April Grover Gram

Oak Grove's 2012 Spring Gala & Auction is next Saturday! Don't miss this wonderful evening of fine dining and great entertainment to benefit Oak Grove students and programs. Read more and check out the great auction items you can bid on this year!

Board of Regents Approves Five-Year Plan

At its March 22 board meeting, Oak Grove's Board of Regents unanimously endorsed the "Investing in People and Programs" five-year plan and has given approval to begin its implementation for the 2012-2013 school year. Read on for more details...

Summer Programming 2012

Oak Grove is excited to offer many ways for students to stay active, creative and excelling this summer. See the complete listing of Oak Grove's 2012 summer opportunities.

Apply Now for 2012-2013

Oak Grove Lutheran School is now accepting applications for fall 2012 for all program levels.

Oak Grove Lutheran School offers an academic curriculum in a Christian environment for students in preschool through grade 12. Small class sizes, relationships, a focus on service and extra-curricular activities are the heart of the Oak Grove experience. Be sure to tell your friends that now is the time to apply! Call the Admissions Office at 701.373.7114 for more information.

From the Business Office

Tuition Aid Applications:

Oak Grove Lutheran School is currently accepting applications for tuition aid for the 2012-2013 school year through FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. All tuition aid applications must be completed online. If a family does not have access to a computer, please contact the Business Office at 701.373.7147 or 701.373.7146 and computer access will be arranged. Please see the downloadable flyer below for information on how to apply.

Tuition Aid Application Information Flyer

NOTE: Families must reapply for tuition aid each year, even if tuition aid was awarded in the past. First priority applications are due April 30. Applications received after this date will be awarded pending available funds.

If you have any questions about tuition aid, please contact the Business Office at 701.373.7147 or 701.373.7146.

Teacher Wish List

As the year goes on, Oak Grove faculty discover new tools that can be added to their classrooms to enhance our students' learning experience. You can help our teachers by purchasing an item from the Oak Grove Wish List!

Way to Go!

Congratulations to the students who reached honor roll status for the third quarter of the 2011-2012 school year. The list below includes students who were named to the President's List, A Honor Roll and B Honor Roll.

Third Quarter Honor Roll

Homecoming 2012: Save the Date!

Save the date for Homecoming 2012 at Oak Grove Lutheran School! Oak Grove will hold Homecoming activites from Monday, October 1 through Sunday, October 7...

Kindergarten Service Project

Oak Grove kindergartners are in their last month of collecting coins for the Ronald McDonald house. Their goal is the fill the wagon! If you have any loose change or dollar bills laying around, please stop by and drop them in their wagon at the South Campus. Students have almost reached their goal of filling a large garbage can with pop tops - you can drop these off as well! If you have any pop can recycling to do in the month of April, take them to any MinnKota recycling location and ask that your pop can money be donated to the Oak Grove kindergarten service project. Thank you for supporting our kindergartners and the Ronald McDonald House!

Help Needed at Athletic Events

Oak Grove is seeking help for athletic events in the fall. All position are paid! For more information, please contact Sarah Mevold,

Football Games
- Game Clock (will train)
- Announcer
- Chain Gang (4 people each game)

Volleyball Games
- Game Clock (will train)
- Announcer
- Line Judges (2 each game)

You Can Be a Grover Recruiter!

Do you know a family who may be interested in Oak Grove? You can help grow our school by spreading the word - become a recruiter for Oak Grove!

Oak Grove families and employees who recruit students to attend school at Oak Grove will be eligible to have their own child's or a designated student's tuition bill reduced by $200 for each student recruited. The tuition reduction will be applied or credited to your tuition account the second semester after the new student has enrolled. Learn more about Oak Grove's referral program.

Giving Hearts Day: Class Challenge Report

Congratulations and thank you to the following classes for helping to make Giving Hearts Day such a huge success for Oak Grove!

The Class of 1954 responded with the most participants with 11, closely followed by the Classes of 1947 and 1977 with 10 each! We want to thank those who volunteered to contact classmates to "get out the vote."

The Class of 1947 had the highest percentage of participation at just over 30%, followed by the Class of 1954 at just a shade below 27%, and the Classes of 1941 and 1943 with 22% each.

The Class of 1958 blessed Oak Grove with the largest class gift of $4,550, followed by the Class of 1979 with a gift of $3,000, and in third place with a gift of $2,213 is the Class of 1973.

We received 140 gifts from alumni totaling $31,035.39. For the day, including the match and incentive gifts, we raised just short of $165,000! Thank you to each of you who thought of Oak Grove on Giving Hearts Day and throughout the year!

- Jeff Conant '77

Director of Development

Annual Business Partners

Thank you to Oak Grove's Annual Business Partners!

Corporate donations make a large difference at Oak Grove Lutheran School, providing vital resources to the Annual Fund. Please remember to thank and support these area businesses.