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We are excited to welcome you back on September 5th. Our building has experienced quite the transformation during phase 1 of construction. We can't wait for our hallways and classrooms to be filled with the laughter and learning of our SLPHS students.
Take care, Be well, & GO PARK!!
LaNisha Paddock
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ORIENTATION FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS/CAREGIVERS | |
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9th Grade Orientation for Students
9th grade orientation is Thursday, August 31st, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. We will kick off the event in the auditorium. After the gathering, students will meet with their Park Connections teacher and receive their schedules, Chromebooks, student IDs, and other pertinent information. Students will have a chance to find their classes and common locations in a Scavenger Hunt, as well as attend an Activity Fair. The fair will give students time to mingle, ask questions, and indicate interest in various clubs and activities.
Bus information for 9th grade orientation is located here. This will include times and bus stop locations for orientation only. Return buses home will be departing the high school at 11:45 p.m.
9th Grade Orientation for Parents/Caregivers
Parents/caregivers are invited to a 9th grade orientation session on Thursday, August 31st, at 6:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The orientation will be recorded, and the recording will be posted on the SLPHS website. Attendees will hear from key support staff, and learn about the 9th grade academic program.
10-12th Grade New Student Orientation
All students in grades 10-12 who are new to SLPHS are invited to attend an orientation on Thursday, August 31st 10am-11:30am. Students should enter door 1, and the orientation will take place in room B112. New students will be able to pick up their Chromebooks, make sure all school accounts are working, get their class schedule, learn about various school procedures, find where their classrooms are, and attend an activity fair. See flier for information.
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PARK CONNECTIONS 1-1 MEETINGS | |
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Grades 10-12: Park Connections Meetings
All students in grades 10th-12th should plan to sign up for a 1:1 meeting with their Park Connections teacher on Thursday, August 31st between 8-10am and 12-7pm. Translation services can be provided if needed. Scheduling the meeting will take place through Student Support Time App. An email notification to set-up your meeting will be sent out on Tuesday, August 29th. If you don't have transportation, please schedule a virtual meeting with your Park Connections teacher.
Every student will meet for 20 Minutes with a Park Connections teacher.
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Check-In: Review the 2022-23 school year and set goals for 2023-24
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Communication: Confirm student and family contact information and review opportunities for school-to home connections
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Students new to SLPHS pick up your school issued Chromebook! The Device Agreement must be signed by a parent or guardian prior to issuing your device.
Grade 9 Park Connections Meeting:
Students will meet their Park Connections teacher and pick up their device during 9th grade Orientation from 8:30-11:30 am on August 31st. If they are not able to attend they can get their chromebook during the first week of school.
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IMPORTANT ATHLETIC INFORMATION | |
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For all home athletic events where admission is charged, ticketing is only done electronically. Adult admission is $8 and student admission is $6 (plus a service fee for either). Single event tickets or 15 event passes can be purchased here.
All St. Louis Park High School students have free admission to regular season home events, but need to register here.
There will be QR codes on site at the event to purchase your ticket if needed, but no cash will be accepted.
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PARENT DROP OFF & PICK UP INFORMATION | |
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St. Louis Park High School Prides itself on creating a safe environment for all community members. This includes our campus parking lot. Please practice safe driving and remain aware of your surroundings. Parents and caregivers, please make sure to use the front entrance (Door 1) area for drop off & pick up during arrival and dismissal. After school pick up is prohibited in the south lot in front of the athletic entrance (door 15). Use of this lot disrupts our ability to effectively transport students to athletic events and competitions because it causes congestion and buses cannot pass through.
For questions, reach out to AP Parks at parks.alonzo@slpschools.org. Thank you for your cooperation.
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CLASS OF 2024 SENIOR SUNRISE | |
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The time has finally come for the class of 2024 - senior year!
SLP seniors will have the chance to celebrate the incoming new school year and
continue the SLP tradition of watching the sunrise together. The Senior Sunrise
will take place on Friday, September 8th at 6:30am.
Seniors, please gather in the back of the student parking lot. Feel free to bring
chairs, blankets, yard games and your breakfast and get ready to kick off your final year at SLP high school. All Seniors are Welcomed!
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STUDENT COUNCIL INFORMATION | |
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Students will be able to view schedules through Powerschool on Tuesday, August 29th at 3:00 PM (view schedules through Powerschool, not Schoology). Please know that classes will be balanced over the last weeks of August so students should check for their most up-to-date schedule on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Schedule change requests will be very minimal and must be made prior to Friday, September 15, 2023.
All schedule change requests can be made through the Schedule Change Request link can be found on the login page of Public Portal. Please remember that schedules will only be adjusted for the following reasons: 1) A wrong class appears, 2) A level adjustment needs to occur, 3) A graduation requirement needs to be fulfilled. Unfortunately, schedule changes cannot be made for teacher choice or class time preference.
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STUDENT & FAMILY HANDBOOK | |
Park Connections advisory teachers will be reviewing the Student & Family Handbook during the first week(s) of school. The handbook will be available early September on the Park Connections Schoology page and SLP High School website. Students are encouraged to review the handbook with their Families and are required to sign a student acknowledgement form. | |
VIRTUAL GRADE LEVEL FAMILY NIGHT FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS | |
St. Louis Park High School will be holding grade level specific Virtual Family Nights in September for parents/caregivers of students in grade 10-12. During the events, we will discuss pertinent information relevant to each grade level. Watch 6425 NEWS and website for more information on Virtual Family Nights. | |
SCHOOL PSEO/LUNCH STUDY HALL RELEASE | |
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PSEO Release & Study Centers
All students registered for PSEO courses should send their PSEO schedule to their assigned grade-level counselor. PSEO students who need to apply for PSEO Release time should complete this form and submit it to their counselor. Students approved for PSEO Release must have an assigned pass that they are able to present at all times while entering or exiting the building during the school day. Once the release form is approved, the pass will be assigned through the Student Support Time App. During release hours, PSEO students may not remain on the high school campus.
If a student is taking a PSEO course virtually and wishes to participate from the high school, they should NOT complete this form. Instead, they need to speak with their counselor about registering for a PSEO study hall here at the High School.
Study Hall Release
Students in grades 11 and 12 may request Study Hall Release time in hours 1 and/or 2, or 6 and/or 7. Students approved for Study Hall Release must have an assigned pass that they are able to present at all times while entering or exiting the building during the school day. Once the release form is approved, the pass will be assigned through the Student Support Time App.
SENIORS - Open Lunch
Seniors hoping to have an open lunch need to complete this form. This form needs to be approved and seniors need to have the appropriate lunch release sticker on their ID before beginning their release time. Seniors may use Door 1 only for exiting and entering the building during their open lunch time, and are expected to return to the building and be in their class on time following their lunch hour.
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Lifetouch will take school pictures for Grades 9-11 on September 8th in the small gym during their English class. You can purchase pictures online at mylifetouch.com and enter code: EVTW34CN7. If you choose not to purchase a photo package, you should still have your picture taken in order to receive your student identification badge and to be included in the yearbook. If you are unable to get your picture taken, there will be make-up pictures on October 12th.
The Echowan staff is dedicated to ensuring every student’s name is listed in the yearbook in a way that honors and affirms their identity.
When you order pictures:
- Please use your student’s preferred name
- Fill out this application for a name change if one is needed
- Students with name changes should inform the photographer at the time of their photo – this is to ensure that LifeTouch has their correct name
Seniors:
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Submit your photos to this link
- The Echowan staff will communicate to seniors and families about missing photos
Seniors will be submitting their own photos, from either a senior photo shoot or a recent picture that they select of themselves. If you have your photos now, use the link above. Once school starts, you can go to slpechowan.org and click on the senior pictures link. The picture does not have to be professional.
Reminder - your school picture will appear in the yearbook. Please dress accordingly.
If your student doesn’t have a school picture:
- Their name will be listed on the class portrait page as “not pictured”
The creation of our yearbook is a long process that starts before the beginning of the school year. There are several hard deadlines between our staff and Josten’s printer throughout the year. The class portrait pages are typically our first pages with deadlines to the printer. Because of that, we ask that any name changes be made by December 31st to make sure preferred names are listed in the yearbook.
If a name change is needed after December 31st, please reach out to Kelsey Hanson, Echowan Advisor, at hanson.kelsey@slpschools.org.
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In an effort to honor our LGTBQ community, please fill out this form if your student has a preferred, correct name that is different from what appears in PowerSchool or what LifeTouch may have on record.
Please note that this is not an official name change request. This will be used to cross reference names in student publications to ensure that every name is correct and honors your student’s identity.
ECHOWAN NAME FORM HERE
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Beginning July 1, 2023, state legislation approved the Free School Meal for Kids Program. Each student will receive one free breakfast and lunch daily. Students that bring their own lunch will need to purchase a la carte items such as milk. Ala carte items include any additional items beyond the school provided breakfast/lunch. Purchase of a la carte items will require your student to maintain funds in their meal account.
School Nutrition does not accept cash or checks on the serving line for purchase of a la carte items. We are asking parents/guardians to deposit funds in the Family Meal Account. You will have access through your PowerSchool account to add funds for purchasing a la carte items.
PowerSchool Public Portal provides a link to each student’s Edutrak meal account where families can view student meal accounts and add funds online.
The School Nutrition Department cannot accept cash or checks, so online payment is the only way to add money to student meal accounts.
Even though one daily lunch and breakfast will be offered free to students through this new funding, completing the Application for Educational Benefits may qualify your family for other discounts such as:
- Reduced district activity Fees
- Reduced Testing Fees
- Reduced Field Trips
- Transportation
- Reduced Internet Fees
- School Funding
We encourage families to go to this link https://lobby.wordwareinc.com/ if they think they might qualify.
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PowerSchool and Schoology are platforms that allow parents/guardians to view their student’s attendance, grades, class events and assignments online.
PowerSchool, the St. Louis Park student information system, is the primary source for attendance and grades for accuracy and most updated. You can sign-up for PowerSchool by contacting the High School main office at 952-928-6100. You are also welcome to stop by the front office during the school day, where you will sign the PowerSchool Guardian Access Policy Agreement.
Schoology is the St. Louis Park digital classroom environment where course information, resources, information and assignments are posted regularly for students.
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To access a previously created parent Schoology account, go HERE.
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To create a new Schoology parent account (for new families that do not have a previous SLP Schoology parent account) go HERE.
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CHROMEBOOK DISTRIBUTION/DEVICE AGREEMENT | |
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Technology Device Loan Agreement & Acceptable Use Form (Grades 6-12; within PowerSchool Public Portal)
WHAT: Technology Device Loan Agreement & Acceptable Use Form
WHO: Families with students in Grades 6-12 who receive a new device from the school district for the 2023-24 school year.
WHEN: Before the start of school or at back to school information/orientation events
ACTION: Complete agreement and form to allow student access to a school-issued device for the 2023-24 school year.
Students who received a device in the 2022-23 school year and kept them over the summer of 2023 will not need to re-sign this agreement. Incoming 6th graders at the middle school and incoming 9th graders at the high school will need to sign the agreement.
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Through the Powerschool Public Portal, we are now completing the routine back to school forms. Please make sure the following forms are completed through the PowerSchool Public Portal:
Annual Student Update (2023-24)
- Student Information
- Parent/Guardian and Emergency Contact Information
- Sibling Information
- Health History and Immunizations
- Student Attendance Agreement
- Consent for Release of Student Information Agreement
Forms
- Device Use Agreement
- Online Services Parent Consent
- Parent-Policy 524 - Internet Acceptable Use Policy
In the PowerSchool Public Portal you’ll also find information related to Educational Benefits, Transportation and the Ride 360 app, and Schoology Access.
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Students are expected to be in class on time, every hour, every school day. School is in session from 8:25 am to 3:15 pm. Students with a first period class will be expected to report on time and be in class by 8:25am. Any student that reports to school after 8:25am will be marked as Tardy Unexcused (TU - less than 10 minutes late to their first class) or Partial Unexcused (PU - more than 10 minutes late to their first class). Any student that reports to school after 8:30 am must enter the building through Door 1 and check-in at the Main Office in order to receive a late pass to class.
*Students that have a Study Hall Release or PSEO Release at the start of their school day will need to check-in at the Main Office (enter through Door 1) and have their permanent pass and Student ID available before reporting to their assigned space at the appropriate bell.
Reporting Absences
For the 2023-24 school year, if your student will be absent from school for any reason, please submit the Attendance Reporting Form, as soon as the absence is known (or at least within 24 hours). Please be prepared to report the student’s information (name, grade, student ID) and any relevant information about the absence. All absences are marked as Absent Unexcused (AU) until the form is completed. Students cannot excuse themselves.
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2023-24 Locker Opt-in for 9th Grade and Students New to SLPHS
Incoming 9th graders and new students (10th,11th and 12th graders). If you would like a locker please fill out this 2023-2024 Locker Opt-in Form by going to the link below, or by scanning the QR code. This locker will stay with you as you transition throughout your high school career.
23-24 Locker OPT-IN FORM
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There is no specific ‘school supply’ list for high school students. Students should come prepared on the first day of class with a notebook, pen, and pencil. If teachers have specific requests, they will let students know within the first week of school what supplies will best support their course. | |
Your student identification card will be used in multiple ways this year. Students will need to present this ID to check in and out of the building, obtain library and technology materials, to get lunch and breakfast or purchase a la carte items, and take attendance in designated areas. Students should carry it with them at all times. | |
The St. Louis Park Public Schools Transportation Bus Schedules will be available in the Traversa Ride 360 app (click here for directions) starting on or after August 24th. This information will include bus number, stop location, and stop times. If you have any questions or concerns please call the SLP Transportation Department at 952-928-6052 on or after August 24th. | |
ORIOLES' NEST INFORMATION | |
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The Orioles’ Nest Academic Support Program
We are excited to continue with another year of the Orioles’ Nest! This is an after school academic support program for students who are looking for a place to work on homework, study support and credit recovery courses.
The program starts on October 10th, and will occur on most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3:30pm - 5:30pm in the Learning Lab. Days are subject to change, please make sure you are checking the schedule for any cancellations and signing up through the Student Support Application.
More information about registration for the Orioles’ Nest and after school transportation will be released in a future September 6425 newsletter. Please be on the lookout!
If you have any questions about the Orioles’ Nest, please reach out to Kaelyn Dagon (dagon.kaelyn@slpschools.org).
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PARENT ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PEAC) | |
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We’re excited for the 23/24 school year ahead! If you are a parent/guardian, you are a valuable member of PEAC!
PEAC is Parent Engagement Advisory Committee
PEAC MIssion:
We partner to create a collaborative and inclusive learning environment for students, families, and educators that fosters and embraces the brilliance of the SLP community.
Most pressing needs TODAY!
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Check out Amazon.com wishlist and send a little love in the form of school supplies straight to the school. Help every student and classroom get what they need to succeed!
Additional things you can contribute now and throughout the school year
- Deliver your contribution to the front office (door 1):
- Student incentives (especially needed early in year) for staff to leverage as they catch kids doing good. Best things to contribute:
- $5 Target, Cub or Holiday gift cards
- Candy bars, small box or bags of candy, (no nuts please)
- Individually wrapped chip snack bags
- Fruit Snacks
- K-Cups and/or coffee sweeteners for the Staff break room
We are looking for parents/guardians to help lead a few roles & tasks:
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Communications - prep communications that go in 6425 ~30-60 mins/month
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501(c)3 status - apply for status to make PEAC a non-profit with even greater flexibility to serve the school community - (one volunteer in place. If you have expertise in this area, please consider helping out!)
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Staff Appreciation Week - lead a luncheon and snacks early in May ~2-3 hours
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Staff gift bags - prepare & distribute gift bags 2x a year ~ 2 hours each time (one volunteer in place - need one more to lighten the load)
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Graphics Designer - help PEAC come up with a logo and possible website content from time to time
**If interested in learning more or helping out, reach out to slphsPEAC@gmail.com**
Other ways to engage:
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Read 6425 every week and watch for opportunities
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Attend the 3 PEAC meetings which contain important content from your Principal team and key department stakeholders. All meetings are from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m:
- November 8 - in person at HS
- January 8 - Zoom
- April 16 - in person at HS
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Attend a Coffee with the Principals (CWTP) in the HS front office - these sessions are more informal and provide an opportunity for discussion and engagement.
- September 29 from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
- December 12 from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
- March 4 from 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
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Reach out to slphsPEAC@gmail.com if you have an idea you’d like to lead/assist to make our school even better
Here’s to a fantastic year ahead for our kids – in partnership with our outstanding SLPHS Staff!
PEAC - Parent Engagement Advisory Committee
Roni Falck, Julie Yakes - Co-Chairs
Ben Schein - Treasurer
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DRIVERS EDUCATION FALL/WINTER INFORMATION | |
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Driver’s Education with Safeway Driving School
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Click here to register now!
- Questions? Contact Kelleen at 952-928-6399
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KEEP UPDATED CHECK OUT OUR WEBPAGE | |
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6425 West 33rd St. | St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Phone: 952-928-6100 | Fax: 952-928-6113
Click here for St. Louis Park District Website.
Click here for Go Park, SLP's Athletics Website.
Click here for submitting HS Attendance.
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