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Point of Pride
North & Tartan High in top 10% of Minnesota High Schools in latest US News & World Report
Congratulations to North and Tartan High Schools for landing in the top 10% of Minnesota High Schools in the latest US News & World Report Best High School Rankings.
Upcoming Events
How to Support Kindergarten Readiness
In this free fast-paced workshop, we will talk about what it means to be ready for kindergarten and practical strategies you can use to support your child’s developing skills. You will leave with fun activities, games, lists of summer events, and a ready-made visual responsibility chart for your child to help everyone prepare for kindergarten.
In-person
Thursday, May 12 at 4:30 p.m.
OR
Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m.
Beaver Lake Center
(1060 Sterling St. N, Maplewood)
Childcare available
OR
Virtual
Friday, May 13 at 10 a.m.
Live via Zoom OR watch a recording at your convenience.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/kdgready2022
Questions? Call 651-702-8458 or email bthrall@isd622.org.
Tartan Theatre Presents Legally Blonde New Dates
Bend and SNAP! Tickets for Legally Blonde are on sale now! Last week's show was postponed and rescheduled for the weekend of May 12 - 15, 2022.
Contact Hannah at hstout@isd622.org with any questions.
Showtimes:
May 12, 2022 @ 7 p.m.
May 13, 2022 @ 7 p.m.
May 15, 2022 @ 6 p.m.
Visit www.tartantheatre.org for more information.
American Indian Month
This event is free and open to the community, join us for some traditional dance, drum performances, and games. Light refreshments provided, please view the poster for more information.
Scene around 622
Students of Color Affinity Group at The Next Step attend performance by Third Coast Percussion
The Students of Color Affinity Group (SOCAG) at The Next Step looked at different perspectives through the pandemic while attending a performance by Third Coast Percussion with Movement Art at Northrop Auditorium.
This news item was created by one of our students, Samuel Arbuckle. They have an interest in pursuing a career in social media marketing. Thank you Sam for the awesome post.
North High School students win MSHSL Competition
North High School students submitted orginal artwork to the Minnesota State High School League visual art competition and had wonderful success. Congratulations to all those who won.
Spotlight Award (Judges pick/best in show)
-Leyla Mohamed
-Taison Thao
Superior Award
-CherJay Yang
-Raina Robideaux
-Madison Hanlon
-Quinn McKane
-Connor Uecker
-Shelby Anderson
-Allie Sivill
-Owen Nyachae
Excellent Award
-Sara Cook
-Carlos Gonzalez
-Erin Sellie
-Damion Yang
Maplewood Middle School Honors Band
The Northeast Regional Middle School Honor Band was held this past Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This was an amazing opportunity for talented young musicians in their first or second year of band from across the northeast region of Minnesota to come together to rehearse and perform quality concert band literature. Students participated in workshop/sectionals, rehearsals, and then gave a performance for family and friends.This was a fast paced fun filled day of music making.
First Photo - First year students from Maplewood Middle School: Magdalena Dittli, Dakota Thurneau, Benson Yaj, Chris Lydon, Jaden Callender-Carter, Giuliana La Nasa, Devin Perry, Kimly Tran, Link Ambourn , and Marshall Uhlir
Second Photo - Second year students from Maplewood Middle School: Alice Taube, Olivia Sassor, Esther Adekinle, Henry Zou, CJ Westrum-Millar, Parker Winslow, Benicio Jarman, Ella Ebenhoch, Cadence Culverhouse, Lydia Wedan
Maplewood Middle School Debate League
Congratulations to the debate team at Maplewood Middle School! The students did a great job for the first year! Several students earned awards and are as follows:
MARCH 21 Tournament
Rookie Speaker Award Seventh Place: Logan Kryzer (8 Grade)
Rookie Speaker Award Eighth Place: Mason Yang (8 Grade)
Rookie Partnership Award Second Place: Ella Ubani and Ruthie Beale (Both 6 Grade)
MARCH 24 Tournament
Rookie Speaker Award Second Place: Ella Ubani (6 Grade)
Rookie Partnership Award Seventh Place: Ella Ubani and Ruthie Beale (Both 6 Grade)
Peachjar electronic flyers
Visit the Peachjar electronic flyer page and click on your school's name to see what's happening at your school and in our community.
District 622 COVID-19 Information
District 622 continues to provide up-to-date COVID-19 information on the 622 COVID-19 website. This includes the new face-covering guidance as well as the 622 dashboard and information about vaccinations and boosters.
Join the 622 team!
We're Hiring! Join ISD 622!
We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and passionate about what they do. Join our team and become a Paraeducator, Substitute Teacher, or School Bus Driver (we'll help you get your CDL)!
Please visit our careers site for a list of open positions.
For more information please contact Human Resources at (651) 748-7421.
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