High School

Blooming Prairie High School

202 4th Ave NW
Blooming Prairie, MN 55917
Ph. (507) 583-4426
Fax (507) 904-7618

BLOOMING PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Blooming Prairie Schools is to provide challenging opportunities for lifelong learning in a safe and caring environment.

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Email for Student Absences

If you would like to email our office instead of calling in for your student being absent, email studentabsent@blossoms.k12.mn.us. This is for the high school and intermediate only.

Procedure for students needing to leave during the school day.

If the student is ill, they should report to the nurse’s office.
The nurse/office staff will record symptoms and contact parent/guardians as needed.

If you have been contacted directly by your student, please remind them that they need to go to the nurse’s office so that we are aware of what is going on. We would also ask that you contact the office to let us know what the situation is.
If your student needs to leave for any other reason please be sure to contact the
High School office as soon as possible. We will then issue a pass and record the information.

Technology/BlossomCare Fee

$30 BlossomCare Fee (Self Insurance). See iPad Handbook for more information.

7th-12th Grade Supply List

JMC Parent Online Access
Online access to information for your child is available at www.blossoms.k12.mn.us

Access the High School page > Our Schools>High School>JMC Access>Parents.
The Username is usually your last name, if this does not work please call the High School Office.
Password – call the office to set up one up.

The following information is available
Attendance Report, Lunch account information, parent information, progress reports and report cards.

Contact: Principal: John Dale Worke

Title: Intermediate and High School Principal
Phone: 507-583-4426
Email: jworke@blossoms.k12.mn.us

Title: Associative Principal/Activities Director
Phone: 507-583-4426
Email: amach@blossoms.k12.mn.us

JMC Access

Schoology

Office Hours: 7:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Phone: (507) 583-4426

Chelsea Pettitt, High School Secretary, Activities Secretary
cpettitt@blossoms.k12.mn.us

Ashley Watson, High School Secretary
awatson@blossoms.k12.mn.us

Tammy Wurst, High School Secretary
tmwurst@blossoms.k12.mn.us

Click HERE to go to Calendar page.

School Supply List 2025-26

Click HERE to go to High School Counselor page.

BLOOMING PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER EDUCATION

Instructors: Darren Pauly, Chad Gimbel, David Pfiefer

BEWARE!

There are websites offering to teach classroom driver education. Many are not licensed to do so in Minnesota. They cannot offer the student a blue card, which is required to show proof that the class was taken. Students therefore cannot test for their permit. You need to check to see if the website is from a licensed Minnesota school that teaches driver education.

Blue Cards and White Cards

Blue cards that show completion of the classroom part of driver education and required for the permit test, and white cards that show completion of behind the wheel, and required for the driver’s test are now electronically sent to the Department of Public Safety and emailed to the student using their school email. The link to the Minnesota Class D Driver’s Manual needed to take the knowledge test and obtain a permit is:

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/assets.dps.mn.gov/s3fs-public/minnesota-drivers-manual-2024-09.pdf

Driver Permit & License Tests

Students testing for their driver permit or driver’s license are being strongly encouraged to use the pre-application on the Driver and Vehicle Services website prior to taking a knowledge test, applying for an instruction permit, or a driver’s license. Starting the application online will reduce wait times when at a driver’s license office. This feature can also be used by anyone renewing their license or identification card, requesting a duplicate or moving into the state and applying for the first time. Here is the link to the DVS site:

https://onlineservices.dps.mn.gov/EServices/

*Click on PRE-APPLY for a driver’s license or ID.

Behind The Wheel

Behind the wheel is going strong during the fall months. Students can sign up outside Mr. Pauly’s door for BTW. Students who participate in extra-curricular activities need to sign up for the summer session. Students will drive home with the instructor after all lessons. During the summer months, students are to be dropped off at the high school at the designated time. Students that fail to show up at the scheduled time will be charged a fee of $10.

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Scheduling your behind the wheel test for your driver’s license:
Once you have received your white card showing completion of behind the wheel, and you are testing for a farm license or you have had your permit for six months and are 16 or older, you can schedule your driving test. It is preferred that you do this online, but you can call or do it in person if you wish. Here’s the link to do it online:

https://onlineservices.dps.mn.gov/EServices/_/

Point of Impact Meeting

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Your son/daughter has either already completed the classroom portion of driver education or may be soon. The next step is to take the behind the wheel portion. After that is complete and he/she has had a drivers permit for a minimum of six months, and is at least 16 years old, he/she can take the driving exam to get a provisional driver’s license.

In 2015 the state of Minnesota added a new law regarding parent/guardian responsibilities concerning your son/daughter’s driving with a permit before testing for a driver’s license. Effective January 1, 2015, every driver under the age of 18 who completes behind the wheel instruction and is testing for a provisional driver’s license must submit a driving log. This log sheet can be found at:

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/assets.dps.mn.gov/s3fs-public/migrated-files/divisions/ots/teen-driving/Documents/supervised-driving-log-dvs.pdf

Parents/guardians have two options regarding the supervised driving log:

**Complete a supplemental parent class, called Point of Impact, provided by a driver education program approved in Minnesota, and then submit a supervised driving log showing their teen has completed at least 40 hours (2,400 minutes) of supervised driving, 15 hours (900 minutes) of which are nighttime hours;

OR

**If the parent/guardian chooses to not complete the supplemental parent class, the driving log must show that their teen has completed at least 50 hours (3,000 minutes) of supervised driving, 15 hours (900 minutes) of which are nighttime hours.

Parents/guardians are encouraged to provide as many additional driving hours with their teen as possible to prepare them to become a safe driver. The driving log must be presented at the time of the road test and submitted with the application for the provisional license.

Darren Pauly, Chad Gimbel, & David Pfiefer
Licensed Driving Instructors

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**Class Signup**
Classroom driver education will be offered again during two sessions in the summer of 2026. Dates will be posted here before May. Sign up for the classes will be done in May.

Driver education for students who are 14 to 17 will begin soon. Learning to drive is a major step in growing up, and whether parents are ready or not, their teenager has long been waiting for this time. This is also, however, one of the most dangerous times of a child’s life. Automobile crashes are the number one cause of death for teenagers. Some parents might want to delay their child from driving for that very reason. That, however, is not a reasonable solution to the problem.

Minnesota State law currently requires drivers under the age of 18 to go through 30 hours of classroom instruction followed by six hours of behind the wheel instruction. All students under the age of 19 must hold a valid permit for a minimum of six months before testing for a driver’s license. This is only a minimum requirement. Parents are a vital link in the educational process of their teen. They are the ones who have the greatest influence over what type of risk their teen is going to be exposed to. It is the parents or guardians who must decide if their teenager is ready to take the wheel!

***Currently in effect, every driver under the age of 18 who completed behind the wheel instruction and is testing for a provisional driver’s license must submit a driving log showing the dates and lengths of drive time for each supervised trip. The supervised driving log must be signed by a parent or guardian. ***

Below are some key points about the class.

*Two classes will be taught during the summer months. Sign-up for these classes will be in May.

On the sign-up sheet picked up in April/May, students will choose which of the two classes they would prefer. We will try to honor all requests, but do not guarantee them.

*Students must be at least 14 before starting the class.

*Behind the wheel is done mostly during the summer months, but is also offered after school hours and Saturdays during the Spring and Fall while school is in session.

DRIVER EDUCATION CLASSROOM SCHEDULE

Summer class times are from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Classes will be held Monday through Friday during the classes.
The following dates are scheduled for classroom driver ed:

*** Two classes will be offered in the summer of 2026 (dates will be posted in the spring)
The instructor reserves the right to change the class schedule as needed.

Total cost for driver education is $330, which covers both classroom and behind the wheel, and must be paid in full before a blue card is issued to show completion of the course.

ATTENDANCE IS A MUST! Allowed excuses are: school activities, church related activities, and extreme emergencies. Blooming Prairie High School keeps its rates low compared to other districts and private schools in Austin and Owatonna partly because we do not intend for the instructor to complete unnecessary make-up classes. Students have made a decision to take driver education; that may mean not being able to do some other activities. Homework is given to students for the excused absences and class time work meetings will be scheduled with the instructor that may include before or after school in the fall and/or before or after the regularly held class.

Additional information is periodically posted outside Mr. Pauly’s classroom door. Questions about the program can be directed to Mr. Pauly. Mr. Pauly’s contact info: dpauly@blossoms.k12.mn.us, 583-4426 ext. 476.

 

Contact: Darren Pauly

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