Reminder: Fall Parents Sports Meeting, for students entering Grades 7-12, will be held on Tuesday, August 11th in the ACA from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
1 day ago, Cook County Schools
Orange and gold flyer announcing a Fall Sports Meeting on Tuesday, August 11, from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at Cook County Schools–ACA, 101 W. 5th St., Grand Marais, Minnesota. Attendees will hear from the athletic director, meet the coaches, and learn about the new registration process; Chromebooks will be available for registration. Contact information for Athletic Director Mike Theismann (mtheismann@isd166.org) is included. Decorative images show runners at a starting line, a volleyball player, football equipment, and autumn trees.
Fall Athletics and Community Education Activity Registration opens today.
To register visit: https://www.gobound.com/mn/schools/cookcountyschools# or download the Bound app.
7 days ago, Cook County Schools

Registration opens on August 3rd for Fall Sports and Community Education Activities.
Register through Bound.
Grades 7-12 Athletics/Activities: To begin, visit and bookmark our Bound public homepage or download the Bound App from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Bound Website: https://www.gobound.com/mn/schools/cookcountyschools
Community Education: Visit the Bound Website: https://www.gobound.com/mn/schools/cookcountyschools

10 days ago, Cook County Schools
Blue and white Cook County Schools flyer titled "Activity Registration Instructions" with Bound branding. The flyer explains how to register for grades 7–12 athletics, activities, and Community Education through the Bound website or app. Website instructions include scanning a QR code, creating or logging into a Bound account, and adding a child to register. App instructions include downloading the Bound app from the App Store or Google Play, signing up or logging in, and selecting the green "Register for Activities" button. The flyer includes multiple QR codes, the registration website URL, school logos, and App Store and Google Play download badges.

School will be starting before you know it. Do you have your school supplies yet? Check out the supply lists: https://www.cookcountyschools.org/o/cook-county/page/supply-lists

13 days ago, Cook County Schools
2026-2027 School Supply Lists with QR code
Watch your mail for the 2026-2027 Fall Newsletter
14 days ago, Cook County Schools
Cook County Schools Independent School District 166 2026-2027 Fall District Newsletter with viking logo and MN districts map.
Class of 2026 Graduate Parade Route
Parade will start at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 23rd from the school and end at the Point.
3 months ago, Cook County Schools
Class of 2026 Graduate Parade Route. Parade will start at 2:30 from the school and end at the Point!
Prom 2026 Grand March & Coronation
Saturday, May 16 @ 7 p.m.
Pam Taylor Gymnasium
3 months ago, Cook County Schools
Rio De Janeiro Prom Grand March & Coronation May 16, 2026 @ 7 p.m. in the Pam Taylor Gymnasium. Cook County Schools 101 W 5th St, Grand Marais, MN

Cook County Schools hosted their Career and College Fair 2026 on Friday April 10th. There were over 30 different jobs and careers from around the community and Minnesota and 12 different colleges attended along with some of their degree specific programs and directors. Students from grades 12th all the way down to 3rd were invited to attend and explore the different post-secondary opportunities.

Thank you to all our guests who took time out of their week to travel here and speak to our students and we look forward to seeing you next year!
Thank you to the Cook County Community Center for donating tables and ensuring we had a space for every guest!
Thank you to St. Johns Catholic Church and Evangelical Free Church for allowing our guests to use your parking lot!
Thank you to the custodial staff, technology department and 6th grade class who helped set up the tables, chairs and electricity for the fair!
Thank you to the staff who helped guide our guests to their place in the fair!
Thank you to all the teachers and staff of Cook County Schools who gave time out of their day to bring students to the fair!

Here's who joined us this year:
Armed service recruiters from different branches:
--U.S. Army National Guard
--U.S. Air Force
--U.S. Navy
--U.S. Marine Corps
--MN Army National Guard
Arrowhead Cooperative
Bluefin Bay
Border Patrol, state patrol, local sheriffs
Cascade Vacation Rentals
Care Partners of Cook County
Cook County YMCA
Cook County Higher Ed
Cook County Highway Department
Cook County Human Resources
Cook County News Harold
Cook County Public Health and Human Services
Cooperation Station
GIS Analyst
Grand Portage Human services
Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council at Grand Portage National Monument
Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center
ibew 242
Ironworkers Local 512
IUPAT 82- Local 106
Lloyd K Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Mcgough Construction
North Shore Federal credit union
Northshore Health and Ambulance
Physical Therapy
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
Superior National at Lutsen
Teamsters Local 346
Twin Ports Arrowhead chapter of NECA
U.S. National Parks at Grand Portage National Monument
Violence Prevention Center
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
WTIP
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Bemidji State University
Central Lakes College
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Leech Lake Tribal College
Ascent Aviation/Helicopter program- Lake Superior College
MN North Colleges
--Addiction Studies and Human Services program
--Education (Early Childhood / Special Ed / K-12 Pre-Ed) Program
North Dakota State University
Northern Michigan University
University of Minnesota- Duluth
University of Wisconsin- River Falls

3 months ago, Cook County Schools
Cook County College Fair people walking around the tables talking to all vendors
Cook County College Fair people walking around the tables talking to all vendors
Cook County College Fair people walking around the tables talking to all vendors
Due to unsafe travel conditions, Cook County Schools will be closed today Friday, March 13th. All school district activities are cancelled. Please be safe and take care.
5 months ago, Chris Lindholm
Due to predicted dangerous travel conditions, Cook County Schools will have a two hour delayed start on Friday, March 13th. School bus pick up times will be two hours after regular pick up times, and a light breakfast will be available for students when they arrive. We will be in communication with the highway department and evaluate travel conditions early in the morning so please watch for possible messages.

Please be safe and take care

5 months ago, Cook County Schools
School bus pick up times will be two hours after regular pick up times, and a light breakfast will be available for students when they arrive.  We will be in communication with the highway department and evaluate travel conditions early in the morning so please watch for possible messages.
We’re excited to share that Sawtooth Student Council is holding a Coin War fundraiser to support Make‑A‑Wish® Minnesota! This is a fun, friendly competition where students compete with other classes to collect coins (and bills) to help grant wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Sawtooth Mountain Elementary’s February theme is Zaagi’idiwin(Love) and we have been focusing on how we can show we care for others at school, at home, in our community, and in the broader world. Make‑A‑Wish Minnesota was chosen because they create life‑changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, giving them hope, strength, and joy. Last year 242 wishes were granted in Minnesota!
For 1st-5th grades, each class is a team. (Both classes of Kindergarten are a team. Both preschool classes are a team.) Students bring spare change and bills to deposit in their team’s collection bucket.Bills, pennies, nickels, and quarters add to a team’s total, but the twist is that dimes SUBTRACT from opponents’ totals (encourages strategic giving). The team with the greatest positive amount and the team with the greatest total amount (positive and negative) will win money towards a prize of the teams’ choosing. As a school, we are working towards a goal of $500.
We will be holding our Coin War for the rest of this week and will be turning in our donations on Friday, February 27th. Grand Marais State Bank has kindly offered to help us turn in our donations to Make-A-Wish Minnesota (and they will accept our pennies)!
We hope that the Coin War is a way for our students to learn about community service, empathy, and the impact of working together. It is also a sneaky way to motivate our students to practice their math skills!
If you have any questions, contact Ms. Barras, Sawtooth Student Council Advisor (abarras@isd166.org).
Miigwech! Thank you!
Student Council and Ms. Barras


5 months ago, Cook County Schools
Make-A Wish QR Code
Make-A-Wish QR Code
Due to blizzard warnings continuing through noon tomorrow, Cook County Schools will be closed again and all school district activities are cancelled on Thursday, February 19th. Please be safe and take care.
6 months ago, Cook County Schools
Due to the forecasted winter storm, Cook County Schools will be closed and all school district activities are cancelled on Wednesday, February 18th. Please be safe and take care.


6 months ago, Cook County Schools
Due to extremely cold weather, all after school activities are cancelled today, Thursday, January 22nd including ECFE and Community Education classes. Cook County Schools will also be closed tomorrow, Friday, January 23rd. There will be no school district classes or activities tomorrow.

Please be safe and take care
7 months ago, Cook County Schools
Support the 5th graders’ trip to Wolf Ridge by purchasing a calendar for $20! Supplies are limited.

To purchase a calendar, please contact Mindy Jacobsen at mjacobsen@isd166.org, purchase online, or donate to the class trip here: https://cookcountymn.infinitecampus.org/campus/store/cookcounty/school-store/3

Calendars will also be available for purchase at the Friday, January 9 home basketball game against McGregor.
7 months ago, Cook County Schools
Boys holding Wolf Ridge calendars that are for sale for $20
Good morning!

Cook County Schools will have a two hour delayed start on Monday, January 5th to give the highway department time to clear roads. School bus pick up times will be two hours after regular pick up times, and a light breakfast will be available for students when they arrive. We will be in communication with the highway department and evaluate travel conditions again later this morning so please watch for possible messages.

Please be safe and take care

Cook County Schools
7 months ago, Cook County Schools
Cook County Schools will have a two hour delayed start on Friday, December 19th to give the highway department time to improve road conditions. School bus pick up times will be two hours after regular pick up times, and a light breakfast will be available for students when they arrive. We will evaluate travel conditions again in the morning so please watch for possible morning messages.
8 months ago, Cook County Schools

Parents - Afternoon school buses will not be driving on gravel roads due to dangerous travel conditions. If you live on a gravel road, please check your email for drop off locations for afternoon routes.

8 months ago, Cook County Schools
Due to dangerous travel conditions, ALL after school activities are cancelled today, Dec. 18th. Please stay safe this evening!
8 months ago, Cook County Schools