Connect-March 24
Brooklyn Middle STEAM School’s (BMS) social worker, Kayla Schilling, has been named Minnesota Social Worker of the Year by the Minnesota School Social Work Association.
“I truly do this because I love these students,” Schilling said. “I want them to know that they have a person here to support them, especially in middle school, which can be a challenging time in a child’s life. You see such a growth from sixth to eighth grade.”
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Park Center Senior High students explore the teaching profession at Birch Grove School for the Arts
Students from Park Center Senior High School (PCSH) are taking part in a full-year course on exploring the teaching profession, which is a concurrent credit course with St. Cloud State University. As part of the class, the students are spending time this spring on a field experience at Birch Grove School for the Arts twice per week.
After taking part in a teaching cadet ceremony March 9 to mark the beginning of their field experiences, each PCSH student spends time with the same teacher and classroom each week to create opportunities for relationship building and mentorship from teacher to teaching cadet.
Enrollment deadline approaching for Game On and OMG summer programs
Aspen Ridge Elementary School hosts meet and greet events for new families
On March 19, Aspen Ridge Elementary School hosted a parent information night for families that will be attending the school next year. At the event, families had the opportunity to hear from Principal Patrick Smith, meet some of the staff members who will work at the school, see renderings and maps of the school, hear from student leaders and get any questions they have answered. The second parent information night will take place on April 13.
Maple Grove Senior High School student wins art competition
Maxine Cherico, a freshman at Maple Grove Senior High School, was recently selected as a winner in Hennepin County’s student art competition, in partnership with the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The countywide contest, open to students in grades six through 12 who live or attend school in Hennepin County, centered around the theme, “Belonging Begins Here: Our Stories, Our County, and Our Pride.” Winning artwork was honored and displayed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
“I chose to enter this piece because I have always had a passion for painting nails. As a child my mom would always paint my nails, and I will always remember sitting in her bedroom anxiously waiting for them to dry,” Cherico said. “It's one of those memories I hold close to my heart and I always couldn't wait to show my friends and tell them that my mom painted my nails for me. I now own a nail business and doing my own nails is one of the biggest ways I express myself. I really enjoy doing other people's nails because I love that I am able to give them an opportunity to express themselves as well.”
