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Mississippi Creative Arts School Wins Arts Integration Award

On June 1, 2023, Mississippi Creative Arts School was recognized with the Arts Schools Network (ASN) 2023 Arts Integration Award. This award is presented to schools that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in bringing arts integration strategies into the curriculum. Arts Schools Network (ASN) is the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools.

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School Wellness Spaces Improve Student and Staff Mental Health

More than 38 SPPS schools have used funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to create wellness spaces where students or staff can relax, recharge, and get into the right mindset to learn and teach.

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St. Paul Rotary Celebrates SPPS Student Achievement and Honors Michael Houston at Education Day

The St. Paul Rotary recently held its annual Education Day program, recognizing 106 students from 17 St. Paul Middle Schools.

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Eastern Heights Student Showcases Asian Accomplishments for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Kudos to Shannon Xiong from Ms. Larson's class at Eastern Heights Elementary, who decorated a full length bulletin board for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month.

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Johnson Senior High Students Receive Recognition for Excellence in Writing

Congratulations to Johnson Senior High School sophomores Eh K Yaw and Athena Xiong on receiving the designation of Excellent from the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award in Writing.

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Teacher from Global Arts Plus Selected as 2023 National STEM Scholar

Emily Harer, a science teacher from Global Arts Plus – Upper Campus is among ten teachers from eight states who have been selected to participate in the prestigious National STEM Scholar Program.

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Central High School Musicians Selected to 2023-2024 All State Music Ensembles

Being selected to All State is one of the highest honors a high school musician can achieve. Please join us in congratulating our Central All Staters!

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Congratulations to the Highland Park High School FFA Students Who Participated in the MN State Convention

The team events typically have 60+ teams competing, and individual events have 20-30 individuals.

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Superintendent Gothard Named to 2023 Junior Achievement Hall of Fame

Saint Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard was named a 2023 Laureate by Junior Achievement North and was celebrated at a special event at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis on May 10, 2023.

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Hidden River Middle School Theater Program Wows Full Houses with Beauty and the Beast Performance

Under the direction of Vanessa Novak and the musical direction of Grey Tison, the cast of 46 actors and 32 crew members took the audience on a beloved, song-filled journey that included dancing furniture, boisterous group numbers and plenty of laughs and entertainment to go around.

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Several SPPS School Counseling Programs Earn RAMP Designation

RAMP designation, awarded by American School Counseling Association (ASCA) is an amazing achievement requiring excellent comprehensive school counseling programming, hard work and persistence.

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Staff from the Office of Recruitment and Retention Take Their Efforts to North Carolina HBCUs

On April 24-26, 2023 three members from the office of Recruitment and Retention, part of the SPPS Talent Acquisition team (Danaya Franke, Daveanna Tarpeh, Anny Xiong) along with SPPS Educator, Roy Pierson attended a three day HBCU recruitment effort in North Carolina.

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LEAP Students Featured in Green Card Voices Book

LEAP High School students have voiced stories for the upcoming book My City Was a Sparkling Jewel: Voices of Newcomer Youth from Afghanistan.

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Washington and Johnson Students Attend Special Script Reading of First Karen Play, Muyehpen

Critical Ethnic Studies students at Johnson High School and Washington Technology Magnet School got the opportunity to get an early look at the Exposed Brick Theater's production of Muyenpen during a special script reading with the cast.

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SPPS Students Sweep Quiz Bowl at MIEA Conference

Ojibwe and D/Lakota Language Quiz Bowl Teams from Harding High School and the American Indian Magnet School competed at the 38th annual Minnesota Indian Education Association (MIEA) Conference at Mystic Lake in April 2023.

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Two SPPS Students Receive 2023 Minnesota Aspirations in Computing Awards

SPPS is proud to have two students recognized as 2023 Minnesota Aspirations in Computing (MNAiC) honorees: Alexandra Rimbu, a National Honorable Mention recipient and State Winner; and Scarlet Longard, a 2023 Rising Star recipient.

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SPPS History Day Regionals Recap

SPPS History Day Regionals were back in person this year for the first time since 2019! Congratulations to the SPPS students who have advanced from regionals to the state competition.

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Central Debate Team Second at Nationals; Ethics Team Makes Nationals, Too

Congrats to the Central debate team, which finished an impressive second at the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) National Tournament. The Central ethics team also advanced to the National High School Ethics Bowl at the University of North Carolina.

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Two Humboldt Wrestlers Made History at Girls State Wrestling Tournament

On Saturday, March 4, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Chae Nay Htoo (Junior) and Bran Tajia Loggins (Junior) wrestled at the Girls State Wrestling meet. Chae Nay Htoo and Bran Tajia Loggins both finished second place in the state in their respective weight classes.

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Staff Member Khadar Greer Heads Up Community "Stop the Violence" Basketball Event

The Jimmy Lee Recreation Center in St. Paul hosted a "Stop the Violence" event Saturday featuring basketball games and contests. SPPS Discovery Club Staff member, Khadar Greer, headed up the event with a goal of making a difference in the community.

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