Heilicher proudly convenes on MLK Day ( Monday, January 21) to study the life and impact of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year our theme is civil rights through the lens of how people in the United States got the right to vote. We're adding a parent-specific program in the morning and some other options for parents to participate in during the day.

Join us for MLK Day events:

6:30 a.m.: Drop off eighth-graders at Heilicher for field trip to MLK Annual Breakfast*.

8-9 a.m.: Pastor Lawrence T. Richardson, speaking with parents on being Black in Minnesota
This will overlap with the service project. You are welcome to join the service project in progress.

8:30-9:30 a.m.: Heilicher Family Service Project in the Manny Fingerhut Auditorium, preparing packages for PRISM food shelf in partnership with Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis (JFCS).

2:45-3:15 p.m.: The school community will end our day listening to MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech and the choir will also sing. Parents and guests are welcome to attend.

You can help us collect supplies for the MLK service project by purchasing one of the items shown here. We will need these items by or before January 10. All items can be delivered to Ryan Bradley's office (Room M25).

*Special message for eighth-grade families: This year, eighth-grade students will attend the MLK Annual Breakfast, sponsored by The General Mills Foundation and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), on January 21. Students will depart by bus from Heilicher at 6:45 a.m. for The Armory in downtown Minneapolis (500 S 6th St.). Since permission slips have already been signed, no additional forms are needed. Please have your children here by 6:30 a.m. so we can leave on time. We should be back at school by 10 a.m. to participate in more learning and activities. Additional details will be sent via email on Monday, January 7.

Join us on Sunday, January 20 at 5:30- 7:30 p.m. in the Manny Fingerhut Auditorium as the sixth graders share their learning about middot (Jewish values) and how they pertain to the celebration of Tu B'Shevat (the New Year of the Trees). We will share an elaborate festive meal that includes the seven biblical species of Israel (These seven species were the staple foods consumed by the Jewish people in the land of Israel during biblical times). See your email invitation for more details.

Starting to think about high school? Have you thought about next steps for your child, but still have unanswered questions? Come to a Seventh Grade High School Information Meeting on Thursday, January 31 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Ben and Bernice Fiterman Beit Knesset. We will have high school counselors on hand to answer your questions. To RSVP, please contact Ethan Tarshish.