
Meet Dan Dahlvang, Horizon Middle School East Teacher of the Year! Dan is a 7th-grade math teacher. He has taught at Moorhead Area Public Schools since 1993. Follow along as we highlight each Teacher of the Year Building Representative. This program is run by Education Moorhead.


Do you like science? Do you like to build things?
There will be an informational meeting for Science Olympiad Tuesday Dec. 20 at 8:45 in room 170. Science Olymiad is open to all students in grades 6-8. If you are not able to make it to the meeting, email Mrs. Berg at cberg@moorheadschools.org to receive more information about this activity.

All Moorhead public and non-public schools, including Community Education classes, are closed Dec. 15. Moorhead Area Public School students in grades E-12 are required to complete an eLearning day. All before-school, after-school and evening activities are canceled.


Meet Ondrea Cook, Horizon West Teacher of the Year. Ondrea has been a PEER Partner for four years and has taught at MAPS since 2013. Follow along as we highlight each Teacher of the Year Building Representative. This program is run by Education Moorhead.


All Moorhead public and non-public schools, including Community Education classes, are closed Dec. 14. Moorhead Area Public School students in grades E-12 are required to complete an eLearning day. All before-school, after-school and evening activities are canceled.


Wednesday, Dec. 7, is a late start day. Buses and classes for Moorhead Area Public Schools K-12 will run two hours later than the normal schedule. Preschool students will continue with their regular schedule.


Take a minute to check out the December KIDsource by clicking here: https://5il.co/1l40b
For questions please call the Community Education office at 218-284-3400


Congratulations to Horizon West sixth graders for their participation in Moorhead Lions’ Club Peace Poster Art Competition! The Peace Poster competition is an art contest organized by the Lions Club on a national level. Each year the Moorhead Lions club helps fund and organize the Peace Poster Art contest to curate the works of art that best advertise the importance of peace in the world. This year’s Peace Poster theme was “Leading With Compassion”. Sixth graders compete locally to receive art supplies, while first place moves on to compete for a chance to win 5,000 dollars and a trip to New York City! Horizon West 6th grade class took time out of their day to congratulate winners at the award ceremony held at Horizon West on Thursday, November 10th.
6th grade winners: 1st- Abigail , 2nd- Layla , 3rd- Vivia





There will be no school for Moorhead students Nov. 23-25. Classes will resume on Monday, Nov. 28.


Student Reminder: There will be an informational meeting for any 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student who would like to AUDITION for the musical James and the Giant Peach, on Monday Nov. 21th at 4:10 in the PAC. This meeting is very important as audition information, signups and mandatory dates will be shared.
*Note: if you are interested in working on the technical aspects of the show a separate meeting with the technical director will be held at a later date.

It’s time to Fill the Dome! Moorhead High School students are on a mission to collect as many non-perishable food items as possible. Each classroom will have a box to collect non-perishable food items. Let's help end hunger by filling the Fargodome.
Spread the word!


Thank you to everyone who has served our nation's military, as well as the families who serve from home!


Moorhead public and non-public schools and buses will start two hours late on Nov. 10. There will be no morning Early Intervention Services, Jump Start or Community Education classes. Before-school activities are canceled.


Congratulations to the Moorhead football team as they prepare for State on Saturday! 👏 Moorhead defeated Sartell to punch their ticket to the State Tournament. They will take on Elk River for the Quarterfinals on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. Get tickets to cheer them on >> https://mshsl.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/246


There will be no school for Moorhead students on Monday, Nov. 7. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 8


The November 2022 Horizon Activities Newsletter is live! Check it out at the link below!
https://5il.co/1k2gb


Take a minute to check out the November KIDsource by clicking here: https://5il.co/1jxdi
For questions please call the Community Education office at 218-284-3400


It's time to celebrate our building leaders during #NationalPrincipalsMonth! Today we are highlighting Principal Amanda Henry and Assistant Principals Cory Holten, Tera Sistad, Jeremy Lapka, and Meagan Blake from Horizon Middle School. Thank you for everything you do! 🙌 #SpudPride #WeAreSpuds




Horizon Middle School celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month in the school library! Check out the display case. The media center team and Spanish Immersion Teachers Bea and Cara put together this creative display. #SpudPride
