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Join us on Saturday, May 18 at the Oakdale Nature Preserve for a fun-filled day of games and performances!

Tartan partnered with the Royal Credit Union last Tuesday for Financial Game Day. Students simulated what it would be like to pay for housing, childcare, household necessities, and more while maintaining a budget.

Students at North St. Paul High School were lifting each other up as part of Shoe Day — a program by NAMI Minnesota that encourages teens to imagine themselves in each others' shoes.

Students wrote encouraging messages to their peers who struggle with mental illness. You can see the feature on the WCCO website.

Last week, Castle students participated in a program with Elpis, a non-profit that helps youth gain tools for their future. The bird feeder program, created by Veteran Karl Erickson, helps kids learn woodworking skills.

Both North and Tartan had great showings at the State Adapted Bowling Tournament last weekend! Full results can be found on the MSHSL website.

North and Tartan bowlers shine at the State Adapted Bowling Tournament

Bowlers from North and Tartan found success across all three divisions at last week's Minnesota High School League State Adapted Bowling Tournament. The tournament was held last Friday, May 10, 2024, at Bowlero in Brooklyn Park. Here are the results for our District 622 participants.

ASD Division

5th place - Singles - Tartan High junior Vince Hickenbottom

2nd place - Doubles - North High senior John Odddaiwi and sophomore Leo Yang

1st place - Team - North High sophomore Leo Yang, junior Dylan Vue, senior John Oddaiwi, and senior Nathan Sveen

2nd place - Team - Tartan High junior Gabe Donald, junior Vince Hickenbottom, junior Jackson Meulemans, and 9th-grader Garrett Methner

CI Division

1st place - Singles - North High senior Travion Johnson

9th place - Singles - Tartan High junior Jameer Patterson

2nd place - Doubles - Tartan High senior Joshua Thompson and junior Jameer Patterson

PI Division

1st place - Singles - North High 9th-grader Rosaria Valles

1st place - Doubles - North High senior Lucas Eide and 9th-grader Rosaria Valles

4th place - Doubles - North High senior Nardin Izaola and senior Victoria Kulstad

1st place - Team - Tartan High senior Ali Milan, junior Louie Romero, sophomore Charlotte Chitwood, and 9th-grade

3rd place - Team - North High senior Nardin Izaola, senior Victoria Kulstad, sophomore Addison Cuffe, and junior Tashayanna Collins

On May 7, 2024 The American Indian Education program held a student honoring for Pre-K, 5th, 8th and 12th grade graduating students. Along with this years celebration, we also honored Robin Nelson with a beautiful blanket. She was recently nominated as Elder of The Year by the MN Indian Education Association.

The Community Ed. Dept. has been awarded a 3 year grant of $1.5 million dollars by the MDE to create new afterschool programming options for middle school students. The result of this grant will be the creation of the afterschool program F.L.I.G.H.T. (Future Leaders Inspiring Growth, Honor and Talent).

F.L.I.G.H.T will be implemented at both John Glenn and Skyview Middle School as a 5-day week afterschool program, with a daily operating schedule of 2-6 p.m. F.L.I.G.H.T. will be a completely free program, and will be open to all students attending either John Glenn or Skyview.

The main purpose of F.L.I.G.H.T. will be to provide students with a wide variety of enrichment clubs, academic support, leadership opportunities and culturally affirming clubs. Students will be able to participate in clubs with focuses on art, science, financial literacy, athletics, cultural appreciation, theater, debate, music and much more. Many clubs will also contain an academic focus that will qualify them as Targeted Services classes and that will allow students to improve vital academic skills while enrolled in the club. Clubs will be run by a combination of licensed teachers, paraprofessionals, outside vendors and student leaders from within ISD 622.

Do you like meeting people while working out and listening to music? Then you are in luck! Join us for our new and improved Water Aerobics class.

Enrollment for ECFE Summer and 2024-2025 school year is open! There are two new classes that are being offered which begin in the fall of 2024.

This year the Golden Prom will be highlighted on the news at WCCO-TV (CBS). Be sure to reserve your tickets to this heartwarming yearly event!

Golden Prom Tickets

Previous Golden Prom YouTube video

We are excited to announce our new catalog containing many opportunities to fill your upcoming summer days!

Special mention goes out to Tartan High School senior Simone Chounlamontry for her beautiful watercolor print that won 1st place in our catalog cover contest. And to 8th grade Skyview student Drayton Carter whose colored pencil drawing won second place in the contest! Happy browsing!

LFA Summer Catalog

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is excited to launch the Statewide Testing Redesign Survey. Your voice and the perspectives of your community are important to this effort as new academic standards are adopted in science, reading, and math, along with new assessments.

The survey is now open for submissions until May 19. It should take no longer than 15 minutes and responses will be completely anonymous.

MDE is hoping individuals in these groups will share their perspective:

• Students in grades 8–12

• Families of students in grades K–12

• Classroom educators

• School-level leadership staff

• District-level leadership staff

• Assessment coordinators

• Community group members and leaders

• State agency staff

Following Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates, ISD 622 has updated its COVID-19 protocol. See attached for more information:

We would like to highlight/give a shoutout to alumni of District 622 in upcoming editions of our e-News. Please complete the alumni news form if you have interesting news to share regarding alumni of District 622.

Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is now open.

Find more information at www.isd622.org/enroll

Dual immersion programs now enrolling!

Find information about the programs at isd622.org/language-immersion

Minnesota has identified cases of measles in children who recently returned to the U.S. after traveling internationally. The decline in measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine coverage, coupled with the increase in measles disease nationally and internationally, puts Minnesota at risk of additional measles cases and a measles outbreak.

MDH has information about measles and the MMR vaccine: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/measles/measlesfacts.html

If your child has any symptoms, please contact your medical provider and school nurse.

Is My Child Well Enough?

Washington County is offering monthly vaccination clinics. Appointments can be scheduled on the Washington County website.

View the attachment below for more information.

Visit the Peachjar electronic flyer page and click on your school's name to see what's happening at your school and in our community.

We're Hiring! Join ISD 622!

We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and passionate about what they do. Join our team and become a Paraeducator, Substitute Teacher, or School Bus Driver (we'll help you get your CDL)!

Please visit our careers site for a list of open positions.

For more information please contact Human Resources at (651) 748-7421.

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