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For 57 years, Osseo Area Schools current and former employees and community members have put on an annual variety show to raise money for scholarships to assist graduating students in their post-secondary plans. Some of the performers have been involved since the original show in 1967 and continue to come back year after year. This year, the performers invite the community to come and check out The Big Game at “Wastebasket Revue: LVII” at an upcoming show.

A partial solar eclipse is expected in the Twin Cities metro area from 1-3 p.m. on Monday, April 8. An uncommon midday darkness will be experienced during this time as the sun is blocked by the moon. 

Superintendent Dr. Kim Hiel visited with 279Online staff and students before spring break. When she arrived, she was greeted by Ollie the Otter, the 279Online mascot, who showed her around.  

Osseo Area Schools will host a Spring Career Expo Tuesday, March 26, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Zanewood Community: A STEAM School.

An LGBTQIA+ History and Culture lesson will be provided during a high school advisory/foundation time the first week of April. 

Fifth grade band students from elementary schools across the district recently came together to put on a winter concert. The showcase, performed for parents, staff and community members, was the first time the students came together to perform these songs.

Voters backed the Building a Better Future plan for district safety, learning, technology and school building needs in 2022 and 2023, and planning has begun in earnest to complete all promised projects and improvements within the plan.

Wastebasket Revue, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is now accepting applications for their scholarship program. 

Osseo Area Schools is part of a partnership, along with Hennepin County and YMCA of the North, to help district families facing housing instability.