Cam F. Awesome visited Nicollet Secondary on Monday and delivered an inspiring presentation focused on resilience, confidence, and perseverance. Sharing his journey from being bullied to becoming a 12-time national boxing champion, he encouraged students to embrace failure as part of success and develop a champion’s mindset. His energetic and relatable message motivated students to believe in themselves, work hard, and overcome challenges both in school and in life.
The Mankato Moondogs are partnering with Nicollet Public School for Muttnick’s Reading Club from February 28 through April 2. Students will track their reading minutes and work toward weekly, baseball-themed goals — 1st Base through Home Run — set by their classroom teachers.
As students complete signed tracking forms and reach each milestone, they will earn prizes: a Moondogs folder (1st Base), two free Habaneros tickets valid for any 2026 regular season game (2nd Base), a Moondogs logo baseball (3rd Base), and two free Moondogs tickets valid for one designated 2026 game (Home Run). The program promotes excitement and enthusiasm for reading while rewarding students for their hard work.
As students complete signed tracking forms and reach each milestone, they will earn prizes: a Moondogs folder (1st Base), two free Habaneros tickets valid for any 2026 regular season game (2nd Base), a Moondogs logo baseball (3rd Base), and two free Moondogs tickets valid for one designated 2026 game (Home Run). The program promotes excitement and enthusiasm for reading while rewarding students for their hard work.
Today grade 06 students participated in Junior Achievement program called BizTown. BizTown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students are able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.
We closed out FFA week today with FFA Olympics at the end of the day. Students went through an obstacle course completing different tasks from doing an egg in spoon carry, tire flipping, heard pigs/cows (balloons) into a barrel and then lastly an FFA officer received a pie in the face.
As FFA Week continues - today's theme is USA Day! The theme for tomorrow will be Farmer Day!
This whole week we will be celebrating FFA week. Each day has a dress up theme that goes with it. Today was Dress like your favorite teacher. Tomorrow's dress up theme is USA day.
The newest edition of the 'Career Corner' newsletter is about careers in the Transportation industry. This newsletter is filled with tools and supports to help students, teachers and families. Take a few minutes to browse, you are bound to find something useful! Also, in this newsletter you will see information and a link to register for the Transportation Works summer program! https://app.smore.com/n/4tuxn.
A big Thank You to everyone who came and supported our Book Fair. We had a total of $3,411.76 in fair sales. Those sales earned us $1,364.70 in FREE books for our classrooms and library! Thank you to all the parent, school and community volunteers who helped set-up and work the Book Fair. We could not have done this event without your help!
We congratulate Lynken for representing Nicollet Schools at the Regional Spelling Bee that took place this week on February 17 at South Central College. Lynken did really well and tied for 9th place. Great Job Lynken! Go Raiders!
We celebrated our students of the quarter last week with a program during advisory. These students were chosen by their teachers for consistently showing Raider Pride and serving as role models for others. Congratulations! Note: it was class color dress up day for snow week, which is why one student is wearing a blue wig!
Today our K12 Nicollet family celebrated together during our annual PBIS Pancake Breakfast.
This year our 9th graders hosted the event by starting their school day cooking up flapjacks and pouring syrup on short stacks. It is a great event we look forward to every February with all our K12 students.
On Thursday grade 6 students took a walking tour to visit the Nicollet Water Treatment Facility. Students learned where our water comes from, how it is made safe to drink and then after it is used, how it gets retreated. On our trip students also learned about some of the historic buildings in downtown Nicollet.
Photo credits (Jace H)
K12 Students celebrated the opening of Snow Week Monday morning with a coronation pep fest filled with fun and games. Thanks to Student Council for organizing this great event. Also a big thanks to Ruth Klossner for taking great photos of the event!
We are so proud of our students who consistently demonstrate Raider Pride and exemplify the values of our Choose to Be Nice program. These outstanding students were selected by their teachers and celebrated alongside their parents and special adults at a breakfast on Wednesday morning last week. Thank you for showing kindness, respect, and positivity every day!
Today students participated in our annual Spelling Bee! We kicked off the event with a minibee for grades 3-4 which was won by Wesley spelling the word Señor. Then we moved into the grade 5-8 Spelling Bee. With tough competition and correctly spelling the word 'Claustrophobia' Lynken won the top spot and will move onto the regional competition.
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Today our American Government students visited our State Capitol! We learned about the physical construction of the building, we saw different rooms and learned how they are used (Including Chambers, Governor Reception Room and State Supreme Court). After our Tour Guides left us, we received a personal visit by our District's State Senator Nick Frentz and our hometown Legislative Representative Erica Schwartz. Both Sen. Frentz and Rep. Schwartz gave our students an exclusive tour through the chamber floors of the House and Senate. What a great experience!
We’re so proud of our elementary students for their hard work and enthusiasm as they performed in front of a packed theater at our annual holiday programs A special thank you to our elementary music instructor, Mrs. Meister, for the countless hours spent preparing the students and stage for this enjoyable experience.
This week Mr. Brockman's students used theatrical expression to show how a stand alone solar system works. The students enjoyed learning about the process through all the movement.
Kindergarten had to complete 10 reading/math challenges to get out of our Thanksgiving Escape Room.
