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PA LA DIN PRESSPALADIN CAREER & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

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Feb 20 No School/Holiday

Feb 28 ACT/Tech Day

Mar 1 Deadline - Drivers Ed Registration

Mar 7 & 9 MCA Tests

Mar 7 & 9 Spring Conferences

Mar 10 No School/Staff Development

Mar 13 - 17 Spring Break

April 6 End of Qtr 3

April 7 No School/Staff Development

April 10 Start of Qtr 4

April 14 No School/Holiday

April 25 - 27 MAP Assessment

May 15 - 19 Spirit Week

May 19 Senior Credit Deadline

May 20 PROM

May 29 No School/Holiday

June 1 Commencement

June 2 End of Qtr 4

June 5 J-Term Begins

June 9 Last Day of School

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CORNERHello Paladin Knight Community-

I hope this newsletter finds you well and you?re enjoying the beginning of 2017! We are feeling an immense amount of love from the donations we have received from our community and stakeholders over the last couple of months. M any of our students and families are challenged with basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter. It?s the support we are getting from our community that is helping us meet these challenges head on. Research shows that if

we can provide a safe school climate and remove social and economic barriers in the lives of our students, they will thrive emotionally, socially and academically. This, in turn, creates a foundation for a successful future after high school, but we need your continued support. Please continue to spread the message of what we do and the needs we have.

We at Paladin would like to remind our community members that they are cared for no matter what. Regardless of social, political, economic or religious beliefs, we believe that what hurts my brother/sister, hurts me. Let's empower each other to be agents of positivity, change, respect and tolerance.

We are excited about our latest Paladin Press, as it?s jam packed with our latest and greatest! We got your back, thanks for having ours!

- Brandon Wait

STUDENT - LED CONFERENCE NIGHT

Tuesday and Thursday, March 7 & 94:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Early Release @ 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday

In order to include your ideas and perspectives in our conference procedures, we ask you to fill out the attached survey and bring it with you at your scheduled conference time. This survey will help you to organize your thoughts and concerns about your student?s performance, and help you to participate in our discussions.

You can expect the following things to happen at your conference:

You and your student will have time to go through their project proposals and progress report.You and your student will then meet with the Student Success Coordinator to discuss your students?s learning and performance. It is their chance to show you all the work they have done this year. Your input will be important for setting their individual learning goals for the remainder of the year.

PA LA DIN PRESS ? FEB/M A R 2017

PA LA DIN PRESS ? FEB/M A R 2017

M AAP STAR S is a student leadership organization for alternative schools throughout the state of M innesota. We focus on Success, Teamwork, Achievement, Recognition, and Self-Esteem.

We began meeting in January after we attended our fall conference where one of our own Paladin Officers was voted to be a State Officer. The new year has been very busy with our membership growing to 17 members. We meet for two hours every week, but we correspond through email and group projects throughout the week. The team is able to focus on their academics along with building their leadership skills.  As a member of the team, students are responsible for logging their time on Project Foundry to earn credit and also for helping to lead/plan meetings.

We have planned two Paladin community building activities. We have done a Winter Wonderland Hot Cider stand and we are currently working on our School Unity Project that brings everyone together equally.

We have been working on fundraising. We are doing a Valentine's Day Flower sale and are getting ready to do a fundraiser at Pizza Ranch in Champlin. This money will help us to pay for the cost of our team to travel to the state competition and also for us to plan events for our fellow student body.

One of our team goals is be the best we can be at our State Spring Conference in April. We will compete with other alternative schools from all over the state in group and individual events. The competitions range from speech writing to group problem solving, to demonstrations. 

For more information: See Heidi/John C.

UPCOMING EVENTS .

Tues, Feb. 14th - Valentine Flower Sale

M on, M arch 27th - Champlin Pizza Ranch 10% Proceeds

Potential 2017 Graduates:

Mark your calendars!

If you would like to walk at graduation on June 1st, you must

have no more than .25 credits remaining on M ay 19th.

Potential graduates will begin meeting with Sarah Sannes in M arch to review credits and graduation requirements.  

SENIOR CREDIT DEADLINE - MAY 19TH

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, Requirements are set by each college, but generally 11th graders need to be in the top 1/3 of their class and 12th graders in the top 1/2 of their class. 10th graders who passed the 8th grade M CA Reading test may be eligible to take one Career & Technical Education course initially and if that class is passed with a C or better, the college may allow more classes the following semester. Some colleges have other eligibility allowances

besides class rank which may permit students who are not in the top 1/3 or 1/2 to still be eligible for PSEO.

Information about each college's requirements can be found on the college's webpage. Students need to meet course requirements, which are determined by Accuplacer or ACT scores. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA at the college in order to remain in PSEO. Some courses (such as CN A, construction, EM S etc.) have an age minimum due to state regulations. If you are interested - See Sarah Sannes. Colleges are enrolling students now for fall 2017.

POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT OPTIONS (PSEO)

PROM - SAVE THE DATESaturday, M ay 20th

On Saturday, M ay 20th, we will be setting sail down the M ississippi R iver on a Padelford riverboat. We hope for beautiful weather and an enchanted Parisian evening.  

T ickets - $20/each On Sale - April

Updates - Facebook, Email, Paladin Press

PALADIN CLINICBringing Healthcare to You

Every Wednesday 12:30 - 2:30COMING SOON - MARCH 1ST

- Cold / Flu- Strep Throat- UTI- M inor Injuries- Skin

- Pink Eye- Ear Infections- STD- Pregnancy

N am e: TaLeah Oliver

Place of Em ploym ent: YM CA and M cDonald?s

Posit ion: YM CA-school age child care grades K-5

Length of Em ploym ent: 3 months at the YM CA and over a year at M cDonald?s

Words of Wisdom : It was not hard getting the jobs that I have. You have to make sure you apply for a job that you know you?ll enjoy and be good at.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

PA LA DIN PRESS ? FEB/M A R 2017

PALADIN THANKS YOU!

T hank you for your generous donations!

Helping Hand Food Pantry -

MPLS

Winter Jackets

Food Bank Items

ACT TEST PLUS WRITING

Paladin will be offering the ACT on February 28, 2017 at 8:00am SHARP! All 11th grade students and any 12th grade students who have not yet taken it may test for free. This test is highly encouraged, especially for students who plan to apply to 4 year colleges and universities, but it is not required. It is also N OT a pass/fail test.

Paladin will be offering ACT prep courses in math, writing and general test taking tips. See the Seminar calendar for dates, times, and locations.

Sample tests: actstudent.org/sampletest

Test Descriptions: actstudent.org/testprep/descriptions

SAVE THE DATEFeb. 22 Anoka Tech

Career Fair

Feb. 28 ACT (All 11th & Some 12th Graders Testing)

M arch 7 M CA (10th & 11th Graders Testing)

M arch 8 M CTC Visit

M arch 9 M CA M ake up

M arch 29 St. Cloud State Visit

N EW - Each month, Paladin's Work-Based Learning Coordinators choose one student from their Quad to be recognized as their "Employee of the M onth." These students have shown dedication to their responsibilities and are fine examples of professional young adults.

OHIO STATE BOUND

Congratulations Samantha Chapman, recipient of a $500

college scholarship from United Health!

An enormous congratulatory shout out to our very own Samantha Chapman, who recently learned that she has been accepted by her dream school, Ohio State University. Samantha plans to study Pediatric N ursing. We are incredibly proud of all of her perseverance, discipline, and positivity during her years at Paladin.

N am e: David Sadowski

Place of Em ploym ent: First Select Property M anagement

Posit ion: Groundskeeper

Length of Em ploym ent: 3 months

Words of Wisdom : Find a job that you like and enjoy doing. Work through the hard times and keep the job!

N am e: Kyesha H arden Place of Em ploym ent: M cDonald?s

Posit ion: Cashier Length of Em ploym ent: 4 months

Words of Wisdom : Keep a positive attitude and school always comes first!

Valentine Flower Sale Supplies

Elizabeth Holseth (Alumni 2014) -Prom Dresses

Family / Friends -Fresh Flowers (M AAP STAR S)

In the months of February and M arch, Paladin students will be examining the meaning and value of such virtues as Fortitude, Loyalty, Idealism, and Integrity. By focusing on these character traits, Paladin students will continue to cultivate a positive, supportive school climate where academic success can flourish. It is through a culture of mindful excellence that we hope to equip and empower these leaders of tomorrow.

As an additional incentive to encourage students to do their best, there will be an end-of-year field tr ip to Valleyfair that is exclusive to those students who have earned Court of Honor membership during three or more months of this school year. All students should work toward this goal!

The following students should be particularly proud of themselves, as they have earned Court of Honor membership and open lunch access for the month of February:

Alexander Brueske, Dashay Clinton, Talia Coleman, Jocelyn Ducharme, M ason Estevez, Lily Rose Falodun, Carl Fisher, Camryn Green, Kyesha H arden, Daeshawn Houston, Deeqa Jama, Callie Johnson, Loren K irchoff, Austin Kuechle, Destynee M orris, Aja Stewart, Chynna Stewart, and Dayvonne Trotter

TOP MONTHLY POINT EARNERS

Students not only work hard to prove their individual efforts, but to contribute to their Success Team's monthly score as well. In January, our top scoring teams were:

- Sum m er's Success Team- Heidi's Success Team- Patrick's Success Team- Ronell's Success Team- Bret's Success TeamPA LA DIN PRESS ? FEB/M A R 2017

Write the R ight Way: College and Test Prep Wr it ing

Starting February 2nd, Caitlin and Tyler Small will be starting a class to help students improve their writing skills. ?Write the R ight Way? will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays during 5th period in the Sunset Room for the whole month of February. This will be a crash course in essay writing, focusing on topic selection, organization, and support. If you are planning on starting college next year, please consider joining us! We look forward to writing with you.

Paladin READ S

The Paladin READS ?Love Your Book? Challenge drawing is happening on February 10th.

There is still time to finalize a book and write your 5 paragraph essay to be entered to win dinner and movie passes for two. See the Facebook post for more details. Please keep reading and finalizing books! So far this year students have read 73 books and earned almost 8 credits JUST FOR READIN G! N eed a book idea? Ask a staff member, or come see Caitlin during 5th hour in the Sunset Room.

Reading: D onuts and Words

Starting on February 3rd, Gabby and Caitlin will be leading our sophomores in a reading workshop on Fridays during 1st and 2nd hour. Stories, learning, donuts, and juice: does it get any better? I doubt it!

PALADIN READS AND MORE....

Below are a list of our upcoming trips and treks. See Chad for details.

Feb. 21-25 Alpine Ski Trip

M ar. 1-3 Snowboarding Trip

April 4-6 Camping Trip

April 18-20 Earth Week Trip

M ay 15-18 Pow-Wow Trail Backpacking Trip

- Alazay H all- Antwan Clay- Austin Kuechle- Briana Frie- Callie Johnson- Daeshawn Houston- Damia Jennett- Elijah Enge- Elijah` Juan Allen- India Smith- Keseana Patterson- Latrell Clinkscale- Stuart Williams

Each month, Success Coordinators choose one student from their Success team to be recognized as "Student of the M onth." These students have shown leadership skills and a dedication to growth and academic progress.

January's Students of the M onth are:

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Austin Kuechle (42 Civility Points)

D estynee M orr is (265 Points Total)

Talia Coleman (85 Duty Points)

Samantha Perkins (181 Achievement Points)

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH