Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Felicia Kate Madsen!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I teach First Grade
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ This is my 11th year teaching First Grade, but I have been a Dragon since 3rd grade in 1999!
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ I love our community and school spirit! Pine City Dragons are passionate, creative, and kind!
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I am a super nerd! I love to play video games and board games, I attend comic conventions (in costume of course!), I love bird watching , and I am always singing Disney songs! I also love going on adventures with my husband, Mr. Madsen, and our kids, Oliver, Leon, and Milo!

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAGONPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCES
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Felicia Madsen
During building rounds on Fridays, Mrs. Fauskee's class had the opportunity to ask Principal Kloeckl questions. One Friday they got to learn about lacrosse and try to use a stick.
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Pine City Elementary Students group photos with Principal Kloeckl
Sports News!

7th Grader Maggie Judd broke a school record in the Cross Country Meet on Tuesday, October 7th with a time of 19:19.5.
The previous record was her own record at 19:34.

Way to go Maggie!
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Maggie Judd breaks her own record at Tuesday's Cross Country Meet!
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to.... Mariah Skalicky!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I am a counselor, 504 coordinator, and truancy interventionist in Student Support Services.
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I was a Dragon K-12, but this is my second year working as a Dragon!
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I love building connections with staff and students. It’s rewarding to see students gaining confidence in themselves and conquering hard things.
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: My family and I traveled to Brazil this year and we already can’t wait to go back!

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAONGPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Mariah Skalicky
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out Goes to... Jaci Miller!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣4th Grade Teacher
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣3 teaching, but I graduated from Pine City, so 16 years now!
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣I love being a Dragon because it is a great community to be a part of! We all support each other throughout the schools and in the community! I love to go support as many Dragon students as I can!
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I have taught in Las Vegas, Nevada, Fargo, North Dakota and Forest Lake, Minnesota before teaching here.
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Jaci Miller
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes too... Almon Rydberg!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣⁣Due Process Secretary working for the high school and Vision resource/special education teachers.
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣⁣Kindergarten through senior year then currently on year 12 as a staff member.
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣Great memories attending school here and loving that my boys are also students and seeing what being a Dragon is all about. Close community and opportunities some big schools cannot give you.
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I have a phobia for filling out surveys 🫠
#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAONGPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Almon Rydberg
Pine City High School celebrated Homecoming 2025 with the Coronation on Tuesday this week. Congratulations to all the students on this year's Homecoming Court and a special congratulations to King Brady & Queen Brooke!
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Senior Homecoming Court at PCHS 2025 with King Brady & Queen Brooke
Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Homecoming Court 2025 at PCHS
Staff and students enjoyed the Minion Day dress up theme for Dragon Homecoming 2025! Here are a few of our favorite images from the day!
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Dragon Tennis welcomed elementary students during Minion Day for Homecoming 2025
Staff and students getting in the spirit for Minion Day for Homecoming 2025
Elementary Principal & Dean of Students celebrate Minion Day for Homecoming 2025
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Rachel Adams!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣⁣I am a Social Worker in the building! I'm apart of the crisis support team, conduct ADSIS behavior interventions, manage 504 plans in the building, and am just around for general staff/student support.
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣⁣This is my 2nd year as a Dragon--but I was a Dragon from grades 3-12 prior to that and graduated Class of 2014 🙂
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣ I LOVE being able to pour into the students/families in our communiity within the same school system I attended (and alongside some of the amazing staff that helped me on my own educational journey!). It is the biggest blessing! I love this community and the people in it--their drive and desire to help each other/fellow kids in the community is astounding and inspiring!
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I have a 110+ pound Bernese Mountain Dog/Lab mix named Moose (aka Moosie Goosie, Goose, Goosers) we have adopted--we call him our gentle giant and love him so much!

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAONGPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCES
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Rachel Adams
In the kick-off for Homecoming last night the Senior girls take the win in a double overtime defeat of the Junior girls with a score of 30-24.
More #HOCO2025 is coming your way this week!
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Senior girls for the win sign for the Powerderpuff game at Homecoming 2025 in Pine City.
Junior girls in white shirts for Powderpuff football game at Homecoming 2025
Homecoming Powerpuff game senior girls team in black shirts with coaches 2025
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Tim Schlichting!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: ⁣Career and Technical Education Teacher
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣⁣25 years
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣ I love to celebrate with students the first time they weld, or get their engine started for the first time. You either get sparks or smoke!
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𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I am a Veteran.

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAONGPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Tim Schlichting
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to.... BrookeLynn Jordan!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: Elementary Special Education Teacher

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣This will be my 2nd year!

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: I love being a dragon because dragons breathe fire into everything we do!!!

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I rode a rollercoaster on the top of a mountain in Colorado.
9 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: BrookeLynn Jordan
This morning 6th grade students cheered on Excelsior firefighter Doug Foote and St. Paul firefighter Kyle Bode. They cheered as they passed Pine City Elementary school on their way to walking 150 miles from Duluth Fire to St. Paul. They are walking for MnFIRE a non-profit organization that focuses on the health and wellness of firefighters in Minnesota.
10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Sixth grades students supporting MN Firefighters on their walk
Sixth grade students giving high five to firefighters on their walk
Sixth grades students standing along Main Street.
September is School Board Recognition Month and we want to extend our thanks to the community members that are serving on our Board of Education and serving the students to help prepare them for the future! Thank you to James Foster, Lezlie Sauter, Shaune Macho, Becci Palmblade, Tim Geisler, Wayne Gilman & Cami Babolik.
10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Pine City school board member headshots serving fall of 2025
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Brenda Rike!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: BLC Para

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: ⁣I first became a Dragon 2006 when my oldest played Hoops with the Dragons. Fall of 2007 my 4 oldest started school in Pine. Since then all 5 of my crew graduated from PIne City. About 6 yrs ago I began subbing as a para and last fall I joined the team full time, after lots of encouragement from some amazing coworkers! So I think that puts me at about 19 years.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: I love making connections with both the staff and students. The people I work with genuinely want to see the kids succeed and watching a student's confidence grow when we all work together to achieve their goals is what helped convince me to go full time.

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I am a mom of 5, grandma of 2, soon to be 3, and I have lived in Germany twice, 2 sisters were born there too!
#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAONGPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS
10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Brenda Rike
Today's Dragon Team Member Shout Out goes to... Kristie Arnold!
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: I have been a Special Education Paraprofessional for the last 18 years. This year I am lucky enough to be going back to school and am now a Special Education Teacher Apprentice. I will be doing online classes through Minnesota State University, Mankato.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: 18 years⁣.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: I love the school spirit that comes with being a Pine City Dragon and how everyone shows their pride in being a dragon. ⁣

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: I love going for motorcycle rides to relax.
#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAONGPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCES
10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Kristie Arnold
At the Pine City Invite held on September 4th, Pine City athletes were breaking records! Maggie Judd finished 2nd in the race with a time of 19:34. Judd broke the previous 5K school record held by Alaina Steele (19:43.1). Weston Clementson finished 4th in the race with a time of 16:55 breaking the Pine City Invite School record of 17:01 held by Jim Kingen from 1986.

Congratulations to Maggie & Weston!

10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Cross Country runner wearing green Pine City jersey
Cross Country record holder Jim Kingen and record breaker Weston Clementson.
Pine City Elementary enjoyed a visit from the Dragon Zone Superheroes this week and Kindergarten classrooms are hard at work learning new things!
10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Student and teacher show off their grasshopper flashcard
Two Pine City educators dress up in superhero costumes
We're kicking off our year with our first Dragon Team Member shout out.... Heidi Burger!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?: 7th grade and HS PE teacher⁣

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: This is my 8th year.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧?: I love the students here, and getting to see them daily just fills my heart with joy! They are awesome! I also love getting to participate in activities with the students and build strong relationships. I also enjoy the staff I work with, I love going to work every day! Can't beat that!

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: My first teaching job was in Hawaii for 10 years! I love warmth...;)

#DRAGONS #PineCity #DRAONGPRIDE #StaffShoutOut #PCHS
10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools, ISD #578
Dragon Team Member: Heidi Burger
The Pine City School District is currently seeking a High School Art Teacher. Please visit the Employment Link on the district website for more information regarding this position.
10 months ago, Pine City Public Schools
Hiring graphic for new posting