The AGAPE Times

• March 2nd-6th - School Social Worker Appreciation Week
• Mar 3rd - Infant CPR w/Ms. McGee and Nurse Amy - Cafeteria or Comp Lab @ 11:15am
• Mar 3rd - Common Ground girls group w/Ms. McGee - 11:45am during lunch
• Mar 4th - AGAPE Student Leadership Team meeting 8:30am
• Mar 11th - Childcare Advisory Lesson w/Nurse Emmy 8:30am
• Mar 17th - LUCKY DAY - Wear green and learn about the history of Shamrock Shakes, Leprechauns and 4 leaf clovers
• Mar 17th - Common Ground girls group w/Ms. McGee - 11:45am during lunch
• Mar 18th - 2026 Graduate Meeting #2 w/Ms. Sparkman 8:30am
• Mar 19th - Yoga w/Ms. Jody 2pm
• Mar 20th - Staff Development Day - No school for students/Childcare closed for conferences
• Mar 26th - Yoga w/Ms. Jody 2pm
• Apr 3rd - Last Day of Quarter 3
• April 6th - 10th - SPPS Spring Break - AGAPE and HeadStart Childcare Closed
• April 20th-24th - Spirit Week

All students will take who did not take this new-to-SPPS reading assessment w/Ms. Lund or Ms. Voeks on Feb 24th will still need to take it! Connect with Ms. Lund asap!

Ms. Voeks is AGAPE's Testing Coordinator. AGAPE has testing usually in Late January through May.

• Access testing will take place January 26-March 19 for EL students during 1st and 3rd hours
• ACT testing will be March 10-19 in the Computer lab 8:30am-12pm
• MCA Testing will be March 2-May 8 in the computer lab during 3rd hour with Ms. Voeks

1. Reading for 10th grade students
2. Math for 11th grade students
3. Science for Biology/Life Sciences students

• Congratulations to Nao on the birth of her daughter, Astrid!
• Congratulations to Scarleth on the birth of her daughter, Astryd!
• Congratulations to Keymiah on the birth of her daughter, Yamiah!

• Our next Native Girls group will be March 12th (see flyer below for remaining 2026 dates). We are excited to be working with Nicole Other Medicine, Social Worker @ SPPS Indian Education.
• Are you completing your credit recovery classes online?!?! Make an appointment with Ms. Sparkman by scanning her QR code and adding yourself to her calendar to check in!
• Ms. Sparkman can be emailed at kea.sparkman@spps.org or text her work cell at 612-834-7757

The SPPS OCCR scholarships are now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 13th.

• Firmin "ACE" Alexander Future Educator Scholarship

  • 1 - $1,000 scholarship

  • Applicants must be planning to pursue a major in Education.

• Mechanic Arts High School "M" Club Scholarship

  • 3 - $3,000 scholarships

  • Applicant must be involved in athletics.

• Olga B. Hart Education Foundation Scholarship

  • 4 - $2,000 scholarships

  • Applicants must be planning to major in a Human Services field.

To find a complete list of scholarships in your Xello account:

1. From student home page, clicks “goals and plans.”
2. Find the “college planning section” and click “manage.”
3. Find local scholarships. Click “Search local scholarships.”
4. Choose a scholarship from the list to learn more-amount awarded, requirements, how to apply, etc. Click add to save to your account.
5. This video will show you how!

Check out these scholarships with deadlines coming up:

Horatio Alger -check out future scholarships here.

Ms. Addie See is AGAPE's School Social Worker

Ms. Addie is at AGAPE on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

• Students can call The United Way '211' for additional assistance
• Groups with Ms. Addie are on Wednesdays. Keep an eye on the tv screens and the Advisory slides for group times! (Changes and additions to groups will happen again on Feb 11th!)
• Ms. Addie's email is addie.see@spps.org and she can be called or texted on her work cell: 651-279-0393
• If you need help getting food, supplies or resources during this time in our community - please use this form below!

• United Way: United Way 211 can be reached 24 hours/day for food support questions by dialing 2-1-1 on your phone or by texting your zip code to 898-211.
• Free Meals for Kids App: The Free Meals for Kids app allows you to locate additional free food resources, including days and times they are open. It can be downloaded on both Apple and Android devices and provides distance and directions to the locations.

• Hunger Solutions: Hunger Solutions provides information and advocates for hunger relief across the State. Visit the Hunger Solutions website or call their Minnesota Food Helpline on weekdays during business hours at 1-888-711-1151 to learn more. To find meal sites near you, access the Hunger Solutions search tool to locate free meal sites, as well as food shelves and other food resources near you. Please contact the organization to confirm schedules.

• https://findhelp.org/ Put your zip code in the finder and then choose "food" in the blue/green menu bar (or another basic need listed). You will then get a list of food resources in your community.

Nurse Amy is AGAPE's School Nurse. She works at AGAPE on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:15am - 1:15pm

• Reminder: Helen Keller Institute will be at AGAPE on April 15th for vision testing and frame selecting! Glasses should be ready in May and wil be delivered to AGAPE.
• AGAPE's Health and Wellness Team will be collaborating with HeadStart on some health and safety related topics this year. Stay tuned!
• Nurse Amy can be emailed at amy.buck@spps.org or she can be reached at 651-744-5601.

Email: angela.payne@spps.org
Website: agape.spps.org
Location: 1037 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-744-7970
Twitter: @AgapeSpps