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After 21 years at Black Hawk Middle School, Principal Wendorff is retiring at the end of this school year.
After 21 fabulous years of being part of Black Hawk Middle School, Principal Wendorff has decided to retire at the end of this school year.
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Black Hawk Middle School weekly Parent Newsletter
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The BHMS Chess Team continued their winning ways last night with a 4-1 victory at Scott Highlands
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Daily and weekly updates of SPORTS at Black Hawk Middle School. We update this regularly.
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Congratulations to both of our Science Olympiad teams for their great work this past weekend at our Regional competition.
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BHMS Math Team competes at the Feb 5 Math Counts competition.
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Two teams from Black Hawk Middle School traveled to Dakota County Technical College to participate in the Future Cities competition.
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Black Hawk Middle School weekly Parent Newsletter
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Our new website features a media-rich, mobile-first design that is visually pleasing, practical on content and accessible to visitors with disabilities.
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The science fair has been reimagined at Black Hawk Middle School by allowing students to think far outside the box and explore innovative ideas at the Learning Fair.
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The national Schoology and Seesaw support teams are monitoring the situation and working hard to minimize any disruptions to service to member districts.
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We are committed to the goal of providing meaningful learning opportunities and personalized connections between students/families and teachers/school staff during this time.
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Free meals will be available at five school locations or dropped off at neighborhood sites around District 196.
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Transcript of Superintendent Mary Kreger's latest update to families regarding COVID-19.
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In response to Governor Walz’ executive order, all of our schools and buildings are closed until at least Monday, March 30. Only essential staff will be in the buildings.
In the event schools will remain closed after spring break, the district will implement its e-learning plan. Options are available for students and staff who do not have access to reliable internet.
Grab-and-go meals will be available March 16-20, and child care is being offered only for children of health care workers and emergency personnel.
This includes all programs and activities. Teachers will not be providing instruction this week. School buildings will be open Monday, March 16 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. to allow families to collect necessary items.
Effective Saturday, March 14, all District 196 Community Education evening and weekend classes, and facility rentals are also canceled through March 29. As a reminder, all Minnesota State High School League-sponsored events, games and tournaments are canceled. We are following MSHSL guidelines in allowing practice until further notice.
District 196 schools remain open and classes are being held as scheduled. However, all school-sponsored evening activities at District 196 schools are canceled, except Community Education classes.