The Oriole Newsletter

Catalog alert! Community Education’s Early Childhood & Family Education catalog was recently mailed to community members in Osseo Area Schools. The catalog features ECFE classes for families with children birth to age five from January to May 2025. ECFE registration is open now online or by calling 763-391-8777. A registration lottery will be held Dec. 18. The program also offers ECFE visits, preschool and prekindergarten classes and Early Childhood Screening appointments. Learn more at ce.district279.org/early-childhood/ecfe.

OSH HEALTH MAGNET PROGRAM The Health Science Program is designed to support and build future leaders in Health Science and Medical fields. The program provides authentic learning experiences that prepare students to achieve their future goals in medicine. Students develop practices through hand-on, project based experiences in a professional work setting. Health Science students graduate with college credits, professional certifications, internship experiences, and memories for a lifetime. Students will learn about the Health Science Program from its Coordinator, Andy Klaers, during Advisory on December 17. For more information, check out the website here.

GENESYS WORKS! PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR CLASS OF 2026! Genesys Works is an opportunity for students to participate in a paid internship during senior year and earn up to $16,000. As high schoolers, Genesys Works students are offered business technology skills training, meaningful paid internships, college and career counseling, and alumni support. Genesys Works fuels students’ ambition so their dreams become lifelong realities. Students are placed with a partner company for the duration of their senior year of high school. Genesys Works partners with 49 local corporations. Partner companies include Target, Caribou Coffee, and Huntington Bank. Students receive skills training, college and career coaching and continued support in college as an alumni of the program. Students who are eligible and are selected will work with their counselor to schedule the internship. Current juniors will learn about the program during Advisory In December and applications are open for interested students. Application website

PAGE GRANT Page Grant is a scholarship program awarded to students of color who graduate from a Minnesota high school and attend a Minnesota post-secondary institution. Students at all levels of academic achievement seeking to pursue a 2 or 4 degree at a Minnesota college or university and agree to complete annual service projects with children can qualify for a grant. Page Grants range in value from $1,500 to $2,500 annually. Subsequent grants are based on students’ academic progress and mentoring performance. Encourage your college-bound student to learn more and apply! Application will be open on January 1, 2025.

UPCOMING CAREER PANELS The CRC offers monthly Career Panels for students to learn about a wide variety of positions in a given career field. Upcoming Career Panels include:

• January 14 - Art and Music Careers

• February 13 - Education Careers

ADVISORY SESSIONS

In December, Maz (mazanecm@district279.org) will be sharing information with students in Advisory.

• 12/3 Paying for College (seniors)

• 12/10 FAFSA (seniors)

• 12/10 Genesys Works! (juniors)

• 12/17 Osseo’s Health Science Magnet Program Information (freshmen, sophomores, juniors)

Reminder! The FAFSA will open for ALL SENIORS sometime in December. The CRC will hold a FAFSA session with senior students during Advisory on Tuesday, December 10. On January 23 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm there will be a virtual support session for students and families with specific questions or issues with their FAFSA application.