Viking softball beats Silver Bay 14 – 13



Longtime softball nemesis Silver Bay finally fell to the Cook County High School girl’s softball team on Thursday, May 5. The Vikings trailed the whole game until the thrilling 7th inning. But let’s start at the beginning. Silver Bay took a 5-3 lead after the first inning of play. Each team scored a run in the second inning and Silver […]

Meet the Class of 2011



CCHS earns Superior rating



The Cook County High School Band is preparing and fundraising for a 2012 spring trip to Memphis and Orlando. One of the ways they are preparing is, of course, by playing. The band gave a stellar performance at Minnesota State High School League State Band Festival on Friday, April 29. The band performed On an American Spiritual by David Holsinger […]

KIDS PLUS receives funding for baseball



The Cook County KIDS PLUS Board received a funding request for youth baseball equipment early this spring. The Northland Foundation’s Youth in Philanthropy grant, with funding by Minnesota Power, had just become available so the timing was perfect for getting local students involved in grant writing. Connor Franks and Chance Finke, both fifth graders, began writing the grant with help […]

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BWCA documentary finishes well at History Day competition



Daniel Ahrendt took the documentary that he and his History Day project partner, Alex Murray, had created to the State History Day competition in April. Murray was fulfilling another commitment with his hockey team, so Ahrendt presented the duo’s documentary: BWCA: The Environmental Debate to judges at the state event. The team finished just outside of the medals—the top five […]

Third Quarter 2011 Honor Roll



“A” Honor RollGrade SixMarin HayAlyssa MartinsonGrade SevenHaylie AndersonShauna BlakeSara CarmanLily Gruber-SchulzLeo JohnsonEmma KrostaSean MacDonellMadison RoyWilliam SeatonGrade EightDaniel AhrendtLibby ZafftGrade NineAnna CarmanSarah DeschampeMegan LehtoAudrey SummersGrade TenShelby AhrendtColin EversonSarissa FalkMara MacDonellKieran ScannellKatie VanderHeidenRachel WiebenGrade ElevenDavid BergstromMichaela BuchheitAshley DeschampeSophie HolzCecelia OlsenAshley RossAnnika StoneMolly ZafftGrade TwelveKatrina AxtellWill BrandenburgAilee LarsonWilliam PettyReid ShepardMax Simonowicz “B” Honor Roll Grade SixEmily-Kate JacobsenJulie LarsenMadysen McKeeverMelanie SmithHannah TofteySarah TofteyJack VirenGrade […]

Year end events at CCHS



As the end of the school year approaches, there are a number of traditional events for Cook County students and parents. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events. . Prom May 14 8:00 p.m. – midnight ACA . High School Awards Day May 16 1:30 p.m. High School Gym . Senior Show May 19 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ACA . […]

Firearm Safety and Hunter Education 2011



The 2011 Firearms Safety Hunter Education course began April 18 and students attended two-hour classes on Monday and Wednesday afternoons after school for three weeks. Following 12 hours of classroom instruction, which included a written test, students participated in three hours of field exercises on Saturday morning, May 7. The sunshine, warm temperatures, and light winds were a welcome contrast […]

“Ice out” from the road



If you have been wondering— or worrying—about the ice on Sag, I can make a pretty good prediction of what to expect on the fishing opener. As of Monday, the 9th, there was still some iced over areas of Saganaga Lake. You could successfully reach Camper’s Island from the corridor, but it was difficult to make a direct route up […]