Burke School District 26-2

🎶 Pep Band Reminder! 🥁📣 Don’t forget our upcoming pep band nights! Mark those calendars and bring the energy!

‼️Attention basketball fans, the games today in Lyman have been moved up. JV girls at 3:30, JV Boys (2 quarters), Girls Varsity at 5:15 and boys to follow ‼️

Thank you FCCLA for hosting a super fun activity for our students! It was a huge hit! Who knew learning about the weather could be so much fun? ☀️🌪️🌈

Congrats to these 3 art students. Their art has been submitted in the Augustana High School art show. They are currently on display at the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery at the Augustana Campus.

These students participated in The Memory Project. Their portriats were sent to children in Armenia.

🚍👩‍⚕️👨‍🔧👩‍💻 8th graders took on the Career Fair at Wagner today! From healthcare to technology and everything in between, they explored exciting possibilities for their futures. Big dreams start here! 🌟

The pottery wheel is spinning in art class! 🌀🎨 Can’t wait to see all the fun projects take shape. Let the clay adventures begin!

Bring Change to Mind had its first meeting today, and the turnout was awesome! 🎉 I’m so excited to see the positive impact this group will have on our school and the amazing things they’ll accomplish together! 💙

Check out this week’s Cougar Day activity hosted by Burke FCCLA! If you are planning to attend, please reach out to your child’s teacher or the school office 💙🐾

January 12th Regular Board Meeting Agenda

A huge thank you to Lesley Atkins from Rising Hope for hosting a training session today and sharing valuable tips on mental health, mindfulness, and child behaviors. Such a great learning opportunity for our staff! 💙

📚✨ Today was a BLAST, specifically a BOOK BLAST! ✨📚 Our elementary and 6th grade students experienced a second Christmas today with the arrival of their books from the Books Are Fun fundraiser! The excitement, smiles, and pure joy made it a truly magical moment. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated and helped make this experience possible for our students. Your generosity is creating lifelong readers! 💙 And a special shoutout to Mrs. Johnson for bringing this opportunity to our school and for always encouraging a love of reading. We are so grateful! 📖🎁 Stay tuned for the book-opening videos! You won’t want to miss them!

💙🐾 Big Cougar thanks to Steve Koenig and Koenig Lumber for the awesome van wrap! 🐾 Our kids will be riding in style - thanks for your continued support! 💙🐾

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Bring Change to Mind is officially starting in our school! This is an incredible step toward supporting mental health, reducing stigma, and creating a culture of understanding and compassion for all. A huge shoutout to Emma Holmberg for her leadership and dedication in making this happen! 💙 Together, we’re learning to be the change by starting conversations, showing empathy, and supporting one another every step of the way. 💬✨

Congratulations, Kyrie Matucha!!! We are excited to celebrate Kyrie as she officially signs with Minnesota West to continue her educational and athletic journey! Her commitment, perseverance, and leadership have made a lasting impact on our program and inspired those around her. Congratulations, Kyrie! We can’t wait to see all you accomplish!! We are Cougar Proud! 🐾💙

Burke lower elementary students spread Christmas joy by decorating grocery bags with their artwork. These special bags were generously donated by Cahoy's and Burn's Market's and shared with the community.

"Leading with kindness, learning with heart, Burke Cougar's December's student's of the month."

MS/HS Parents — We want your input!

Please complete the following survey if you have a middle school or high school student at Burke. Your feedback will help guide decisions regarding our Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming.

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