Important Information for High School Families
January 23, 2022
Message from Principal Paddock

Greetings!

We are entering the final week of semester 1.  It is hard to believe we’ve made it halfway through the school year.  I hope that all students are able to finish the semester strong.  Teachers are planning how they can collaborate and support learning and student success.  Now is the time to create new goals to crush as we transition into semester 2.  Let’s have an amazing week of learning.       

Take care, be well, and GO PARK!
 
LaNisha Paddock, Principal
Parent Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC)
SAVE THE DATE!

Please join us virtually for Coffee with the Principal on Wednesday, February 23 from 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.


Learn about what’s happening at the school. Bring questions you have. Get to know our Principal team.

Hope to see you then!
PEAC
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Our wonderful Park Connections Teachers are in need of a few items as they work to make this time with students even more engaging. If you have/can purchase any of the following items to donate, please drop them off at the front office:

  • Dungeons and Dragons games/supplies
  • Coloring books
  • Colored pencils
  • Crayons
  • Yoga mats
  • Small pillows
  • Light blankets
  • Sleep masks
  • Puzzles
  • Board games (Apples to Apples, Scattergories, Boggle, Scrabble, Monopoly, Trouble, Sorry, etc.)
  • Card games (UNO - lots!, Skipbo, regular card decks, Crazy Eights, Go Fish,etc.)
  • Art paper (watercolor, sketch, cardstock)
  • Art Supplies (beads, embroidery floss, sculpting wire, pipe cleaners, pom poms, glue, material, etc.)
  • Travel magazines
  • Paints
  • Paint brushes
  • Painting paper
  • Trivia Cards
  • Anime books, magazines, etc.
  • Yarn
  • Knitting needles
  • Crochet hooks
  • Dirt
  • Small planting trays
  • Thank you cards

Thanks!
PEAC (Parent Engagement Advisory Committee)
Congratulations SLPHS Theater Students
Congrats to Ms. Schifsky and our SLPHS theater students who performed the play, These Shining Lives. The performance retold the stories of women in the workplace and their fight for justice against the Radium Dial Company. Our students will perform These Shining Lives at the one-act play subsections this week.
ACT & Girls United Donation Drive
Saint Louis Park’s ACT (Achieving Change Together) and Girls United are collaborating on a joint initiative to donate to Haven Housing, a non-profit organization in North Minneapolis dedicated to aiding women and children experiencing homelessness and other crises. Starting from February 1st-February 25th, we will be hosting a donation drive for this organization. Feel free to drop off your items by the double doors near the office. Though Haven Housing has rigid limitations on what can and cannot be donated to their organization, please do not hesitate to donate other items than provided on the list below, ACT and Girls United will make an effort to donate to other local organizations willing to take them. 

List of donatable items:
Feminine hygiene products (pads, tampons, diva cups, new hairbrushes, new FULL-SIZE fash wash and lotion) New women’s and/or children’s clothing (underwear, t-shirts, sweat pants, and sandals) Laundry Items (laundry bags, laundry soap, dryer sheets, and fabric softener)
Change to Chill
Natural Helpers is having their first Change to Chill week next week outside of the cafeteria! There will be a variety of activities throughout the week, including a raffle at the end of the week. All of the activities will be around the topic of destressing as the semester comes to a close. Events are free to participate in, but there will be an option to donate to future activities in the future. We hope to see you all there next week!
- Natural Helpers
2nd Semester PARKING PERMITS
Student parking permits are now on sale. Students will need to complete the Google Form at https://bit.ly/SLPparking indicating the desire for a parking permit. Permits will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and historically sell out quickly.

On Monday, January 24 at 8 a.m. students will be notified that they have been assigned a parking permit. At that time, payments can be made online (preferred). The link will be provided in a confirmation email. Permits are $50 per semester. If payment is not submitted by Monday, January 31 at 8:00 a.m., they will be released to anyone on the waiting list. 

Once purchased, please print a receipt and have your student bring it to the Main Office to pick up their parking permit. Students will need to have past due media center and instructional materials returned, and present a valid driver’s license to receive their permit. Vehicles without permits are subject to being towed. If you have questions/concerns or need to pay in cash or check, please contact Kiki Christensen at 952-928-6102 or christensen.kirsten@slpschools.org.
Senior Meeting Wednesday, February 9
Attention all 12th graders! Your second of four senior meetings are on Wednesday, February 9 at 10:05-10:35. Please report to your Park Connections class and login to the meeting virtually. The virtual link will be sent to your school email account. 
Important Dates
  • January 28, NO SCHOOL- End of Semester 1-Grading Day
  • February 4, NO SCHOOL- District Professional Development Day