Wildcat Pride December 20,
2016
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Well, it's the last newsletter of 2016. December is a busy time - lots of music, celebrations, and even a (DARE) graduation. This year's
toy drives,
food drives, and
compassion collections set some pretty impressive records - you can keep up with the Wildcats on Facebook - each school has its own page. Winter break starts Thursday (12/22) and runs through Monday (1/2). If last weekend is any indication, the official start to winter should probably be moved up...hopefully, you will find plenty of things to warm your heart (and your toes) this holiday season!
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AAA Award Recognition for CLHS Students
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| Jessica Bartz with Henry Trost are the winners of the Excel Award for high school juniors, and Ethan Greene with Rachel Dahl are the winners of the AAA Award for high school seniors - awards given by the Minnesota State High School League. |
The Minnesota State High School League sponsors the AAA award for a senior girl and a senior boy who excel in Academics (3.0 GPA or better), Athletics (at least one MSHSL-sponsored athletic activity) and Arts (MSHSL-sponsored debate, one-act play, speech, instrumental, visual arts, and/or vocal music). Each Region 7AA member school may nominate one girl and one boy to the region-level review and evaluation. The Region Committee then selects one girl and one boy as the Region winners who will advance to enter the state competition.
The purpose of the "Excel" Award is to recognize and honor high school juniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field or in fine arts, maintain a leadership position in their school, and volunteer within their community. Nominees are selected through a multi-level process involving member schools of the Minnesota State High School League, the League's administrative regions and a special committee of educators, business leaders, and members from the fine arts and athletic communities of Chisago Lakes High School.
Profiles of the winners can be read here. Ethan, Rachel, Henry, and Jessica will be honored on January 31st at the girls basketball game.
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Each of the seven 5th grade classes at Lakeside had an essay reader during the DARE Graduation ceremony that took place on December 14th.
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Across the district, DARE officers, teachers, and parents got to share in the graduation program for the 5th graders. At each graduation ceremony, retiring LAPD Chief Kevin Stenson spoke about how much the program has meant to him over the last twenty years. Additionally, one student from each class read his or her essay about the importance of the DARE program and what it has taught them.
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| Sydney Maki and Candace McDowell were essay winners from Taylors Falls. |
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Spotlight Awards are a part of the
Hennepin Theatre Trust Community Engagement Programming. Spotlight honors high school musicals and students by formally recognizing the extraordinary achievements and process of developing the young artists, onstage and offstage, in our state's high school musical theatre programs.
We support participating programs and artists by providing high-quality learning, performing and creative experiences for students, thereby developing and empowering the next generation of innovative leaders.
Through Spotlight Education, we advocate for the importance of high school musical theatre education. Through this advocacy, we reinforce the state-wide community that inspires high school musical theatre artists, teachers and families to participate in and celebrate high school musical theatre.
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| Kayli Schneider as Mary Poppins, Karl Pliscott as Bert, and Georgia Reding as Winifred Banks were selected - along with many others. |
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On the Calendar:
December 22 to January 2: Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
January 3: School Resumes
January 5: School Board Meeting in the DO Boardroom @ 6:30 p.m.
January 6: Junior Career Fair @ Cambridge Community College
January 14: Coffee and Conversation with the Superintendent @ the Swedish Inn in Lindstrom from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
January 16: MLK Day - NO SCHOOL
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