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25 THINGS about St. Louis Park High School
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It was a great week for "R"elationships as we were able to deliver packages as to our seniors. The packages contained materials to prepare for graduation as well as other items for our seniors. Our administrative team enjoyed watching the pictures being taken and the smiles on the faces of our students. We also enjoyed time on the bus together as it became our mobile office each day. If you'd like to see photos that have been taken during Senior Delivery Days, visit this Flickr
photo gallery.
I have received some calls regarding graduation plans and I want to reassure our families that we are working to finalize plans. There are some more elements to gain approval on and we hope to share details soon. Thank you for your continued patience as we continue to plan a safe ceremony for our Class of 2020.
We are very excited about our June 2nd Celebration of the Class of 2020. We collaborated digitally with students, staff, and our production team this week. It was great to see elements continuing to come together and we can't wait to share on the 2nd.
Scott Meyers
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Virtual Presentation of Academic Awards
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A Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 will premiere on You Tube at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2. All seniors will be featured as the audience looks back at their childhood and forward to their plans for the future. High school memories will be shared and achievements, honors, and awards will be acknowledged. Our presentation will feature speakers from Dollars for Scholars, valedictorians and administration. Family members can watch from the comfort of home at the premiere time or at their convenience.
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| Senior box delivery continues next week. Please be watching for emails with the date/time your delivery has been scheduled. |
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Dollars for Scholars Scholarships
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Seniors who applied for local scholarships through the Dollars for Scholars program can expect to be notified about their status in their Senior box with their cap & gowns that will be delivered in the coming weeks. Due to social distancing guidelines, there will be no formal program this year, which was previously scheduled for the evening of May 20. Student scholarship recipients will be recognized in the June 2 Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020.
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The Senior Party Committee made the difficult decision to cancel the Senior Party this year. In lieu of this year's party, the committee will be sending out a small gift to each senior student. These senior gifts will be delivered by the school's Principals in the senior boxes along with graduation caps and gowns.
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Echo Receives SNO Awards
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| Staffers from Echo, the student-run news site, collaborate on content prior to leaving because of the pandemic. After the school closures, Echo has continued to post content online to its website daily. |
Each year, School Newspapers Online (SNO) offers student journalism programs with outstanding online news publications the opportunity to apply to become a SNO Distinguished Site. This month, the
Echo
staff earned this status.
Before being awarded the title of SNO Distinguished Site, Echo earned online digital badges
in
the areas of site excellence, story page design, writing, multimedia, coverage
and
audience engagement.
Last year, the Echo staff was one of 49 schools that earned all
of
the badges and the honor of
becoming a SNO
Distinguished
Site.
SNO also recognizes individual content in its Best of SNO program. This year, SNO compiled a list of the top 24 national Best of SNO stories from the year. An Echo story
by seniors Marta Hill, Maggie Klaers and junior Talia Lissauer made the top 24 list. This year, Echo students had 38 Best of SNO stories in total. You can see all of them
here
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To see the outstanding work of the journalism staff of Echo, please visit this link.
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3 HS Choir Students Accepted Into All-State Choir!
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THREE Choir students have been accepted into All-State Choir, which is the most Choir has ever had in one year! The 3 students are all juniors -- Ari Braverman has been accepted into All-State Tenor/Bass Choir as a Bass I; Leo Dworsky and Phoebe McKinney have been accepted into All-State Mixed Choir, as Tenor I and Soprano I, respectively.
Students had to submit an audition recording in March that included an unaccompanied solo of an Italian Art Song; an unaccompanied scale; and a classical vocal solo with accompaniment. The 3 students are among 248 selected out of 857 auditioners.
Unfortunately, the traditional All-State Summer Camps have been cancelled due to the pandemic. Instead, students are tentatively going to be rehearsing February 9-13, 2021, and then present a concert at Orchestra Hall. So proud of these great humans!
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Drone Team Wins Championship at State
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Last weekend our school participated in the 2nd Annual Minnesota State High School Drone Racing Tournament virtually. 20 Teams from 16 programs in Minnesota competed.
Rafe Covin placed 2nd and Clayton Horstman Olson placed 3rd in the individual competition against an unstoppable pilot from Eden Prairie. The races were awesome! They put in countless hours of practice and stepped up their game to become two of the best pilots in the state and beyond.
We had two teams qualify out of a field of 20 plus teams. Marcos Tapia Vizcara and Will Schwietering (top high school drone pilots in the state when it comes to real life drones) placed 5th overall. These two did an amazing job representing SLP. Clayton and Rafe were truly the best team in the state. One pilot alone cannot win the team competition and these guys proved they were the best team beating the individual state champion and his teammate!
So proud of these guys and the rest of the drone team. Congratulations!
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AP Make-Up (Late) Exams June 1-5
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Taking the late test because of technical issues?
Make sure you have the most updated version of browsers for testing.
Double check the day and time of your exam!
What You Can Do Now!
Two Days Before Each Exam
On Exam Day
- Students should log in 30 minutes prior to exam time. Students are responsible for knowing the exam schedule.
- Don't panic if something goes wrong. If you accidentally close your browser or your device crashes, log in again with the e-ticket and continue test.
- Long wifi disruptions or other big technical issue - just request a late exam.
Contact Jami LaPray - AP Exam Coordinator with questions at lapray.jami@slpschools.org.
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Band Equipment Drop Offs
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School-owned items/equipment drop-offs at Door 1 of SLPHS
(this includes instruments, flip-folder, jazz mouthpiece, warm-up book):
- Wednesday, May 27th, 6-8pm
- Thursday, May 28th, 10am-noon AND 3-5pm
*Seniors may do their handprint during one of these times.
Please communicate if none of the times work to avoid a hold on diploma/grade. You can email Steve Schmitz at schmitz.steven@slpschools.org.
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Due to the Stay at Home order for the publishing plant, the yearbook arrival date has to be pushed back. Right now, our goal is to be able to distribute yearbooks to seniors around the time of graduation on June 23rd. Yearbook distribution for 9th through 11th graders will occur at a later date. We can release more specific details once book production is reopened. Thank you for your patience.
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Support the Class of 2020
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The St. Louis Park Public Schools Foundation is launching a community-wide effort to celebrate our seniors. Show your Park Pride for the class of 2020 by planting a lawn sign in your front yard for all to see!
The Class of 2020 will finish its senior year at home, instead of cruising the halls with friends, attending prom, starring in one final performance or playing in one last game.
Your donation will help fund future innovative classroom grants for St. Louis Park students for years to come.
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2020 Summer School Information
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2020 High School Summer School Information
Grade 9 - Distance learning is teacher lead
June 8th to June 26th from 8AM to noon
Grade 10-12 - Distance learning taught on line using PLATO
June 8th to June 26
Please fill in the two require forms below:
Grade level counselors will be sending emails to students who should consider summer school or if you know you need it, you can sign up on the links above.
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St. Louis Park School District offering PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR SLP STUDENTS!!
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Seeking four Youth Data Analyst interns to join our Assessment, Research, and Evaluation team at the SLP District Office this summer. Our team is looking for students who will help us analyze district data through the lens of race, critical theory, current education research and their own experience. This is a seven-week summer position starting on June 29.
St Louis Park Schools recently received a large donation from a private foundation to support career and college readiness activities for high school students. Some of the funds are allocated to develop a student internship program in partnership with the district.
For a more detailed job description and to apply, click here on the SLP Human Resources page.
Applications are due by June 4, 2020.
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Virtual Minnesota State Week
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This is a unique opportunity for students to learn about higher education options from the comfort and safety of their own homes! The colleges and universities of Minnesota State are coming together for one week June 22-June 26 to offer special virtual information sessions so students can learn more about their academic options, financial aid, transferring from a two-year college to a four-year university, and more. Students can even apply for FREE anytime during the week.
Learn more about Virtual Minnesota State Week on our website.
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SLPHS Career and College Virtual Events Page
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Go to the SLP Career and College site any time for more information about virtual college events.
https://www.slpschools.org/Page/2514 |
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Financial Aid for Fall 2020
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Attention Seniors
Your Financial Aid award package for the 2020-2021 academic year is based on financial information from 2018. If your family financial situation has changed since that time, we encourage you to contact your financial aid office for a Special or Unusual Circumstances appeal. All schools are required to have an appeals process and should be able to guide you through the paperwork you'll need to submit. Many schools have appeal information on their website, or you can always call the office or send an email for more personalized information and service. Considering that more students may need appeals now due to COVID-19, you'll want to start this process as early as you can and follow up immediately with any requests from your Financial Aid office.
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Postsecondary Enrollment Options
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Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college-level, nonsectarian courses at eligible participating postsecondary institutions.
Ms. King and Ms. Cosgrove invite you to the PSEO Chat Q&A, and Information Session:
Thursday, May 28th
3:30pm - 3:45pm - Open Q & A forum. Please ask us any questions, advice, etc., that you have on your mind.
3:45pm - 4:30pm - PSEO presentation with Q & A at anypoint.
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 574-404-7965
PIN: 513 268 265#
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Change to Chill Resources
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With school closures, we are all living in a time of uncertainty. Stress levels are rising not only for adults, but also for our kids and teens. Your Change to Chill and Health Powered Kids teams are here to support you through a Mental Health Virtual Care Package for students, teachers, and parents who are all adjusting to distance learning. In our care package you'll find activities for de-stressing that can be done as a class, as a family, one-on-one with a child or as an individual. We know our community can build resilience through stress prevention and reduction activities like physical activity, mindfulness and more to get through this challenging period.
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Driver's Ed Course Sections
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SLPHS Driver's Education
To Enroll During School Closure
Send registration form & payment to:
Driver Education Office
4925 Dupont Avenue North
Mpls, MN 55430
Section 5 | June 8-19 AM : FULL
Section 6 | June 8-19 PM : 18 seats available
Section 7 | July 20-31 AM : 23 seats available
Section 8 | July 20-31 PM : 23 seats available
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SLPHS Girls Soccer:
We hope this message finds all SLP families safe and well. In preparation for the Fall sports season, with many unanswered questions (like will there be a season?), we felt it was important to try to connect as a program. We have information for returning players and want to encourage new participants to get involved.
The St. Louis Park High School Girls Soccer team will be doing two online meetings (Zooms) this weekend at these links:
and
Coaches, captains and returning parents will share information on plans for the upcoming season and answer general questions related to participating. New and returning parents are encouraged to attend.
Go to
gopark.org
for athletic event information and sports registration.
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St. Louis Park
High School
6425 West 33rd St., St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Phone: 952-928-6100 *
Fax: 952-928-6113
www.gopark.org (
Go Park - SLP Athletics Website)
Click here for the Districtwide Calendar
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