Taking the classroom to the lake

After helping construct a snow shelter, fifth-grader Gianna Figueroa of Hibbing keeps watch on a fishing tip-up during a Cherry School outing on Long Lake near Cherry on Feb. 9. Sam Cook / Forum News Service Joey Smith, a fifth-grader at Cherry School, holds a northern pike he caught while fishing on Long Lake near Cherry during a recent school outing. Fourth- and fifth-grade classes at the school spend a day on the lake learning about fishing, snowshoeing and other outdoor skills.

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