✨👑 What an exciting day at Hawthorne! Our Homecoming Royalty stopped by to visit with students at lunch, and the smiles said it all. 🐾💙

Students loved getting to meet them, ask questions, and share some fun moments together. It was such a special way to bring the spirit of Homecoming into our school and it definitely made lunch a little more magical today! 🎉

Go Tigers! 🐯❤️💙

We are excited to celebrate our 100th Positive Office Referral! 🎉 It’s amazing to see and recognize our Lakeview students modeling what it means to show Lakeview CARES every day. Proud of our students and the positive impact they are making in our school community!

5th graders are learning all about Freeborn County's History! Thank you to our High School students + Freeborn County Historical Society for engaging our students in this opportunity!

✨ What’s better than Pajama Day? Pajama Day and Breakfast with a Cop! 👮

Our Hawthorne Tigers showed their school spirit in the comfiest way while also connecting with our community heroes. Homecoming Week keeps getting better! 💙🐾

💭 We’re listening! Share your thoughts and help us celebrate the joy of learning at Hawthorne.

History Day at Freeborn County Historical Society. ALHS students teach lessons to elementary students from Halverson Elementary, Wells Elementary, and Hollandale Christian School.

What an incredible day for our Walk-a-Thon! 🐾 Our Hawthorne students had so much fun being active together and showing their school spirit. Here are a few more snapshots from today’s event. Thank you to everyone who helped make it such a success! 💙❤️

🌾🐄🐖 Hawthorne 3rd graders had an amazing day at the farm yesterday! They explored agriculture up close by meeting animals, asking questions, and discovering where our food comes from. A big thank you to Larcrest Holsteins for making this hands-on learning experience possible! 🐾

We had so much fun on our walk a thon! Thank you for your support! Totals will be calculated and shared next week!

📣 Hawthorne Families!

A quick reminder that tomorrow, Friday, September 26, is our Walk-A-Thon! 🎉

✅ All envelopes are due tomorrow
👟 Students should wear comfortable walking shoes
👕 Don’t forget your “One Team, One Dream” Hawthorne t-shirts (just like the ones in the photos posted!)
📧 Check your emails for additional information

We can’t wait to see our students walking together and showing their Hawthorne pride! 🐾💙❤️

Thank you to all the amazing families who came to the Back to School Picnic at Halverson! 🎉🍎 We loved seeing you laugh, play, and enjoy the evening together. What a fun way to kick off the school year! Our Halverson community is the best! 💙✨

Halverson’s 4th graders didn’t just do the math today—they chalked it up to creativity! ✏️✨ With sidewalks as their paper and chalk as their pencils, they took area models outdoors, proving that learning can be colorful, hands-on, and full of joy.

Tiger Students, Families, and Albert Lea Community,

The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Department, Albert Lea Police Department, Albert Lea Area Schools, and Albert Lea High School continued to investigate throughout last night and today on the Snapchat, Instagram, and other social media posts that have been circulating among students, families, and community members. We were able to determine there is no credibility to those posts. We were able to determine the origin of the posts. The school district and law enforcement take this type of behavior very seriously as it has had a huge impact on our educational system and overall community. The school district is currently using its disciplinary procedures for this situation, and law enforcement is following the statutory process for this case.

We are grateful to the many students, families, and community members who partnered with the district and local law enforcement to ensure we maintain a safe and healthy learning environment and community.

With Tiger pride,

Dr. Steven Heil, Superintendent
Sean Gaston, ALHS Principal
Amy Stiehl, ALHS Assistant Principal
Johanna Thomas, ALHS Assistant Principal

Earlier this evening, law enforcement notified Albert Lea Area Schools and Albert Lea High School about Snapchat posts that have been circulating among students and across other social media platforms. Law enforcement has been interviewing students connected to the posts to assess the credibility of the threat. At this time, they have advised that school should proceed as normal tomorrow. Out of an abundance of caution, law enforcement will have an increased presence at Albert Lea High School to provide additional security and reassurance for staff, students, and families.

We are grateful to the many students, families, and community members who quickly brought these posts to our attention. Your awareness and partnership are essential in helping us maintain a safe school and community.

Dr, Steven Heil, Superintendent
Sean Gaston, ALHS Principal
Amy Stiehl, ALHS Assistant Principal

✨ Monday Motivation ✨

At Hawthorne, we don’t just start the week, we launch it. 🚀
With every question asked, every hand raised, and every smile shared, our students show what it means to lead with heart and hustle.

Here’s to a week of learning big, dreaming big, and being good people. 💙🍒🐾

One Team, One Dream!

Thank you for your continued and generous support of Hawthorne Students! We are getting closer and closer to our $15,000 goal. Donation envelopes are due on September 26th!

🌲✨ Camping Adventures at Hawthorne in Mrs. Sletten’s Class! ✨🌲

This week students explored camping to build vocabulary and imagine new experiences. They played a fun “camping game” using flashlights to peek into lanterns, then practiced describing, reasoning, and predicting as they worked together to guess the hidden objects.

Hands-on learning + teamwork = one great week at Hawthorne! 💡🌟

Good turn out at the Cross Country Run! Run, Hawthorne, run! One Team, One Dream!

👀 Check out Miss Mattson’s kindergarteners during their media lesson with Mrs. Waltman! At Hawthorne, our Tigers love hands-on learning, building, and discovering together. ❤️💙🐾