Newington held its graduation Wednesday night. Sam Geisler just wished his mom could have been there to watch him walk across the stage. “She was wishing she could come to graduation,” Geisler said as he began to choke up. “She didn’t make it.” Geisler’s mom died of cancer before he entered the ninth grade. One day after graduation, he dedicated Newington’s 4x800-meter relay race at the State .
Nystrom was elected to his fifth term on the board during the 2020 election. 4:00 am, Jan. 12, 2021 ×
Bob Nystrom
Bob Nystrom took the reins as 2021 Brainerd School Board chair during the board’s organizational meeting Monday, Jan. 11.
“Thank you to the board. Thank you for putting your trust in me to do this position,” Nystrom said from his new spot at the head of the table.
He welcomed newcomers Jana Shogren and Kevin Boyles, expressing confidence in their abilities to serve, and thanked outgoing board members Reed Campbell and Sue Kern.
“They served the board well over the years, and we wish them well,” Nystrom said of Campbell and Kern.
Nystrom was elected to his fifth term on the board during the 2020 election. 4:00 am, Jan. 12, 2021 ×
Bob Nystrom
Bob Nystrom took the reins as 2021 Brainerd School Board chair during the board’s organizational meeting Monday, Jan. 11.
“Thank you to the board. Thank you for putting your trust in me to do this position,” Nystrom said from his new spot at the head of the table.
He welcomed newcomers Jana Shogren and Kevin Boyles, expressing confidence in their abilities to serve, and thanked outgoing board members Reed Campbell and Sue Kern.
“They served the board well over the years, and we wish them well,” Nystrom said of Campbell and Kern.
Brainerd School Board
1. Call the meeting to order and roll call:
2. Announcement by Chair Haglin:
Due to the current federal and state emergency declarations, the Minnesota directive to residents to stay at home, and guidance about limiting person-to-person contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting of the Brainerd School Board is being conducted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 13D.021 Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means. Persons may monitor this meeting from a remote location by watching on YouTube live. This meeting is being recorded. Access to the recording will be made available on the school district’s website as soon as is reasonably possible. \u0009