Start and End Times Will Change for Several Schools
Robbinsdale Area Schools continues to work diligently on transportation routing efficiencies that will provide a high level of service for families. As a result, beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, there will be some change in school start times.
- Elementary Schools: All elementary schools except Lakeview, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School (RSIS), and the School of Engineering and Arts (SEA) will begin and end five minutes later than the current year. Their start and end times will be 9:25 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
- RSIS and SEA will continue their current start/end time. There will be no change.
- Lakeview Elementary School will alter their start/end time by thirty minutes. Their hours beginning next year will be 8:50 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
- Plymouth Middle School will begin and end five minutes later than the current year. PMS' start and end time will be 8:10 a.m. - 2:55 p.m. This will include the Spanish Immersion magnet program housed at PMS.
- Robbinsdale Middle School will begin and end five minutes earlier than the current year. RMS' start and end time will be 8:00 - 2:45 p.m. This will include the STEM magnet program housed at RMS.
- There will be no change for high schools and alternative schools/programs.
Robbinsdale Area Schools Celebrate Volunteers with Banquet
Logging over 27,000 hours for the 2012-2013 school year, community volunteers in Robbinsdale Area Schools are an invaluable resource, so treating them like the VIPs they are is one way to thank them.
 Nearly 600 Volunteers In Partnership (VIP) volunteers, district staff, and VIP partners were invited to the VIP appreciation breakfast on May 2 at New Hope Church. The keynote speaker this year was Diane Sims Page, executive director of the Page Education Foundation and wife of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and NFL Hall of Fame player Alan Page. The Page Education Foundation provides college scholarships to students of color, with a condition of receiving the scholarship a commitment to fifty hours yearly as tutors and mentors to young children.
VIP links community members with volunteer opportunities by recruiting, training, and placing volunteers in service to learners, pre-K through adult. Volunteers tutor students in core curricular areas, assisting with classroom activities, providing vision and hearing screening, helping at school events, and assisting with literacy skill development. For other photos from the event, check out our Facebook album.
Peer Leaders at Cooper Mentor RMS Students  Last fall, 25 Cooper students were trained as peer leadership coaches through a collaborative partnership between Cooper, RMS, Robbinsdale Community Education and the Gary S. Stevens Foundation. Peer leaders volunteered to coach RMS students in their after school homework help program on Tuesdays. Cooper coaches worked with the students to set goals, identify their dreams and check-in with students weekly from November through April. Ms. Heidi Palms, a Cooper teacher, led the program as the first ever Cooper Coaching Club Advisor. "I have seen positive shifts in both sets of students from Cooper and RMS gaining confidence and increase their grades," said Toni Hults, Program Specialist with Community Ed. "I am hoping to continue to offer staff trainings and bring programming to Armstrong and Plymouth Middle school in co-active coaching."
Lunch Heroes in Our Schools Last Friday was School Lunch Hero Day and several schools in the district honored and thanked their lunch room staffs with hand-drawn thank you cards, posters and more. Visit our Facebook album to see more of the fun!  Photo: Tryone from Meadow Lake Elementary shows off the card he made for the lunch staff. |
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Northport 'Fuels Up to Play' at the Metrodome
Students from Northport attended the Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) Rewards Training Camp on Tuesday! They got to meet Vikings Quarterback Matt Cassel; Viktor the Viking, the Vikings Mascot; and Christine Reitsma, Princess Kay of the Milky Way! FUTP 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program. We're proud of Northport for successfully encouraging their peers to make healthier choices by eating right and being active 60 minutes per day. Want to learn more about FUTP 60 in Minnesota? Click here.
Armstrong Girls Rugby Ranked Nationally
The Armstrong girls placed 3rd at the Midwest Rugby Championships in Elkhart, Indiana last weekend. The team was also featured in an article in Rugbymag.com and are playing in the National tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 18 and 19. The girls also increased their rankings from number 20 in the nation to number 11 and hope to win the state tournament for a fourth consecutive year!
Photo: Junior Corbin Terry (left) and Senior Rachel Aufdembrink (right) playing at a recent rugby match.
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Armstrong, Cooper Orchestras Rock Out
In case you missed it, Armstrong and Cooper's combined Orchestra Rock Concert is available here on our YouTube channel! This is the Clocks & Clouds set with original music written by Cooper's Orchestra Director, Lucas Shogren. Armstrong High School's Orchestra Director, Kevin Martin, is directing the orchestra, and Stephanie Shogren joins her husband on violin. |
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Night of the Arts at SEA
On Thursday, May 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., SEA will host a family night focusing on the "A" in STEAM. Parents will visit activities throughout the building and experience hands-on opportunities, including photo booth fun, dance, knitting and a 5th grade concert.
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International Night at RMS
Robbinsdale Middle School will host an International Baccalaureate informational night from 7-8:30 p.m.on Tuesday,
May 14.
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Two Women Named Robbinsdale Area Schools Athena Award Winners
 Cooper senior Ellie Evans was named this year's Athena Award recipient at Cooper. Evans' career includes four years of track and field, four years of Nordic skiing, three years of cross country and one year of volleyball. She will attend the College of St. Scholastica in the fall, planning to ski and major in Exercise Science.  Armstrong senior Heather Kaluzniak was named this year's Athena Award recipient at Armstrong. Kaluzniak's career includes three varsity letters in soccer, four varsity letters in hockey, and three varsity letters in lacrosse. Heather is headed to the College of St. Benedict in the fall to play soccer, and she plans to major either in Business or Pre-Med.
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High School Choral Groups Receive High Marks at Region, State Contests
Congratulations to both Armstrong and Cooper for their recent performances! On March 11, both high schools performed at the Region 6AA State Large Group Choral Contest. Superior ratings were awarded to Armstrong's Varsity Women's Choir, Cantori and Concert Choir, and Cooper's Bel Canto and Concert Choirs. Superior ratings is the highest honor choirs can receive!
On April 18, Armstrong received 45 superior ratings and 14 excellent ratings at the Region 6AA State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Junior Duncan Shulte and Seniors Olivia Frey and Molly Johnson were given Best of Site distinction. Cooper sent 40 participants that day and 25 soloists earned a superior rating and eight soloists earned excellent ratings. Four vocal duets earned superior ratings and two trios earned excellent ratings. Chamber Singers and Bel Canto Singers earned superior ratings as well. Congratulations, everyone!
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Robbinsdale Area School Board Meetings
The School Board met on May 6 for a business meeting and work session.
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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