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OCTOBER <strong>2010</strong><br />

Thoughts from<br />

Principal Loeck<br />

The <strong>2010</strong>-2011 school year is off and<br />

running and I’m again so very privileged<br />

to serve as the Principal here at RAHS.<br />

Our RAHS goals this year are focused<br />

on the areas of equity and achievement.<br />

RAHS needs to continue to be a safe<br />

and welcoming place where all students<br />

are given the opportunity to rise to their<br />

learning potential.<br />

Please note some of the new changes<br />

at RAHS:<br />

• Multicultural Resource Center<br />

located in the former school store<br />

• Mosaic Tile Project sponsored by<br />

AVID and located near the<br />

auditorium entrance<br />

• Online School Store find link on<br />

the RAHS homepage:<br />

www.isd623.org/rahs<br />

We are always looking for new and<br />

creative ways to improve RAHS. Please<br />

don’t hesitate to contact me if you have<br />

any suggestions:<br />

jenny.loeck@isd623.org<br />

Yours in Raider Pride,<br />

Ms. Loeck<br />

I N S I D E<br />

Students of the Trimester 2<br />

Mosaic Tile Project 3<br />

RAHS Welcomes New Staff 4<br />

Congratulations 5<br />

Announcements 6<br />

Multicultural Resource Center 7<br />

Calendar 8<br />

Volunteer Update<br />

The RAHS Volunteer Program is becoming<br />

more technologically advanced.<br />

In the upcoming weeks, you will be able<br />

to view the current openings and even<br />

register to volunteer via the new Volunteer<br />

Section on the RAHS website.<br />

In the spirit of volunteering, Grace<br />

Church has expressed an interest in a<br />

partnership with our school community.<br />

Their members will be assisting our<br />

students and teachers with a variety of<br />

ventures. Our current needs include:<br />

• Shelving/Projects in Media Center<br />

• Assisting in the Biology Department<br />

• Organizational Projects in the Career<br />

Center.<br />

Watch the listserv for the Volunteer<br />

Website’s Live Date. To get started now,<br />

please contact our Volunteer Coordinator,<br />

Ms. Shaween Lawrence at shaween.<br />

lawrence@isd623.org<br />

New System<br />

for Student<br />

Information<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> has implemented<br />

a new student information system called<br />

Genesis that has replaced School Center<br />

and Student Information Portal (SIP).<br />

Genesis is a completely web-based<br />

information system that tracks class<br />

schedule, grade, attendance, health, and<br />

discipline data for each student.<br />

A component of this package includes<br />

a Parent Vue portal. The Parent<br />

Vue portal is a safe and secure way for<br />

parents to access information about their<br />

child/ren, monitor and support their<br />

academic success, and enhance communication.<br />

Parent account activation<br />

is a self-registration process and each<br />

parent is provided a unique activation<br />

key code.<br />

We ask for your patience as the<br />

system is new to our teachers and entire<br />

school community. The program will be<br />

piloted first trimester with the expectation<br />

of full implementation including<br />

student grades by mid-trimester<br />

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Students of the Trimester: Spring <strong>2010</strong><br />

Art<br />

Leyre Oliver Ruiz is a caring,<br />

conscientious student, who is committed<br />

to creating high quality artwork. She<br />

is experimental in her art projects,<br />

going above and beyond classroom<br />

expectations. As a master of creative<br />

problem solving, Leyre has created<br />

unique pieces, including complex<br />

ceramic forms and printing on birch<br />

bark. Through her artwork and her inclass<br />

participation, Leyre demonstrates a<br />

thoughtfulness and an inquisitive nature,<br />

as well as patience and dedication.<br />

AVID<br />

Sabas Faz is what I would call a<br />

quiet storm. This is Sabas’ first year in<br />

AVID and what tremendous growth he<br />

has made since the beginning of the<br />

year. Sabas plays an essential role as<br />

a group member during tutorials. He<br />

keeps the presenter thinking with the<br />

critical questions he asks. He has also<br />

begun to let his voice and perceptions be<br />

heard during Philosophical Chairs and<br />

Socratic Seminars. Sabas is a pleasure to<br />

have in class and I know this is just the<br />

beginning.<br />

Business<br />

Taylor Wittner has been a student<br />

in Street Law and Web Site Design. In<br />

both classes, his conscientiousness and<br />

attention to detail are reflected in his solid<br />

grades. Every day, he brings enthusiasm<br />

and curiosity to the classroom. He participates<br />

actively and helps other students<br />

when needed. Taylor clearly has a bright<br />

future. Congratulations Taylor!<br />

Connections<br />

Korrina Moreno has been with the<br />

Connections program since 9th grade.<br />

She struggled her freshman year but has<br />

been slowly improving her grades. Last<br />

trimester Korinna made the top 40 most<br />

improved GPA and this trimester she is<br />

continuing to improve her grades and her<br />

GPA. Korrina works hard in class and is<br />

becoming a role model to her classmates.<br />

Korinna is outspoken and has a strong<br />

presence in class. Korrina plans to go<br />

to college and become a nurse when she<br />

graduates. We are proud of you Korinna.<br />

ELL<br />

Wah Wah is a diligent student.<br />

She applies herself in class and on her<br />

homework. Wah Wah can be counted<br />

on to ask the questions everyone is<br />

wondering, to make suggestions, and to<br />

volunteer ideas and answers no matter<br />

what the subject. She often has stories<br />

to tell, connecting class work with her<br />

life, and helping the other students.<br />

Congratulations, Wah Wah!<br />

FACS<br />

Cassie Farinella puts extra effort<br />

in to do more than what is expected of<br />

her and asks questions along the way to<br />

make sure she is on the right track. She<br />

is an eager learner that not only asks<br />

clarifying questions, but questions that go<br />

beyond the basic concepts in the course.<br />

Cassie takes the time in each of the FACS<br />

courses she takes to get the most out of<br />

it and truly understands how what she is<br />

learning affects her future.<br />

Health/Physical Education<br />

Aaron Jones was a new student<br />

starting second trimester. Aaron has<br />

adjusted well to RAHS. Aaron has DAPE<br />

2nd hour daily where he enjoys running,<br />

playing catch, and basketball. Aaron is<br />

always following directions and is a good<br />

leader in PE class.<br />

Industrial Technology<br />

Caleb El Afandi has done a tremendous<br />

job in Small Gas Engines I this trimester.<br />

Not only is he a good worker and<br />

listener, he is also a great leader. Caleb<br />

has done a great job of helping out other<br />

students in class even when he has not<br />

been asked to do so. He is a responsible<br />

student who really takes pride in his work<br />

and is a joy to have in class.<br />

Language Arts<br />

Tony Farinella works hard to do his<br />

reading and writing assignments with<br />

skill and style. And just as importantly, he<br />

thinks deeply about the topics we study<br />

and tries to make connections between<br />

the books we read and real life. He asks<br />

provocative questions and maintains an<br />

open, active attitude toward learning.<br />

Math<br />

Francis Chang has shown great<br />

improvement from the second to the<br />

third trimester in Algebra 2 Pre-AP. He<br />

is focused, motivated and has a great<br />

attitude. These characteristics have all<br />

contributed to Francis having one of the<br />

highest percentages in the class. He also<br />

participates in class and works well with<br />

other students.<br />

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Music<br />

Andrew Meier’s band career has<br />

turned in a new direction. He has completely<br />

overhauled his commitment to<br />

practicing his instrument, his dedication<br />

to working hard in rehearsal, and his<br />

willingness to spend extra time at school<br />

for the betterment of the band.<br />

Science<br />

Megan Lawrence has been in Mr.<br />

Sullivan’s Physics class second and third<br />

trimester. Megan has been consistent in<br />

her hard work and valuable involvement<br />

in class discussions. Most importantly<br />

Megan has grown, beyond most students,<br />

in her attitude and ability to pursue<br />

a problem even when the path to the<br />

solution is not clear.<br />

Social Studies<br />

Zack Stout is an incredibly hard<br />

worker, is highly motivated, and has<br />

consistently aspired to achieve at the<br />

highest levels. His scholastic ability,<br />

self-discipline, work habits, and potential<br />

are outstanding. Zack possesses a sincere<br />

love of learning. He was never content<br />

with ‘information,’ invariably he would<br />

seek to discover the understandings,<br />

knowledge, and the meanings beyond<br />

any requirements. He has the ability to<br />

clearly articulate his ideas both in writing<br />

and in discussion. In all, Zack is one<br />

of those students who makes teaching<br />

worthwhile and enjoyable.<br />

Students Create Meaningful Mosaic<br />

A group of about 30 AVID students<br />

worked along side local artist Lori<br />

Greene this summer to design and build<br />

a mosaic. With the help of Paula Mielke,<br />

whose son attends RAHS, the team<br />

worked from concept to finished product.<br />

One of the project’s team leaders was<br />

17-year-old senior and AVID student<br />

Austina Hapka. Austina worked hard to<br />

recruit many of the students involved.<br />

Lori Greene is a local mosaic artist<br />

and sculptor whose work has been featured<br />

all over the United States. She owns<br />

a mosaic supply store and community<br />

classroom called “Mosaic on a Stick”<br />

along Snelling Avenue in St. Paul. Greene<br />

has worked on many projects independently<br />

for businesses, as well as projects<br />

with other schools in St. Paul.<br />

The beautiful mosaic can be found in<br />

the hallway outside the cafeteria. Inspirational<br />

words are embedded within<br />

the piece, but its focal point is a large<br />

tree which the designers feel is a symbol<br />

of student growth. Below the tree are<br />

outstretched hands representing RAHS<br />

students working together. The student<br />

standing beside the tree represents the<br />

many ethnic groups with in RAHS.<br />

We encourage members of the public<br />

to view the mosaic during non-school<br />

hours - before 8:10 a.m. or after 2:40<br />

p.m. on weekdays.<br />

World Languages<br />

Becca Dyson is an excellent World<br />

Language student and adds her energy<br />

and insights to our class each day. She<br />

applies her talents and does superior<br />

work both in and for French class. She<br />

leads by example and is willing to help<br />

her classmates gain a better understanding<br />

of their learning. Becca is a very<br />

responsible and motivated student and<br />

has a strong desire to pursue experiences<br />

and knowledge of other cultures both in<br />

and outside the classroom.<br />

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National Merit<br />

Scholarship Program<br />

Semifinalists<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> High School is proud to<br />

recognize our three National Merit Semifinalists<br />

for <strong>2010</strong>-11. Benjamin Prather,<br />

Robert Siliciano, and Rachel Van Allen<br />

have the opportunity to continue in the<br />

competition for about 8,000 National<br />

Merit awards, worth $32 million, that will<br />

be offered next spring. Semifinalists are<br />

the highest scoring entrants in each state<br />

and represent less than 1% of the state’s<br />

seniors.<br />

Commended Students<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> High School has announced<br />

that Sarah Anderson, Anthony<br />

Barrett, Christopher Borgerding, Daniel<br />

Castle, Jessica Drake, Evan Linck,<br />

Graham Norris, Carli Rhoades, Eric<br />

Stanley, Emma Stout, Daniel Wenzel,<br />

and Zachary Westermeyer have been<br />

named Commended Students in the 2011<br />

National Merit Scholarship Program. A<br />

Letter of Commendation from the school<br />

and the National Merit Scholarship<br />

Corporation will be presented to these<br />

scholastically talented seniors.<br />

“The young people being named<br />

Commended Students have demonstrated<br />

outstanding academic potential by their<br />

strong performance in this highly competitive<br />

program. These people represent<br />

a very valuable national resource,” commented<br />

a spokesperson for the National<br />

Merit Scholarship Corporation.<br />

About 34,000 Commended Students<br />

throughout the nation are being recognized<br />

for their exceptional academic<br />

promise. Commended Students placed<br />

among the top five percent of more than<br />

one million students who entered the 2011<br />

competition by taking the 2009 Preliminary<br />

SAT/National Merit Scholarship<br />

Qualifying Test.<br />

Benjamin Prather, Robert Siliciano, and Rachel Van Allen<br />

Outstanding Participant<br />

National Merit Students: Victoria<br />

Ukatu and Martin Miller have been<br />

recognized as an Outstanding Participant<br />

in the National Achievement Program.<br />

These students are among 3,100 Outstanding<br />

Participants in the National<br />

Achievement Scholarship Program being<br />

referred to U.S. colleges and universities.<br />

They scored in the top 4% of more than<br />

150,000 Black Americans who requested<br />

consideration in the <strong>2010</strong> National<br />

Achievement Program whenthey took the<br />

2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit<br />

Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/<br />

NMSQT). The National Achievement<br />

Scholarship Program was initiated in<br />

1964 specifically to honor academically<br />

promising Black American high school<br />

students. This is the same organization<br />

who recognizes National Merit Semifinalists<br />

and Commended Students.<br />

4<br />

AP Scholar Awards<br />

One hundred and eight students from<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> High School have earned<br />

the designation of AP Scholar by the<br />

College Board in recognition of their<br />

exceptional achievement on the collegelevel<br />

AP Exams.<br />

Students took AP Exams in May <strong>2010</strong><br />

after completing challenging collegelevel<br />

courses at their high school. The<br />

College Board recognizes several levels<br />

of achievement based on the number of<br />

year-long courses and exams.<br />

Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5.<br />

Elizabeth Baxter, James<br />

Brisbois, Daniel Castle, Jennifer<br />

Chang, Edithstein Cho, Emily Ewan,<br />

Lindsey Forsberg, Alexander Galindo, Anna<br />

Gestad, John Guckin, Victoria Housewright,<br />

Connor Klausing, Carson Koepke, Nicole Lee, Zoe<br />

Lokich, Emma Lucken, Ruosi Ma, David Martin,<br />

Christopher Masanz, Alyssa Miller, Estherjoy Mungai,<br />

Graham Norris, Peter Olejniczak, Kristina Poss,<br />

Benjamin Prather, Myranda Prentiss, Jung Eun<br />

Seong, Martin Spassov, Zachary Stout, and Angela<br />

Wu qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction<br />

Award by earning a grade of at least 3.5 on all<br />

AP Exams taken.<br />

Lu<br />

Shanno<br />

Chaffee, M<br />

Zachary Dun<br />

Keara Hannan<br />

Hoffman, Neha J<br />

Maya Kieffer, Bay<br />

Kathryn Litzau, E<br />

Rachel Mason, Mnw<br />

McEvoy, Wongel M<br />

Miller, Seth Miller,<br />

Riebe, Katherine R<br />

sea Spring, Emma<br />

Wenzel, Elisabeth<br />

Zheng. qualified<br />

or more AP Exa<br />

Lindsey<br />

Forsberg, Alexander<br />

Galindo, Nicole Lee,<br />

Emma Lucken, and Jung<br />

Eun Seong qualified for the<br />

National AP Scholar Award by<br />

earning an average grade of<br />

4 or higher.<br />

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Julian Anderson,<br />

ke Austing, Anthony Barrett,<br />

n Bauer, Alexander Beyer, Thomas<br />

ichael Chergosky, Tamara Damjanac,<br />

can, Sterling Erickson, Robert Haight,<br />

, Wendy Hatch, Benjamin Heins, Kelly<br />

akkaraj, Cody Jones, Kira Jorgensen-Duus,<br />

ley Lawrence, Megan Lawrence, Evan Linck,<br />

mmalie Lyden, Maxwell Lykins, Elaine Maiko,<br />

abisi Mbangata, Kelsee McDermott, Connor<br />

elaku, Allison Meyer, Clara Miliotis, Caitlin<br />

Erica Mumm, Noah Ophoven-Baldwin, Caitlin<br />

oberts, Richa Sharma, Rebecca Shuman, Chel-<br />

Stout, Hannalora Thul, Emily Walsh, Daniel<br />

Wilson, Dave Xue, Albert You, and Weijia<br />

for the AP Scholar Award by completing three<br />

minations, with grades of 3 or higher.<br />

Dain Alexander, Nicole<br />

Bacheller, Michael Bianchi, Brianna<br />

lackmon, Elizabeth Campbell, Erin<br />

lson, Theresa Chresand, Shannon Cordes,<br />

anie Dahl, Joseph Dykema, Marcelline<br />

, Rose Gangl, Nicholas LeMieux, Nathaniel<br />

le Marmesh, Erik Porter, Si Jia Qi, Robert<br />

anan, Elissa Rothman, Alan Sayler, Connor<br />

r, Kelsey Schreck, Timothy Stenlund, Britta<br />

Demetri Vincze, Calvin Woo, Lauren Zent,<br />

omas Zimmer qualified for the AP Scholar<br />

Honor Award by earning an average of at least<br />

5 on all AP exams taken.<br />

RAHS Welcomes New Staff<br />

The RAHS staff is pleased to welcome several new staff members this year.<br />

We are excited about the talents and energy they bring to our community.<br />

Julie Guidry, Orchestra, is teaching<br />

group lessons, sectionals, and guitar.<br />

She is also the Middle School Orchestra<br />

teacher. Julie received her Bachelor of<br />

Music Education at Northwestern College.<br />

She is looking forward to helping<br />

the RAHS string players improve on their<br />

technique so that they can enjoy the reward<br />

of playing great music beautifully!<br />

Emily Walz, Social Studies, is<br />

teaching Human Geography and World<br />

History. She attended the University of<br />

Minnesota where she received her B.A.<br />

of Global Studies; B.A. in Art; and M.Ed.<br />

in Social Studies Education. She has<br />

worked at Jefferson Senior High, Northeast<br />

Minneapolis Middle School, The<br />

Minnesota Literacy Council, and Kambi<br />

Primary School in Naro Moru, Kenya.<br />

Emily is looking forward to helping her<br />

students think globally.<br />

Lauren Kraemer, Science, attended<br />

Gustavus Adolphus College and received<br />

her B.A. in Biology and Environmental<br />

Studies. She also attended the University<br />

of St. Thomas where she received her<br />

M.S. and teaching license. Lauren previously<br />

worked at Eden Prairie HS and<br />

Rosemount High School. She says that<br />

she loves it here and can’t wait to experience<br />

school life the Raider way!<br />

Eric Singer, Dean of Students,<br />

received his B.A.- Sociology; History<br />

from Concordia College Moorhead; his<br />

B.S.- Social Studies Ed from Minnesota<br />

State University Moorhead, his M.S.-Science<br />

Educational Psychology and M.S,<br />

Educational Psychology from Minnesota<br />

State University Moorhead Education<br />

Specialist; Educational Administration<br />

from the University of St. Thomas<br />

He has worked in a variety of schools<br />

for the past seven years. He is excited to<br />

be a part of a wonderfully talented and<br />

diverse environment of families, students<br />

and staff.<br />

Mary Tragiai is the new Career Center<br />

Specialist. She graduated from the<br />

University of Minnesota with a Bachelor’s<br />

Degree in Exercise Science (now<br />

called Kinesiology) from the College of<br />

Education. She worked for 2 years in the<br />

office at Emmet D. Williams Elementary<br />

School. She also comes with 17 years<br />

of expeirence managing the Employee<br />

Health Services Department. at the Gillette<br />

Company in St. Paul.<br />

Mary looks forward to meeting new<br />

students and am excited to assist them<br />

with their post secondary plans.<br />

Ted Critchley, Social Studies, received<br />

his Bachelor of Arts from the College<br />

of St. Scholastica. Ted furthered his<br />

education by earning a Masters’ degree<br />

in Teaching & Learning at St. Mary’s<br />

University. He has been a secondary<br />

school teacher for the past 17 years. Ted<br />

is coming to RAHS from Blaine High<br />

School in the Anoka-Hennepin School<br />

District. He is excited to be a part of such<br />

a committed staff while truly working<br />

with the most respectful and hard-working<br />

students in the entire state.<br />

Susy Hegelmeyer, Spanish, received<br />

her B.A. from University of Wisconsin<br />

- Madison, and Masters of Education<br />

from University of St. Thomas. Susy<br />

previously worked at Minneapolis South<br />

High School. Susy has stayed home with<br />

her children for the last few years, so she<br />

is really excited to be in the classroom<br />

again teaching Spanish.<br />

Greg Ueland, AVID Coordinator<br />

and 12th grade AVID Elective Teacher<br />

received his Bachelor of Science Degree<br />

in 5-12 social studies from Bemidji<br />

State University, currently finishing his<br />

Master’s of Education from St. Mary’s<br />

University. He has taught at RAMS for<br />

the past 7 years and is excited about reconnecting<br />

with former students, working<br />

with the staff at RAHS, and working with<br />

the AVID students and program.<br />

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Legislative Action<br />

Committee<br />

The <strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> Legislative<br />

Action Committee is a nonpartisan,<br />

school-board authorized committee that<br />

serves to inform, educate, and advise the<br />

School Board and community concerning<br />

legislative issues and matters affecting<br />

public education. This action committee<br />

believes that a high-quality public education<br />

system is the cornerstone of our<br />

community and that stable and adequate<br />

funding sources are essential for providing<br />

quality educational programs.<br />

We meet monthly on either the 2nd<br />

or 3rd Wednesday throughout the school<br />

year from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Fairview<br />

Community Center. The exact calendar<br />

can be found on the District 623 web site.<br />

We would like to have representatives<br />

from each of the District 623 schools.<br />

We especially need representation from<br />

Brimhall, Central Park, Edgerton, <strong>Roseville</strong><br />

<strong>Area</strong> High School, and Fairview<br />

Alternative High School.<br />

Two of our local legislators chair<br />

key state education committees: Representative<br />

Mindy Greiling, Chair, House<br />

Education K-12 Finance Committee and<br />

Senator Chuck Wiger, Chair, Senate Education<br />

Committee.<br />

For more information about becoming<br />

a member, or if you have questions,<br />

contact the Legislative Action Committee<br />

at lac@isd623.org or the district Web site<br />

under About 623 http://www.isd623.org/<br />

info/legislativeinformation.cfm.<br />

Winter Coats &<br />

Boots Needed!<br />

Please donate any gently-used winter<br />

coats, snow pants, boots, hats and mittens<br />

for our <strong>Roseville</strong> School families. All<br />

sizes needed – kids and adults. Winter<br />

boots for older students and adults are<br />

especially needed. Donation boxes are<br />

located at all <strong>Roseville</strong> School District<br />

buildings or can be brought to Fairview<br />

Community Center, 1910 County Rd B<br />

West in <strong>Roseville</strong>.<br />

If your child needs a coat or winter<br />

items, please contact your school social<br />

worker or teacher. For donation questions,<br />

please contact Peg Kennedy, Cultural<br />

Services Manager at651-604-3771<br />

peg.kennedy@isd623.org<br />

623 Walk/Run<br />

Save the date!<br />

DATE: November 13, <strong>2010</strong><br />

TIME: 9:00 am<br />

Route: ED William to the High School<br />

WEBSITE: www.isd623.org/walkrun<br />

See you at the RACE!<br />

All proceeds will go to establishing a<br />

Youth Enrichment Scholarship Fund.<br />

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RAHS Drama<br />

Traveling Troupe’s Short Plays<br />

for Kids:<br />

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”<br />

“Colorado Smith and the Alexandria<br />

Museum”<br />

<strong>October</strong> 16th @7:30; Tickets $5<br />

Fall Musical:<br />

Zombie Prom<br />

<strong>October</strong> 29th, 30th<br />

November 4th-6th @7:30pm<br />

<strong>October</strong> 31st @2:00pm<br />

November 7th @2:00pm<br />

Reserved Tickets $10 for adults;<br />

$8 for students/seniors; $5 general<br />

admission<br />

For more info:<br />

www.rahsdrama.net<br />

or call 651-604-1481<br />

Career Center<br />

News<br />

The Career Center is a “one- stop<br />

shop” that can help you in your post secondary<br />

planning. You can explore career<br />

choices, colleges that would be a good fit,<br />

manage the admissions process, and find<br />

information on scholarships, financial<br />

aid, ACT, SAT, ASVAB, and PSAT testing.<br />

There are also several presentations<br />

throughout the year to help students understand<br />

the college and career process.<br />

Students may sign up to visit with<br />

college representatives throughout the<br />

year. The sign up sheet is located in the<br />

Career Center and students should watch<br />

the monitor or stop by the Career Center<br />

for updates.<br />

Please accept our invitation to<br />

visit the center between 7:30 a.m. and<br />

3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday,<br />

with evening hours, from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00<br />

p.m. usually the second Tuesday of each<br />

month. If you have questions or would<br />

like to make an appointment, please call<br />

Mary Tragiai at 651-635-1669, or email<br />

mary.tragiai@isd623.org .


Naviance<br />

As of September 30, <strong>2010</strong>, the<br />

password for students accessing their<br />

Naviance Family Connections account is<br />

now six digits. The student’s password<br />

is the Month, Day and Year of Birth (i.e.,<br />

Jan 15, 1992 = 011592). If you have<br />

problems logging on or have any questions,<br />

please see your counselor or Ms.<br />

Stone in Student Support Services.<br />

S.A.D.D.<br />

Chemical Health at RAHS is undergoing<br />

significant improvements this year<br />

with the formation of the group SADD<br />

(Students Against Destructive Decisions).<br />

SADD is a group of student advocates<br />

who are dedicated to leading substancefree<br />

lives and addressing issues integral<br />

to adolescents’ lives. Issues addressed by<br />

SADD may include: underage drinking,<br />

drinking and driving, substance abuse,<br />

suicide prevention, eating disorders,<br />

bullying, teen violence, and other risky<br />

behaviors. SADD students will facilitate<br />

school community building through<br />

encouraging positive, healthy decisions<br />

among their peers. This is a newly<br />

formed group with all students welcomed<br />

and encouraged to participate.<br />

In addition to SADD beginning at<br />

RAHS, there are many other exciting<br />

Chemical Health activities occurring this<br />

year. Concerned Persons group continues<br />

to welcome students who have parents,<br />

or other loved ones with issues around<br />

substance abuse and dependency. Brown<br />

Bag lunch sessions are held for staff to<br />

gather and learn about a variety of topics<br />

related to chemical health and how students<br />

are affected. The health department<br />

will welcome a new class titled, “Chemical<br />

Awareness” 2nd trimester that will<br />

address issues around alcohol, tobacco,<br />

and other drug education.<br />

Chemical health is an issue integral to<br />

students’ lives and requires all people to<br />

take an active role in preventing substance<br />

abuse and encouraging students to<br />

live substance-free lives.<br />

Multicultural Resource Center<br />

Over this summer the former activities<br />

office near the cafeteria was transformed<br />

into the MRC. It is a central location that<br />

hosts: Latino Club, African-American<br />

Leadership Group, Hmong Club and<br />

Multicultural Tutoring. It is a space that<br />

has been created for everything from<br />

hosting speakers to providing teachers<br />

with culturally relevant resources.<br />

The purpose of the MRC is two-fold.<br />

It was created to provide a space where<br />

students, parents and staff can plan<br />

together, learn together and to access<br />

resources. The other reason was to create<br />

a space where everyone can develop an<br />

awareness and a sense of pride about<br />

cultural heritage and engage in culturally<br />

specific activities that positively contribute<br />

to both the district and school culture.<br />

African American Cultural Liaison ,<br />

Keary Saffold says he wants to thank<br />

Jenny Loeck as “she has been very supportive<br />

and her followthrough and dedication<br />

is inspiring.” He truly believes<br />

that the MRC “will move us towards a<br />

more equitable setting.”<br />

Saffold worked along side Latino Cultural<br />

Liaison, Cecilia Martino, Connections<br />

teacher Mary Hannula, and Dean of<br />

Students Rena Jepma-Krohn. They are<br />

dedicated to creating “a place where people<br />

of all cultures feel included; a place<br />

of inclusiveness where all students, staff<br />

and families can feel welcomed, safe and<br />

celebrated,” stated Keary.<br />

The MRC is a space designed to<br />

encourage students to become engaged<br />

positively in their school, community and<br />

beyond. Keary states that the MRC is a<br />

part of “helping to create a new cultural<br />

consciousness; one that is founded on<br />

pluralistic efforts and sustained by our<br />

own diversity."<br />

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Seniors – Register on<br />

Docufide by <strong>October</strong> 29<br />

Transcripts are sent electronically to<br />

the colleges through Docufide. We<br />

are asking all seniors to register with<br />

Docufide by <strong>October</strong> 29. Register<br />

through Naviance by logging onto<br />

www.connection.naviance.com/rahs<br />

or through the RAHS website www.<br />

isd623.org/rahs, click on Links and<br />

Forms and then the online transcript<br />

link. You will be asked to set up an<br />

account using your e-mail address and<br />

password. Docufide will then send you<br />

an e-mail to confirm your registration.<br />

Registration is complete when you<br />

return the e-mail.<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> High School<br />

1240 County Road B-2 West<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong>, MN 55113<br />

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ISD623 Equity Vision<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> High School<br />

is committed to ensuring an equitable<br />

and respectful experience to every<br />

student, family, and staff member<br />

regardless of gender, home or first<br />

language, ability, race, age, phsyical<br />

apearance, socioeconomic status,<br />

religion, sexual orientation, and/or<br />

national origin.<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> High School<br />

651-635-1660<br />

www.isd623.org<br />

Attendance: 651-604-1465<br />

RAHS Reader is a publication of <strong>Roseville</strong><br />

<strong>Area</strong> High School.<br />

If you have comments or questions, call<br />

Sarah Nichols at 651-635-1672.<br />

<strong>Roseville</strong> <strong>Area</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> is an equal<br />

opportunity, affirmative action educator.<br />

To request an alternate format of this<br />

publication, contact Kathy Englund at<br />

651-604-3507.<br />

OCTOBER<br />

19 Conferences 3:30 to 7:00 pm<br />

20, 21 NO SCHOOL - Education Minnesota<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

12 Sadie Hawkins Dance<br />

11, 15, 18, 22 Concert Series I, 7:30 pm<br />

24 NO SCHOOL for grades 9, 11, & 12<br />

PLAN testing for 10th grade and early dismisal<br />

25-26 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving break<br />

DECEMBER<br />

2 End of Trimester<br />

3 NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workshop<br />

6 Jazz Concert 7:30 pm<br />

DECEMBER<br />

7 Chamber concert 7:30 pm<br />

9 Open House 6:30 to 8:00 pm<br />

17 Hmong Cultural Show 5:30 pm<br />

JANUARY<br />

3 School resumes<br />

17 NO SCHOOL - MLK Day<br />

18-22 Snow Week<br />

22 Snow Dance<br />

21 Mid-Trimester<br />

27 Conferences 3:30 to 7:30 pm<br />

31 NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workshop<br />

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