Another grant has been approved for the 2019-20 school year! Every year, the Kindergarten class gets to visit the Lubitz Farm just north of Perham. They get to experience how a dairy farm works, while also seeing animals. Farmers from around the area bring in some of their animals to see and hold. This experienceRead more
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For many years, Heart of the Lakes Elementary School kindergarten classes have made the trip to Chahinkapa Zoo. This May, students will once again load up to make the trip to Wahpeton. 549 Family Foundation is proud to supply funds for transportation again this year. Leading up to the visit, students study zoo animals inRead more
We approved another grant! Grant #11 for the 2019-20 school year is dedicated to HOBY, otherwise known as the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar. Each year, every school across Minnesota selects one 10th grade student to attend the 3 day seminar. We are proud to provide the funds needed for the Perham High School sophomoreRead more
Our 10th grant of the year is for Festival of Nations. Each spring, two buses of Perham High School students head down to the Festival of Nations in St. Paul. At the festival, students are able to embrace and celebrate the different cultures that make up our world. They get to sample food, see performances, learnRead more
Our 9th grant for the 2019-20 school year has been approved! Students in fifth and sixth grades will soon have their hands on 3Doodler 3D Printing Pens. Computer Applications teacher Susan Jones and Enrichment teacher De Kovash will be purchasing the new form of technology to add to their classes. They will be purchasing theRead more
Grant numbers 7 and 8 have been approved! Students in first and second grade will get to see the sold out show, Magic School Bus, at the Historic Holmes Theatre. Here is the description from the website: When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blastingRead more
We’ve approved our grants 5 & 6 for the 2019-20 School Year! Third and fourth grade students will get to see Doktor Kaboom at the Historic Holmes Theater in Detroit Lakes. Here is the description from the Holmes Theater website: Doktor Kaboom is an over the top German physicist with a passion for science thatRead more
Our next grant for the 2019-20 School Year is a repeat grant. Each year, the third grade students visit Tamarac Discovery Center three times to see how the seasons change the environment. The trip covers the 3rd grade science standards as well as some of the social standards. The Center is staffed by Rangers whoRead more
Perham High School’s Class of 1969 recently got together to celebrate their 50 Year Class Reunion. Do you recognize any of these smiling faces?Read more
If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll know that 549 Family has been big supporters of the Laurentian Experience for 8th Graders. This project marks Grant #3 for the 2019-20 School Year. The Laurentian Experience is an interdisciplinary unit that focuses on building lifelong learning skills in the area of teamwork and outdoorRead more