Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools - #CLBSPANTHERS

Drum Class with Jerry Morgan will start on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. High School, Middle School and ALC students. Time will be 330 - 5, students have to be picked up OR sign up and take the late bus by 5 PM. Permission slips can be found at front office of all schools. This is not for Elementary at this time, watch for this in November. Miigwech

Want to give a huge thank you to Mr. Arnold Dahl Wooley on his presentation yesterday here at Cass Lake Bena Schools! It was very well receptive by staff and students!

What to give a shout out to Mr, Charles Grolla and his moccasin game class! Charles has been teaching our students the Moccasin Game for a few years now here at Cass Lake Bena. Charles also puts on a Moccasin Game Tourney in the Fall and Spring, our first one will be on November 12, 2024 here at CLB! Come support the teams, students and just observe. Miigwech

Hello Mr. Arnold Dahl-Wooley will be here at CLB on Wednesday October 23, 2024 to present to the Middle School, High School and ALC. The event will start at 9 AM and end around 2 PM. This is an optional event for students to attend, students who do not wish to attend will be in class as normal. Parents and Guardians who do not wish their student to attend please contact the office. Call the office if you have any questions or concerns.

The Cross Country Team is putting on a 1 Mile Fun Run (see attached) this Wednesday to promote running and our sport. Here are the Highlights: 1 Mile Run Open to All MS and HS Boys and Girls (grades 5-12). Medals to top 10 MS Girls, MS Boys, HS Girls, HS Boys Gatorade and Water at the Finish Wednesday Oct 23 4:00 at Athletic Fields It's FREE!

The 5:30 AM departure on MEA Saturday didn't stop these Panthers from letting their voices be heard at this season's initial Congressional Debate at DGF HS. No one broke finals, but they worked hard on prep on the ride, spoke their truths, and still enjoyed the day. #CLBSpeech

Section 5A volleyball playoffs start today! #8/#9 seed matchup between the CLB Panthers and Verndale Pirates The game will be held in Verndale game time is 7pm! Here is the link to stream the game! https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/verndale/organization/126216/verndale-high-school

October 17, 2024 Dear Members of the Cass Lake-Bena Community, It is with heavy hearts that we write this letter to inform you that Cass Lake-Bena/Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig Schools’ football team will be ending its varsity season as of today. We will not be playing in the section playoffs. This decision was made after discussions with the team captain, coaching staff and administration. There have been multiple significant injuries that are severely impacting the team’s depth across the board. This decision has not been made lightly, but we must put the safety of our student athletes first. As it stands right now, we would be jeopardizing the future of our student athletes in upcoming seasons if we continue to play, and we simply cannot do that. Our football players have portrayed the “next man up” mentality all season, with players stepping into unfamiliar roles when needed. We have had students playing football for the very first time this year, and students who have worked extremely hard since the beginning of the season. We are proud of their perseverance and the strength of character that they have displayed throughout the season. And, we are looking forward to the start of next season. There will be a team meeting on Monday, prior to the end of school. Sincerely, Cass Lake-Bena Administration Cass Lake-Bena Football Coaching Staff

The Panthers are traveling to Blackduck. The game starts at 7 PM. Hope to see everybody there for the last game of the regular season.

Tonight!

Volleyball is on the road traveling to WHA! 7th 5pm 8th 6pm JV 6pm V to follow

Families of Fall Youth Sports player! We are hosting a end of the year pizza party on 10/16 at the Elem School ! The party is starting at 4:30pm! We are doing end of the year awards for the kids as well! This is open to all K-6th fall sports players and their families. The Elem students can stay after school we will have some activities for them. Make sure they bring a note into the school to stay after school! "The Cass Lake-Bena ISD #115 21st Century Community Learning Center (21CCLC) is fully funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, ALN 84.287, 21st Century Community Learning Centers. The contents of this publication does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education or the Minnesota Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government".

Join other CL-B families, and community folk at the CL-B Elementary School on October 15 from 5-7pm for the monthly 21st Century Community Learning Centers Advisory Group meeting. The agenda will be: Welcome and Introductions Updates on the 21stCCLC of CL-B and the CL B&G Club What has worked and what hasn't in the past How to get more students and families involved Family Fun Night/Family Engagement events/ Saturday Night Live events Partnerships-Planning Open Discussion Next meeting November 19 at the ALC-Nelsons Nest Room

The cross country team is on the road today! They are traveling to the Green Wood Golf Course in Bemidji. Meet starts at 4:30pm.

No Youth Sports tonight! Just a reminder that we have the pizza party on Wednesday. They have to bring in a note to the office to be able to participate.

This is a reminder to parents that due to homecoming activities, all students will be loading the buses this afternoon at the elementary school. This will be at 3:10 today. Students may arrive home earlier than usual. If you normally pick your middle school or high school student up at the end of the day, you may pick them up at 3:10 at the District Office, Door 1. Elementary pick up is as usual at the elementary school.

On October 8th, Cass Lake ALC staff and students had a visit from Kevin Pelkey Executive Director of Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity from Brainerd. This is the branch that services the Cass Lake Area. Habitat is the 3rd largest producer of homes in the world. Kevin told the students how The lakes area Habitat for Humanity chooses countries to help and currently, they are helping Haiti, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. They don’t physically build houses in those countries but they send money and fundraise for those countries as well as themselves. The students learned of the extensive need for housing. The students learned that anyone 16 and older can hold a hammer and volunteer for Habitat. The more people that volunteer the better the turnaround on getting houses done. They average 6 house completions in a year. They currently have 9 projects going on and 4 homes are being built in the Cass Lake Area. Anyone who would like to volunteer can do so by filling out a form or stopping by the site where you see the van and saying hi to Tim.

The Cass Lake ALC was one of 11 schools that attended the 7th annual Future Forest Stewards event that happened during the Northstar logging expo. Students attended a variety of learning stations about all the variety the forest industry has to offer, including a virtual logging simulator.

All people coming to watch the volleyball game please park in the HS lot.

All K-4th FB and 3rd-4th VB staying after school must bring a parent note to the school to stay after for the Pizza Party next Wednesday!