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![District schools win award for excellence in counseling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774018465/district279org/d4tybcjtvechocu9yoxp/2026RAMPrecognizedprograms.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774018465/district279org/d4tybcjtvechocu9yoxp/2026RAMPrecognizedprograms.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774018465/district279org/d4tybcjtvechocu9yoxp/2026RAMPrecognizedprograms.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774018465/district279org/d4tybcjtvechocu9yoxp/2026RAMPrecognizedprograms.png","width":900}])
Four schools in the district were recently recognized by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) for their exceptional school counseling programs. Fair Oaks, Garden City and Oak View elementary schools and North View Middle School received the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation this year.
- Fair Oaks
- Garden City
- North View Middle
- Oak View
![PCSH logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734114576/district279org/eqt9b8hv9sfavssvebwg/PCSHlogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734114576/district279org/eqt9b8hv9sfavssvebwg/PCSHlogo.png","width":400}])
The Child Development Lab class at Park Center Senior High School (PCSH) is looking for preschool-aged children ages 3, 4 and 5 to attend Park Center Playschool this spring.
- Birch Grove
- Edinbrook
- Fair Oaks
- Garden City
- Palmer Lake
- Park Brook
- Woodland
- Zanewood
![Fair Oaks Elementary falcon logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712870242/district279org/avrrclbou8xkekukyb4n/Artboard8.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712870242/district279org/avrrclbou8xkekukyb4n/Artboard8.png","width":451}])
- Fair Oaks
- Fair Oaks
![District logo for thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752170279/district279org/g3ljkn4xmjw4f8nkdpc3/Whitelogoforweb4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752170279/district279org/g3ljkn4xmjw4f8nkdpc3/Whitelogoforweb4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1752170279/district279org/g3ljkn4xmjw4f8nkdpc3/Whitelogoforweb4.png","width":800}])
- All 279
![Schools host events celebrating winter and the holiday season]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766436553/district279org/k2p6kx1iqvfibbuejkys/pre-winterbreakfun1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766436553/district279org/k2p6kx1iqvfibbuejkys/pre-winterbreakfun1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766436553/district279org/k2p6kx1iqvfibbuejkys/pre-winterbreakfun1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766436553/district279org/k2p6kx1iqvfibbuejkys/pre-winterbreakfun1.png","width":900}])
In the days leading up to winter break, many schools hosted fun events to bring school communities together and to celebrate the many winter holidays.
- Basswood
- Elm Creek
- Fair Oaks
- Oak View
- Osseo Education Center
- Osseo Middle
- Rush Creek
- Woodland
![an author talking to a group of students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762795388/district279org/btahc4vdjxuuyifx3c07/0M8A1623.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762795388/district279org/btahc4vdjxuuyifx3c07/0M8A1623.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762795388/district279org/btahc4vdjxuuyifx3c07/0M8A1623.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762795388/district279org/btahc4vdjxuuyifx3c07/0M8A1623.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762795388/district279org/btahc4vdjxuuyifx3c07/0M8A1623.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1762795388/district279org/btahc4vdjxuuyifx3c07/0M8A1623.jpg","width":2200}])
Fair Oaks Elementary School students were wowed on Nov. 7, when Japanese comic strip artist and children’s book author, Misako Rocks, came to the school to share about her work and demonstrate how to draw.
- Fair Oaks
![two students stand in front of a photo backdrop]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762526633/district279org/wlowhfaiqgudg0j84ezf/0M8A1575.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762526633/district279org/wlowhfaiqgudg0j84ezf/0M8A1575.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762526633/district279org/wlowhfaiqgudg0j84ezf/0M8A1575.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762526633/district279org/wlowhfaiqgudg0j84ezf/0M8A1575.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762526633/district279org/wlowhfaiqgudg0j84ezf/0M8A1575.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1762526633/district279org/wlowhfaiqgudg0j84ezf/0M8A1575.jpg","width":2200}])
Widely celebrated by people in the Mexican and Latin American communities, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebrations also took place at more than one school around the district in early November.
- Brooklyn Middle
- Fair Oaks
- Park Center Senior
![families read together in the school's new library media center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761839246/district279org/xs8xuxz8ti86kstfp6bf/0M8A1375.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761839246/district279org/xs8xuxz8ti86kstfp6bf/0M8A1375.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761839246/district279org/xs8xuxz8ti86kstfp6bf/0M8A1375.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761839246/district279org/xs8xuxz8ti86kstfp6bf/0M8A1375.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761839246/district279org/xs8xuxz8ti86kstfp6bf/0M8A1375.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1761839246/district279org/xs8xuxz8ti86kstfp6bf/0M8A1375.jpg","width":2200}])
Fair Oaks Elementary School’s Breakfast, Books and Pumpkins event has quickly become a treasured tradition at the school.
- Fair Oaks