Bug O Nay Ge Shig’s annual Elder Feast and Powwow was held in April with a large number of elders attending. Elders were honored with a feast and then presented with quilts, local crafts, food and other gifts.
We are looking for a High School Social Studies Teacher.
The Bug O Nay Ge Shig School is located on the Leech Lake Reservation near Cass Lake, MN and within the Chippewa National Forest. The mission of the school is “to provide students with foundations of Anishinaabe language and teachings; to integrate education with the lifeways of the Leech Lake Ojibwe Community; and to enhance their lifelong learning for post-secondary education.”
The school serves a vast geographic region and has a student body of approximately 200 students in grades K-12. The school focuses on Ojibwe Language and Culture as well as a curriculum based on state standards. All students take Ojibwe Language and Culture courses as well as the four subjects of Math, Social Studies, Science and English. Another very important component of the school is the Niigaane program, which is an Ojibwe Language Immersion program for students in grades K-6. The Bug O Nay Ge Shig School is a Tribally-Controlled Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) School and is funded through federal, state and local sources, including the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
The 2024-25 school year will be a very exciting time to join the team of educators at the Bug O Nay Ge Shig School! The school offers:
• An Updated & Competitive Salary Scale
• Small Class Sizes
• A Committed Administration
• A Robust Student Support Team
• Up to $10,000 in additional compensation through our Mentorship Program and 21st Century
Joining the Bug O Nay Ge Shig School means joining a staff that is highly committed to making the school the first choice for education on the Leech Lake Reservation. Class sizes are kept intentionally small, there is a high priority placed upon building strong, formative relationships with students, and the setting of the school provides for a rich learning environment including modern technology resources as well as all of the opportunities that come with being in the heart of a national forest. School seasonal activities such as harvesting wild rice and maple tree sap are prioritized alongside mathematics and reading.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, copies of relevant licenses, and a completed application packet to Bev King, Business/Human Resources Director. Applicants with questions about the school or the position should contact Dan McKeon, Superintendent. Teachers and Administrators are required to possess a valid Minnesota License, or be able to prove they are in a program that will result in a valid Minnesota License.
Beverly King
beking@bugschool.k12.mn.us
218-665-3063
Dan McKeon
dan.mckeon@bugschool.k12.mn.us
218-665-3001
The Seasonal Classes of Bug O Nay Ge Shig enjoyed a field trip to Cut Foot Sioux. The students learned about retaining and maintaining our natural resources such as the walleyes.
Bug O Nay Ge Shig will have four openings on our School Board for the upcoming election cycle. Districts I and II will have one opening each, and District III will have 2. Eligible individuals can sign up to run starting on April 17th and through May 10th at the Election Board Office. Please visit bugonaygeshig.com and go to the School Board page. Click the link for our By Laws or call the school if you'd like to talk about Board member roles and responsibilities!
Bug O Nay Ge Shig Families –
We are sorry to report that we have ongoing issues with our septic system, and the work we need to have done in order to fix the issue will require us to minimize the number of people in the building for 3 days next week. We apologize for this interruption to our school calendar, and we sincerely hope it is the last adjustment we have to make this year.
Miigwech for your patience and understanding.
Schedule for next week:
Monday, April 15th – Regular School Hours
Tuesday, April 16th - E Learning Day; Staff Reports
Wednesday, April 17th – No School for Students; Staff Reports
Thursday, April 18th – No School for Students; Administrative Leave
Friday, April 19th – Regular Friday School Hours
The Bug O Nay Ge Shig Student Council sponsored their 2nd Annual Round Dance in March. The event was a huge success with many singers, games and prizes. The Student Council fundraisers brought in enough profits to fund the Round Dance.
Boozhoo and good morning, Bugonaygeshig Families. It looks like we need one more day before we can send the buses out on all the roads Bugonaygeshig buses travel, so there will be no school on Wednesday, March 27th. The school will be closed and there will be no E Learning. We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday. Stay safe out there!
Boozhoo! We hope everyone is staying safe and warm through this spring snowstorm. The Bug O Nay Ge Shig School will run two hours late on Wednesday, March 27th. We look forward to seeing our students soon!!!
Boozhoo Bug O Nay Ge Shig Families! With a little more snow in the forecast overnight, and with high winds predicted throughout the night, the Bug O Nay Ge Shig School will have another E Learning Day on Tuesday, March 26th. We look forward to seeing our students again on Wednesday! If you have to travel, stay safe on those roads!
Boozhoo Bugonaygeshig families. Due to the forecasted snow and wind for tonight and tomorrow, the Bugonaygeshig School will be doing an E Learning day on Monday, March 25th. You can visit bugonaygeshig.com to learn more, and teachers will be available for support throughout the day. We look forward to seeing the kids when road conditions improve. If you have to travel, please stay safe. Miigwech!
Dan McKeon
Superintendent
Bug O Nay Ge Shig School
The Bug O Nay Ge Shig Student Council recently had a fundraiser for the Round Dance which they are sponsoring at the school on March 22nd. Their Fry Bread Taco Sale at the Facility Center netted a profit of a little over $1000. Miigwech to all who helped.
Boozhoo Bugonaygeshig Families, and Happy Friday!
This afternoon at approximately 1pm we will be conducting some required practice safety drills, including our shelter in place drill and our evacuation drill. Staff and students have been prepared, and the whole school community is aware that these are practice safety drills. Students will practice sheltering in one of the school gymnasiums, and we will practice evacuation to the Bena Community Center, all on school buses. When our drills are complete, students will board their regular bus and head home for the weekend. We expect students will return home at their regular Friday times. School phones will continue to be staffed, but all of our teachers and support staff will be participating with the safety drills. If you have questions, please contact the school. Have a great weekend, and miigwech!
Dan McKeon
Superintendent
Bug O Nay Ge Shig School
Seasonal Activities classes at Bug O Nay Ge Shig finished a unit on storytelling by telling a legend to one of the elementary classes.
There will be a round dance fundraiser on March 7th at the Facility Center Concourse from 11am to 1pm. Miigwech for your support!
Boozhoo Bug O Nay Ge Shig Families!
Unfortunately, we have a septic system that is failing, but the good news is we have the parts and the labor to fix the problems.
The repair work will take two days, and it has been scheduled for Thursday, February 22nd and Friday, February 23rd.
We will need to close the school building during those days, but we will reopen on Monday, February 26th. No school on Thursday or Friday of this week.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we need to get this problem fixed before it gets any worse!
Also, our next community event will be our 2nd Annual Round Dance, scheduled for March 22nd.
Miigwech for your patience and understanding!
The Valentine's Day Dance was a lot of fun! Miigwech to Gil for always providing us with a DJ!!
BugONayGeShig Elementary students and staff celebrated the 100th day of school on February 15th! Some of the staff members and students turned into 100 year old ladies to help celebrate this day.
Bug O Nay Ge Shig students celebrated Valentine’s Day in the afternoon with a variety of activities. The elementary held a dance with families invited and our own Gil Applebee spinning the tunes. In the high school, the most popular activity was cookie decorating along with volleyball.
FYI. Tonight's basketball game was rescheduled for 4:30pm in the elementary gym. Any student wanting to attend the game will need to return to school with a parent or guardian with them. Miigwech
Bug O Nay Ge Shig 8th grade physical science students investigate the pH of various substances using red cabbage and turmeric indicators.
