By Jolene FarleySuperintendent Dave Deragisch informed the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board of this year’s enrollment numbers at a Monday meeting.The elementary school has 152 students this year and the high school has 149. Total enrollment in the district last year was 300 students. The number of students entering kindergarten this fall isn’t as high as the number of students that graduated last spring, but the district has maintained its numbers because of open enrollment and students moving into the district."We have gained 10 (new) students from the end of last year to the beginning of this year," Deragisch said. Little Patriots Academy has 16 students attending on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 12 students attending on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In other board businessoDeragisch made a presentation from the Minnesota School Board Association on the federal No Child Left Behind mandate and the difficulties schools will have complying with the regulations. oCoronation is at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15. Homecoming queen candidates are Melinda Sandstede, Kelley Fransman, Erin Boeve and Jessica Arp. Homecoming king candidates are Lee Jackson, Adam Lange, Lance Larson and Trey VanWyhe. Emcees for the event are Amanda Olson and Drew Spykerboer. oStudents are now served lunch under the Offer-Versus-Serve lunch program. Students are offered foods from all food groups and must take selections from at least three food groups. Before Offer Versus Serve, students were served all items on the day’s menu and were not asked what they wanted to eat.Students seem to like the program, according to Deragisch. oThe district is sponsoring a Krispy Kreme donuts fund-raiser to benefit H-BC fifth-grade teacher Chris Louwagie who was injured in a car accident and is recovering.
