Pine City Public Schools

Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Amanda Murphy!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Science Teacher

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: I graduated as a Pine City Dragon and then attended Minnesota State University Moorhead where I was also a Dragon. I took an 8 year break while I taught at other districts, but now I am back as a Dragon teacher. I'd say a total of 15 Dragon years, but only one of those as a teacher.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?:I chose Pine City as the school of choice for my children. I love working in the same district that my children attend. I also enjoy the unique experience of teaching students whose parents I grew up with.
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⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: My husband and I are expecting our fourth son in June. I'm a boy mom for life.

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Nick Boldt, Caleb Hogberg, Brady Berglund, and Easton Hole. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Julie Patzoldt!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Special Ed Paraprofessional.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: This is my 7th year as a full time Dragon, but I was also a substitute para for 2 years before that.

⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I enjoy connecting with the students. I love having conversations with them during recess and also supporting them in the classroom. I am grateful for many co-workers that I have also gained as friends. Watching our 2 daughters participate with the cross country and track teams is my favorite part about being a Dragon!

⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I love baking and trying new recipes.

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCES

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

The dragon speech team competed at the state tournament at Park Center on Saturday. Eli Kallberg advanced to the final round and placed 4th overall in the category of Drama! Congratulations to Eli for his incredible achievement, and congratulations to Elijah Jahnz, Jacob Wimmer, George Crandall, and John Ellis for qualifying for state!

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Senior Elijah Kallberg: 4th place overall in State Competition

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Addison Blaiser, Karly Dahlberg, Abbie Duclos, and Hayven Dzelak. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Eli Blatz, Ethan Aagard, Taylar Hejny, and Noah McDaniel. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Mark Steffen!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Payroll Processing

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: 4 as an employee, 17 if you include being a student.
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I hope to write a book someday.City Dragons are kind and community oriented.
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I hope to write a book someday.

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Elijah Kallberg, Shayla Johnson, Milo Babolik, Aamina Davis. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

On Friday, a group of 5th grade students participated in the MN Math Masters Competition in Duluth. These students had been practicing all year to prepare for this competition.
The students completed 8 rounds of competition including the Fact Drill, Individual Round and Team Round. Pine City Team Green (Raylan, Eleanor, Brianna, Alivia and Kayden) earned 5th place out of 29 teams that participated. Kayden Quesenberry also earned 8th place (out of 141 students) for the Individual rounds.
Congratulations to all the students on their hard work.

#MNMathMasters #GODRAGONS #MATHRULES #PCES #DragonPride

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Carly Gahler!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣District-wide Licensed School Nurse.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: I’ve always been a Dragon at heart being a PCHS graduate, but this is my first year working as a Dragon!
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I love being a Dragon because it truly feels like coming home. I grew up here, so getting to come back and now be part of the staff is really special. I get to see kids in every building, build relationships, and help them learn how to take care of themselves and feel their best. There’s just something about being part of a community that shaped you, and now getting to give back to it in such a meaningful way.
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#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCES

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

On Friday, 4/17, the Dragon speech team competed at the Section 7A tournament in Cherry. The top three speakers in each category move on to compete at the state tournament. Pine City will be sending five students to the state tournament! Congratulations to those advancing to state:
Elijah Kallberg: 1st place in Drama
Elijah Jahnz and Jacob Wimmer: 2nd place in Duo
George Crandall and John Ellis: 3rd place in Duo

Congrats to the rest of the team and their placements, too!
Jenner Kunze: 5th in Discussion
Kiya Clark: 5th in Humor
Briseida Pineda: 5th in Informative
Cindy Miller: 6th in Original Oratory
Serenity Young: 6th in Poetry

Wish our Dragon speakers luck as they compete at the state tournament on Saturday, 4/25 at Park Center!

#DragonPride #DragonSpeech #Statebound #GODRAGONS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Dragon speech team at the Section 7A tournament in Cherry

George Crandall and John Ellis: 3rd place in Duo

Elijah Jahnz and Jacob Wimmer: 2nd place in Duo

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Tyler Dwyer, Claire Schmidt, Milo Rydberg, and Jadyn Garoutte. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Teresa Root, Charles Maloney, Samuel Johnson, and Gracie Larson. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

2 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Emily Schueller!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Media Center Technician

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: All my life! K-12 as a student, 2 years as a Volunteer/Assistant with the Theater Program, and 3 years in my current position!
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ I love seeing the creativity of both students and staff in everything that happens in the schools! Pine City Schools have always made the arts matter, and that has been so important to me!
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: As someone who has been involved in theater all my life, I have learned just about every "realm" of theater. My 3 favorites (other than acting) include being part of a Pit Orchestra, Lighting Design, and Projection Media!

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS

3 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Caylee Segarra, Mallory Clepper, Weston Clementson, Celeste Mancia. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

3 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Kayla Gahler!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Special Ed Paraprofessional.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: I was a dragon for 7 years as a student, graduating in 2010. I subbed in the elementary kitchen last year and this is my first year as a full-time staff member so total 9 years!
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I love the relationships made with my coworkers and students! It brings me so much joy to form a connection with the kids you see everyday. The kids brighten up every day for me!
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I collect Holiday Barbies and own all of them since they started coming out in 1988.

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCES

3 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Madelon Humeniuk, Brooke Boland, Maverick Norman, and Emma Altman. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

3 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For Friday's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Alana Linnell, Xavier Pangerl, Marisa Teich, Alayna Fauskee. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

3 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Seth Sauter!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Special Education Teacher - Boys' Head Hockey Coach

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: All my life!
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ I love being a Dragon because it gives me an opportunity to give back to the community I grew up in.
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#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS

3 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578

For today's Senior Spotlight, we are proud to recognize Emily Brady, Breckin Wasson, Kaelyn Johnson
Vivian Lahti. Each student was invited to share highlights of their journey—whether that be their post-graduation plans, favorite memories, words of advice, or other reflections.

Please join us in celebrating these seniors and their accomplishments. Their hard work and dedication have led them to this exciting milestone!

#DragonPride #SeniorSpotlight #Classof2026 #PCHS

3 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578