Scarlet News and Notes
February 23, 2020
Assuring Learning Excellence and Readiness for a Changing World
A "normal" week
This week brings us to mid-quarter. Please make sure your grades are up to date. Remember, grades should be updated each pay day at a minimum. If you have students who are failing, please be sure that parents are aware.
Monday and Tuesday we have a team of teachers who will be attending Rick Wormeli's "Fair Doesn't Mean Equal" workshop. They will be sharing with us their take-aways about SBG practices.
Let's Get to Know...
Mary Berg, our work based learning/apprenticeship/internship coordinator. Mary has been in education for 14 years, 13 at MAPS. She has taught pretty much every business and work-based learning course we offer and work in all 3 high schools. She works with numerous employers to place our students on the job. This summer, she took a course through CSU, Pueblo about promoting inquiry and student curiosity. Mary is a Mankato native and graduated from East. When she was in high school she went through the internship program that she manages today. She received her BS in business ed from Winona State and MS in career and tech ed from Bemidji State. Her husband is a Mankato native as well (Jay). He works at MN Valley Federal Credit Union and they have two children (Brooke & Blake). Brooke is in kindergarten and Blake is in preschool. Mary enjoys the outdoors, especially time at the lake. Boating and fishing are her all time favorites.
Todd Mohr, our school resource officer. This is Todd's 7th year at West HS. West is his alma mater, and he attended Minnesota State University. Todd has 2 daughters, one attends West and the other attends Hoover and his son is attending YMCA Pre-school. Todd likes to attend concerts while working them and when off duty he enjoys Ice fishing.
Micah Degner, from our special education department. Micah has been in education for 10 years, 2 1/2 as an EL Para at Jefferson, student taught at East, and this is his 8th year at West. Micah grew up in St. Peter, went to private schools through HS, went to MVL but graduated from St. Peter after doing PSEO at Gustavus. Went to MSU for Social Studies teaching and Psychology, switched to Geography and GIS, with a focus in Meteorology. Went back for a special education teaching Master's program but stopped 1 class short after earning a license in Special Ed: EBD/LD. Micah has 5 siblings, 4 brothers and a sister. All of his siblings and parents have moved back to Wisconsin (except one brother who is a missionary in Paraguay) where his parents are originally from. He has 2 nieces and 5 nephews. Micah enjoys coaching baseball and hunting.
Save the Date
Staff Meeting
Spring Testing Information
The Week at a Glance
Wednesday
Champion Student Staff Meeting 3:15pm Media Center
Events
Section Championship Boys Hockey vs. East - Rochester Rec Center 7:00pm
Girls Basketball Section Game - 7:30pm Gym
Thursday
Game On!
Events
Boys Swim/Dive State Meet - U of M
West Side Bands Concert 7:00pm Gym
Friday
High Five Friday
Events
Boys Swim/Dive State Meet - U of M
Wrestling State Meet - Xcel Energy Center
State Tournament News
Congratulations to our Gymnastics team who took 4th place at the State Meet this past Friday. Their floor exercise score was the highest score in both Class A and AA!
This week we have individuals competing in the State Swim/Dive meet and the State Wrestling meet.
Go Scarlets!
Coming Soon...
March 23 - School Stakeholders Session with the Superintendent 3:10 - 3:55 in the Media Center