninham shared his Indigenous Foods Day with the classes, each class preparing and making: Three Sisters Soup, Potawatomi Rice, Stuffed Bell Peppers It was so good! Miigwech Dr. Ninham for sharing with our students!

And more photos from CLBHS students' visit to Alexandria Technical College. Learning more about #Careerpathways! Great way to show that #PantherPride!

Cass Lake-Bena High School students visited Alexandria Technical College yesterday. Students are getting an intro to diesel mechanics and machine tool technology. They endured 2 1/2 hours on a school bus to get there, and were very engaged, and represented our school well!

Check out our Panther Tracks Fall Newsletter from the High School! https://5il.co/1k355

CassLake-Bena Schools Robotics team representing at the 45th annual national AIFIS conference in Palm Springs California. More pictures and info to follow. #Go Panthers!

33 Area Learning Center students got the chance to fish Leech Lake today as guests of Pikedale Lodge. #GoPanthers!