South St. Paul High School Weekly

Happy Friday Packer Families,

As we work to meet our district mission to "Ignite a passion in every learner to inquire, continuously improve, and engage in positively changing our world" and strive to deliver on the Desired Daily Experience we want for our Students, Families, and Staff, district leaders are asking for your feedback regarding our work in South St. Paul Public Schools during the past year. Please take a few minutes to complete the 2022-23 End-of-Year Family Survey.

Your survey responses are anonymous. While the survey will ask for the building(s) your student attends, we will not ask or collect specific identifying information like name or email address. Building information will be used to understand the impact of work in different areas. Results will be used to evaluate our work and provide feedback for reflection and improvement.

Please complete a separate survey for each school in which you have students enrolled; you will have the opportunity to select another school after you respond to the questions for the initial school you select. Please respond to the following survey by 4:00 PM on Friday, May 26, 2023. Thank you for your participation.

Please make sure to read over the rest of the newsletter because some very important information can be found in the newsletter.

Have a wonderful weekend. Go Packers!

Sincerely,

Chuck

Mr. Chuck Ochocki

South St. Paul High School Principal

700 2nd Street North

South St. Paul, MN 55075

(651) 457-9402

cochocki@sspps.org

Packer Pride: Today. Tomorrow. Forever.

May 24: Packer Plus W.I.N. Wednesday

May 29: No School, Memorial Day

5/29- No School- Memorial Day

5/30-

5/31- W.I.N. Wednesday

6/1- Final Exams in periods 4, 5, 6

6/2- Final Exams in periods 1, 2, 3. Students check-in to period 4, return devices, senior picnic on the competition field. We will hand out the caps and gowns at the senior picnic.

Hey SSP High School Drivers, Students and Teachers alike!

Got a fly ride? Did you flip your whip? If you've got a cool car and want everyone to see it, or if you just want to see how your fellow students, and even some teachers, roll, then we have an event for you!

On Saturday, May 20th, from 10am until 1pm in the TRHS Student Parking Lot, TriDistrict CAPS is hosting the first ever "TriDistrict CAPS and Cars Student and Community Car Show."

Just want to come and see what TriDistrict students and staff are driving? Enter the TRHS lot off of Delaware, starting at 10am.

Have a car you want to show? Go to this website: bit.ly/CAPSandCARS2023 for more information, and to register your vehicle for the show! Drivers showing their vehicles will get a follow up email with instructions for day-of-show procedures. "

Minnesota law requires that all children are vaccinated against certain diseases or have a legal exemption on file to enroll in school. Students entering 12th grade will be required to have documentation of (or a legal exemption) for the booster dose of meningococcal vaccine. (Most students received the initial dose of this vaccine when they entered 7th grade.)

Teenagers and young adults are at higher risk for meningococcal disease, a serious illness that can lead to an infection of the brain and spinal cord. This booster dose is important to make sure they are fully protected. Here is a link for more information: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/meningococcal/basics.html

If your child has already had the meningococcal booster shot, which is usually given at age 16, please bring in his/her shot record to the Health Office. If he/she has not had it, plan to get this. We are a "No shots, No school" school district. Your child will not be admitted to classes if we don't have a record of the shot. He/she/they will be sent home.

Packer Athletes working hard to improve themselves and their teams! All SSP athletes (and aspiring athletes) grades 6-12 are invited to join the Summer Strength and Speed program. No better way to be challenged and improve than around fellow SSP athletes and coaches.

More info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19yeIoWjaP6SsVI-FffwF3BwZBGB72xWm/view?usp=sharing

Link to sign up: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing?eid=20950&embed=1

Work with a volunteer tutor for help with homework assignments in any subject. Open to K–12 students, no appointment necessary. For more information click on the link:

Homework Help

Every day, over 3,500 youths start vaping. In 2018 alone, the number of high school students who vape nearly doubled. There is a vaping epidemic in this country, especially among teens.

To help all of us better understand vaping, I have created a 4 part series about vaping called Vaping 101: What Parents/Guardians Need to Know. Please check out the first three videos (they are short).

Vaping 101: What Parents/Guardians Need to Know- part 1

Vaping 101 What Parents/Guardians Need to Know- part 2

Vaping 101 for Parents/Guardians Need to Know- part 3

Vaping 101 for Parents/Guardians Need to Know- part 4

Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn college credit tuition free while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college courses. With traditional PSEO, these courses are generally offered on the campus of the postsecondary institution; some courses are offered online.

Want more information about PSEO at SSP High School? Please check out this video: PSEO Video

Open Door Mobile Pantry: Free food distribution once per month at Kaposia. Open to all residents, No appointment or personal information is required to receive food. The next distribution is February 13 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.

Saturday Food Distribution: Neighbors Inc is hosting Saturday food distributions for anyone in need. The third Saturday every month from 10:00 am - 11:30 am at Neighbors Inc in South St. Paul.

Free Take ‘n Bake Meals: Free meals are available to residents each week at Central Square. Meals are available Mondays after 3:00 pm and can be picked up anytime before Saturday at 2:00 pm while supplies last.

Every Meal: Every Meal is FREE for all families. Meals are placed discreetly in student’s backpacks before going home each weekend to help fill weekend food gaps. Families with multiple students can sign up for a bag for each student. Click here to apply.

With the holidays coming up, stay healthy and safe! Test for COVID before visiting family and before coming back to school. Pick up a free COVID test from any school health office or fill out this link to get a test kit sent home with your student. Free tests for staff and students. All positive test results for students and staff should be reported to Nurse Shawne at skrueger@sspps.org.

Email: cochocki@sspps.org
Website: https://www.sspps.org
Location: 700 2nd Street North, South Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-457-9402