Friday, November 1, 2001
Save the Date
Conferences
Tuesday November 26th, 2013 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Tables close at
8pm)
WednesdayNovember 27, 2013 8:00-11:30 a.m. (Tables close at
noon)
An Upper School Students takes time to mentor a lower school
student while playing chess during period 7 this week.
The Parents of Anne Schmedinghoff Inspire SCPA Upper School
Students to be the Next Greatest Generation
On Friday, October 24, 2013, all 315 SCPA Upper School students
gathered in the SCPA Performing Arts Center for their first ever
all Upper School Lyceum. On the screen they see a photo show of
Anne Schmedinghoff’s life and foreign service accomplishments. At
the podium, her parents narrate a message of hope and inspiration
to the SCPA Upper School students to “find your passion, be your
most positive self, and you will make an important impact in the
world.
Upper School Movie Night TONIGHT! Enjoy a double feature in the
new Performing Arts Center. Come to this year's movie night
–6:00 to 11:00. The Cost is $3. The movies that will be shown are
17 Again, and Star Trek: Into Darkness. See flyers in the halls for
details.
First Meeting of the 2014 Senior Grad Committee. The 2014
seniors who volunteered to be on the graduation committee met this
past Wednesday and already made the major decision on which
announcements will define the ceremonies of fifth SCPA graduation
class. Our graduation services provider, Herff Jones, had a
representative in attendance. Additionally, Debbie Bramstedt and
Diane Anderson will be continuing in their roles of coordinating
the important efforts of this committee.
See the students in this picture? They are figuring it out. They
are getting tips on what the latest research has to say on what
works for studying effectively. There is another opportunity to get
helpful studying strategies this coming Wednesday, November 6, 2013
at 8:00 am in room 211. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Picture Retakes will be on November 22. If you have questions
about making late photo package payments call the customer service
number of 1-800-955-8342 of LifeTouch portraits.
Need a Peer Tutor OR Be a Peer Tutor! This has been a very
successful and popular program of SCPA. 25 students signed up for
Peer Tutoring at the moment with students meeting almost every day
before and after school. Training sessions for the peer tutors
starting in the 2nd quarter. If you are interested contact Mrs.
Berdine. If you need a tutor, complete an application form off of
the Upper School website.
SCPA Yearbooks are for Sale ~
The SCPA all-school yearbook is available for $45 through the
end of the day tomorrow and then the price goes up. You must
purchase your yearbook on-line at Balfour.com. The link is provided
on the SCPA website on the upper school homepage. Order your
yearbook now!
Newspaper. The Prep Quarterly is a full-color magazine
published at the end of each quarter. The SCPA Prep Quarterly
has a volunteer student staff of about 10 students, led by our
Editor, Jessie Trudell, and our Assistant Editor, Olivia Rice.
Students report on school events, review arts and culture,
write satires and parodies, and even conduct social experiments.
Look for the next issue coming soon! See Mrs. Bransford if you are
interested in Newspaper.
Upcoming College Visits
St. ScholasticaDuluth, MN10:19 a.m.Nov. 7th
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA2:00 p.m.Nov. 7th
Bethel UniversitySt. Paul, MN2:00 p.m.Nov. 11th
U of MN, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN9:30 a.m.Nov. 12th
U.S. ArmyRoseville, MN2:00 p.m.Nov.13th
University of IowaIowa City, IA3:13 p.m.Nov.13th
Univ. of MissouriColombia, MO2:24 p.m.Nov. 14th
Art Instruction SchoolsMinneapolis2:00 p.m.Nov. 15th
St. Mary’s Univ.Winona, MN10:19 p.m.Nov. 18th
SCPA Juniors asking questions of a College Representative from
St. John’s University in Minnesota. For Example, “What are the
Study abroad programs that are offered?”
