North Branch Area High School

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Emily Darst ▪️Drew Detzler ▪️Colin Devall ▪️Chase Disrud We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Michael Christensen ▪️Kayla Cook ▪️Gretchen Cornelius ▪️Wynter Curry We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Madeline Brooks ▪️Molly Bushinger ▪️Vincent Carchedi ▪️Claire Carr We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Aden Boley ▪️Lilly Bratland ▪️Emma Bratland ▪️Damien Breeden We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Hannah Bernier ▪️Amelia Bjerketvedt ▪️Ashley Boesel ▪️Charlotte Bogotty We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

The North Branch Area Education Foundation is hosting Designer Purse and Yeti Bingo on April 28 at Lent Town Hall. Doors open at noon, sales at 1 pm, and Bingo at 2 pm. Proceeds go to enhancing opportunities for students at NBAPS! See flier for more details.

The Viking Newsletter - March/April 2024 is now available! Click here to view: https://www.smore.com/n/7twep

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Haley Asher ▪️Kyleigh Bahr ▪️Joshua Barnes ▪️Brody Beaver We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Students in the NBAPS American Indian Education Program made drums by hand recently as part of the Weekly Native Culture Nights series. In upcoming sessions, students will learn more about will drum and dance and sewing.

Congratulations to NBAHS senior Matt Wendel, who earned his Private Pilot Certificate on March 13! Matt started ground school in the fall of 2022 (16 years old), after expressing an interest in becoming a pilot to his parents. He was soloing by May of 2023! His plan is to attend Lake Superior College next year to become a commercial pilot. Way to go Matt! “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” – Leonardo DaVinci

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Taylor Anderson ▪️Pierce Anderson ▪️Shaeyna Andreotti ▪️Carly Anstett We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

Congratulations to North Branch Area High School senior Yupheng (Nick) Vang! Yupheng (#9) was in Puerto Rico in late March with the Hype Volleyball Club winning the Silver Bracket Championship at the 2024 Caribbean Championship Tournament! Way to go Yupheng! Yupheng grew up in a family of volleyball players, both his parents played, as do his three older sisters. He started showing passion and commitment at the age of 13 years old.  He played two years of high school volleyball at Hmong College Prep Academy prior to transitioning to NBAHS. Yuphenghas been playing competitively at the club level for three years, the last two years with Hype. In his first year, they competed in a National Qualifying tournament in order to earn a bid to the National Level in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they took the championship win and earned that bid.  Last year at Nationals, they finished 3rd place at the USAV Nationals. This year, Hype has had a great season: 1. Dec. 10  (MN Select Tournament, 2nd Place in Gold Bracket) 2. Dec. 16-17 (Boys NCR Smashshanova 18s, Blaine/Woodbury, 3rd Place in Gold Bracket) 3. Jan. 26-28 (Boys January Thaw, Mpls Convention Center,  1st Place in Gold Bracket) 4. Feb. 10-11 (Boys Region Qualifier, Mpls Convention Center, 2nd Place in Gold Bracket) 5. March 2-3 (2024 Dale Rohde Memorial Boys, Madison, WI, 2nd Place in Bronze Bracket) 6. March 9-10 (Boys Battle Royals 18s, Wiona, WI, 1st Place in Gold Bracket) 7. March 17 (Boys Shamrock 17/18s, Shakopee HS, 1st Place in Gold Bracket) 8. March 22-24 (Boys Caribbean Volleyball Championship, Puerto Rico, 1st Place in Silver Bracket)  Yupheng's mom Shoua added, "He could not have accomplished this without the support and understanding of all of his teachers as he has had to miss school days for some of the out of state tournaments."   Impressive stuff! Way to go Hype and way to go Yupheng!

Please join us as we celebrate our Viking #Classof2024 in today’s #SeniorSpotlight! ❤️🖤 ▪️Storm Ableiter ▪️Victoria Agnes ▪️Alexia Russell ▪️Austin Anderson We're proud of our seniors. They are going to do AMAZING things! #Celebrate138 #VikingSeniorPride

North Branch Area High School presents "Sister Act - A Divine Musical Comedy" on May 2-4 at 7 p.m and May 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12. Get yours today!

Due to weather conditions, after-school district events and activities are canceled for today. This includes sports and activities, parent-teacher conferences and Community Education events. Youth Connections will remain open as regularly scheduled. Information about rescheduled parent-teacher conferences will come from each school. School will be released 10 minutes earlier than normal to allow extra time for a safe ride home. This early release is not expected to change the time students arrive at home- the purpose is to prioritize more time in response to road conditions.

Due to weather conditions, North Branch Area Public Schools is closed today, Monday, March 25. This includes early childhood programs, school age care, Community Education programs, and all activities. Staff should not report, all buildings will be closed.

Congratulations to DECA phenom Amelia Bjerketvedt! After placing third in Marketing Communications Series, and first in Professional Selling Event at the state conference, Amelia will travel to Anaheim in April to compete with more than 20,000 top students from around the world at the International Career Development Conference – the pinnacle of DECA competition.

Mark your calendars for fun! NBAPS, the City of North Branch, and Chisago County SHIP are again hosting Walk and Roll to School on Wednesday, May 8, at 7:05 am. We will meet at the North Branch Area Library and head out with our friends from the NBPD and the NBFD. Join us!

Congratulations to senior Peyton Verdon, NBAHS's 2024 Athena Award winner! Verdon was one of two senior female athletes nominated by North Branch Area High School head coaches, then selected for the honor by coaching staff vote, based on her athletic accomplishments. Peyton earned 4 letters for soccer, and 6 letters for softball, 2 All-Conference awards, 1 All-Section Award and was captain for 2 seasons in both sports. Soccer team awards she earned include 2x Defensive MVP and Viking Award. In softball, she’s received the Vikings Award twice and was also Defensive MVP. Peyton was part of the 2021 and 2023 soccer section runner-up teams, 2021 softball section champion and state tournament participant, and 2023 softball team section runner up. Peyton will be recognized at the St. Paul Athena Awards event on Wednesday, April 17th.

Congratulations to Libby Nielsen and Everett Thomsen, NBAHS’s nominees for the MSHSL Triple “A” award. The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple 'A' Award, honors high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and participate in League-sponsored athletic and fine arts activities