October Newsletter

Nasro Ali and Isaiah Weekes

Emilie Miller and Aaron Voigt

NO SCHOOL: Oct. 17 & 18

Two Hour Early Release: Nov. 1
The first early release for the 2019-20 school year is Nov. 1. Learn more.

Inclement Weather Information
As we approach the winter months, weather-related announcements will be communicated via the SchoolMessenger phone system, the District 742 website, the District 742 Facebook and Twitter pages, local radio stations and media outlets. For more information, click on Inclement Weather Guidelines on the District 742 website under Quicklinks.

Calling all volunteers! Apollo and Tech High Schools are offering mock job interviews for junior and senior students as part of the school curriculum, and college and career preparation. The mock interviews will take place on either Tuesday, Oct. 22 or Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Apollo or Tech classrooms. The interviews are part of a business or writing class taught by District 742 high school teachers Kenneth Blattner and Derek Miller.

To make the assignment more authentic, we rely on volunteers from our business community and partner organizations to conduct the mock interviews. We appreciate your contributions to making it successful by providing a real-world learning experience for District 742 students! Learn more.

The PAKRAT (Parent and Kids Reading A-Lot Together) program has been a successful initiative in St. Cloud Area School District for several years. It’s now exciting to be introducing PAKCAT (Parents and Kids Counting A-Lot Together) to District 742 families. The PAKCAT program focuses on enhancing student math skills.

The idea began a few years ago with Melissa Hanzsek-Brill, math professor at St. Cloud State University, whose expertise is pre-K through grade eight mathematics. Years ago, she worked with District 742 to write a grant with United Way to start a program for math. However, the expanse of the grade levels (K-8) and cost of the project was an issue, so she tucked away the idea. It still remained a dream she wanted to achieve.

“I’ve been working with the District since 1997 and I’m also a parent. … What I’ve noticed is there has been a lot of … emphasis on reading. We have a library. We have PAKRAT. Just a lot of initiatives that are very much needed. There just weren’t a lot of math initiatives. … There is a lot of talk about the math scores, especially with the state scores going down [this year].”

Hanzsek-Brill’s old idea to create outreach and engagement with parents and their students around math was nagging her. Continue reading.

The Ninth Annual Learning Renaissance will be held from 5 – 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at the Cafe Renaissance in Waite Park.

The “Learning Renaissance” supports academics in St Cloud Area schools and financial support for the LEAF Academic Fund. LEAF is thrilled to announce that they have received a $10,000 match for the Fund-a-Need auction, which will focus on partnering with District 742 to provide needed supplies and materials for the District’s EL Programs. Join us for a great evening of socializing with others who support public education while dining on regional foods and fine wine from the Mediterranean. Many attendees consistently tell us that this is their favorite fundraising event of the year because it is such a unique event!

Tickets are $75 per person. Buy tickets now.

I AM 742: Feodor Blinnikov

2019-20 Homecoming Royalty

Reminders

Seeking Mock Interviewers

Tech Recognizes Hall of Fame Recipients

From PAKRAT to PAKCAT

LEAF Learning Renaissance

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Early Childhood Family Fun Night

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