


The AGAPE Times
a newsletter for students and families - 2024/25 Vol 8
IMPORTANT DATES January & February 2025
Upcoming Important Dates
- 1/20 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - AGAPE and HeadStart closed
- 1/24 - Last day of Quarter 2 - AGAPE OPEN - HeadStart IS CLOSED THIS DAY (IMPORTANT!!!)
- 1/27 - Grading Day for Teachers (Non-student day) - AGAPE CLOSED, HeadStart OPEN
- 1/28 - Day 1 of Quarter 3 & Legal Rights Center All School Circle @ 12:45pm
- 2/5 - AGAPE Career Fair - 1pm-3pm in Ms. Voeks and Em's Classrooms
- 2/6 - Dental Day - See Nurse Amy with questions
- 2/10 - NAAPID (National African American Parent Involvement Day) and Q2 Honor Roll Assembly! 2pm-3pm
- 2/12 - Construct Tomorrow field trip (See Ms. Roozen/Ms. Sparkman for details and to sign up!)
- 2/17 - President's Day - AGAPE and HeadStart closed
- 2/26 - AGAPE Flexible Spring Conferences - All Day, in person, virtual or phone!
No School on Monday, January 20th
Click the link for Resources and Ideas to Celebrate the MLK Day of Service
Childcare CLOSED AGAPE OPEN on Friday, 1/24!!!
Students who use the HeadStart childcare and CANNOT find alternative care will be excused for the day. This does NOT apply to students whose children use Hubbs Childcare.
AGAPE Winter Flexible Conferences Feb 26th - All Day (In person, Virtual, Phone)
Contact the Main Office at 651-744-7970 to schedule a conference with teachers!
Testing Information
Access Testing
ACCESS testing for ELL students will take place at AGAPE from February 3rd through March 21st.
Please click the link below to view SPPS' Family letters (English, Spanish and Karen translations included) for more information about ACCESS testing in SPPS.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GDwB9b_n74T-lGwif6Kcmk_Xs5dYw65uq0netcXNAME/edit?usp=sharing
Minnesota Bilingual Seals and Certificate Testing
Earn Free College Credit! Assessments will take place for 10th, 11th and 12th grader students on February 24th and 25th at AGAPE. Talk to Ms. McCully for more information! Here is the link to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNbu-tAbHIUr71AOgJ1XOKqOjmfrp1oq9XVsKe3FdLvLXa_g/viewform
AGAPE Students of the Week Awards
Darlene Simmons
Week of October 28th, 2024
Monjue Kwitee
Week of November 4th, 2024
Tatianna Green
Week of November 11th, 2024
Sara Zeon
Week of November 18th, 2024
Nye Meh
Week of November 25th, 2024
Astrid Orellana Zavala
Week of December 9th, 2024
Interested in Driver's Ed?
From Ms. Sparkman:
Interested in getting your Driver's License? Saint Paul Public School Community Ed: Driver Education winter courses are open for registration. They have a few difference cohorts starting in February, some are even ONLINE!
Please find information on teen licensing and SPPS Driver Education registration here:
https://stpaul.ce.eleyo.com/courses/category/80/classes-for-youth/driver-education%E2%80%942
Health and Wellness at AGAPE
Information about Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Birthdays at AGAPE
SPPS 24/25 Rights & Responsibilities Handbook (Translations below!)
AGAPE 24/25 FAMILY INVOLVEMENT HANDBOOK - LINK BELOW!
Campus Transportation Information
AGAPE has transportation changes almost every Wednesday. New route information is posted on our student Schoology group on Tuesdays and is also posted on our bus board at AGAPE. Click the PDF below to view instructions on how to look up your transportation in Campus Student
Family Engagement Plan 2024/2025
Parents Right to Know - click document below for more info!
AGAPE High School
Email: lois.vosika-weir@spps.org
Website: agape.spps.org
Location: 1037 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-744-7970
Twitter: @AgapeSpps