Baraga Area Schools

Announcement: Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30 pm we will be conducting an online National Honor Society Induction for this year's inductees. We wish we could have a formal ceremony to recognize them, but due to the current circumstances this is the best we can do. Any family members, staff, or friends wishing to join to watch the ceremony and help recognize these students can join the Zoom meeting using the following link. Email Matt Frantti at mfrantti@baragaschools.org for the password to the meeting. Please keep your audio muted to allow the students to conduct their induction ceremony. Thank you! Scheduled Zoom meeting: Topic: BHS NHS Induction Ceremony Time: May 27, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72720469117?pwd=M3JyZThxWldMOEk0YkdRTFpVU1NTZz09 Meeting ID: 727 2046 9117 Password:

The last two Senior Highlights are Courtney and Madelyn. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/CCU2KqqG1lk https://youtu.be/UDoJISd9Wd8

Senior Highlights today are Tristan and Kayla. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/YzISf4Qzll0 https://youtu.be/bDj0ZY7Hhdw

Baraga Schools is proud to announce that we will be holding a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020. Please see the attached letter for more information.

Senior Highlights today are Zach and Logan. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/COcLNmPWwLA   https://youtu.be/4qfq-ElLq1Y  

Senior Highlights today are Holly and Cody. Holly has earned the rank of salutatorian for her class. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/XggrLBwlXfY https://youtu.be/n7N4UkVAUck

The Senior Highlights today are Erika and Felicity. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/Mene1u4AE7k https://youtu.be/00xO52dYgJ0

There is now a Facebook frame to celebrate our senior class of 2020! Search for “Baraga 2020” in the Facebook profile picture frames menu.

Senior Highlights today are Leeah and Kayla. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/jep4yJRFxO0 https://youtu.be/gbJ1bL39WCk

Senior Highlights today are Ryan and Cooper. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/us3Y4oXSyeI https://youtu.be/kCsa16KSitw

Senior Highlights today are Alex and Shelby. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/iYMRCyratJ8 https://youtu.be/Na_zfCEHoVc

Hey everyone, I'm posting another packet of info and tips that I hope will be helpful to all of our families out there. This is a difficult time for us, and I want all to know that I am here to support you in any way I can. Stay Healthy!

Senior Highlights today are Ayeasha and Riley. https://youtu.be/l7AOkaHgb-g https://youtu.be/3siYMsPIWsg

Michigan’s frontline COVID-19 responders are being saluted tomorrow. Please see the map of the flyover path for more information. Thank you!

Dragon Art Challenge! This weeks art assignment from Mrs. Klein! Elementary is creating a dragon eye and junior high/high school is creating a zoomed in composition of a dragon. Send me a picture of your art to be entered into a prize drawing to win my artwork from this video! Send them to vklein@baragaschools.org or to the Baraga Area Schools Art Facebook messenger. https://youtu.be/UFxOsXq8SyY

Graduation Status: We are still planning on doing some sort of ceremony for seniors. We cannot do anything other than a virtual ceremony until the stay-at-home order is lifted. We are brain-storming possibilities and will keep everyone posted. We want to hold onto caps and gowns until we know more about what we are allowed to do for a ceremony but seniors will get them. Senior advisors are talking with seniors and if they have questions they can email them to lwisniewski@baragaschools.org and mfrantti@baragaschools.org Again, thank you for your patience as we get this all figured out.

We will be featuring our seniors this month in highlight videos as one of the ways to virtually celebrate their graduation achievement and highlight some of their qualities. Congratulations Class of 2020! First up are Natalie and Cameron. https://youtu.be/WhADDswzFeg https://youtu.be/XZZO6PcT1vU

Board of Education Meeting Due to COVID-19 developments in Michigan, Governor Whitmer has issues an Executive Order to suspend physical presence requirements under the Open Meetings Act (OMA) to all public bodies across the state. Therefore, the Baraga Area Schools Board of Education meeting scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:45 p.m. will be held electronically. Due to the unprecedented nature of this situation, the Board of Education will only address imperative matters during this meeting. To join meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5710424747?pwd=MWQyU1dGZkpJZGtzNTZFTi9wQ1gvdz09 Contact Michele Velmer at mvelmer@baragaschools.org for the password. Community members must register to participate in the public comment period of the meeting. Individuals who wish to make a public comment at this meeting must notify Michele Velmer at mvelmer@baragaschools.org to register for public comment. Community members must remain muted until the listed registered community members are given an opportunity to address the board during public comment. Following Board policy, full policy 0167.3 can be found on our website www.baragaschools.org, we remind participants of the following procedures: • Public participation shall be permitted as indicated on the order of business at a time as determined by the presiding officer, • Participants must be recoginized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name, address; and group affiliation, if and when appropriate. • Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to four (4) minutes duration. • The presiding officer may: o Prohibit public comments which are frivolous, repetitive, or harassing; o Interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant’s statement when the statement is too lengthy, personally directed, or abusive, obscene, or irrelevant; o Request any individual to leave the meeting when that person behavTo es in a manner that is disruptive of the orderly conduct of the meeting We are asking for your patience and understanding as these are uncertain times for all of us. Thank you for your ongoing support. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxillary aid or service to participate in the meeting, please contact Michele Velmer, Administrative Assistant at mvelmer@baragaschools.org prior to the meeting.

HEY KIDS! This week for art we are all creating Mother’s Day projects for a special lady in our lives. Check out my video for some tutorials and information. Send completed Mother’s Day art to vklein@baragaschools.org or to the Baraga Area Schools Art Facebook messenger. https://youtu.be/atSpQOsy36c

Students and alumni of Michigan Tech and the MTU Pavlis Honors College have started a new tutoring program, TechTutors, to provide free, virtual tutoring to K-12 students in the Keweenaw. You can find the program website here, which contains information about the program along with a form for parents to request tutoring for their students. https://sites.google.com/mtu.edu/techtutors/home https://sites.google.com/mtu.edu/techtutors/k-12-tutoring/request-a-tutor