News and events Jan. 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

Jan 20: No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan 30: Tri 2 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Feb 17-18: No School- Presidents’ Day & Professional Development

March 6: Last Day of Trimester 2

March 7: No School- Grading Day

March 10-14: No School- Spring Break

March 17: No School- Staff Development

March 18: First Day of Trimester 3

Reminder that there is no school on Monday (1/20) in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

CRHS Track and Field Coach Russ Sullivan was recently awarded the 7AAA Boys’ Coach of the Year! Coach Sullivan has been coaching Track and Field at CRHS for 20 years, since the 2004-05 school year. As a CRHS Head Coach, Coach Sullivan strives to build strong men on and off the track and focuses on developing as many strong leaders as possible. At CRHS, Coach Sullivan has coached long jump, triple jump, high jump, sprints, hurdles, and distance. Since becoming head coach, CRHS Boys’ Track athletes have set school records in the 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m, 4 x 200m, 300 Hurdles, 1600m.

Congratulations Coach Sullivan- it's a well deserved honor, and thank you for all you do to support our students in school and on the track!

CRHS Tennis hosted its 10th Annual Winter Pickleball Tournament. 100% of the proceeds from this tournament go to CRHS student scholarships. In addition, the tournament encourages participants to contribute to the CRHS food shelf. This year, the tournament collected a pallet of food for our food shelf.

A big thank you to all who helped plan and run such a great event and to all students, staff, and community members who participated!

This past weekend members of Coon Rapids DECA competed at the MN District 4 Career Development Conference. Among the 32 DECA members that attended the competition, there were 26 students that qualified for state in at least one event! Some of the highlights at the conference included 47 overall team or individual finalists, and 37 top ten finishers for Coon Rapids High School.

• CRHS had 9 students qualify for State in two of their events!
• Sophomores Conner Pierce and Magret Kamwendo, and seniors Kelsey Koehler and Kimora Freeman earned a top twenty-five exam score at the conference.
• Special congratulations goes to Sophomore Magret Kamwendo and Junior Lilyanna Gagnon who qualified for State in all three of their events!
• In addition to state qualifiers, Senior Kimora Freeman served as a MN DECA District 4 Officer for the 2024-2025 school year.

These students will be competing in March at the DECA Minnesota State Career Development conference, for the right to represent Minnesota DECA at the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, FL this April.

All DECA members who attended should be applauded for their excellent showing. Lastly, Mr. Bodenburg and Mrs. Cook would like to thank all the DECA members who competed in the District 4 competition for their respectful and professional behavior at the conference.

Thank you for representing DECA and CRHS well, and congratulations on your achievements!

Read more about the CRHS DECA students accomplishments at the District Competition here!

The Swim & Dive Team had the Section 7AA True Team meet last weekend! The Cardinals had a number of athletes make the podium at the meet including Senior Jackson Ling in the 200 Free and 100 Butterfly, Junior Landon Egerstrom in the 50 Free, and Ben Effiom in the 100 Back. The 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay also made the podium and took home some hardware!

Congratulations to all Cardinal Swim & Dive Team athletes and coaches on an awesome weekend! Go Cardinals!

CRHS will have Late Start Mondays mornings in Trimester 2 on the following days: Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 24

Our next set of Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday January 30th from 2:50-8:00pm. Sign up for Parent-Teacher conferences using the link here. Or, use the MyConferenceTime app in the ParentVue app today!

Click on the button below to check out the CRHS Activities running this week. We'd love to see you come out and support Cardinal Nation!

Click Here for CRHS Activities Calendar

Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 5:30pm. We will be having an information session in the Auditorium for students interested in enrolling in PSEO for the first time for the 2025-26 school year. This is on our Parent-Teacher Conference night, so swing down to learn more about PSEO as you visit your student's teachers!

The Senior Class of 2025 website is up and running! This website is your “go-to location” for important information and updates on everything “Senior Class” so bookmark it today and check back often!

The Coon Rapids Community Scholarship application process will be taking place over the will open up in January and run through February. Qualifying seniors will be sent an email with further information on how to apply. There will be a few information sessions for students to apply. Successful applicants generally have a weighted GPA near 3.0 and above with strong consideration for involvement in school and community! This is an opportunity seniors do not want to miss! Over 200 scholarships were given out to recipients totaling $284,000! We have an amazing and generous community that supports Coon Rapids seniors!

We held our first session on January 9 and there will be two more sessions in February. Qualifying students should check their emails for more info.

Monday, Feb. 3: 7:35 am (Late Start in Library)

Monday, February 24: 10:16-10:46 (CORE) (Auditorium)

Seniors planning to attend ANY post-secondary institution next fall may apply. Financial need is not a factor and scholarships are awarded based on academics and school/community involvement. The deadline to apply is Feb. 28.

Check out CRCSA’s new website with more information: https://crcsa1966.org/

If you have questions, please contact Ms. Corneil-Smith in the Counseling Office at 763-506-7128 or julia.corneilsmith@ahschools.us

The Class of 2025 Senior All Night Party committee is starting to plan for the event which will take place following graduation on Sunday, June 1, 2025. One of the best parts of the Senior All Night Party is all of the great prizes! Every student who attends goes home with a fabulous prize. The committee is looking for donations for the Class of 2025 Senior All Night Party and we’ve made it super easy to donate with a handy dandy Amazon Wish List!

Class of 2025 Senior All Night Party Wish List

CRHS Staff is working the late shift for conference night on Thursday, January 30th. Let's show them our appreciation by filling their bellies! Donations can be dropped off to the main office, attention Danielle Callahan, no later than Wednesday, January 29th. We are also looking for a few volunteers to help set up our goodies in the staff lounges. Please check out the needs and sign up where you are able. Thank you so much for your consideration!

CRHS Conference Snack Donations

Embrace your inner bookstore clerk and consider helping out across the lot at CRMS! Help us make this magical event happen for our Coon Rapids families. We will need volunteers to set up, run and break down the fair. There is even a super fun artsy project for those who are looking for an at home opportunity! Check out the available slots and get in where you fit in.

CRMS Book Fair Volunteers

Volunteers are such an incredible asset to the students here at CRHS. Let’s make sure your impact is recorded and recognized. By filling out your volunteer application you are doing your part to keep our students safe while enriching their lives through extracurricular activities. You can access this year’s volunteer application here:

CRHS Volunteer Application and Criminal Record History Release Form or email your Volunteer Services Coordinator, Danielle Callahan at danielle.callahan@ahschools.us (or call (763) 506-7130)

Join Google Classroom:

CRHS Youth Service 2024 - 2025 class code: na4fsra

Contact Mrs. Borman if you have any questions julietta.borman@ahschools.us

Youth Service Volunteer Opportunities

CRHS Boys' Hockey is having a season-long dine-to-donate fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings - both the Coon Rapids and Blaine locations.

Students--Buy your 2024-25 yearbook NOW at the lowest price of the year. Check out ordering details below:

• This year's book is on sale at Jostens.com but hurry as the "Back-to-School" deal expires at midnight on Sunday!
• Payment plans available through Jostens.
• Email Ms. Berg with any questions.

Attention Senior Parents- Senior year is an important milestone in many student's lives and it’s important to find creative ways to commemorate your student’s senior year, celebrate all of their hard work and accomplishments throughout their school career, and let them know that you love and are proud of them. A fun and easy way to do this is to place a Recognition Ad, or an “Ad for Grads”, in the 2024-2025 Yearbook. This is something that your student can look back on for years to come. It is very simple to create an “Ad for Grad.” Just follow the details below:

• Visit www.jostensadservice.com to begin creating your ad today using your favorite photos of your student and a personal message.
• Choose any photos you like: a baby photo, a grade school photo, or just a photo of your student that you love--you can even take a picture of the photo you want to use and upload that image from your phone.
  
• Photos may be in color or black and white, and you pick the fonts and background.
• Ads are available in two different sizes, 1/4 page for $60 or 1/8 page for $40.
• The Ads for Grads deadline is February 1, 2025.

If you have any questions or need tips on how to upload the pictures you want to use, please email Kari Berg at karilee.berg@ahschools.us or check out this sheet from Jostens with FAQs.

Yearbook Ad FAQ

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