Bertha-Hewitt School

Frethem Closes the Book on 35 Years in the Classroom

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com After more than three decades of teaching, Mark Frethem is preparing to step away from the classroom, closing a career that began in the early 1990s and spanned generations of local students, colleagues, and coaches. Frethem began teaching in the 1990-91 school year, spending a year in Nevis before coming to Bertha-Hewitt in 1991-92. He is a native of Fosston, which is just west of Bemidji. He spent six years in the Navy, serving pr

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Student's Exchange Trip Offers Inside Look at Chinese Culture — "I Would Definitely Go Back"

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Bertha-Hewitt High School Student Brooklyn Hess recently returned from an exchange program that took her to South Korea and China, where she spent nearly two weeks visiting schools, staying with host families, and exploring major cultural and historical sites, including the Great Wall of China. Hess traveled from April 11–22 as part of an exchange organized by AESA Global and sponsored locally by the Lakes Country Service Co-op in Fe

Jun 21 min read

Bertha-Hewitt Class of 2026

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May 261 min read

Bertha-Hewitt Students Trace American History on Unforgettable East Coast Tour

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com A group of Bertha-Hewitt High School students (Eva Blashack, Brady Rach and Megan Walz) exchanged their textbooks for real-world history lessons this spring as they joined Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ACGC) students on an eight-day East Coast tour led by Social Studies Teacher Noah Singsank. The trip, which took place at the end of March, included visits to Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., creating memorable e

May 261 min read

Bertha-Hewitt Prom Hollywood Nights

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May 51 min read

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Mar 101 min read

Bertha-Hewitt School Implements Solar Energy

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com The Bertha-Hewitt School is now one of 80 schools across 45 school districts in Minnesota that has adopted solar power, thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s Solar for Schools Program. The Solar for Schools initiative provides incentives for installing solar energy systems at public K-12 schools, as well as state colleges and universities. The program offers several benefits to schools, students, communitie

Feb 31 min read