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FIM Leaders -- Reminder about your new leaders for 2017-'18

-- President - Alisha Mitchell

-- Vice-President -- Laveka Belyeu

-- Secretary -- Javon Westberry

**FIM Meeting's are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm. Please call 612-879-6703 if you are coming and if your child's to stay at the school. Snacks are always served.**

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Staff Highlight

Hello family and friends of FAA! My name is Almena Baskett and I am the second grade teacher here at Friendship Academy of the Arts. I am very excited and eager to work with you and your child and being apart of the FAA family. I attended Minnesota State University, Mankato for 5 years and received my BS in Elementary Education and started my teaching career with the FAA family.

Teaching has always been a passion of mine since I was about seven years old. I am eager to build a relationship with every student, parent, and staff member here at Friendship Academy! I am looking forward to having a fun and productive year!

-Almena Baskett

Friendship Academy BDPA

This is the third year that FAA scholars participated in the BDPA program that teaches them a range of computer programming activities including coding. They really enjoyed this program and expressed how much they liked creating animated cartoons.

Photo of the students who participated in the Saturday BDPA program with their awards they received at a luncheon in their honor recognizing their accomplishments.

Congrat's and Wow!!!

FAA 3rd & 4th Grade give an exceptional performance to thousands in attendance at the Ordway on MLK Day!

Scholars also had the privilege to meet the new St. Paul Mayor Honorable Melvin Carter backstage at the Ordway on the MLK Day Celebration.

The Ordway will never be the same after the performance of FAA Scholar's along with BSOMA on MLK Day. This performance championed the cover of the StarTribune Newspaper the next day. Awesome job with special thanks to David Billingsley of BSOMA.

FAA Scholars and BSOMA Perform at Minnesota's 2018 MLK Celebration

Friendship Scholar's Accepted the Challenge to do the "SKOL" Chant. Check it out!!!

Friendship Academy of the Arts SKOL Chant

Go Viking's !!!

Go Viking's!!!!!

Go Viking's!!!!

Go Viking's!!!!!!

"SKOL"

The Family Involvement Meeting on Credit,

Rated a Score of "Excellent"

Who said only FAA Scholar's can have fun

as they learn about money; our VIP's ( very involved parent's) came out to learn and share as they become financially fit with credit matters.

After the presentation, discussion and sharing they had fun winning prizes and a drawing. This happens at every Family Involvement Meeting ( FIM). If you have not had the chance to come to a FIM meeting there is still time to meet other FAA VIPs and get involved. Meeting's are the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm here at the school.