https://www.youtube.com/watch?...In lieu of a public gathering, here is something that you can view in your home to observe Memorial Day 2020. Included: A short address by Gerry Nelson which includes a list of the names of those Battle Lake veterans from The American Legion Paul Putnam Post 289 who passed away during the previous year. - Jack Neese, Roy Ketcham,... READ MORE >
Hey folks! First, I am wishing you and your family good health during these times. Secondly, I’ve created a video I want to share with you all to summarize and conclude our year together. I would also like to celebrate the successes made by the following students: Senior Choir students:Fern Brackin Connor Drake Annah Evavold Meaghan Fielding Katie... READ MORE >
This is the final segment of the series of videos that I made out of clips from the Jr. and Sr. High Band members telling the current 4th graders about Band and their instruments. I hope that they have been inspired! https://youtu.be/M1KoRq2li9s READ MORE >
https://youtu.be/pn7hRNp51aMEnjoy another episode of the Join the Band series starring members of the Battle Lake Jr. and Sr. HIgh Bands! If you are the parent of a 4th grader, I hope that you have been watching these with your child and thinking about the band instrument that might be the right choice for you! READ MORE >
This is the second in a series of videos featuring Band students from the Battle Lake Jr. and Sr. High Bands telling the 4th graders about their instruments and playing in the Band. Tonight should have been the Elementary Band and 4th Grade Recorder Concert. I am so sad that it is not happening, but glad that we are all safe, and that my older students have... READ MORE >
In a normal school year, Mrs. Orpen brings older students into the 4th Grade Music Class to demonstrate their instruments. The current 4th Graders are missing out on that, so the Jr. and Sr. High Band Members all got an assignment to make a recruiting video. Bits and pieces of them are being put together into a series of movies to share with the 4th Graders.... READ MORE >
Viking Library System continues to serve students in a manner that prioritizes health and safety by offering a wide variety of electronic resources for free. Homework Help: viking.lib.mn.us/homework-help is a portal for online resources and research including: Teaching Books: Home EditionTumble Books Ebooks MN Also, for excellent student research and educational... READ MORE >
The Jr. High Bands of Battle Lake, Henning, and Underwood joined forces for the 13th Annual Jr. High Band Festival on Wednesday, March 11th. The directors, JoAnn Orpen, Ben Johnson, and T.J. Pelanek each chose a song and worked with the combined group to prepare it for an afternoon concert. The individual bands each performed a song as well; Electric Lady by... READ MORE >
Our school is very fortunate to have Rebecca Cox as our Math Corps tutor and Christina Ellstrom and Karen Wagner as Reading Corps Tutors. These ladies care about and are committed to the students they serve and are very passionate about making a difference in these young peoples' lives. Let us extend a big thank you to them for all they do! #MadeInAmeriCorps READ MORE >
Battle Lake School had 15 students participate in the annual Minnesota Business Professionals of America (BPA) State Leadership Conference in Minneapolis, MN, March 5-7, 2020. During the school year, over 1,700 Minnesota BPA student members take part in the organization’s competitive events program, allowing them to compete in nearly 60 events focused in the areas... READ MORE >
Mark your calendars for this Saturday, Feb. 22! From 5-7pm, the Lions Club and Music Makers are hosting a Meatball Dinner in the school cafeteria! Free will offering will be taken at the door. Following the dinner, at 7pm, the choirs at Battle Lake will be presenting their February concert, "Showcase" in the school auditorium. Funds raised at the meatball dinner... READ MORE >
Saturday, February 15th in Brainerd, Battle Lake took home a first place trophy for small entry teams. Jasmine Malone took 3rd in Creative Expression. Isaac Scherfenberg placed 6th in Discussion. Isaac Hallberg took 6th in Humorous Interpretation. Brian Seip and Isaac Hallberg took 6th in Duo Interpretation. Fern Brackin placed 5th in Original Oratory. Blake Alonzo... READ MORE >
On Wednesday, Feb. 5th, the Battle Lake 6th Grade traveled to St. Paul and attended the traveling Broadway Musical - Once on This Island! They were seated front and center, and enjoyed the fascinating tale from beginning to end! The singing, dancing, creative use of props, colorful characters, the set, the lights and sound - everything about it was exciting and... READ MORE >
On January 24, 2020, the Battle Lake School BPA traveled to Alexandria Technical & Community College in Alexandria, MN, to compete in the Region 7 Competition. Of the 25 students that competed, 15 advanced to State representing 30 individual events and 1 team event. The state competition takes place March 5-7, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, MN.... READ MORE >
Battle Lake took home a third place trophy for points per entry at Fergus Falls Speech Meet on Saturday January 25th. Fern Brackin took first in Honors Finals for her Original Oratory. Isaac Hallberg took third in Humorous Interpretation.Blake Alonzo took fourth in Dramatic Interpretation.Isaac Scherfenberg took fourth in Discussion.Very good early meet for all the... READ MORE >
Students spent last weekend learning about wolves. They also practiced radio telemetry, hiked, howled, and went dogsledding. It was a great time! READ MORE >
Three Battle Lake FFA Teams competed in the Region 3 FFA Contests held at Ridgewater College on Friday, January 10th. The FFA'ers had a great day as the Small Animal/Vet Science, Poultry and Crops Evaluation teams all qualified for the Minnesota State FFA Convention in April. The Small Animal/Vet Science team of Madison Cameron, Annika Lukken, Madilyn Burkette,... READ MORE >
Madison Cameron, Leah Koltes, and Cayden Mansker represented Battle Lake in the NW Region MN Band Directors Association Honor Band Festival on Sat. Jan. 11th. The students practice the music in advance, and then come together for a day of rehearsals and sectionals. Congratulations on a well deserved honor and for giving a wonderful concert! READ MORE >
This year the Battle Lake FFA chapter had 10 students receive FFA jackets and ties/scarves through the Blue Jackets Bright Futures program sponsored by the Minnesota FFA Foundation. Donors sponsor a jacket, and the students are able to receive an FFA jacket with their name at no cost to them. The students had to complete a questionnaire where they were to... READ MORE >
The Battle Lake Knowledge Bowl team traveled to Fergus Falls on Tuesday and competed in a meet that featured 19 teams.The team of Connor, Thomas, Brady, Jacob, and Brennan finished in first place!The team of Makenna, Paige, Fern, Joey N, and Leah won the "Excellence in Math" award!Good job, Battlers!The next meet for the team will be in February. READ MORE >
The Book Fair is coming! Every purchase made earns rewards for our school, so please stop by and support us. Click on the link for more information.https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=battlelakeschool1 READ MORE >
The Battle Lake Knowledge Bowl team traveled to Moorhead on Thursday for the big season-opening event at Concordia. The Battlers competed in the 29-team AA division. All four of the Battler teams finished in the top half, and the team of Connor Drake, Thomas Himmelspach, Jacob Hite, Brady Van Erp, and Brennan Amundson finished in first place, scoring over 100... READ MORE >
The School Christmas Store is in its second year and it is in full swing. It has been a project for the High School Ramp Up group of Mrs. Eastwood in collaboration with Mrs. Akerman's students and Mrs. Uhren's speech students. New and gently used items have been generously donated by staff members, community members, and community groups, including the Our Lady of... READ MORE >
Two Battle Lake FFA members placed in the top three individually at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Activities Day at the University of Minnesota Crookston on December 6th. Elizabeth Radermacher placed second out of 38 contestants in the Soils Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE) and Katie Christensen place second out of 33 contestants in the Farm... READ MORE >
The 7th Grade used part of Ramp Up for some games today. There was the a relay to dress up in winter gear, then unwrap and eat a candy kiss with chopper mitts on. Also a few rounds of Pictionary using Holiday themes. READ MORE >
Vocational programs in high school were once the norm. Boys took shop, girls took Home Ec, that's the way things worked. Along the way, especially in the '80's and '90's, vocational programs were cut back and in many schools eliminated due to budget constraints. As a result, generations of students lost out on valuable skills such as cooking, accounting,... READ MORE >
We are excited to announce the kickoff to the Battle Lake School Store! Everything from clothing to accessories is available - check out our online catalog today!https://sites.google.com/isd542.org/battlelakeschoolstore/online-order?authuser=0 READ MORE >
The Battle Lake FFA Milk Quality Team placed first for the third year in a row at the Region 3 FFA CDE. Team members are Eliana Cole, Adysen Tysdal, Andrea Schmidt, Ellie Gibbs and Vincent (Vinnie) Boyum. Eliana picked up where she left off last spring, where she was the eleventh place individual at state, by placing first in this year’s regional contest. She... READ MORE >
The Third Graders from Battle Lake School spent a day at the Fargo Air Museum and the Heritage Hjemkomst Center. The students learned many fascinating facts about planes, helicopters, and some facts about how they were used in war at the Air Museum. The were also awed by the majestic Viking ship at the Hjemkomst Center. READ MORE >
Battle Lake Third Graders learned about Native Americans from Ottertail County. Missy Hermes from the Ottertail County Museum presented information about Native Americans from our area, some tools and toys, and taught the Third Graders a game once played by Native American children. READ MORE >
The FFA involves many aspects of agriculture, from forestry to crop production and farm management to public speaking. So when the FFA can find an expert to help train members for a contest, they jump at the opportunity.For many years Dr. Jeff Lukken has been coaching the Battle Lake Small Animal/Veterinary Science teams. He brings a wealth of knowledge as well... READ MORE >
The Battle Lake Third Graders express their appreciation to all military personnel; active duty and our Veterans. READ MORE >
The Battle Lake Junior High Knowledge Bowl team competed in Fergus Falls on Friday, November 1.The 8th grade team of Cadence, Cainen, Victor, Laney, and Cora won third place ribbons. The 7th grade team won the "English/Language Arts Award" for answering the most questions correctly in that category. The team has had a great season so far! The last meet will take... READ MORE >
There will be No School Friday, November 8th READ MORE >
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held Wednesday and Thursday night, November 6th and 7th, 4:00 - 8:00 PM. High School teachers will be in the Gymnasium, Elementary Teachers will be in their classrooms. READ MORE >
A student will drop off his chromebook to my Tech Intern students and tell them it doesn’t hold a charge. The Tech Intern students start to problem solve. Was it a bad outlet or bad charger? Is the battery not connected or going bad? Could it be the charging port or motherboard? This is one of the common problems these students see each day. Other times... READ MORE >
The community is invited to attend the Battle Lake Veterans Day Program which will be held on Monday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. in the Battle Lake School Gym. The Band and Choir will be performing, awards will be presented to the winners of the Patriot's Pen and Voice of Democracy essay contests, and we have a very special speaker this year! Colonel John P.... READ MORE >
Students did translation art in geometry. Translations are a type of transformation also known as a slide. For those of us old enough to remember, the game “pong “uses translations for the paddles and the ball. Students could express the translation using words or algebraically. For example, in Ryan George’s, he expressed his algebraically but could have... READ MORE >
The Battle Lake FFA Soils Evaluation Team placed second in the Region 3 FFA event on October 7th in Alexandria. The team consisted of Elizabeth Radermacher, Kyleigh Shebeck, TJ Underhill, Kyler Leabo and Will Ehlert. With their second place finish they have qualified for the Minnesota FFA State Convention contest to be held in April.Elizabeth led the team by... READ MORE >
On Monday, October 7th three Battle Lake FFA Career Development Event (CDE) Teams competed in Region III competitions in Alexandria, MN. The teams were Forestry, Soils, and Nursery Landscape. All three teams qualified for the Minnesota State FFA contests in the spring of 2020. The Forestry Team consisting of Braden Carlson, Jonny Fielding, Jack Parker, Nick... READ MORE >
Battle Lake Third Graders enjoyed a presentation about pottery on Elementary Art Day.Students were also able to work with clay themselves. READ MORE >
The Battle Lake FFA Forestry Team, consisting of freshmen Braden Carlson, Jonny Fielding, Jack Parker, Nick Wendland and Tommy Ehlert placed third in the regional contest and qualified for the Minnesota State FFA Forestry CDE in St. Paul, MN next April. This year the contest consisted of identifying 25 Minnesota tree species and 10 lumber samples, completing a... READ MORE >
The annual Fall Carnival is Monday, October 28 from 5 to 7 pm in the Battle Lake School cafeteria. Preschool through sixth grade students are invited to attend. Children may wear costumes, if they want. Games and fun activities will be available. The cost for the games and activities is $.25 apiece. Proceeds go to summer rec. programs. Volunteers, 6th grade... READ MORE >
Problem Solving Emphasis Students often ask me when are we going to use this or what is the point of learning this if I’m not going to be a math teacher or engineer. This question got “under my skin” when I first started teaching. My reaction use to be one of irritation or avoidance. Today, I also ask this question. What I believe is a decent answer is... READ MORE >
The Battle Lake High School Senior Class was treated to a special breakfast on Monday, Sept. 9th. That was followed by a few words of advice from High School Principal Ryan Severson and First National Bank President Randy Dorn on the roll of the Senior Class in our school and community. The students were encouraged to be involved and make a difference in the... READ MORE >
The 3s preschool class has free choice center time during our day, and the pretend center is always the place to be! Preschoolers love to dress up like the grown ups in their lives! They work together and create their own story and act it out. They create their own dialogue and plot and let their imaginations take control! There are no scripts and no limits. I... READ MORE >
Over the summer, the Battle Lake FFA hosted a community ed class, where FFA Members had the opportunity to work with 2nd through 6th graders on different aspects of agriculture and gardening. Every Tuesday, the young agriculturists had 2 hours to be immersed in agriculture and learning about where their food comes from. For the first hour of the class, the... READ MORE >
The ninth graders had an opportunity to take a ride in an airplane thanks to the Young Eagles chapter from Fergus Falls. Local members used their private planes to give the students a ride around the Fergus Falls area. For a number of the students, it was the first time they have flown in a small engine plane, or for some, any plane. Thanks to Dave Jennen and... READ MORE >
The Bands of Battle Lake have a long tradition of excellence. The students work hard and they are well known in the area for strong performances at contests, concerts and sporting events. Band starts at Battle Lake School in the 5th Grade, and many of the students begin performing solos their very first year. Jazz Band experience starts in Jr. High. A Jr.... READ MORE >
The Battle Lake FFA has been planting pumpkins, sweet corn, field corn and soybeans for a number of years. Like any venture it agriculture, it can be hit or miss. This year a late planting season followed by a cooler than normal summer has delayed the plots and will most likely reduce harvest and income. That’s agriculture, it’s the way it’s been since... READ MORE >
We encourage all of our students to THINK BIG! READ MORE >
Battle Lake School named National Blue Ribbon School for 2014 !Our school is the proud home of the Battle Lake Battlers and Otter Tail Central Bulldogs. Our mission: Striving toward educational excellence in a safe, respectful, accepting environment: preparing all students to meet the challenges of a changing world. Our award-winning school has been recognized... READ MORE >