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What’s coming up? Sandia Prep Calendar<br />
SPS Important Dates<br />
First Choice Admission Test, Saturday, November 2, 2013<br />
<strong>Fall</strong> Break, Friday, November 8, 2013<br />
Thanksgiving Break, Wedneday - Friday, November 27-29, 2013<br />
Evening with Jordan Hanssen, Wednesday, December 4, 2013<br />
Last Day for Middle School, Friday, December 13, 2013<br />
Santa Claus is coming to SPS!, Monday, December 9, 2013<br />
Alumni Volleyball Games, Sunday, December 15, 2013<br />
Winter Break, Friday, December 20, 2013-Friday, January 3, 2014<br />
Alumni Basketball Games, Saturday, December 21, 2013<br />
Classes Resume, Monday, January 6, 2014<br />
Recent Grad Lunch, Tuesday, January 7, 2014<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, Monday, January 20, 2014<br />
Advisory Conference, Wednesday, January 29, 2014<br />
Presidents Day Holiday, Monday, February 17, 2014<br />
Spring Break, Monday, March 17 - Friday, March 28, 2014<br />
Classes Resume, Monday, March 31, 2014<br />
April Break, Friday, April 18, 2014<br />
Noche de Celebración, Saturday, April 26, 2014<br />
Interview with Jordan Hanssen (continued from page 11)<br />
What is a favorite Sandia Prep memory? Going on a climbing<br />
trip to the Cochise Stronghold with Mr. Dahrling. And learning<br />
how to develop film, swim team, and film history class.<br />
When you have visited Sandia Prep, what or whom were<br />
you most excited or surprised to see? I’m always excited to<br />
see the teachers. I remember what they taught me and it has<br />
become a part of who I am.<br />
Do you stay in contact with any of your former SPS<br />
classmates? I stay in good contact with a few folks, Matt<br />
VerEecke ’01 most of all. I just officiated his wedding.<br />
Where are you from originally? Besides Albuquerque,<br />
where have you lived? I was born in Mobile, Alabama, and<br />
have lived in Ireland, England, Las Cruces, and Washington<br />
state. After four years in Albuquerque at Sandia Prep, I moved<br />
back to the northwest 13 years ago.<br />
Where did you attend college and what did you study?<br />
I graduated with a BA in History from the University of Puget<br />
Sound in Tacoma, Washington. I studied abroad at the<br />
University Of Melbourne in Australia.<br />
What are your passions?<br />
Travel, writing, rowing.<br />
What hobbies do you<br />
enjoy doing when you’re<br />
not working? Working<br />
on my 99-year-old house<br />
(sometimes). Yoga, climbing,<br />
and working out on a gym I<br />
built in my backyard. I also<br />
love good eating. Seattle is<br />
amazing for food.<br />
How did Sandia Prep help prepare you for college and for<br />
life? Sandia Prep has outstanding academics. While I received<br />
an excellent college education, my favorite class remains film<br />
history with Mr. Briley. Having the opportunity for that level<br />
of class in high school put me ahead of the game. It gave me a<br />
broad and diverse view of history and critical thinking skills. I<br />
carry those with me to this day.<br />
For more information on OAR Northwest and Jordan Hanssen<br />
visit oarnorthwest.org.<br />
Send us your news!<br />
We are always looking for the latest news. If<br />
you have something you’d like to share, send<br />
your news and photos to info@sandiaprep.org.<br />
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