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Tis the season …… for testing! Every April and May we get into the thick of third trimester which usually means an ongoing cycle of assessments for our students: ACT, Accuplacer, MCAs in Reading, Math and Science, Spring STAR exams, Advanced Placement, and Final Exams in our regular courses. Not to mention the regular assessments that occur every day for our students. With this in mind, it’s important to note some specifics about certain testing days.

April 3 is ACT day. Nearly all juniors will be taking the ACT or Accuplacer Exam in the gym area or selected spaces throughout Tech. Due to the approximately 4-hour ACT exam, impact to classes is significant. Our 9th and 10th graders will follow their regular schedules and attend classes as usual. Following the ACT exam, juniors will be excused to lunch and then should follow their end of the day schedule for periods 6 and 7. Seniors do not come to Tech on April 3rd. Rather, all 12th graders will be required to participate in and complete a Senior Experience. Information was sent home to Senior parents and handed out to 12th-graders during Homeroom on March 27. Seniors will be expected to participate in activities of their choice such as college visits, completing applications for jobs and/or post-secondary schools, service learning projects, applying for scholarships, shadowing experiences, etc. Again, no school for Seniors on Tuesday, April 3. This only applies to Seniors.

On April 17 and 18, we conduct our state-mandated MN Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) in Reading (10th-graders) and Math (11th-graders). Each exam will be conducted in various classrooms throughout the school from 8:30 – 10:25am both days. For 9th-graders on the 17th and 18th, they will participate in two mornings of College and Career Readiness activities. Guest speakers will be on site both days from 8:30 – 10:25am presenting post-secondary and specific careers information. This will be a great learning experience for our freshmen! At 10:30am each day and beginning with period 1, we will follow our regular daily schedule with shortened class periods. For our Seniors on April 17 and 18, they need to report to school by 10:30am for their period 1 class.

Charlie Eisenreich

Two of the three Learning Neighborhoods have steel frames and beams for the exterior walls in place. The majority of the precast walls for the gym have been set. The facility is beginning to look like a school. Check out the current pictures below.

The next phase of furniture meetings took place on March 27 and 28. Design Subgroups gathered together representing various departments that include Administrative and Building Services offices, Science, CTE, Art, Music/Theater, Special Education, Media Commons, and General Learning. Staff in these areas developed options and provided input on specific furniture needs. Following the Design Subgroups, we will conduct “Sit Tests” where staff and students may tryout various furniture designs and models.

From left to right: Engraved panel for wall near activities entrance; gym walls in place; learning neighborhood with gym in background. 

Adapted Floor Hockey: The Adapted Floor Hockey team are State Champions!! They defeated Mounds View in the quarterfinals, Anoka in the semis and South Washington County in the championship, 13-4. They finished the season 13-1!

Boys Hockey: They finished in second place in the CLC. They defeated Roseau 7-1 in the section quarterfinals, but fell to Moorhead, 4-0 in the semis. Nick Portz and Brad Amundson were selected to play in the Ted Brill Great 8 (an all-star series).

Boys Basketball: They finished in second place in the CLC. They fell to Moorhead in the section quarterfinals. Brevyn Spann-Ford was selected to play in the all-star series the first week in April. James Kaczor was selected as Academic All-State.

Girls Basketball: They battled all year and didn’t have a great record, but they battled hard, especially at the end of the year and got a huge win on Senior Night against Sauk Rapids.

Wrestling: They lost in the semi-finals to Bemidji in the team part of sections, but in individuals, they qualified 5 for the state tournament: Austin Brenner (state runner-up), Dallas Hooper (3rd), Isaiah Green (5th), Alex Kern (5th) and Graham Nistler. All but Isaiah are seniors. Austin finished with over 200 wins and is our all-time wins leader.

Gymnastics: They once again won the CLC in a tight and competitive meet and also were the Section 8AA champions. Down at the state tournament, they ran into some injuries, but the girls competed very hard and we are so proud of what they did!! Jodi Lipp finished in 8th place on the vault.

Boys Swim and Dive: They qualified one person for state. Kevin Heller qualified in the 50 and 100 yd. freestyle. In the 50, he finished in 10th place overall and was just off the school record!!

Speech: They won the Central Lakes Conference title again. They have won it every year the CLC has hosted speech as a conference activity (since 2008). They hosted their invite on Saturday, March 24 and had several people do very well. Sub-sections are April 5 in Sauk Rapids.

Math Team: They finished the season in second place and just missed an invitation to the state tournament. They will have a strong team next year, as many members return.

Knowledge Bowl: Their season is also finished. They did not qualify for the state, but finished really strong, with the varsity finishing in 6th place at Sections.

Girls Hockey: Emily Musielewicz (twice), Gabbie Rud
Boys Basketball: James Kaczor, Kail Lindgren, Trent Meyer, Brevyn Spann-Ford (twice), Nate Trewick, Brady Underwood
Girls Basketball: Rachel Kaczor, Kate Martig
Boys Hockey: Brad Amundson, Nick Portz
Girls Nordic Ski: Gabby Hennes, Wren Scott-Lumbar
Boys Nordic Ski: Tennesse Scott-Lumbar
Gymnastics: Kaija Ludwig, Taylor Terfehr
Wrestling: Austin Brenner, Dallas Hopper

Other Activities: 
April 11 - Blood Drive
April 28 - PROM
May 23 - Senior Awards Night
May 31 - Graduation
 

• Zach Ritzer
• Ashley Tarrolly
• Sam Putz

• Jerome Midthune
• Isabelle Evans
• Chantel Wittrock