📚🎨 Celebrate National Community Education Day with Us! 🎨📚
November 13th is National Community Education Day — a special time to recognize the joy of lifelong learning and the amazing educators who make it all possible! 💡❤️
To celebrate, we’re inviting all students to color this page and show off their creativity! 🖍️✨
🎨 Here’s how to join the fun:
1️⃣ Color your page any way you like — be as creative as you can!
2️⃣ Bring your finished masterpiece back to your classroom teacher by November 13th.
3️⃣ We’ll display everyone’s artwork to celebrate our community of learners! 🌈
Let’s fill our classrooms with color, creativity, and the spirit of learning together. 💫
#NationalCommunityEducationDay #LifelongLearning #ColorWithUs #CommunityEducation #CreativeFun
November 13th is National Community Education Day — a special time to recognize the joy of lifelong learning and the amazing educators who make it all possible! 💡❤️
To celebrate, we’re inviting all students to color this page and show off their creativity! 🖍️✨
🎨 Here’s how to join the fun:
1️⃣ Color your page any way you like — be as creative as you can!
2️⃣ Bring your finished masterpiece back to your classroom teacher by November 13th.
3️⃣ We’ll display everyone’s artwork to celebrate our community of learners! 🌈
Let’s fill our classrooms with color, creativity, and the spirit of learning together. 💫
#NationalCommunityEducationDay #LifelongLearning #ColorWithUs #CommunityEducation #CreativeFun
Good luck at STATE!
Culture Club was recognized by the Pulsera Project with a hand-painted coffee bag from Nicaragua for their ongoing support of the initiative. The Pulsera Project provides fair trade employment to over 200 Central American artists who create hand woven bracelets sold by schools across the U.S. Proceeds from these sales fund education, scholarships, housing, and community development programs that empower local communities. To date, Culture Club has raised $4078 for the Pulsera Project.
Congratulations to the HVL All-Conference Honor Band students. These select juniors and seniors spent Monday, November 3 in rehearsals all day and performed a concert with their conference peers in the evening. The band was under the direction of Dr. Betsy McCann from the University of Minnesota. The event was held at Kasson-Mantorville High School. The All-Conference Honor Choir and Orchestra also performed.
Congratulations to our HVL Conference Honor Choir students on a great performance last night!
Hope you can join us!
The Panthers captured the Section 1AAA Championship tonight after defeating the Cotter Ramblers 34-0 and advance to the Minnesota Class AAA State Football Tournament!
Happy Halloween!
Members of our community and staff recently participated in a “Storywall” session highlighting the rich history of Pine Island Schools. This collaborative event will help guide our strategic planning process moving forward. It was a wonderful evening of reminiscing, connecting, and learning!
Reminder!
The Middle School Conservation Crew is off to a great start!
We've got a great group of 5-8 graders who are eager to make positive change for people, for animals, and for the environment!
Our students have partnered with the High School Roots and Shoots Environmental Club and helped with the Football Clean-up after last Saturday's home game and helped with the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Luminary Trail on Tuesday evening.
Conservation Crew is an extracurricular program for middle schoolers customized to meet each school’s unique needs. Students develop leadership skills by designing and implementing conservation projects to impact their schools and communities. Projects are as diverse as the Crews themselves but center around conservation, clean water, clean air, outdoor recreation,
or climate change.
We'd like to invite other students to participate as well! We meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month in Mrs. Schimek's biology classroom. Being that there is no school next Monday, our next official meeting will be on Monday, Nov. 17.
Conservation Crew is supported by Conservation Minnesota. They require all students in our local group to be registered (see forms below) by next Friday, November 7. If you have a student who is interested in joining, please register them asap. Contact Megan Schimek at meschimek@pineisland.k12.mn.us with any questions!
Online Student Registration Form (Complete by Nov. 7)
Fall Student Survey (Complete by Nov. 7)
PIMS Conservation Crew Student Application and Project Ideas - Bring to next Meeting (Nov. 17)
Reminder!
The yearbook staff is working hard to capture your memories! Don't miss your opportunity to get the yearbook before the price goes up! Order by 11/14 at this link: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?ref=A04125800. To check to see if you purchased a yearbook click here: https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/zjS_CzpNVMHXDMZ6cgiAu9uPBs?domain=jostens.com
Check out the progress with this year’s construction house.
Mr. Bauer and his crew are in the process of setting the roof trusses.
Boys Basketball Flash Sale- This store is open until November 10th.
https://pineislandbb2025.itemorder.com/
Boys Basketball Team Store- This store is open throughout the season
Thank you to Auer Steel and Haley Comfort Systems for coming in today to teach our CCR class more about HVAC careers!
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! The 3rd annual PIHS Roots & Shoots Pumpkin Luminary Trail event highlights and “Best of the Best” pumpkin voting results!
By the numbers:
181: Carved pumpkins lining the paved trails at Trailhead City Park! Most ever!
HUNDREDS of visitors!
171: Officially cast ballots to vote for favorite pumpkins!
200+: pounds of food donated to the PI Sharing Shelves!
10 & 1: Happy cows (10) and pig (1) who get to munch on pumpkins and make this event as environmentally friendly as possible!
Huge thanks go out to:
🌲PIHS Roots & Shoots Club students for bringing this boo-tiful new event to life!
🏪The 8 local businesses who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
❤️The 25 organizations who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
🍬Local businesses and organizations who hosted Trick-or-Treat stations along the trail: Roots and Shoots, Conservation Crew, GSA, ArtSCREAM, Lion’s Club Girl Scouts, and NJK Customs
🙏Our wonderful community for enjoying the family-friendly event!
🍏Apples R Us for donating apples for a Trick-or-Treat station
🎃Miller family for donating huge pumpkins for students to carve
🛒All who gave resources to the PI Sharing Shelves!
🔪Community members and Pine Island students who carved these festive masterpieces!
🎃🥇Pumpkin carving winners by category 🥇🎃
Spooky: Pumpkins #103 (Sarah Olson)
Environmental: Pumpkin #85 (Samantha Weis)
Funny: Pumpkin #5 (Annalise Sherman)
Business: Pumpkin #128 (Island Tool and Die)
Organization: Pumpkin #147 (Lion’s Club)
Best in Show: Pumpkin #105 (Shelby Talbot)
By the numbers:
181: Carved pumpkins lining the paved trails at Trailhead City Park! Most ever!
HUNDREDS of visitors!
171: Officially cast ballots to vote for favorite pumpkins!
200+: pounds of food donated to the PI Sharing Shelves!
10 & 1: Happy cows (10) and pig (1) who get to munch on pumpkins and make this event as environmentally friendly as possible!
Huge thanks go out to:
🌲PIHS Roots & Shoots Club students for bringing this boo-tiful new event to life!
🏪The 8 local businesses who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
❤️The 25 organizations who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
🍬Local businesses and organizations who hosted Trick-or-Treat stations along the trail: Roots and Shoots, Conservation Crew, GSA, ArtSCREAM, Lion’s Club Girl Scouts, and NJK Customs
🙏Our wonderful community for enjoying the family-friendly event!
🍏Apples R Us for donating apples for a Trick-or-Treat station
🎃Miller family for donating huge pumpkins for students to carve
🛒All who gave resources to the PI Sharing Shelves!
🔪Community members and Pine Island students who carved these festive masterpieces!
🎃🥇Pumpkin carving winners by category 🥇🎃
Spooky: Pumpkins #103 (Sarah Olson)
Environmental: Pumpkin #85 (Samantha Weis)
Funny: Pumpkin #5 (Annalise Sherman)
Business: Pumpkin #128 (Island Tool and Die)
Organization: Pumpkin #147 (Lion’s Club)
Best in Show: Pumpkin #105 (Shelby Talbot)
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! The 3rd annual PIHS Roots & Shoots Pumpkin Luminary Trail event highlights and “Best of the Best” pumpkin voting results!
By the numbers:
181: Carved pumpkins lining the paved trails at Trailhead City Park! Most ever!
HUNDREDS of visitors!
171: Officially cast ballots to vote for favorite pumpkins!
200+: pounds of food donated to the PI Sharing Shelves!
10 & 1: Happy cows (10) and pig (1) who get to munch on pumpkins and make this event as environmentally friendly as possible!
Huge thanks go out to:
🌲PIHS Roots & Shoots Club students for bringing this boo-tiful new event to life!
🏪The 8 local businesses who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
❤️The 25 organizations who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
🍬Local businesses and organizations who hosted Trick-or-Treat stations along the trail: Roots and Shoots, Conservation Crew, GSA, ArtSCREAM, Lion’s Club Girl Scouts, and NJK Customs
🙏Our wonderful community for enjoying the family-friendly event!
🍏Apples R Us for donating apples for a Trick-or-Treat station
🎃Miller family for donating huge pumpkins for students to carve
🛒All who gave resources to the PI Sharing Shelves!
🔪Community members and Pine Island students who carved these festive masterpieces!
🎃🥇Pumpkin carving winners by category 🥇🎃
Spooky: Pumpkins #103 (Sarah Olson)
Environmental: Pumpkin #85 (Samantha Weis)
Funny: Pumpkin #5 (Annalise Sherman)
Business: Pumpkin #128 (Island Tool and Die)
Organization: Pumpkin #147 (Lion’s Club)
Best in Show: Pumpkin #105 (Shelby Talbot)
By the numbers:
181: Carved pumpkins lining the paved trails at Trailhead City Park! Most ever!
HUNDREDS of visitors!
171: Officially cast ballots to vote for favorite pumpkins!
200+: pounds of food donated to the PI Sharing Shelves!
10 & 1: Happy cows (10) and pig (1) who get to munch on pumpkins and make this event as environmentally friendly as possible!
Huge thanks go out to:
🌲PIHS Roots & Shoots Club students for bringing this boo-tiful new event to life!
🏪The 8 local businesses who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
❤️The 25 organizations who carved pumpkins for this year’s trail
🍬Local businesses and organizations who hosted Trick-or-Treat stations along the trail: Roots and Shoots, Conservation Crew, GSA, ArtSCREAM, Lion’s Club Girl Scouts, and NJK Customs
🙏Our wonderful community for enjoying the family-friendly event!
🍏Apples R Us for donating apples for a Trick-or-Treat station
🎃Miller family for donating huge pumpkins for students to carve
🛒All who gave resources to the PI Sharing Shelves!
🔪Community members and Pine Island students who carved these festive masterpieces!
🎃🥇Pumpkin carving winners by category 🥇🎃
Spooky: Pumpkins #103 (Sarah Olson)
Environmental: Pumpkin #85 (Samantha Weis)
Funny: Pumpkin #5 (Annalise Sherman)
Business: Pumpkin #128 (Island Tool and Die)
Organization: Pumpkin #147 (Lion’s Club)
Best in Show: Pumpkin #105 (Shelby Talbot)
Hello Pine Island Community!
Our 5-12 SOP ("Support Our Panthers") resource room is running low on snacks.
If you are willing to help, please contact Cait Carr to inquire about specific donations at cait.carr@pineisland.k12.mn.us.
Thank you!
Our 5-12 SOP ("Support Our Panthers") resource room is running low on snacks.
If you are willing to help, please contact Cait Carr to inquire about specific donations at cait.carr@pineisland.k12.mn.us.
Thank you!
Last week we had 17 different business people come into the Intro to Business class and conduct 15 minute interviews with the students.
Each student met with 8 people and had a chance to listen to the information shared about the person and their jobs as well as ask questions of them.
It was a great learning experience for both sides with lots of knowledge and smiles shared.
