Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools

❄️🎉 It’s time for SNO DAZE DRESS UP WEEK! 🎉❄️
Break out your pink, black, camo, pajamas, jerseys, and school spirit—because this week is all about FUN!

👀 Don’t forget: Friday is Kickstart –8th Grade SPIRIT DAY + Class Competations!

Let’s see those outfits and make this week unforgettable! 💙❄️

Activity Schedule
Jan 19th -Jan 25th

📌 Reminder There will be NO SCHOOL for students on Monday, January 19, 2026

Prowler Invitational Results 🐾🤼‍♂️ Great showing by our Thunderbirds at the Prowler Invite! Varsity 🥇 Avery Bush – 1st Place (114 lbs) 7️⃣ Eli Pazdernik – 7th Place (127 lbs) JV 🥇 Keo Keezer – 1st Place (95 lbs) 🥈 Don Turner – 2nd Place (160 lbs) 🥈 Triston Jackson – 2nd Place (189 lbs) 🥉 Joseph Keezer – 3rd Place (139 lbs) 4️⃣ Aksel Askelson – 4th Place (114 lbs)

Rescheduled!
🎩 Hat Day for Trey 🎩

Please join us in supporting Trey Beauchamp, a student at Mahnomen High School, as he bravely fights cancer.

📅 Thursday, January 22, 2026
👒 Wear a hat in Ogema and Waubun
💵 Suggested donation: $1.00 (or any amount you’d like to give)

All proceeds will go directly to Trey and his family. Every small donation helps and shows Trey that his school community is standing with him during this difficult time.

Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and support ❤️

Weather Announcement:

Due to continued hazardous travel conditions caused by blowing snow, Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools will have an E-Learning day today, Friday, January 16. Students should follow their E-Learning plans for the day.

Students and families can refer to the following link for grade-level guidance on E-Learning:
https://www.waubun.k12.mn.us/page/e-learning

Weather Announcement:

Due to hazardous travel conditions present throughout the district, Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools will start two hours late today, Friday, January 16.

Ms. Brekke's 3rd grade made some ice skaters in art today!

Mrs. Starkey's class made neon art today!

Ms. Agnes; Neon art!

Mrs. Brekke's class made Neon penguins!

Mrs. Skersick's kindergarteners made neon jelly fish this week!

Mrs. Brekke's third graders made neon penguins this week!

Wrestling 1/13/26

Activity Schedule Jan 12th- Jan 17th

WE HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT📣
AIEF's 2026-2027 scholarships are NOW LIVE!
You can scan the QR code below to apply or follow this link: https://loom.ly/tdCpi2c
For more information, please visit https://loom.ly/ghCQxcA

STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO BE IN CLOSE UP TO ATTEND
This July 8-11 in Washington, D.C., Close Up and its partners are hosting NextGen Roundtable: Decision 2026, a large-scale deliberative gathering of 400 young Americans from all 50 states. We are inviting your students to submit their names for a chance to participate: to deliberate the issues shaping the midterm elections with their peers—at no cost to them!
STUDENT SIGN-UP: https://www.closeup.org/nextgen-roundtable-decision-2026-participant-sign-up/?_cldee=owmBuQdCkhnhWotxKyA1oaljjTnMZP5ltT41bwyweCaikPXXzP1HVX4W3jnVC740&recipientid=lead-fa20fedc59edea11a817000d3a31c841-55fe41ae9e1e4c81a8567f08ecebe924&esid=8887694f-d3ec-f011-8543-000d3a59ecad
This exciting program, hosted by Close Up, the Stanford University Deliberative Democracy Lab, Generation Lab, and the Hoover Institution’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions, will convene a nationally representative sample of first-time voters to deliberate key policy issues, listen to other perspectives, and share their priorities in an impact report published nationwide. There is no cost to participate, as all expenses are covered by philanthropic support.

Even if your students will not be first-time voters this year, we still encourage them to submit their names. All students aged 14-20 will have the opportunity to share their voices in our nationwide youth survey and take part in other deliberative events and webinars.