Newsletters (NWSISD) NWSISD newsletter - February 2018 | Page 4

Schools, Staff, and Students in the News! Monroe Elementary STEM Students are AMAZING! December 21, 2017 was a big day for Monroe elementary STEM students. As part of their annual STEM elective day activity, students and staff attempted to set a Guinness Book of World Record by having the most people balancing and spinning a fidget spinner for one minute at the same time! Surrounded by news media cameras and volunteers holding iPads to video tape each attempt, over 500 students and staff came together as a community to work toward a collective achievement. Read more about this amazing attempt here as well as view their highlight video. Students from across NWSISD participated in Super Bowl LII •Anoka Middle School for the Arts and Anoka High School students performed together on Feb. 1 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Throughout the evening the pep band played several songs during the Super Bowl Experience event. The Vince Lombardi trophy was on display behind the group as they performed for an audience of fans and media from all around the world. •Brooklyn Middle School students participated in American Heroes program which is aimed at uniting youth and police. View the video here. School Spotlight on NWSISD Magnet Schools CCX Media, the local news cable channel for the Northwest suburbs, has recently started profiling many of our elementary and middle schools in their School Spotlight! Check out the wonderful video stories of the following schools: Birch Grove Elementary Arts School Monroe Elementary STEM School Weaver Lake Elementary STEM School Brooklyn Center STEAM Middle School Brooklyn Middle STEAM School Brooklyn Center STEAM High School Park Center High School - IB World School Do you have news you’d like to share with the NWSISD Consortium? Send your good news about what your students are doing in class, what innovative ideas you or your staff are creating in and out of the classroom to Krisanthy Sikkila at [email protected] NWSISD Contact Information Melissa Jordan Executive Director 763-450-1307 [email protected] Sue Anderson Executive Assistant 763-450-1302 [email protected] Ayenna Davis Multicultural Educational Specialist 763-450-1331 [email protected] Candace Whittaker Family/Community Empowerment Specialist 763-450-1336 [email protected] John Warren Family/Community Empowerment Specialist 763-450-1306 [email protected] Krisanthy Sikkila Communications/Magnet Specialist 763-450-1303 [email protected] Linda Ryden Administrative Assistant 763-450-1304 [email protected] Northwest Suburban Integration School District 9201 W. Broadway, #690 Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 www.nws.k12.mn.us 763-450-1300