The school board learned Jan. 23 that the district is part of a group of districts partnering in a $3.8 million DHS grant to increase mental health services in the schools.
Two team members placed in the top 10 in their categories at the national level. 7:28 pm, May 20, 2021 ×
Among the BPA chapter members recognized at the Park Rapids Area School Board s May 17, 2021 meeting were, front row from left, Mikaela Nelson, Ellie Ulvin, Nadia Yliniemi, Emma Ravnaas and Caitlin Kalita. Back row: Kassidy Ennen, Maeve Bolton, Kelsey Berghuis, Lane Monaghan and Sam Reish. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
The Park Rapids School Board on Monday recognized members of the high school Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter who participated in state and national competitions this spring.
BPA adviser Angie Kuehn said 18 chapter members competed virtually at the regional and state levels, and eight of them competed at the national level.
Kinship of Park Rapids Area is not just alive, but thriving
Editor’s note: January is National Mentoring Month, a time to celebrate the volunteer mentors in our community who guide youth and help them feel empowered, encouraged and understood. In this edition, the mentors reflect on the ways mentees have enhanced their world – and how you can help.
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Mari Jo Lohmeier, executive director, Kinship of the Park Rapids Area | 10:05 pm, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
Mentors took their mentees outdoors this past summer, roasting hot dogs over a campfire during a Waboose Lake hike.(Submitted photo)
Our local Kinship program has not let this crazy year, that will go down in history as the year of a worldwide pandemic, slow them down.