Welcome to the New North Community High School from Principal Stewart and the Superintendent It gives us great pleasure to tell you about a significant and long-term investment the Minneapolis Public Schools is making in the New North Community High School. As part of the school district’s High School Transformation initiative, North Community High School will be named the first small specialty high school in Minneapolis. That means a commitment to keeping the school strong and viable for years to come. Request a Tour of North (8th Grade)
STEM and the International Baccalaureate Program Given its tradition of success with Summatech, North Community High School will build a strong STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) focus under the umbrella of the academically challenging International Baccalaureate (IB) program.Once the school achieves full IB status, which is expected by the 2010 school year, it will be one of only 10 schools worldwide where students may earn the IB career certificate. new @ north Vision Polar News & (Back Issues) The Polars are often featured in the StarTribune and other media because of our state of the art technology, educational innovation and involvement in the community. Select Back Issues to see over 55 of our stories. View student designed Polar Producers videos to see our school and Polars in action. The Polar Producers have been honored by our School Board and have won numerous film awards for thier outstanding work. Submit your thoughts, pictures, and news items for publication to: cal.entinger@mpls.k12.mn.us
Just a reminder that Monday, February 8th is National African American Family Involvement Day and we will be celebrating for ALL North families and community members: All Photos
v 8:30AM to 11:30AM Continental Breakfast v 12 Noon to 2PM Appetizers v Building tours for families v Classroom visits v Free Popcorn all day in the Student Activities Room v Drawings for free computers and other Polar gifts
This new @ north video was made by students in Polar Producers as part of a digital media internship program. Meet Natalie Rasmussen, PhD, Advanced Placement Chemistry teacher, and National Milken Award winner. Meet North and University of Saint Thomas graduate Tasha Byers, (left) We offer the city's leading technology, and engineering programs including STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), SummaTech, Digital Media and the exciting Project Lead the way. We also offer the IB Diploma. Please come and visit us or schedule a personal visit. Sincerely, Ellen Stewart Principal and Proud Graduate, Class of 1985
What: Meet Represenatives from local colleges, univeresities and community organizations right here on the Northside. When: Saturday, February 6, 2010 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM More Information
The Exploradome from the Minneapolis Planetarium came to North on February 4th. Students lay on their backs on the floor and zoomed to everything from earth to the edge of the observable universe and anything in between. The Exploration was projected on a HUGE dome by a fish-eye projector which gave a rather remarkable 3D effect. Students left with a new understanding of the scale of our galaxy and the vast distances separating celestial objects. Coordinated by Science Teacher Kathrine Rosok Photos Exploradome
"AP can change your life. Through college-level AP courses, you enter a universe of knowledge that might otherwise remain unexplored in high school; through AP Exams, you have the opportunity to earn credit at most of the nation's colleges." North offers eight AP courses. Meet the instructors. AP US History--(Mr. Heegard) AP Physics--( Ms. Kulas) AP English- - (Ms. Lindberg) AP Government--(Mr. Buszta) AP Art-- (Ms. Haug-Lee) AP Calculus--(Mr. Braatan) AP Chemistry--(Ms. Rasmussen) AP Biology--(Mr. Pass)
The Polar/Haiti website contains resources on News, Satellite Imagery (Google Earth), How you Can Help, Culture, History, Links, Polar Activities and a Forum for Comments. Students and Teachers if you are doing anything related to the earthquake in Haiti let us know. We can take photos of classroom discussions, class work, projects etc. Our Student Council is raising funds for Haiti. Buy a notebook and a donation will go to the Red Cross. “Teacher Gretchen Kulas and the National Honor Society traveled to Coon Rapids Thursday to bag food for Haiti. Although National Honor Society has participated in Feed My Starving Children numerous times in the past, the students were especially enthusiastic that this packing event benefited the people of Haiti.” Photos View Forum Comments .
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