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   Feb 28 2012 at 05:30 PM
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New Student Orientation Meetings -- Monday, March 12, 2012!  We will be holding an orientation meeting on Monday, March 12, 2012 for students and parents.  The evening will be divided into two sessions based upon the student's grade.  Each session will be begin promptly at the designated start time with an informational presentation, followed by a time to register for classes and tour the building.  Please bring a copy of your child's current transcript or report card.

        Session I        5:30 - 6:45 for middle school students and families grades 6-8
        Session II       7:00 - 8:30 for high school students and families grades 9-12 

Boys' Baseball Meeting:  There will be a meeting for all players and their parents who are interested in baseball at PACT Charter School on Tuesday, Febraury 28, 2012 at 5:45 p.m. in the cafeteria at PACT.  You MUST attend the meeting in order to play baseball this spring.

CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDERS!  We recently sent out an evite from Eventbrite for our Spectrum Annual Meeting:  SPAM!, which will take place on Thursday, March 29, 2012.   Some have reported that the evite went directly to their spam folder.  Please make sure you check your folder as you are not going to want to miss this event. 

2012 Senior Project Scholarship Winners! 

1st          Emily Nyquist & Emily Owens $500.00
2nd Leah Gnitka $400.00
3rd Tabetha Danelius & Natalie Karnis $300.00
4th Matt Beaudoin & Randy Thompson                  $225.00
5th Jarae Ehr $150.00
6th Ali Bergren $100.00
7th Sara Dillon $75.00
8th Alex McDonough $50.00

MANDATORY SPRING SPORTS MEETING!  Monday, March 5th at 6:30 p.m. there will be a mandatory meeting for all student athletes and at least one parent for those students who are interested in boys' and girls' track and boys' golf.  It is highly recommended that you come prepared to complete all registration materials at this meeting.  Registration materials may be downloaded ahead of time from www.spectrumathletics.org

Special Board of Directors Meeting:  A Special Meeting of the Spectrum High School Board of Directors will take place on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at Spectrum High School.

Coach Openings:
Spring 2012:  Assistant Track Coach for sprints, horizontal jumps and/or throws.
Fall 2012:  Head Volleyball Coach
Fall 2012:  Assistant Football Coach
Must have past experience and initiative to build new programs, as well as the ability to model the values of Spectrum.  Please see the employment tab for more information.  All employment materials should be submitted to Athletic Director, Rick Peterson, at rpeterson@spectrumhighschool.org.

School Board Election:  Spectrum High School's School Board has now begun its formal process of seeking interested parties to become candidates in this year's School Board election.  The election will take place on April 19, 2012.  All candidate profiles need to be completed and submitted either to the Nominating Committee via email at shsnominatingcommittee@gmail.com, or delivering them to Dawn Sorenson in Spectrum's main office.  For more information, please check here

Drivers Education Classes Starting February 27th at Spectrum!  Wheels Driving Academy, Inc. will once again be hosting driver education classes at Spectrum.  The classes will begin on Monday, February 27th and run through Friday, March 9th.  The classes are held every day from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.  To register for the class, please click on the graphic below or call Wheels Driving Academy, Inc. at 763-331-1777.

Wheels Driving Academy

 
Spectrum Annual Meeting -- Thursday, March 29, 2012!  Free spaghetti dinner with a free-will donation.  All proceeds from the dinner will go to purchase sod for our new soccer field!  Come hear information on new and exciting changes for our school, athletics,and curriculum offerings.  You won't want to miss this event!

Way 2 Go Walk for Autsim -- Saturday, April 14, 2012!  Click on the image below for more information.


Way To Walk for Autism

 

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Vision Statement
The Vision of Spectrum High School is to foster academic and personal excellence through a program emphasizing high academic standards in a small-school setting.

Mission Statement
The mission of Spectrum High School is to encourage students to attain their maximum potential through a 3-dimensional strategy emphasizing

  • College preparatory curriculum
  • A technology-rich environment
  • Community-based outreach

 

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