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 >

Get ready to buy your tickets for this year’s Fall Musical, “Mamma Mia”! The shows are Nov. 21-23 @ 7pm and Nov. 24 @ 2pm. Tickets are $8.00 and the box office days and hours are: Nov. 6 & 7, 11 & 12, 18 & 19 from 3:30-6:30pm. Tickets will also be available at the door. Can’t wait to purchase your tickets? Go online to bit.ly/blmusical19 to purchase your’s now!... 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 >