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April 8: ACT Testing

April 8: YouScience e-Learning for 10th Grade

April 10: Tornado Drill, 1:45 pm (Sever Weather Awareness Week)

April 18: No School, Contract Holiday

April 26: Extravaganza Performance, 7 pm, Auditorium

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Hard to believe with our current weather but spring has sprung. With spring comes severe weather awareness time. We will be participating in the Minnesota statewide Severe Weather Awareness Week next week and conduct our severe weather drill on Thursday April 10th at 1:45.

We recently learned that some students are playing the game called ‘Nerf Wars.’ Nerf Wars is an activity involving a Nerf dart gun where team members shoot foam darts at each other. This game can become dangerous and especially if/when vehicles are involved. In other communities, this game has resulted in vehicle accidents, student injuries and at least one tragic death.

Nerf Wars are not school sponsored and are in violation of school rules at North High School. Please know that North High School and ISD 622 do not in any way sponsor, allow or condone Nerf Wars on district property. Students that bring a Nerf gun to school or participate in this game on school property will be assigned significant school consequences.

We are bringing this to your attention today in hopes of protecting the safety of all students. Please talk to your student and explain the potential dangers of this game and the potential for school consequences. Please contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Principal Wolff

kwolff@isd622.org

651-748-6010

YouSciences is an aptitude and career interest platform that informs students where they show up in the world of work. YouScience information for 10th grade e-Learning day, April 8th.

Testing Day, April 8

• On April 8th, only 11th grade students will report to school for testing.

• 11th grade will take the ACT using their school-issued Chromebooks.

• 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students will have an e-learning day

• If you are not planning on taking the ACT, please check in with the guidance office as soon as possible.

• Buses will run on a normal schedule, but students will be done at approximately 1:30 and are allowed to leave school when their rooms are dismissed if they have transportation.

If you have any questions about testing, please contact Jonathan Friedman at jfriedman@isd622.org or Stephanie Woodbury at swoodbury@isd622.org.

Coutdown to graduation has begun! Please review the information that was presented by following this link: 2025 Graduation Countdown. You also should have received our Spring Class of 2025 Graduation Countdown Edition Newsletter.

If you missed it, here's the link: Senior Newsletter

For 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students who speak multiple languages: Register here to take a Bilingual Seals test and earn credit! Go to https://www.isd622.org/learning/bilingual-seals to learn more.

"Peter and the Starcatcher" is a prequel to Peter Pan, following a young orphan, Boy (later Peter), as he and his friends encounter Molly, a Starcatcher, and embark on a journey to protect magical "starstuff" from pirates, ultimately, shaping his destiny as the boy who would never grow up!

North is one of 51 schools that are joining with that MN Vikings this year to bring the sport of Girls Flag Football to the state of Minnesota.Thanks to this grant we currently have 26 girls signed for our Flag Football Team. On Sunday March 30 the Vikings invited 2 coaches and 3 players to the MN Girls Flag Football Team Media Day to celebrate the upcoming season. Our polars met Vikings player CJ Ham and Harrison Phillips along with coaches of the team.

Mark your calendars! Flag Football games are played on Sundays so that multi-sport athletes can still participate (it's not an official MSHSL sport at this time). The first Flag Football game will be here at North, Sunday April 27th at 4 and 5 pm.

This newsletter gets updated as new opportunities come up.

Summer Programs / Trainings /Jobs

Thursday, 4/3, North's Black Student Union (BSU) and LatinX joined forces to interview Hopkins City Council Member Heidi Garrido for BSU’s Storytelling Series: A Showcase of Women’s Voices. Check out the full interview HERE!

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