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Armstrong, Cooper Graduate Nearly 900 Students
On Thursday, June 6, Armstrong and Cooper High Schools held their respective commencement ceremonies. We are so impressed with the class of 2013 and can't wait to see the magnificent work they do in the future! Congratulations and good luck! To view more photos from both commencements, visit the photo albums section on our Facebook page.
Photo: Superintendent Sicoli shakes a 2013 Cooper graduate's hand as she crosses the stage to receive her diploma.
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Armstrong Students Going to Costa Rica
A group of 11 Armstrong students is going to Costa Rica on June 11 as a part of the Seeds of Change Student Research Program. Cooper has made the same trip the last few years but this is Armstrong's first trip. Students have participated in prep coursework for the last several months and will design and conduct experiments centered around leaf cutter ant biology in the rain forests of Costa Rica. Students will post a blog each night, starting on June 11 until their return on June 21.
Noble Rain Garden
Noble Elementary students have been hard at work preparing their rain garden. Check out a cute album of all their hard work here!
Northport Holds Family Engagement Event Celebrating Grant
Northport Elementary received a $6,950 grant for Family Engagement through the Minnesota Department of Education. The school hosted a Family Engagement Lunch on May 30 with 200 families in attendance. Activities included a kindergarten concert, presentation, raffle and booths with information about family engagement and volunteer opportunities. |
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Thank You BOND!
Branching Out in New Directions (BOND) was honored with an Invest Northwest Award from the Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council at their annual event on May 8. BOND has had over 50 volunteers working with Robbinsdale Area Schools Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program. Volunteers meet monthly to create educational games and materials for the preschool children to take home to reinforce their weekly classroom activities. BOND volunteers have accumulated over 200 service hours with this monthly activity as well as over 200 additional service hours volunteering in preschool classrooms. BOND is an invaluable resource for the ECFE program!
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Armstrong Girls Lacrosse Headed to State Tournament
For the very first time since lacrosse has been a sanctioned MSHSL sport, the Armstrong Girls Lacrosse team is headed to state, having defeated Mounds View 11-8 on Wednesday, June 5 in Osseo. According to head coach Billie Moir, the girls deserve the recognition for all of their hard work this year. "This is my ninth season as head coach at Armstrong," explained Moir. "We refer to ourselves as 'Armstrong Ladies Lacrosse' because while the girls are athletes, they are so much more off the field. We tell them to represent our program in the classroom and in life. And they do a great job of keeping their priorities in line."
The team is 14-1 after losing the first game of the season. Since then Coach Moir said "they circled the wagons quickly and have improved everyday."
The girls will play Blake, who gave Armstrong their only loss of the season, at Chanhassen High School on Tuesday, June 11 at 3 p.m.
The team also has an All-State player - senior Mari Verbeten.
 Photo: The Armstrong Girls Lacrosse team has a 14-1 record for the season.
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Discover Schedule for Summer
Now that school is out for summer, Discover will come out once a month during June, July and August. The regular weekly E-newsletter schedule will continue when school starts in the fall. Have a great time in June!
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Robbinsdale Area Schools Finalizes Summer 2013 Academic Schedule
Robbinsdale Area Schools has finalized the 2013 Summer Targeted Services, Credit Recovery, MCA/GRAD Test Prep, Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) and Independent Study (IS) classes, as well as the summer activities schedule. All programs except Adventure Club are closed the week of July 1 - July 5. Click here to view the schedule.
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Neill Shows Off Their 'Favorite Book'
Neill students filmed their first music video with kid-friendly rock band The Bazillions called "My Favorite Book." Click here to watch the video. |
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Women of Today Scholarship
The New Hope Women of Today are now accepting applications for the Lavon H. Cooper Scholarships. To qualify for the grant, applicants must be a graduate of a District 281 high school, must have completed a minimum of two years of college and maintained a 3.0 GPA. Scholarship range is $300 - $1,000. The deadline to apply is July 1. Click here for more information. |
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Robbinsdale Area School Board Meetings
The School Board met on June 3 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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