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<br />RAMSEY ADVISORY COUNCIL
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<br />On the second Tuesday of every month a very
<br />special group of people meet at Ramsey School.
<br />Some are parents of Ramsey students, some
<br />are not. They are men and women who have varied
<br />backgrounds and perspectives; all have very
<br />busy schedules. But, all share a common in-
<br />terest: Education. They want the best possible
<br />educational programs for their children. They
<br />also realize that learning is not just for
<br />kids. Through Community Education programs
<br />there are learning opportunities for people
<br />of all ages from infants to senior citizens.
<br />Most importantly they want to participate in
<br />the education pror.p~~ in their community. They
<br />know that they can help shape the programs pro-
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<br />vided in their school district by sharing
<br />their Ideas, concerns and perspectives at the
<br />grass roots level, the School Advisory Council.
<br />They meet regularly to discuss issues related
<br />to volunteerism, community involvement and
<br />cooperation, educational programs, finances
<br />and many others.
<br />By taking time from their busy schedules
<br />they are involved in making Ramsey School the
<br />best possible educational setting for their
<br />youth and their community. They would like to
<br />encourage others to become involved also. They
<br />need ~eople who care about improving education
<br />in their community. They need you! Please call
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<br />427-9350 for more information about the Ramsey
<br />School Advisory Council, or talk to a member
<br />in your neighborhood. Ramsey advisory Members:
<br />Darlene Boje, Pat Eggers, Kathi Peterson,
<br />Dorothy Stadfelt, Jim Strochein, Myrna Stro-
<br />schein, Wendy Studer, JanWuornos, Gregg
<br />Scherer, Kathleen Sekhon. Ex-officio Members:
<br />Paul Reifenberger, ~arc Hadley.
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<br />Ramsey Community School
<br />15000 Nowthen Blvd. N.W.
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<br />Ramsey, Minn. 55303
<br />Marc Hadley, Coordinator
<br />Kathy West, Secretary
<br />Office Hours: 1:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Monday through
<br />Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday
<br />Phone 427-9350
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<br />-Marc Hadley
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<br />RAMSEY ELEM.
<br />VOLUNTEERS
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<br />OVER 600 HOURS!!!
<br />FANTASTIC!! Since September our group of
<br />Volunteers, small in number, have taken Ram-
<br />sey Elementary School by storm!
<br />We have logged over 600 Volunteer hours.
<br />If we were to be paid minimum wage, and with
<br />our experience, we total up to be a pretty
<br />impressive (not to mention, expensive!) pack-
<br />age of Morns!
<br />This package represents around 1/20th of
<br />the total mothers available from Ramsey School.
<br />Each person has given an average of 30 hours
<br />of their time, no questions asked. Just think
<br />how strong our forces would be if all the
<br />parents available gave just one volunteer
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<br />MIDDLE SCHOOL
<br />MILESTONES
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<br />QUESTION: What special event at Sandburg is
<br />back by popular demand?
<br />ANSWER: Mini-courses!!
<br />During three Fridays in November, mInI-COU-
<br />rses were held at Sandburg. After students
<br />enrolled in the course of their choice, they
<br />met in their groups for the last hour and a
<br />half on each of the three Fridays. They had a
<br />total of four and a half hours of exposure and
<br />experience in the subject of their choice.
<br />Some of the thirty courses which were offered
<br />included copper tooling, outdoor photography,
<br />Jane Fonda's workout, cake decorating, 18
<br />wheelers, running and discovering Anoka. Most
<br />kids had an enjoyable and enriching experience.
<br />Mini-courses will b~ conducted again in March.
<br />Every Wednesday morning from 8:10 to 8:25
<br />the students at Sandburg listen to the student
<br />radio show. The show is completely produced
<br />by some of the 7th grade students under the
<br />direction of Mr. Belpedio and Mr. C. Johnson.
<br />News, weather, sports, jokes, interviews, and
<br />music are all included in the fifteen minute
<br />production. During the first semester the
<br />students involved in the program were Colleen
<br />Beissel, Julie Blaha, Tracy Camyanovich and
<br />Jenny Schlueter. The second semester partici-
<br />pants are: Kristin Anderson, Kristine Egan,
<br />Heidi Everett, Corrine Gachne, and Angie
<br />Schlesinger.
<br />Fridays are special because that is the day
<br />when the teachers of each team (there are 8
<br />teams-three 5th grade teams, three 6th grade
<br />teams and two 7th grade teams) announce the
<br />team's "Student of the Week." The eight winners
<br />receive a certificate and have their picture
<br />taken, which is enlarged to 8 x 10 and posted
<br />in the showcase. There are no guidelines to
<br />follow in selecting a student for this special
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<br />hour to Ramsey School. That doesn't sound like
<br />too much- - does it?
<br />If you're reading this thinking we are just
<br />a bunch of housewives with little else to do-
<br />-guess again!! Just to mention a few we have
<br />secretaries, cashiers, substutute teachers,
<br />nurses, hairdressers, real estate agents,
<br />members of the Advisory Council, two co un-
<br />cilmembers from the city of Ramsey and all of
<br />us have an average of 2.5 children, dogs, cats
<br />horses, husbands, gold fish, rabbits and
<br />homes that need care. There are others that
<br />are involved in RYAA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
<br />and the various Churches in and around our
<br />City of Ramsey. So as you can see, this is
<br />not an idle lot!!
<br />If I have managed to make anyone feel guil-
<br />ty, that was not my intention. There is a
<br />method to my madness however, next time you-re
<br />asked if you have some time to share as a
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<br />honor. A student may be chosen because of aca-
<br />demic excellence, a marked improvement in ef-
<br />fort or behavior, high achievement in an extra
<br />curricular activity, outstanding citizenship,
<br />constant cheerfulness, or most any other rea-
<br />sop which the teachers of the team feel is
<br />pertinent.
<br />On Friday, January 28, the Sandburg auditor-
<br />ium-gymnasium was jumping with enthusiasm.
<br />The students had an opportunity to watch the
<br />7th grade RYAA - Ayaa girls' and boys' bas-
<br />ketball teams play against the women and the
<br />~~n faculty. Staff members were also involved
<br />in the game as announcers, officials, pep
<br />band, cheerleaders, and a special half time
<br />show by Mr. Mitchell. He donned his coveralls
<br />and s~ept the gym floors, walls blackboard,
<br />rim and most everything else wi thing reach.
<br />The remainder of the staff was involved in
<br />crowd control, but there was little need for
<br />that. The kids behaved superbly. As expected,
<br />most of them cheered for the 7th grade team
<br />and booed for the teachers. But that did not
<br />affect the outcome of the game. Final score--
<br />Students 35, Teachers 38
<br />Mr. Paukert's 6th grade math class is
<br />working on a stock market project this quar-
<br />ter. Each student was assigned a hypothetical
<br />lIinvestment projecta whereby they invested
<br />$1,000 in the stock market and track their
<br />gains and losses. It requires that the kids
<br />perform many math functions including working
<br />with fractions. Once a week they are allowed a
<br />chance to update their portfolios. Surprisingly
<br />some students have been able to show a profit.
<br />The project will continue for the rest of the
<br />third quarter and. hopefully by that time we
<br />will know which students to go to for invest-
<br />ment advice.
<br />IIMassacre Hits Boston!!, 11,\ Tea Disasterll,
<br />IIMidnight Ride" are some of the headlines of
<br />the newspapers at Sandburg Middle School. The
<br />fifth grade students in Mrs. Nelson's class
<br />wrote newspapers from the point of view of
<br />Colonists during the American Revolution.
<br />Students included news articles, biographies,
<br />pictures, advertisements, want ads, recipes
<br />and many other items in their centuries old
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<br />volunteer, jump up and say "Sure, I've got
<br />an extra hour."
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<br />-Nancy Baer
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<br />A.S.H.
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<br />Traditions. Virtually every society has
<br />them. In society there are many different com-
<br />munities, each having their own traditions. In
<br />the Anoka Senior High community there are many
<br />traditions, ranging from picking on Sophomores
<br />(all in good fun of course) to Prom.
<br />Senior Chris Albright said, "I like picking
<br />on Sophomores and Mr. Dussl's speech on the
<br />first day of school." Picking on Sophomores
<br />could range from throwing diapers at them on
<br />the first day of school, to selling them an
<br />A.S.H. con't on page ~
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<br />papers. Some papers even looked like they wea-
<br />thered 200 years; tea stained, wrinkled, and
<br />even burned edges. Mrs. Nelson feels the
<br />students worked hard and produced newspapers
<br />of which to be proud.
<br />26 students in Team E at Sandburg (Mrs.
<br />Clemens, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Puakert) have
<br />recently been given the opportunity to get to
<br />know Scobey, Montana. No, they did not travel
<br />there for a field tri~ but instead have volun-
<br />teered to be matched up with a 6th ~ader in
<br />Scobey as a pen pal. Why Scobey, Montana (of
<br />all places!) you may ask? A former Sandburg
<br />teach~r, Kelly Dye, accepted a 6th grade posi-
<br />tion in Scobey for this school year. She has
<br />been our contact person on that end. The st~-
<br />dents at Sandburg received their first letter
<br />about three weeks ago. The Scobey students did
<br />an excellent job telling about life in Scobey,
<br />what the town is like, what their hobbies are,
<br />etc. Our students were very excited to read
<br />the letters. Many letters had pictures en-
<br />closed and one even had a frieridship pin. For
<br />your information, Scobey is in the NE corner
<br />of Montana,ahout 15 miles from the Canadian
<br />border. The population is about 1500. The main
<br />occupation is wheat farming. ~e r~ally hope
<br />this will be a worthwhile and ongoing exper-
<br />Ience.
<br />The next 5 or 6 weeks will see many impor-
<br />tant events happening at Sandburg. On February
<br />25, the 5th graders will be involved in our
<br />annual Pioneer Day. March 7-13 is "Music in
<br />Our Schools Weekll, highlighted by the 5th gra-
<br />ders choral concert on Monday, March 7th. The
<br />annual 7th grade environmental trip is sche-
<br />duled for March 14-18 at Camp Courage. All 7th
<br />graders will spend half of the week there.
<br />On March 17th, the Sandburg Science Fair
<br />will beheld. All 5th and 6th graders are
<br />eligible to participate. You will hear more
<br />about these special events as they occur.
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<br />-Glen Semanko
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<br />March 31, 1863--Paid to I.C. Varney for ser-
<br />vices as school superintendent $.75.
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