PINE RIVER – Pine River-Backus School students arriving on the first day, Tuesday, Sept. 3, will find the school largely as they left it in May, except for a few new faces.
In recent years, it has not been uncommon for students to arrive to find a whole new set of teachers. This year, however, the teaching staff remained largely the same, with only one new high school science teacher, Kora Just, and a second-grade teacher, Kiersten Kralovetz.
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The district will also get a new dean of students, John Jacobson, and a new director of buildings and grounds, Jim Leuer.
Otherwise, students may notice further rebranding efforts designed to promote Tiger pride.
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“We’ve continued with the branding elements, with the new look of the Great Hall, which connects the two buildings in front of the common area, which now has a new branded look,” said Jonathan Clark, Superintendent. “Our music room has been completely redone – it looks exciting there too.”
Students will likely notice a return to the new schedule format first introduced last spring.
“It’s exciting,” Clark said. “We’re making sure everything is up and running and that there’s a really easy transition for kids and teachers to log in and schedule lessons. We’re excited to start the 2024 school year. It’s going to be great.”
Pine River-Backus Public Schools
- First day of school: Tuesday, September 3rd.
- Enrollment: 823.
- New staff: Kora Just, high school science; Kiersten Kravoletz, second grade; Jim Leuer, director of buildings and grounds.
