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Southwest Office Opens August 12 & Class Registrations Begin August 15

Southwest High School

Main Office Opens Friday, August 12

Counseling and Registration Begin Monday, August 15

Class of 2020 (9th Grade)

Orientation

Thursday September 1 and Friday September 2

Grades 9-12

School for all grades begins Tuesday, September 6

Students will build their own computers and get to take them home!

Geek Squad Academy is coming to Downtown Minneapolis August 17-18

and students ages 10-16 are invited!

Students will build their own computers and get to take them home!

To celebrate our 10^th year of Geek Squad Academy, we are inviting students ages 10-16 from across the Twin Cities to join us for a free two-day tech camp at the downtown campus of Minneapolis Community Technical College from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. August 17-18. As a special bonus, all students will learn to build their own computers and take them home.

What is Geek Squad Academy?

Geek Squad Academy (GSA) from Best Buy is a hands-on learning program where students build new technology skills through creating and making. At GSA, your Junior Agents will create their own music, explore 3D design, learn about web programming, video production and more. Classes focus on discovery and developing new tech skills through fun and interactive experiences that help to de-mystify technology. Students will also participate in a “Build Your Own Device” course, where they will assemble their own internet-ready computers and take them home.

Details:

·         GSA is free to all attendees and will be held at Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC). The event is open to all students ages 10-16. Classes will be held from 9am-3pm both days with an 8:15am arrival time.

·         Signed parental consent forms (attached) are required by each student to attend GSA. Each student should bring a bagged lunch both days.

How to register:

Attached to this invite is the registration form; this form must be filled out exactly as it appears and returned to William Woodworth  no later than August 12, 2016 . Do not remove any columns or use abbreviations for the gender and size columns. Make sure all columns are filled out (only one phone number is required). Rows 3-8 are examples of how to properly fill out the form. Please contact Michael Bredemeier on our Best Buy Community Relations team for more details or questions.

Dr. Keith S. Brooks

Dean, Academic Foundations

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

1501 Hennepin Ave.    Minneapolis, MN 55403

keith.brooks@minneapolis.edu

612-659-6104 direct

    

Southwest Entrance Redesigned

Looking west from the middle of the front area by Door 1

The entrance to Southwest High School is changing rapidly and dramatically.  The silver looking pipe out of the stone will be cut to ground level and a concrete walkway will join the front door and street.  Covering the stone will be grass and plants.  The multi-level retaining wall will be for plants and more green space.  The hill was cut further back from the sidewalk.  Trees and scrubs will be planted between the wall and the school.

The entire area is changed to provide more green space and to provide a more open entrance.  The renovation and addition project began in 2014 and expected to be completed August 2016.

Southwest Students & Families ONLY Change Start Date

The start dates for Southwest High School ONLY:

2016-17 School Year

Orientation for 9^th grade – Class of 2020 – Thursday, September 1 --  8:05 am

               Orientation for 9^th grade – Class of 2020 – Friday, September 2 – 8:05 am

Starting date for all classes – Class or 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 - grade 9-12 – Tuesday, September 6 – 8:05 am

Go-To-Cards

Go To cards will be available for pick-up by students from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on the 29th, 30th, 31st, and 1st. Also from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm on the 2nd.  

Celebration of the Life of Zach Adams

Celebration of life 

By Alex Adams — Aug 2, 2016 1:37am

Zachary Adams, 24, Minneapolis. A chess player, baseball fanatic, and amazing young man, he passed away in an auto accident at too young an age. 

Please read his Facebook site to realize the impact Zach had on hundreds of friends and family. His personality was radiant with care for others, goofiness, kindness, and a strong sense of his family that included his wonderful friends. 

He was a born teacher and had just completed a Math degree and further training at the University of Minnesota to become a junior high math teacher. He taught chess in camps and schools and had achieved chess master status as a player. He was passionate about baseball and devoured any and all details about players and teams, especially the Twins. 

His greatest love was his family and wide network of friends, who were like family to him. The world has lost a great person. We intend to play forward his love of life. 

Memorials preferred to People Serving People. 

A celebration of life gathering will be on Saturday, August 13th at 1 PM, First Universalist Church, 3400 DuPont, Minneapolis.

Southwest Fall Sports Registration August 2 - 3- 5:00 PM

Southwest High School Fall Sports Registration is in the high school Commons on 

Tuesday August 2, 2016

3:00 to 5:00 pm

for more information:  http://athletics.mpls.k12.mn.us/