Upper Adolescent

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NoMythic Open House, Tues., March 19; 7 - 8pm

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You are invited to NoMythic's Open House, Tomorrow, Tues., March 19th from 7:00 - 8:00 pm.

The event is going to be in the gym at Great River School on 1326 Energy Park Dr, St Paul, MN 55108. Join us for this event and we will promise you an evening filled with exciting activities.

Take the controller and drive our incredible robot! Meet the amazing students who build and program our bot. Our team members will guide you through the experience, offering a hands-on experience driving the robots that we can build because of your support. Be inspired by the short presentations of students, mentors, alumns, and others. Participate in our thrilling speed-auction. Show your connection with the team by buying purple and unicorn-themed merchandise. All profits will directly benefit our robotics team.

We look forward to sharing this exciting evening with you and expressing our gratitude for your support of our robotics team. So join us for an evening of innovation, fun, and community support! If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us on 2491nomythic@gmail.com.

Very warm regards, Members of 2491 NoMythic

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Staff Conference Volunteers

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Staff Conference Volunteers & Donations Needed The Parent Engagement Group is working hard to organize volunteers, meals & snacks to show extra appreciation for GRS Staff during conferences. Please volunteer or donate if you can. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30E0D49A4A62BABF94-47133236-2023

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GRS all-ages Chess Club–Spring session

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GRS is partnering with the Twin Cities Chess Club again for a guided chess club.

The Twin Cities Chess Club will provide coaching for any students interested in developing their game. Any skill level is welcome! Open to grades 1-12.

Meetings: Wednesdays, 4-5 pm, April 3 through May 29  (8 sessions, only meets on school days)

Cost: $115

Space is limited. Scholarships in case of need and discounts for current Big Canoe participants are available; contact kanway@greatriverschool.org

Registration: Sign up by filling out this form. 

Please pay the fee at this link to complete registration.

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The 2024 Blue Heron Bash needs your donations!

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There are many ways to participate in the Blue Heron Bash! Tickets go on sale March 20th and the online auction will be April 15-21! Donate in one or more of the categories below. All donations are tax deductible:

LOCAL GIFT CARDS : Buy gift cards and donate them to the auction. If you are a GRS family and own a business we want everyone to know it and support you.

GREAT GATHERING: Share your skills by offering a great gathering on cooking, crafting, gardening, beer brewing and more! Or donate an online class (the Loft, local community education, etc.)

MERCHANDISE : Donate a bottle of wine for the wine pull, games, gift baskets, art, jewelry, unwanted gifts, unused gift cards and more! Think of things that would be appealing to members of the community.

MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS: Donate memberships to your favorite museums, gyms, state and national parks, or subscriptions to online news sources, public media stations, or CSA.

READINGS OR PERFORMANCES: Offer a poetry reading, musical performance, or donate tickets to an event from one of your favorite music or theater venues. Donate tickets to a sporting event.

SERVICES: Offer to build a website, consult on a resume, create a logo, or more!

MAKERS MARKET: We want to celebrate the Montessori tradition of hand work and highlight students and families who create art, crafts, food, etc. in our 5th annual Makers Market.

For more information and links to sign up, check out our BHB 101 Doc! It has all the links to sign up.

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The Senior IB Art Show, Opening March 20th!

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The Senior IB Art Show is coming up! This is a night to celebrate all of the hard work your students have put into IB Visual Arts over the past two years. The work will be on display during spring conferences but we also have a reception to celebrate the opening of the show from 4:30-5:30 on Wednesday, March 20th. Family and friends are invited. There will be live music and light refreshments.

Many of you have already signed up to provide refreshments or help with the set and and take down for our event. I've included a link here if you'd like to check it out.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4CAEAA2DA2FA7-48235778-ibsenior#/

Please let me know if you have any questions. Looking forward to celebrating all of the amazing artwork these students have made!

Randi McClure, she/her
rmcclure@greatriverschool.org

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REMINDER: IB/PSEO Info Night on Tues 3/12

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Dear 9/10th grade families, 

9th and 10th grade students and families are invited by Lindsey Weaver (IB Coordinator) and Matt McElrath (Director of Student Services) for a night of information about the International Baccalaureate (IB) program (Grades 11-12) and PSEO options. The presentation will be recorded and posted with slides on the Great River School IB web page if you are unable to attend. 

What: IB/PSEO Info Night 

When: Tuesday, March 12th from 7:30-8:45pm

Where: Zoom Video Webinar, please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88340621814?pwd=NXNDS25DV2lEUE84dld6NEJMNUpBZz09

Passcode: 378090

We look forward to seeing you on March 12th, 

Lindsey Weaver (IB Coordinator): lweaver@greatriverschool.org

Matt McElrath (Director of Student Services): mmcelrath@greatriverschool.org

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The Play that Goes Wrong, March 14th thru March 17th; Tickets on sale now!

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The Play That Goes Wrong begins before the curtain has even been raised, as the audience are present while the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society prepare to stage their new production – the 1920s murder mystery 'Murder at Haversham Manor'. However the set is not yet complete and there is no time to finish it off…..the show must go on! (Synopsis adapted from StageAgent)

Come and see Great Rivers 2024 Spring Play! Murder, mayhem, comedy, are all things you’ll find in The Play That Goes Wrong.

PERFORMANCE DATES:
Thursday, March 14th, 7:00pm
Friday, March 15th, 7:00pm
Saturday, March 16th, 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Sunday, March 17th, 2:00pm

Ticket Prices: $10 for students, $15 for adults.
To Purchase Tickets:
https://www.greatriverschool.org/theplaytgwtix

Please Note: Strobe lighting effects will be used during this performance.

Age Recommendation: PG, for stage violence and themes.

Accessibility: Have a question or an accessibility need? Email us at grstheater@greatriverschool.com!

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Calling all Ultimate Players - 5th to 12th Grade

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Middle (5th-8th) and High School (9th-12th) Ultimate Registration is now open.  Please visit our GRS Ultimate Stars website to join today!  The website also has information about the schedule, an informational slideshow, pricing and more. If you have never played, no worries!  We equally encourage novice and experienced players to be a part of the GRS Ultimate community.

TINYURL.COM/STARSULTIMATE
Please do this as soon as possible to receive uniforms on time and to help coaches get organized and create teams.  Be part of the only sport that is made up entirely of GRS students and sign up today.  If you have any questions, please contact Brent Cummins (bcummins@greatriverschool.org) who is our “Ultimate Athletic Director.”

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NoMythic Robotics Updates!

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Our robotics team NoMythic is in Duluth for our first competition of the season! Our students have been working incredibly hard for the past two months to build an incredible robot and team, and we’re about to see all that hard work pay off!

If you’re interested in watching our robot in action, you can on twitch at this link: https://www.twitch.tv/firstinspires6

We have practice matches on Thursday, qualification matches Friday and Saturday morning, and playoffs Saturday afternoon (fingers crossed we’ll be involved!). We’re super excited to be bringing our robot up north for the Northern Lights competition, and we'll be excited to report back

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REMINDER: P.E.G. Parent Engagement Group presents "Parent Education" - Mon., Mar. 4, 6pm

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The Parent Engagement Group cordially invites you to an evening of education and planning TONIGHT, Monday, March 4th at 6 pm. PEG's intention for these monthly meetings is to provide an opportunity to gather for the purpose of strengthening our knowledge and community bonds to each other.

Saleha Erdmann, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator

We will begin the meeting at 6 pm with our guest speaker, Saleha Erdmann, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator. Saleha will speak about the Great River School Social Emotional Learning program. She will share how SEL supports students, staff and the broader GRS community.

Jeremy Sartain, GRS School Board Chair

We will continue our caregiver Education at 6:30 with a second topic. Great River School Board Chair, Jeremy Sartain, will give an overview of Board happenings and Foundation updates. Our brand new Development Director will be introduced and will collaborate with Jeremy on a couple of action item for caregivers and the broader GRS community to continue helping Great River School be the best environment possible for our children. The monthly PEG planning meeting will follow this presentation starting at 7 pm. In the PEG planning portion of the meeting we will be discussing food for staff during spring conferences, the Blue Heron Bash, Earth Day, and more!

We’ll be meeting in person in the Upper Adolescent Commons, please enter at Door G by the garden shed and the grow lights.
Or on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84299165563?pwd=UUhEL216dTRPc0laQld2cHprblJjUT09
Meeting ID: 842 9916 5563
Passcode: 932164
When: March 4th at 6 pm
Where: GRS, Upper Adolescent Commons, please enter by Door G, near the Garden shed and grow light. Please join us for as little or as much time as you are able.

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REMINDER: P.E.G. Parent Engagement Group presents "Parent Education: SEL" - Mon., Mar. 4, 6pm

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The Parent Engagement Group cordially invites you to an evening of education and planning Monday, March 4th at 6 pm. PEG's intention for these monthly meetings is to provide an opportunity to gather for the purpose of strengthening our knowledge and community bonds to each other.

Saleha Erdmann, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator

We will begin the meeting at 6 pm with our guest speaker, Saleha Erdmann, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator. Saleha will speak about the Great River School Social Emotional Learning program. She will share how SEL supports students, staff and the broader GRS community.

Jeremy Sartain, GRS School Board Chair

We will continue our caregiver Education at 6:30 with a second topic. Great River School Board Chair, Jeremy Sartain, will give an overview of Board happenings and Foundation updates. Our brand new Development Director will be introduced and will collaborate with Jeremy on a couple of action item for caregivers and the broader GRS community to continue helping Great River School be the best environment possible for our children. The monthly PEG planning meeting will follow this presentation starting at 7 pm. In the PEG planning portion of the meeting we will be discussing food for staff during spring conferences, the Blue Heron Bash, Earth Day, and more!

We’ll be meeting in person in the Upper Adolescent Commons, please enter at Door G by the garden shed and the grow lights.
Or on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84299165563?pwd=UUhEL216dTRPc0laQld2cHprblJjUT09
Meeting ID: 842 9916 5563
Passcode: 932164
When: March 4th at 6 pm
Where: GRS, Upper Adolescent Commons, please enter by Door G, near the Garden shed and grow light. Please join us for as little or as much time as you are able.

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Calling all Ultimate Players - 5th to 12th Grade

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Middle (5th-8th) and High School (9th-12th) Ultimate Registration is now open.  Please visit our GRS Ultimate Stars website to join today!  The website also has information about the schedule, an informational slideshow, pricing and more. If you have never played, no worries!  We equally encourage novice and experienced players to be a part of the GRS Ultimate community.

TINYURL.COM/STARSULTIMATE
Please do this as soon as possible to receive uniforms on time and to help coaches get organized and create teams.  Be part of the only sport that is made up entirely of GRS students and sign up today.  If you have any questions, please contact Brent Cummins (bcummins@greatriverschool.org) who is our “Ultimate Athletic Director.”

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P.E.G. Parent Engagement Group presents "Parent Education: SEL" - Mon., Mar. 4, 6pm

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The Parent Engagement Group cordially invites you to an evening of education and planning Monday, March 4th at 6 pm. PEG's intention for these monthly meetings is to provide an opportunity to gather for the purpose of strengthening our knowledge and community bonds to each other.

We will begin the meeting at 6 pm with our guest speaker, Saleha Erdmann, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator. Saleha Erdmann, the GRS Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Coordinator will speak about the Great River School Social Emotional Learning program. She will share how SEL supports students, staff and the broader GRS community.

The monthly PEG planning meeting will follow this presentation starting at 6:30 pm. In the PEG planning portion of the meeting we will be discussing food for staff during spring conferences, the Blue Heron Bash, Earth Day, and more!

We’ll be meeting in person in the Upper Adolescent Commons, please enter at Door G by the garden shed and the grow light
Or on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84299165563?pwd=UUhEL216dTRPc0laQld2cHprblJjUT09
Meeting ID: 842 9916 5563
Passcode: 932164
When: March 4th at 6 pm
Where: GRS, Upper Adolescent Commons, please enter by Door G, near the Garden shed and grow light. Please join us for as little or as much time as you are able.

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Plant Pot Donations Needed

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Hello Upper and Lower adolescent families! In the coming weeks, a fellow student and I will be leading a plant potting CAS. One issue we’ve been facing is getting enough materials that we need. We would greatly appreciate any donations of terra cotta or ceramic pots, if you have any you are willing to donate please drop them off at the front desk.

Thank you!

Ray Palahniuk

Email sender - rpalahniuk@greatriverschool.org

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Reminder: Ultimate H.S Fundraiser: Davanni's!

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The Great River Ultimate high school teams are raising funds to support their winter dome practice and their upcoming Spring season. Pickup dinner on Tuesday, Feb 27th, 4-8pm at Davanni's on Cleveland and Grand Ave in St Paul. Mention the GRS fundraiser in your take-out, dine-in, or curbside order to support the team.