CTE Leaders Respond to Department of Education Perkins Blueprint…

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

“ALEXANDRIA, VA—On April 19, 2012, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan unveiled Investing in America’s Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education, outlining the Obama Administration’s proposal for reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins). The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) appreciate the Department’s focus on Perkins, and Career and Technical Education (CTE), at a time when many industries face a shortage of well qualified skilled workers. However, some of the details in the Blueprint raise serious concerns.

While we support the themes encompassed in the Perkins Blueprint—alignment, collaboration, accountability and innovation—we worry that the details in the Blueprint could have an adverse affect on CTE programs and result in decreased, inequitable student access to high-quality CTE programs. As the reauthorization process moves forward, CTE stakeholders across the country are looking forward to providing input to develop a new law that will best meet the needs of CTE students and our nation’s economy.

We believe that a new CTE law should provide sufficient resources to ensure that all students have access to high-quality CTE, beginning early in a student’s education with career awareness and broad knowledge and building pathways to more specific career-readiness skills through connections among secondary education, postsecondary education, and the labor market. To achieve this goal, we believe it is critical that the new law focus on improving program quality by building the capacity of secondary and postsecondary educational institutions to prepare all students for success in current and emerging in-demand career pathways.

Recent data prove that CTE is making the difference in the lives of students, in communities and for businesses all across our nation. We are eager to work with the Department of Education, the Obama Administration and Congress to develop federal policy and legislation that builds on strengths, expands opportunities and access for more students to be successful in college and careers, and helps keep our nation’s economy strong and prosperous.” 

Article Source - http://www.acteonline.org/content.aspx?id=17696

Eric Ripley, Career & Technical Education Coordinator

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Dear Parents: Facebook and Internet Safety from Local Students…

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

Dear Parents -

The Grand Forks Youth Commission exists to identify, promote, improve, increase and provide services and programs for young people in Grand Forks. We invite you to read through the following and learn a little more about internet safety and how to use social networking sites. The Grand Forks Youth Commission cares. Help us make the internet a safer and kinder place for you and your children.

Tips for parents and teens:

- Create your own page. The best way to learn the ins and outs of Facebook is to create your own page. A great way to start talking to your teens about their Facebook experience is to ask them to help you create your own page.

- Control your information: Be selective about what you share by customizing the recipients of your posts. Activities on Facebook can be viewed by others.

- Use strict privacy settings: Review your privacy settings page. Facebook defaults privacy settings to public until a user makes it private.

- Pre-approve tags: Choose the settings that allow you to see everything you’ve been tagged in to accept or deny the tag before it goes on your page.

- Don’t post your location. You should do this for safety and privacy reasons. You can prevent people from tagging you at a location in the How Tags Work section.

- Set rules about what’s appropriate to post. No suggestive photos, no photos of them doing anything illegal, and no photos of them doing something that they could regret in the future. Be thoughtful about status updates, wall posts, and comments. Remember that once they post something, it’s out of their hands. Future employers may have access to your page.

- If in doubt, take it out. Use the “Remove Post” button to take down risky posts.

- Self-reflect before you self-reveal: Remember to think about who will be seeing your posts and comments before you post them. You may need time to cool off and think about the situation.

- “Friend” younger teens. Some teens don’t understand they’re creating a digital footprint. Help them understand how to use it safely. Keep in mind that kids can block you from seeing things so check in with them too.

- Talk to your high school teens about whether they’re comfortable letting you “friend” them: Many will be. But if you are your teen’s friend, don’t fill their page with comments, and don’t “friend” his/her friends. Many parents say Facebook is the only way they know what’s going on in their teens’ life, so tread cautiously.

- Choose your battles: You’ll see the good, the bad, and the truly unfathomable. If you don’t want your teens to unfriend you, don’t ask them about every transgression. Keep it general.

We ask that you and your teens review these suggestions to reach a greater understanding of social networking sites and how to run them safely. The internet is a very public place and you create a digital footprint with whatever you do. By using these simple tips you will generate a positive footprint for you and your teens to model theirs after. We have included some extra websites to help you further understand social networking, its effects, and how to run it privately.

Balancing Screen Time:  http://www.ikeepsafe.org/category/balancing-screen-time/

Tips for parents about Facebook:  http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/facebook-parents

How to prevent cyberbullying of your child: http://www.ikeepsafe.org/parenting/changing-tides-cyberbullying-prevention/

How to get a handle on Facebook privacy settings: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/how-get-handle-facebooks-privacy-settings

Digital Influence/Popularity: http://www.ikeepsafe.org/digital-citizenship-2/digital-popularity/

Facebook Newsletter for Parents: http://www.facebookforparents.org/newsletter.html

Digital Footprint:  http://cnettv.cnet.com/sizing-your-digital-footprint/9742-1_53-50111778.html

TO DOWNLOAD THIS INFORMATION CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:  http://legacy.grandforksherald.com/pdfs/FACEBOOK%20AND%20INTERNET%20SAFETY%20FROM%20GF%20YOUTH%20COMMISSION.pdf

Note about the Grand Forks Youth Commission – The Youth Commission is a group of 24 young people between the ages of 14 and 18 who advise the Mayor’s Cabinet on Young People and advocate to the community on behalf of youth. The Youth Commission is a diverse group of youth representing many perspectives, ages and backgrounds. The Commission is an important way for youth to be actively involved in decisions of community entities that affect youth. Youth Commissioners develop leadership skills, encourage other young people to get involved, and voice the concerns and needs of our young people.  For more information on the Grand Forks Youth Commission visit:  http://www.grandforksgov.com/gfgov/home.nsf/Pages/Youth+Commission

Mary Lien, Character Education Coordinator

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Are You Grateful for Dirty Dishes…

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

Article Originally Posted by Michael Josephson

http://whatwillmatter.com/

 ”There’s a song titled “Thank God for Dirty Dishes” that makes the point that if you’re lucky to have enough food to make dirty dishes, you should be grateful.  So instead of grousing about your property taxes, be thankful you own property. When you have to wait in line at the bank or are stuck in traffic, just be grateful you have money in the bank and a car to drive.

It makes sense, but that doesn’t make it easy.

I have to admit that appreciation has not been a natural attribute for me. In my more ambitious days when I believed that excess was not enough, gratitude seemed like a form of surrender and a very poor life strategy. After all, if you’re satisfied with the way things are, you’ll never make them better.

What a pity I had to reach my 50s before I began to appreciate appreciation. I finally began to see that it was irresponsible and irreverent not to realize how many things I should feel grateful for. I also came to realize how good it feels to acknowledge how good I have it.

Real gratitude is much more than politeness, like saying thank you when someone passes the salt or conveys good wishes; it’s a deeper psychological state of genuine thankfulness.

Whether we believe whatever good fortune we have is the product of our own labor and talents, random luck, or a gift from God, the fact remains that each of us could spend a full day identifying all the things that merit gratitude.

According to an old proverb, “If you never learn the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness.”

I’m still a beginner, but it’s true; the more I appreciate, the happier I am. That’s a lesson I want my children to learn.”

Mary Lien, Character Education & Prevention Coordinator

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Career Forums Prove Beneficial for GFPS Students…

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

The Career Centers at Grand Forks Central and Red River High School provide career resources and opportunities for all high school students in the Grand Forks School District.   Each year, during the month of February, we promote “Career Forums,” which can be thought of as group job shadows.  Our main priority is to schedule as many career forums as possible and let students sign up for one or more career fields of their choice. By doing this, students have a better understanding of what it would take to be in that profession and which can help determin if this is what he or she wants to pursue.

The Career Coordinator identifies ten professions and sets up dates and times with the local business so that students can sign up and take an opportunity to tour the business, listen to different occupations, observe,  and at times, do hands on projects with questions and answers to follow. 

Our special “Thanks” goes to all those businesses that were kind enough to give up time within their busy schedules in order to share their occupations and job responsibilities to students that are deciding on a profession.  A summary of the 10 Career Forums provided this year are listed below.

Grand Forks Law Enforcement
Our biggest career forum for the month!  Who wouldn’t want to see 10 different law enforcement officials under one roof!  We had Grand Forks’ finest including a Police Officer, County Sheriff Deputy, ND Highway Patrol, US Marshall, FBI Agent, US Border Patrol, UND Police Officer, Grand Forks Correctional Officer, Parole and Probation Officer and North Dakota’s Game Warden.  For students that were truly interested in law enforcement, we encouraged ride along with certain departments as well.  Data shows that most of these professions are in “High Demand” in the state of North Dakota.

ICON Architect, Inc.
There was a lot of request from students to listen and observe what an architect does.  We chose ICON Architect, Inc. because #1) they are a growing company in our region and #2) they have two female architects that are succeeding in a male dominated profession.  The company continues to grow and another female architect just joined their staff.  Architects and Engineers are in “Big Demand” and “High Wage”. 

Rydells Collision Center
Another promising profession in “High Demand” is mechanics specializing in automotive, big machinery, and diesel engines. North Dakota will see an 11 % growth increase in this profession by 2018.  Most of these careers can be done through two year programs and internships.

Shawna Noel Photography
Students love signing up for this profession.  Many students are curious if they can succeed in this business or keep it as a hobby interest.  North Dakota will see a 9% increase by 2018 even though it will not be in high demand due to over saturation. 

Josef’s Hair Academy
Another profession in “High Demand” with an 8% increase will be careers in Hairstylists and Cosmetologists.  Most of these careers can be achieved with a two year program.

UND’s Energy and Environmental Research Center

With the world watching the environment so closely.  Environment Researchers and Scientists have seen a significant increase of jobs in this field and North Dakotawill see a 12.12% increase and in “High Demand” by 2018.

Grand Forks District Court House

This career forum focuses on judicial careers.  We learned that court reporting is a “High Demand” field with a projected 12.9% increase by 2018 and this only requires a two year program to specialize in a high paying career.  Lawyers and Attorneys in the state of North Dakota are in “High Demand” as well and shows a slight increase of 4.98% for the state of North Dakota.

Canad Inn Destination Center
The Hospitality and Tourism careers are on the rise and in “High Demand” with an overwhelming increase of 16.42% by 2018 for the state of North Dakota.  A lot of your education and training will come from marketing, sales, service and tourism.  A lot of careers are hidden under one giant roof!

UND Wellness Center
Another profession on the rise is fitness, education and training.  North Dakota will see a significant increase of 15.46% and in “High Demand” by 2018.  These professions are required to hold teaching degrees.

Wells Concrete Manufacturing
Manufacturing contains laborers, fabricators, heavy equipment drivers, assembly workers and management positions.  Although it shows slow signs of growth nationwide, Western North Dakota is seeing a “High Demand” for people in this profession.

This years Job Shadowing and Career Forums have showed great response and results from our students with much approval from their parents.  For more information about job shadowing and/or career forums, or other career resources we provide, contact your high school Career Coordinators: Peggy.Anderson@gfschools.org (GF Central) or Joyce.Larson@gfschools.org (Red River HS).

Resource:  “Careers in North Dakota, 2010 edition”  (Job Service of North Dakota)

Peggy Anderson, Career Coordinator

 

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URGENT: Vote for Our Area Chevy Scholar 2012 Finalist…

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

Michaela Current, Red River High School Senior, has been selected as one of the top 10 Chevy Scholar 2012 Finalists.

The West Dakota Chevy Dealers and Heartland Chevy Dealers of North Dakota and western Minnesota have teamed up for the second annual Chevy Scholar scholarship program choosing 10 finalists from area high schools. Now you can help choose the four winners who will receive $5,000 college scholarships.

From March 6 (today) to March 19, 2012, online and text voting will take place to determine the four winners.  Individuals are allowed to vote 1 time per day.  In addition, one nominator will also be chosen at random to receive $500.  Scholarship winners will be announced March 23, 2012.

Michaela is active in theatre productions both during the school year and the summer. As a junior she was selected as a student intern for Development Homes, Inc where she has worked with young people with disabilities the past two years. Her future plans are to attendNorthland Community & Technical College in the fall to become a nurse. The Chevy $5000.00 scholarship would assist her greatly in obtaining this goal.

Please help support our local finalist, Michaela Current, either online or by text.

www.chevyscholar.com/vote – Sign in, Choose MichaelaC, and Click Submit

or

(TEXT)  27126   (MESSAGE) – Vote4 MichaelaC

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GFC Fashionistas…

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

“America’s Top Model” is no competition for our “GFC Fashionistas”

I had the pleasure of recruiting several of our fabulous GFC students who volunteered to work the runway for the “Everything for Weddings” event sponsored by Kristen’s Bridal and Tip Top Tux Formal Wear on January 22nd.  The turnout was amazing at the Alerus Center for a Sunday and I had the pleasure of sitting in front of the runway to take pictures and sit with the proud parents of these shining newcomers of the stage. 

The music was great and it jazzed you up while you were waiting for the fashion show to begin. The MC’s were all standing tall and handsomely dressed in black tuxedos with vibrant colored vests and ties.  A huge array of folding chairs surrounded the runway to make sure everyone had a great view wherever they sat.  The chairs filled up fast with parents, friends and relatives to watch someone they knew participate in a fashion show and, of course, the soon-to-be brides and fiances observing this year’s styles and fashion.

The show began and off we went at a steady pace of young models walking out in beautiful bridal gowns, prom dresses and men’s tuxedos.  Three young men came out first sporting very handsome tuxedos and did a choreographed walk on to the runway and proved they could own the floor. At first, I didn’t recognize who they were, but their main job throughout the whole show which was to open the curtain and escort the models on to the runway.  They did a really nice job and had everyone clapping. That’s when I realized Central students weren’t the only ones participating but Red River students were participating as well, which made it even more fun to watch.  

I want to make a mention that they had to do THREE fashion shows that afternoon, in which, the girls had the chore of getting in and out of bridal gowns and prom dresses.   The guys had the privilege of escorting these beautiful girls on stage while sporting a black tuxedo, colored vests and ties  and a tall, black cane. 

 

I will go on record that our GFC students did a fantastic job!  Better than any others in their walk, fashion wear, and charisma.  I was proud to share in their “afternoon of fame” and applaud them for being so brave as to walk out in front of hundreds of people and shine like a “fashionista” (defined as a devoted follower of fashion).  I wonder if any of them will be putting this on their resume under “recent accomplishments”?   If nothing else, I’m glad they represented Central High School and enjoyed the opportunity to take part in a community event that contributed to the cause but made themselves proud as well as everyone else.  Good job “GFC Fashionistas”!

Peggy Anderson – Career Coordinator

 

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Presidential Focus for Career & Technical Education…

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education 
(Originally Published on Monday, February 13, 2012  Written By: Stephanie Simon)

“President Barack Obama on Monday proposed substantial new spending on education with a $69.8 billion education budget heavily focused on boosting career and technical training, both at the high-school and college level.  Overall, Obama asked for an increase of 2.5 percent, or $1.7 billion, in discretionary spending on education as part of his fiscal 2013 budget proposal to Congress.  The centerpiece of the education budget was an $8 billion Community College to Career Fund, which aims to train 2 million workers for jobs in fields such as high-tech manufacturing, clean energy and healthcare.

The initiative would encourage partnerships between two-year colleges and local businesses to identify in-demand skills and develop courses that help build them. It would also finance online and in-person training for up to 600,000 aspiring entrepreneurs.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the College to Career initiative relied on community colleges developing strong relationships with local employers, who could help design courses and degree programs to “train workers for skills that businesses are looking for right now.” The businesses would also be expected to offer apprenticeships. Duncan cited as models community colleges in Nevada that are ramping up nursing programs to meet local demand and schools in Florida that cater to a growing fashion industry. “It’s really important that this not be driven by us in Washington,” but be based on local business needs, Duncan said.

Obama also asked Congress to direct $1.1 billion to improve career and technical education at the secondary-school level. He proposed spending a further $1 billion on high-school “career academies” that train future workers in industries such as health care or information technology.

Until recently, career and technical education wasn’t popular in reform circles because “there was a worry that poor or minority kids were being pushed into that track and a feeling that college should be for everyone,” said Michael Petrilli, an educational policy analyst with the Fordham Institute. “We’re seeing the pendulum swing back now.” 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/us-usa-budget-education-idUSTRE81C1Z620120213

Some other highlights of the FY2013 budget that may be of interest:

– The proposed budget includes funding for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAA CCCT) program, which provides $2 billion over four years to help community colleges improve and expand their programs to meet local and regional labor market demands. The proposed budget also funds a new Community College to Career Fund at $8 billion over three years, which is designed to improve access to job training for two million individuals across the nation through State and community college partnerships with businesses.

– The proposed budget would fund programs such as Race to the Top, Investing in Innovation, and Promise Neighborhoods. The Administration also seeks to consolidate 38 programs into 11 competitive grant programs “designed to allow States and districts more flexibility to use resources where they will have the greatest impact.”

 – The proposed budget provides $80 million to prepare 100,000 effective STEM teachers, and $30 million for a math education initiative, jointly administered by the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation, to support evidence-based approaches.

– The proposed budget includes $12.5 billion to support summer and year-round jobs for low-income youth, and will help connect the long-term unemployed and low-income adults to subsidized employment and work-based training opportunities.

 – The proposed budget proposes $125 million to spur job training innovation among States and localities through this program which will be jointly administered by the Departments of Labor and Education. This competitive grant will be available to States and regions to implement “bold systemic reforms that break down barriers between programs and provide rewards based on outcomes, particularly in serving disadvantaged populations.”

Eric Ripley, Career & Technical Education Coordinator

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Recognizing Character…

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

Respect.  Caring.  Citizenship.  Trustworthiness.  Responsibility.  Fairness. 

These are the 6 pillars of character modeled and taught in the Grand Forks Public School District.  Each school has their own character education committee which assists their building in teaching and promoting good character in their own unique and creative way.  One thing each school has in common, is the focus on the 6 pillars of character.  Research shows the use of common language is important and powerful for kids.

Twice a year at Red River High School, students are nominated and selected to receive character awards.  Students are nominated for the specific pillar of character that staff sees them displaying and living out on a daily basis.  Ten students are selected for each pillar of character. 

 

Asst. Principal Joel Schleicher presenting a Character Award

Students who are selected have their name read over the school announcements, receive a RRHS character T-shirt and certificate, and have their picture posted on the pillars of character display near the offices.

Congratulations to the following RRHS students for being awarded character awards for Fall 2011.

Jennifer George, Career Educator

Trustworthy     Fairness    
Christa Benson

9

   Chris Rieth

10
Bailee Espelien

10

   Paige Salwei

10
Traci Edwards

11

   Nessa Cinco

11
Cali Halverson

11

   Margarita Consing

11
Chris Decker

12

   Brooke Hasselbeck

11
Joel Galbreath

12

   Christian Novak

11
Matt LeBlanc

12

   Michelle Iverson

12
John Nord

12

   Dayton Marek

12
Lindsay Schaefer

12

   Evan Moser

12
Rachel Todhunter

12

   Nanda Oli

12
             
Respectful       Caring    
Riley Paulson

9

   Madison Dangerfield

9
Amber Robertson

9

   Julia Dvorak

9
Max Schumacher

9

   Nicole Oncken

9
Greg Wischer

9

   Ashley Knight

10
Lizzy Syverson

10

   Courtney Comeau

11
Megan Whalen

10

   Corey Shuler

11
Anne Butkowski

11

   Hadley Steffen

11
McKenna King

11

   Yan Chen

12
Erik Johnson

12

   Mikelle Fetsch

12
Marcus McCoy

12

   Lauryn Sivertsen

12
             
Responsible       Citizenship    
Emily Anderson

9

   Alexandra Johnson

9
Ashley Egeland

9

   Kordell Nelson

9
Tyler Williams

9

   Haleigh Stenseth

9
Ben Irvine

10

   Chad Bartosh

10
Michael Wong

10

   Mackenzie Phillips

10
Ty Anderson

12

   Sara Ahles

12
Vivian Breceda

12

   Myahri Durdiyeva

12
Gabby Maddock

12

   Trevor Flynn

12
Jack Nuveen

12

   Valleri Rami

12
Jared Rodriguez

12

   Lucas Strom

12
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If the World Around You is Changing…

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

You Must be Ready to Change Too!

My colleague, Jennifer George, and I had the opportunity to meet a real living legend last week at the Careers Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.  Keynote speaker, Dr. John D. Krumboltz, has the designation of being one of only five “Living Legends in Counseling” by the American Counseling Association (2004). I was so captivated by the interesting and challenging key points in his speech; I purchased his book, Luck is No Accident: Making the Most of Happenstance in Your Life and Career. (He even autographed the book for me!)

 

One of the interesting and challenging ideas Krumbolt presented in his keynote address was that we “…don’t need to commit to a future goal.” This notion seemed to go against all I have learned and believe as a career resource educator. However, I learned while perusing his book that, just like any ideas taken out of context, there is probably more to learn from his comments—more than what would be appropriate for one blog article.

 

To gain a better understanding of the author’s ideas, I will start by sharing his first point in the book: When the world around you is changing, you must be ready to change, too. What can you do when things beyond our control affect your life? With so much change and uncertainty going on in our world today, the author’s “ten simple ideas” are worthy of sharing:

 

1.      Be open to considering a completely different kind of work that may well require you to learn a whole new set of skills.

2.      Be willing to accept a job that pays less than your previous job. It is better to have a job than no job.

3.      When you apply for a job, you will be asked, “What kind of work do you want to do?” Don’t answer that question. Say instead, “I want to help make your organization become more successful….”

4.      Sell items that you no longer need. (My side note: better yet, give them away to those who could use your gently used items.)

5.      Keep learning wherever you go….

6.      Keep tuned in to changes that may provide opportunities. For example, the threat of climate change has spurred many companies to expand into “green” mode. The internet is filled with green job listings. An emerging field like this can provide intriguing opportunities for learning and advancement.

7.      Simplify your diet. You may like a steak dinner at a restaurant better than eating a simple meal at home, but preparing your own nutritious dinner at home is a lot cheaper and often healthier, too.

8.      Be willing to move to a new location. Don’t get stuck in the mud. However, explore possibilities carefully before you move.

9.      Explore practical learning experiences. Community colleges offer a variety of career-related training programs. But remember when you graduate, all you receive is a piece of paper called a diploma. You don’t get a job offer. It’s smart to find out the job-finding experiences of previous graduates before committing yourself to an expensive training program.

10.  Avoid internet scams. Scam artists have developed intriguing ways of enticing unwary internet users into parting with their money. Be skeptical of anything that seems too good to be true (p. 6).

 

While not all ten tips apply directly to the students with whom I work as a career resource educator in the Grand Forks Consortium Schools, I do feel that the whole idea of “life’s unexpected events requires us to be adaptable to change” applies to career planning as well. So, do I believe Krumboltz when he asserts that we “…don’t need to commit to a future goal”? Stay tuned to future blog articles where I will continue to lay the foundation for the author’s ideas from which we can all learn.

 

Sandy Espe, Career Resource Educator

 

Reference: Krumboltz, John D. & Levin, Al S. (2010). Luck is no accident: Making the most of happenstance in your life and career. Atascadero, CA: Impact Publishers.

 

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Out in the Community with NTHS…

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Grand Forks Public Schools Career & Character Education

 

National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) honors the best and brightest students in Career and Technical Education classes.  NTHS values being an active citizen in our community.  Each member of NTHS participates in a group volunteer activity, on top of the 20 hours they individually volunteer. 

This fall, the Grand Forks Central and Red River High School chapters of NTHS joined together for a bonfire where we discussed how we each have gifts, talents, and abilities that we can share with those around us.  Members at the bonfire then went out and used their talents and abilities to serve our community.

 

In December 2011, NTHS members volunteered at Tufte Manor.  We brought goodies and assisted the residents in making holiday door decorations.  It was a fun evening and residents expressed time and time again how thankful they were for us coming. 

In late winter and early spring, we are planning to volunteer at St. Josephs to sort and organize donations, at Northland’s Rescue Mission to put on a bingo night, and at Good Samaritan to play games with the nursing home residents.

Current Grand Forks Central NTHS Members:

Joshua Anderson, Donovan Blue, Chad Goering, Samuel Hervey, Brenden LaHaise, Jonathon McKeever, Samuel Ohrn, Courtney Phelps, Shelby Regimbal, Tyler Risberg, Megan Shallman, Jenna Wheeler

Current Red River High School NTHS Members:

Tanner Alberts, Ian Andres, Heidi Asche, Caitlin Dahl, James Evers, Casey Fugleberg, Joel Galbreath, Morgan Hoffarth, Jordin Innes, Cody Jennewein, Emily Lundby, Daniel Pavlicek, Nicole Sabol, Ashley Sersland, Mariah Snustad, Annika Strand, Kyle Swatlowski, Cortney Walters

Jennifer George, Career Educator & RRHS NTHS Advisor

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