Next week is election Tuesday and as Superintendent of Pine River Area Schools, I wanted to let you know how much we value our School Resource Officer (SRO), Shane Helmer. The SRO program is provided through the millage on your ballot. This is not a school millage but our students and staff benefit greatly from having a SRO in our buildings every day. Here are some of the great things about our School Resoure Officer:
Exceptional Attention to Detail: Officer Helmer demonstrates extraordinary skills, care and precision when navigating sensitive and critical situations. His thorough approach ensures matters are handled discreetly, professionally, and effectively.
Strong Community & Student Engagement: Officer Helmer has cultivated outstanding relationships across the Pine River Area Schools District. His ability to connect authentically with both community members, staff and especially students fosters an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.
High Visibility & Presence: As a constant and reassuring presence, Officer Helmer regularly attends school events and extracurriculars. His active participation underscores his commitment to supporting our students while safeguarding the District as a whole.
Dependability & Accessibility: Officer Helmer offers invaluable peace of mind to our administration and staff. Whenever support is needed, he responds promptly, selflessly, and with a steadfast willingness to assist. He is an integral part of our everyday decisions and administrative team.
Grants: Officer Helmer regularly seeks grant funding to upgrade safety measures at Pine River Area Schools. Last school year, he secured a grant for just over $400,000 through the Federal School Violence Prevention Program to provide an emergency notification system for all staff, a new system to monitor all who enter our schools, new radios for staff and new radios for our buses.
Training: Officer Helmer not only provides safety training to our PRAS staff, but he is also a trainer for first responders and officers across the state.
The Pine River Area Schools District is exceptionally fortunate to have Officer Helmer as our School Resource Officer. His dedication, proactive safety efforts, and personal commitment to our school culture make him an indispensable asset to our team and a highly valued member of our PRAS family. We hope our regional School Resource Officer program can continue indefinitely!
With PRide,
Superintendent Michelle Gill
about 23 hours ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
Registration link has been emailed and texted to all student and parent accounts in grades 6-12.
8 days ago, Pine River Athletics
Pine River Area Schools has an opening for a part time HS Cook. See flyer for more info. Go Bucks!
10 days ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
Office Hours for Pine River Area Schools Superintendent Michelle Gill are today at 5 pm at the Elementary School (use West Entrance by the ball field) and as listed on the attachment.
17 days ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
School Board Member Opportunity!
Are you passionate about the future of Pine River Area Schools? Do you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our students and our community?
Pine River Area Schools has openings for School Board Members, and we are looking for individuals who are ready to serve, lead, and help shape the future of our district.
As a member of our Board of Education, you'll have the opportunity to:
Be a valued part of our team
Advocate for the success and well-being of our students
Be a voice for our community
Help guide important decisions that impact the future of Pine River Area Schools
If you're interested in serving, application packets are available at the Osceola County Clerk's Office or the Pine River Area Schools Central Office.
Application deadline: July 21, 4:00 PM.
Your leadership can make a lasting impact. We encourage community members who are committed to public education and student success to apply!
Join our team and help us continue building a bright future for every student.
21 days ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
Congratulations to our Pine River High School Semester 2 Honor Roll Students!
(*denotes all A’s)
8th Grade
Amara Allee*, Jayda Cantu*, Chloe Cox, Eleanora DeVos, Elaina Garland, Elena Gullekson*, Sophia King, Ryann Krantz*, Caleb Lindquist*, Alba Sims, Liam Smith, Violet Spierling, Morgan Thompson*, Blake Thomsen*, Teegan Washburn, and David Westheimer
9th Grade
Alina Baker, Bo Baker*, Seth Barber*, Leah Chachulski-Henning*, Kaytlin Conroy, Thomas Crozier, Paisley Delancey*, Joshua Deline, Hannah Dery, Kyra Holmes, Aurora Johansen*, Mariah Johnson, Ellie Kiefer, Jackson Krantz, Kynzi Leatherman, Michael Mattzela, Kennedy Moore*, Autumn Moored*, Charles Moored, Ella-Lee Morgan, Olivia Morris, Lauren Nelson, A'Raina Puente, Hope Quinn, Braelyn Sikkema, Lily Sisson*, Trenton Sizemore, Mackenzie Sparks, Isabella Taylor, and Isabella Webster
10th Grade
Avalynne Allee*, Jaxson Barth*, Nyah Beerens*, Camden Belanger*, Junior Bruins, Kayson Cole, Cooper Deverman, Talon Durst*, Tatum Edstrom*, Emma Fate*, Alisha Gray, Nicholas Herald, Ashton Hess, Elizabeth Hunt, Arrieanna Inman, Ethan Knodel, Benjamin Kulpa, Brady Larr, Beckett Martin*, Lola Nichols*, Addison Oliver, Naomi Piersma, Lauren Pylman*, Nikkieah Reinertson, Faith Roberts, Linnea Ruetz, Tianna Schepers*, Kasen Stewart, Raegan Thompson*, Bella Treiber*, Adalynn Wade*, Madisyn Wanstead*, Evan Wemple, and Kale Workman*
11th Grade
Aubin Allee*, Ty Baker*, Cameron Benson, Kayedon Bergman, Tierney Bruins*, Emma Byrnes, Colten Day, Brook Dempkey, Aiden Denison, Ashton Dyer, Gideon Foltz*, Parker Hayes, Madyson Holmes, Natalie Hunt, Ashlyn Hyatt, Braeden James, Anders Johnson, Dillan Jones*, Eli Kelso, Gracie Kiefer*, Korey Krist, Hunter Kruse, Elsie Lucas*, Devon Meyer, Darren Moore, Kylee Mumby*, Laila Sparks, Blaine Stieg*, and Tayler Wanstead*
12th Grade
Allysa Adams*, Ethan Baker, Mara Barber*, Jakob Blackrick, Bethany Bohr, Jake Dennis*, Kohen Ely, Elaina Finkbeiner, Paul Frayer, Kaidyn Fullerton, Liam Geer*, Caden Grimm, Rylee Grover, Emma Haney, Johnathon Jacobs, David Jones, Aubrey Lewis, Christian Masterson, Rylan Miller*, Grady Moore*, Kallio Moyer, Kelsey Nelson, Krystin Nelson*, Hunter Patrick*, Allie Pink, Elloise Popma, Madison Rush, Eli Smith, Nyah Sterly*, Riley Thompson, Emma Tice, Raegan Wanstead, Owen Wemple*, Ali Wheaton*, and Carter Wien
about 1 month ago, Pine River High School
🩸 Pine River Area High School Community Blood Drive at the Elementary School hosted by the PR NHS
📅 Wednesday, July 29th , 2026 ⏰ 1:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
🎆 Celebrate July by Giving the Gift of Life!
Summer is one of the most challenging times of year for maintaining a stable blood supply. Between vacations, holiday celebrations, and busy schedules, blood donations often decline while patient needs remain high.
❤️ Just one donation can help save up to three lives.
🩸 Blood donated today helps ensure lifesaving transfusions are available tomorrow.
Join us in making a difference and helping local patients receive the care they need.
🔗 Sign up to donate:
https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11641640
Versiti Blood Center of Michigan has partnered with the Detroit Lions to inspire Michigan high schools to host local blood drives this summer. In Michigan, 560 lifesaving blood donations are needed each day to meet the needs of Versiti’s 80 partner hospitals across the state. In the summer, donations drop nearly 20 percent – creating a massive need for community support.
16 year olds will need to have a signed parental consent form.
Please consider helping out by donating and encouraging others to as well. This blood drive puts Pine River in the competition with only eleven other schools across the state for an extra $1000 grant! We can do this! It's like winning twice....once for helping save lives with blood donations and again by winning a grant for our school!
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about 1 month ago, Pine River High School
The June 22nd Pine River Area Schools Board of Education meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in room 142 of the middle school (Mrs. Hill's room) due to the ongoing construction.
about 1 month ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
The Luther Library will be hosting a Mobile Health Clinic on June 25 from Noon - 3 pm. See attached flyer.
about 1 month ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
Summer is the perfect time to turn pages together! Just 15 minutes of reading a day keeps your child's mind sharp, sparks their imagination, and creates beautiful memories you'll both cherish. Luther, LeRoy and Tustin all have a library for you and your children to enjoy! Stop in for some books and use the attached checklist for ideas on where to read together.
about 1 month ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
The next required pesticide applications on Pine River Area Schools grounds will be June 30th and July 31st.
about 1 month ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
Congratulations and many thanks to our 2025-26 Pine River Area Schools retirees:
Pictured are Laurie Olendorf, 5th Grade Teacher and Scott Kassuba, Special Education Teacher. Also retired but not in the picture are: Tamra Smith, MS Title 1 Teacher; Tim Rizor, Bus Driver; David Gill, K-5 STEAM Teacher; and Roxane Metcalf, Custodian.
about 2 months ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
🩸 Pine River Area High School Community Blood Drive!! 🩸
🏈 Lions For Life Leadership Challenge 🏈
📅 Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 | 🕞 1:00PM - 6:30PM
🩸 Save Lives!
Your generosity can help patients heal, recover, and spend more time with the people they love.
🩸 Blood on the shelves TODAY saves lives TOMORROW.
Let’s come together to support our community and keep patients strong. 💪
🔗 Sign up to donate:
https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11641640
Versiti Blood Center of Michigan has partnered with the Detroit Lions to inspire Michigan high schools to host local blood drives this summer. In Michigan, 560 lifesaving blood donations are needed each day to meet the needs of Versiti’s 80 partner hospitals across the state. In the summer, donations drop nearly 20 percent – creating a massive need for community support.
The PR National Honor Society is holding a blood drive in the elementary school gym on Wednesday, July 29th. Appointments are available from 1:00-6:30pm for both whole blood and double red donations. Use the above link to sign up! 16 year olds will need to have a signed parental consent form.
Please consider helping out by donating and encouraging others to as well. This blood drive puts Pine River in the competition with only eleven other schools across the state for an extra $1000 grant! We can do this! It's like winning twice....once for helping save lives with blood donations and again by winning a grant for our school!
Thank you!
about 2 months ago, Pine River High School
We are very grateful to have these individuals as community members. 154 FREE Physicals for PR kids!
about 2 months ago, Pine River Athletics
Attached is our Pine River Area Schools end-of-year spring newsletter.
about 2 months ago, Superintendent Michelle Gill
