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Upcoming Events
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"Tip Your Hat Day" Cooper Hawks Baseball Game
On Wednesday, May 9, 4:15 p.m., join the Cooper Hawks Baseball team as they honor former coach, Charlie Tabor, and his induction into the Minnesota Coaches Hall of Fame.
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I'll Always Remember You District Retirement Party Thursday, May 10, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Plymouth Creek Center. Celebrate the service of our retirees. Click here for more information. Tickets available for purchase at each building.
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Community Education
| Try a Culinary Class From Community Education!
Few things compare to the wonderful aroma of homemade bread baking in the oven and nothing compares to the delicious taste of fresh jam on that homemade bread. Join Carol Schaub, an accomplished baker and instructor as she guides you through the process of creating artisan bread and homemade jams and jellies. Click here to register.
Jams, Jellies, Marmalades and Butters
Thurs., May 10, 6:30-8:15 p.m. at Plymouth Middle School, $39
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
Wed., May 16, 6:30-8:15 p.m. at Plymouth Middle School, $39
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Summer Activities Registration is Open
Robbinsdale Area Schools Community Education Summer Activities is a fee-based, morning enrichment program for students who are currently in kindergarten through grade 8. Summer Activities will be held Monday - Friday mornings during the weeks of:
July 9 * July 16 July 23 * July 30
For more information and to register, click here.
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New Opportunity for Students Ages 13-16!
Capture a meaningful experience this summer. Check out Community Education's new ULEAD Serve and Learn program. Have fun while helping others, expanding your interests, and preparing for future leadership positions. June 18-21 and June 25-28, 9 a.m.-2.p.m. Fee $75. Scholarships are available.
For more information visit our Featured Classes page.
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School Board News
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The School Board will meet Mon., May 7 for a Regular Meeting and Work Session.
For up-to-date School Board news, click on Minutes, Podcast and Webcast below.
School Board Resources:
- Agenda
- Calendar
- Minutes, Podcast and Webcast
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Everyday Hero
| Tesha Robinson
Clerical EA at Cooper High School
Other jobs I used to have: Secretary at a doctor's office and a mortgage firm.
How long with school district: 4 years
What I like best about my job: I love the students and I work with GREAT PEOPLE!!
What other employees might not understand about what I do: They may not understand that just greeting people, being happy and positive can turn someone's situation around. You never know what a person is dealing with. Click here to read more about Tesha!
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School News
| "A" School STRIVE Students Receive Scholarships
Nineteen "A" School students from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School who participated in the STRIVE (Students Taking a Renewed Interest in the Value of Education) received over $7,000 in post-secondary scholarships from the Golden Valley Rotary. Students' colleges of choice matched scholarship awards as well. Congratulations!
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Cooper Students Selected for Internship Program
Six tal ented Robbinsdale Cooper High School students have been selected to participate in Genesys Works, a program which enables high school seniors to work in meaningful internships at major corporations during their senior year.
Devin Daye, Grace Kariuki, Waqas Khan, Gao la Lor, TouMong Vang, and Joel Vodis, currently juniors, will attend an eight-week training program this summer with Genesys Works, and then work part time throughout their senior at one of over 30 companies in the Twin Cities, including 3M, United Health Group, Ecolab and more. Click here to read the full story.
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Highview Students Score Big at State MAAP/STARS Conference
Seventeen students from the Robbinsdale Highview Alternative Program competed in the State MAAP/STARS Spring Event Conference on April 19 and 20. Over 400 students from around the state attended.
Highview students dominated the Public Speaking event taking 1st, 3rd and 6th place. Teams made up of Highview students also placed in different categories. Click here to read more.
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We're Proud
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Armstrong and Cooper Students Receive TwinWest Foundation Scholarships Congratulations to the following students who are this year's TwinWest Chamber of Commerce Foundation scholarship recipients. Armstrong: Anna Hjerpe, Ian Jaeger, Allison Gove, Kathleen Speak, Hannah Weber, and Wenshi Zhang. Cooper: Esther Ajayi, Tanzim Hossain, Jazmyn Lee, Ruby Lunzer, Elizabeth Preuss, and Marek Zorawski.
Each year TwinWest Foundation scholarships are granted to graduating high school students from TwinWest member school districts and private schools. Students are evaluated based on their academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, community service, work history, and financial need. Students will be honored at a reception on May 24.
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Interschool Council Scholarships Awarded
Robbinsdale Area Schools Interschool Council (ISC) is delighted to announce the recipients of its 2011-2012 scholarships. Fershteh Karimi, a resident of Brooklyn Park and a Cooper High School senior, and Sheila Meh, a resident of Brooklyn Center and an Armstrong High School senior, will each receive $700 scholarships. Both students have attended Robbinsdale Area Schools for eleven years or more. The scholarships are provided by donations from the parent groups of each district elementary, middle and high school and ECFE, through the Interschool Council. We congratulate both students and wish them the very best in their future studies. Click here to learn more about ISC.
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 Armstrong Senior Sam Donner Takes First in Art Contest
Congratulations to Robbinsdale Armstrong High School Senior Sam Donner who took first place in the Plymouth Primavera Art Show. Sam's design will be printed up as a banner and hung from light poles in Plymouth this summer. Josh Paavola and Austin Gardner also won Awards of Excellence in the show.
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BrandLab Awards Highview Students with Internships, Scholarships
Integrating relevant curriculum with real-world learning can reap great rewards. Using creative thinking and problem solving, seven students from Highview Alternative Program have earned awards in the second BrandLab marketing program, including summer internships, scholarships, and tuition-free summer courses. Congratulations to all!
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PMS Eighth Grader Accepted to Sphinx Summer Performance Academy
Congratulations to Anthony Brown-Norton, an eighth grader at Plymouth Middle School, who was accepted into the Sphinx Summer Performance Academy, a very competitive national program for aspiring Black and Latino string players, and the only summer institute of its kind in the nation. He'll attend the summer academy at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio.
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Elementary Students Place at State Chess Tournament
Robbinsdale district elementary students had a fantastic showing at the State Chess Tournament. Zachary Lane, Sonnesyn, and RSI finished 8th, 9th and 10th respectively in the kindergarten-third grade section out of 114 schools competing. Lakeview and Neill Elementary schools also had teams competing. Congratulations to all of the students and their coaches for a great season.
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Community News
| Important Community Announcement
On Sun., May 6, 2012, if you live in ZIP codes 55411 or 55422, you may receive an empty medicine bottle in your mailbox. It's part of a test, called "Operation Medicine Delivery," to see how fast medicine can be delivered to people's homes in an emergency. Click below for additional information in English and Espaņol.
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Treble Tones Spring Benefit Concert
"Turn, Turn Turn: Singin' the Seasons," the Treble Tones spring concert is Saturday, May 19, 2012, 4 - 7 p.m. at Holy Nativity Church. The Treble Tones are a woman's choral group in the area which have quite a few members who are former employees of Robbinsdale Area Schools. Tickets, $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under, are available at the door. Concert proceeds help support SafeJourney at North Memorial Hospital.
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