Oak Grove Named #1 Private K-12 in North Dakota for 9th Consecutive Year
Since 2018, Oak Grove has consistently been named the #1 Private K-12 School in North Dakota by Niche. According to Niche: “Niche grades and rankings are calculated by a team of experts using dozens of public data sets and millions of real reviews…we use only the most up-to-date data available from dozens of public data […]
2000 State Champion Basketball Team Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Row 1: Kim Mandt, David Frith, Matt Kading, Nick Hall, Zach Lee, DJ Ystebo, Ashley Anderson-Gillette Row 2: Coach Wald, Katie Jarvis, Tom Lybeck, Erik Vosseteig, Andy Barnhart, Josh Kube, Peter Belgarde, Tarah Thompson, Coach CardRow 3: Coach Krueger, Coach Carnal, Katie Danuser, Rob Quick, Sean Keating, Aaron Ankrum, Jon Nelson, Dan Tennefos, Manager Andy Holte, Coach Welsch Oak Grove […]
Japanese Sister School Visits Oak Grove
From left to right: International Coordinator Kristi Kegel, Dr. Jean Sando, President Bob Otterson, Principal Katsuro Tsuruyam, Former Oak Grove President John Andreasen, Kazu Miyamoto, Katie Sue Marum Miyamoto, and Admissions Director Kim Forness President Bob Otterson and Principal Katsuro Tsuruyam For 25 years, Oak Grove has held a special partnership with Luther Gakuin, a […]
STEM Camp Hosted by Robotics
In December, the Oak Grove Robotics Team hosted a STEM Camp at the Elementary School! Oak Grove students in grades 3-5 built gingerbread houses using the same process the robotics team follows in their competition season. Students had to design the houses on paper and had a “city inspector” sign off on their design. Next, […]
Elementary School Taste Testers
On Monday, 5th graders participated in the USDA Food Taste Testing. Oak Grove was chosen as one of three schools statewide to participate in taste testing. Students sampled eight types of chicken by two different companies and completed their food surveys. These surveys were submitted and will be used to determine which company will receive […]
2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Oak Grove is pleased to announce the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees, John Liebert and Jeff Dutton. John Leibert John Liebert began his teaching career at Grace Lutheran School in Fargo, where he served as principal and a junior high teacher for 13 years. Eventually, he came to Oak Grove to teach and coach, where […]
August Construction Updates
When the previous school year ended in May, work already was under way in Benson Hall on the North Campus, and excavators started razing the Eid Center and hallways attached to it. You may remember that high school students finished May at Concordia College to accommodate early work in Benson Hall. Unfortunately, certain components of […]
June Construction Updates
A transformational change is underway at Oak Grove Lutheran School, thanks to the generosity of people like you who believe in faith-based education and who understand that facilities enable effective teaching and learning. The progress can be seen at both campuses, and the following photos show the early stages of construction and renovation. […]
Acorns to Oaks Groundbreaking
Oak Grove Lutheran School to break ground May 14 for new facilities on both campuses FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove Lutheran School leaders on Tuesday (May 14) will hold ceremonial groundbreaking events on the school’s two campuses to celebrate progress on its Acorns to Oaks campaign, funding initial construction and renovations starting this month and […]
Grovers in Mission in Guatemala
Partner in Mission-Project Genesis, Guatemala Missions and service are critical tenets of the mission of Oak Grove. We started a partnership on one of our mission trips with Project Genesis in Guatemala nearly 10 years ago. This mission began in an impoverished village with a dream of one man to help the children that sat […]