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Spring Creek student Grant Zimmerman had a special job this fall: helping prepare turkeys for the presidential pardoning! Grant will be traveling to Washington, D.C. with his father, John, for the ceremony.

This summer, KSTP featured Grant and his friends, who have helped acclimate the turkeys

Grant and his family were also highlighted on “This American Life.” The segment with Grant and his family starts around 48:00.

You can watch the footage from The White House event here.

We are excited to invite you to apply for a position on the Core Planning Team for the Reimagine Northfield High School project! This team will play a vital role in shaping the future of our school by guiding key design decisions, establishing priorities, and ensuring that our vision aligns with the needs of the community. Please note that participation in the team is voluntary, and no compensation will be provided.

You can learn more about the process and submit an application here or you can review it as part of Family Update No. 13.

The district will hold a community event to invite suggestions for the Reimagine Northfield High School project. Here are the details:

• Date: Dec. 17, 2024

• Time: 6 pm—7:30 pm

• Location: Northfield High School Media Center

The district is changing the way its advisory committees meet this year. We are having a multi-committee event on Dec. 2 beginning at 6 pm. You are invited to participate. Review the details that were in Family Update No. 13 here.

This year, the district is partnering with KYMN radio to produce the “Doing Good Things for Kids” podcast. During the year, Superintendent Hillmann will interview members of our school community who demonstrate high performance.

Director of Community Education Erin Bailey is the guest for the first season’s second episode.

• To refamiliarize families, students, teachers, and staff with e-Learning day procedures without the pressure associated with early morning decisions. View the e-Learning Day plan here.

• Elementary students will be using e-Learning Day Matrix No. 1.

• To ensure families, students, teachers, and staff understand the sites they will need to use and have appropriate passwords readily available.

• As with all e-Learning days, if you prefer your student not participate in the practice e-Learning day, you may call them in as absent and it will count as excused.

• Board packets, table files, and meeting videos are located on our website.
• You can listen to Superintendent Hillmann’s update on KYMN radio.

The Northfield School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX, including in employment. You can learn more at: https://northfieldschools.org/about/departments/human-resources/ under the Title IX tab.