Tag: middle school
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14 Catalytic Projects in Clark Square
10) Urban Careers Institute: 9) Hmong American Peace Academy: The MPS charter school expanded from K6 to K12 and moved to the former Morse Middle School building on the Northwest Side in 2010. Read Full Article
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Mayhem in the Middle: Why We Should Shift to K–8
Its student population is notably diverse: Approximately 35 percent of students are Hmong, 30 percent are white, 15 percent are Hispanic, and 15 percent are black. Hamilton Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore has been a K–8 school for more than 20 … Read Full Article
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Minnesota History Day Students Receive Special Awards in 25+ Categories from Vietnam War History to LGBTQ History at State Competition
Tags: archives, history, middle school, Minnesota, performance, research, school, state, students, VangSponsor: Immigration History Research Center and Archives Kayla Vang, “Hmong in Minnesota,” junior individual performance, Salk Middle School, Elk River Anthony Meng, “’Slaying the Dragon’: Asians Against Racism in Hollywood,” senior individual … Read Full Article
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Hmong New Year
The group, Kab Taws Tsau, or Firefly, perform a cultural dance at the Hmong New Year celebration at Crescent Elk Middle School on Saturday.The Hmong New Year coincides with the lunar calendar and celebrates the end of the rice harvest season. In Crescent … Read Full Article
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Holiday markets galore: ASI’s Julmarknad, Holiday Craft Hop & 4 more favorites
About 80 artists spread out through the gymnasiums and cafeteria of Ramsey Middle School in St. Paul with a variety of gifts to choose from: jewelry, clay, photographs, paintings, baskets, hats, drawings, turned wood, stained glass, Hmong handwork and more. Read Full Article
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Hmong New Year celebration Saturday
Crescent City’s Hmong community will ring in the new year Saturday with singing, dancing, a fashion show, volleyball tournament and food at Crescent Elk Middle School. The annual celebration is free to the community and everyone is invited, according to … Read Full Article
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Students learn about identity and history at Hmong language and culture class
On a recent Saturday, six kindergarten and first-grade students — equipped with an array of construction paper, tape and paper towel rolls — fashioned replicas of rope and bamboo trees. The students, who gathered at Badger Rock Middle School on Madison … Read Full Article
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April 21: Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards
He now teaches middle school social studies. At Community School of Excellence, he founded the Asian Penguins, the first and only Linux users group based in a Hmong school anywhere in the world. They gain knowledge of open source software and use it to … Read Full Article
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International Day at Startown Elementary
Teachers shared their heritage and cultural backgrounds in a video, while the Hmong and Latino dancers from H.M. Arndt Middle School performed traditional dances. The school’s counselor Jodi Hutto, her intern from Appalachian State, Honey Lee and … Read Full Article
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Sacramento middle school student dies following breathing problems in P.E. class
Ballard described Lee as a “typical middle school girl” who enjoyed music, makeup and art. Lee also participated in cultural Hmong dances within her community, Ballard said. “She was the kindest, sweetest young lady and we are really missing her … Read Full Article
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As much as access, equity is important to La Crosse educators
Students are exposed to cultural literacy activities, such as the Hmong cultural celebration in December at Holmen Middle School or the SEEDS program, in which high school students put on skits devoted to diversity topics and present them the district’s … Read Full Article
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Holmen Middle School celebrates Hmong culture
HOLMEN — Holmen Middle School students experienced Hmong music, dance, fashion and cuisine as part of a cultural celebration Wednesday. More than 30 Hmong students at the school started work on the program in October, which culminated in the all-school … Read Full Article
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Hmong Celebration at Holmen Middle School
A colorful celebration took place at Holmen Middle School as students put on a Hmong cultural assembly. Hmong students performed various traditional dances in addition to showing ornate clothing and outfits. According to teacher Kelly Sheehan, it was an … Read Full Article
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Santa Cruz’s Shoreline Middle School students surf tech wave with Chromebooks
SANTA CRUZ >> All dressed up for Hawaiian spirit week, eighth-graders at the Shoreline Middle School read intently about Hmong Americans in a language arts class. But these Santa Cruz students are using laptop computers in place of textbooks. Starting this … Read Full Article
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Minnesota schools on a health kick following federal regulations
Last year, the district added the Hmong American Farmers Association to its list of farm-to-school partners. Mechura said about 95 percent of Hopkins High School’s meals are from scratch, and about 80 percent in the elementary and middle schools. Read Full Article
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Onalaska schools in good financial shape
Alex Hubing, a sixth grade science teacher at Onalaska Middle School, will be conducting a study in the coming academic year aimed at bridging the gap between Hmong-American students and their communities. Hmong-American students and other English Learning … Read Full Article
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Borsuk: On eve of school year, reasons for optimism
I hope this will be a new and good day for the school. Up arrow: Hmong American Peace Academy. What a good record this charter school is building. With more than 1,300 students last year, it has outgrown the large former Morse Middle School on the … Read Full Article