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Community News
| 3rd Annual Empty Bowls Community Bowl Making Event
Join us for a fun and free community-building event that will benefit others. Adults and children ages 5+ are invited to make and glaze clay bowls, which will then be donated to the 2013 Empty Bowls. Mark your calendar for Saturday, Feb. 9 and 23 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Robbinsdale Middle School, 3730 Toledo Ave. N. in Robbinsdale. Come for one or both days!
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School Board News
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Robbinsdale Area School Board Meetings Because of the MLK, Jr. holiday, the School Board will meet on Tues., Jan. 22 for a listening time and regular meeting. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get important votes and other news live during the regular and business meetings. For more School Board news, click on Minutes, Podcast and Webcast below.
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District News
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 Flu SeasonThis has been quite a year for the flu, and it's a good time for some friendly and helpful reminders. It's not too late to get vaccinated, if you haven't already. Frequent hand-washing is a very good habit! Cover your coughs and sneezes inside your elbow (not with your hands). Open restroom doors with a paper towel, if possible. Routinely disinfect commonly used surfaces (such as computer keyboards and telephones), and please stay home when you are sick. Our district hasn't seen absences higher than average this year, which is a great thing! Let's keep it going!
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Minnesota Twins Father of the Year Essay Contest Offered 
Families - check out a great opportunity for your children to gain experience in writing for a real audience. The 2013 Minnesota Twins Father of the Year Essay contest is accepting entries - deadline to submit is Friday, Feb. 22. Encourage your child's teacher to download the entry packet with complete submission instructions here. Every student receives a Certificate of Participation and a chance to win a four-ticket game package to a Twins/Tigers game on Sat., Feb. 15!
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School News
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Cooper in Action Honors MLK, Jr. Day with a Day ON of Service 
On Monday, Jan. 21, students at Cooper High School came together for a day of service through Cooper In Action. The day began at 7:15 a.m. with breakfast and included service learning projects with Second Harvest Heartland and sandwich making for the Simpson Shelter. The day also included breakout sessions on bullying and Students in Action; and students handed out Jefferson Awards for Service to community members, including employees/retirees from the Honeywell Corporation, for their dedicated service to our district. What a great way to honor Dr. King!
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We're Proud
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Robbinsdale Armstrong and Cooper Debate Teams Make History at State Debate Tournament 
Andrew Urevig, a junior at Robbinsdale Armstrong, captured the Section 4AA title, but that wasn't enough. He also captured the Minnesota State High School League State Debate championship in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Cooper High School students Olivia Heusinkveld and Seth Thompson finished in the quarter-finals in the Public Debate forum, the farthest ever for any Robbinsdale Area Schools team. Click here to read more about both teams!
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ESC Technology Program Assistant Experiences Presidential Inauguration 
Dan Westby, one of our district technology specialists and National Guard member, was selected to go to the Inauguration of President Obama on Sunday, one of only two Minnesota soldiers invited for the event. But despite the invitation, he and his wife weren't sure they were going to be able to make the trip. If you get a chance, ask him about this experience of a lifetime, and click here to read more about it!
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Equity Minute
| Education about/for American Indians Taking Center Stage
Students at Plymouth Middle School had great opportunity to learn more about the Minnesota Ojibwe through poetry- over 500 students in 7th grade and many English Learners learned about the power of oral tradition in communication through a workshop. They learned different forms of poetry and performed those poems in front of their classmates, and also attended a performance of the oral poetic tradition in its modern form by Marisa Carr, an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) poet from Minneapolis.
In addition to this experience, 20 PMS students recently visited the Minnesota Historical Society and learned about the 1862 Dakota Uprising and its effects on different tribes and bands in Minnesota.
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Upcoming Events
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Community Education Open House Event 
Don't miss the Robbinsdale Area Schools Community Education Open House, Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sandburg Learning Center, 2400 Sandburg Lane in Golden Valley, from 10 a.m. - noon. Visit with Community Education instructors and enjoy sample classes, information booths, beverages, snacks, and a tour of the new space! Keynote speaker Marjorie Johnson will delight audiences with her stories from the kitchen. Marjorie has been a guest on many shows, including Jay Leno, The Martha Stewart Show, The View, and KARE-11 Saturday.
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