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![Additional graduations across Osseo Area Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749493978/district279org/cquv2rz00ucgja2ac2qd/graduationcelebrations.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749493978/district279org/cquv2rz00ucgja2ac2qd/graduationcelebrations.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749493978/district279org/cquv2rz00ucgja2ac2qd/graduationcelebrations.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749493978/district279org/cquv2rz00ucgja2ac2qd/graduationcelebrations.png","width":900}])
Spring graduations and celebrations aren’t just for high school seniors! Over the past two weeks, many other district students have taken part in graduation ceremonies or celebrations of different kinds. Check out just a few of them:
- Basswood
- Brooklyn Middle
- Community Ed
- Crest View
- Park Brook
- Rice Lake
- Weaver Lake
- Woodland
![Photo of Dr. Kim Hiel Smiling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749147458/district279org/rk0yynw4rf0zncuvtwga/Videopreviewforendofyear.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749147458/district279org/rk0yynw4rf0zncuvtwga/Videopreviewforendofyear.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749147458/district279org/rk0yynw4rf0zncuvtwga/Videopreviewforendofyear.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749147458/district279org/rk0yynw4rf0zncuvtwga/Videopreviewforendofyear.jpg","width":880}])
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![Osseo square logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1602711354/district279org/l0f4i7ujewn0o10fl3dd/OsseoLogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1602711354/district279org/l0f4i7ujewn0o10fl3dd/OsseoLogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1602711354/district279org/l0f4i7ujewn0o10fl3dd/OsseoLogo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1602711354/district279org/l0f4i7ujewn0o10fl3dd/OsseoLogo.jpg","width":900}])
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![Fun after school hours: PTOs host events to bring communities together]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745252266/district279org/isudwqluecahby0k9mjx/PTOfun.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745252266/district279org/isudwqluecahby0k9mjx/PTOfun.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745252266/district279org/isudwqluecahby0k9mjx/PTOfun.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745252266/district279org/isudwqluecahby0k9mjx/PTOfun.png","width":900}])
On April 11, the Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTOs) at Cedar Island and Rice Lake elementary schools gave students and families fun opportunities to visit the school after dark with events that brought their communities together.
- Cedar Island
- Rice Lake
![Students bring ‘Finding Nemo Kids’ to life in spring musical performances]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741629229/district279org/xajhgetcmjeomrc8whi4/unnamed_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741629229/district279org/xajhgetcmjeomrc8whi4/unnamed_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741629229/district279org/xajhgetcmjeomrc8whi4/unnamed_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741629229/district279org/xajhgetcmjeomrc8whi4/unnamed_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741629229/district279org/xajhgetcmjeomrc8whi4/unnamed_1.jpg","width":1600}])
Students from Rice Lake Elementary School took the stage and transformed the Maple Grove Middle School auditorium into an underwater world on March 7 and March 8 in front of an audience of their families, friends and community members.
- Rice Lake
![Winter Weather Alert March 5]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741173891/district279org/vumkckfcjkauburawbrk/WinterWeatheralertmarch5.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741173891/district279org/vumkckfcjkauburawbrk/WinterWeatheralertmarch5.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741173891/district279org/vumkckfcjkauburawbrk/WinterWeatheralertmarch5.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741173891/district279org/vumkckfcjkauburawbrk/WinterWeatheralertmarch5.png","width":940}])
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![Dr. Kim Hiel holds her award plaque in the district office]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744057179/district279org/ujwik9uchug1dgddddbc/IMG_9110copy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744057179/district279org/ujwik9uchug1dgddddbc/IMG_9110copy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744057179/district279org/ujwik9uchug1dgddddbc/IMG_9110copy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744057179/district279org/ujwik9uchug1dgddddbc/IMG_9110copy.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744057179/district279org/ujwik9uchug1dgddddbc/IMG_9110copy.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744057179/district279org/ujwik9uchug1dgddddbc/IMG_9110copy.jpg","width":2200}])
The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) recently announced their 2025 Regional Administrators of Excellence, and Osseo Area Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. Kim Hiel, has been recognized as the organization’s award winner for region nine.
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