Northeast Metro 916 Outstanding Students

Sam Thompson-Auto Technology & Pete Tenant Instructor

Will Ewing-Diesel Trucks & Engine Tech.

Northeast Metro 916 held their annual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 23rd and the ALC had two Outstanding Student Award winners.  Sam Thompson is in the Automotive Technology class and Will Ewing is in the Diesel Trucks & Engine Technology class.  Both young men are planning to pursue careers in their individual area of expertise, and  Northeast Metro 916 provided valuable training for their future.  The St Croix Valley ALC staff is very proud of Sam & Will's accomplishment.   

Working Together Composting & Replanting

Today the students worked together to shape up the garden. It took team work to get all the work done but it was a very productive day.  What we accomplished today:

• Composting the beds with wet leaves     
• Laying down weed fabric for walking paths
• Applying wood chips on walking paths
• Digging up and replanting Strawberries.
• Applying straw barriers to Rasberries.
• Moving all growing plants into hoop house
• Mulching tires for potato plants
• Applying shredded paper for compost

THANK YOU to the City of Stillwater for the FREE wood chips

Hoop House Construction

Teamwork- Setting up mini hoop house

This week students started construction of the two hoop houses being built in the garden area at the ALC.  If you would like to build your very own hoop house and keep the cost to under $50 dollars please use the same site we did at http://doorgarden.com/10/50-dollar-hoop-house-green-house#materials

Construction of mini hoop house

Setting Posts

Attaching Frame

Supporting the plastic

Students attaching weight

Puppets Take on the Bullies

The ALC Puppeteers performed their showPuppets Take on the Bullies for 2nd graders at Lilly Lake Elementary and at Oak- Park Elementary.  A grant from the Partnership Plan allowed the class the opportunity to consult with professional puppeteers about how to make their puppets appear more lifelike.  The six students who performed also answered questions from the audience about puppeteering and their own personal experience in school growing up.  


The ALC students and staff would like to THANK the Partnership Plan for the grant that allows the puppets to continue to teach young students about bullying prevention.

Eight Students Represent St. Croix Valley ALC at MAAP STARS Conference

On April 11 and 12, 240 students from around the state of Minnesota convened for the annual MAAP (Minnesota Association of Alternative Program) spring student conference. St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center was represented by Jaymen Mihm, Cris Calixto, Austin Sullivan, Julia Bendix, and Sarah Koski in the Lifesmarts competition. Also competing in events were Victoria Vo, Kayla Henderson and Tasha Mikulski.
Thirty teams competed, three at a time. All students competed in Employment Interview and one of the two team Decision-Making competitions. In the first round of this knowledge bowl-like event, the St. Croix Valley group took second. However, their score was high enough to advance via a wild card. In the three-team wild card playoff, St. Croix Valley missed advancement by a single question.
Award Winners by Category:

• Job Manual: Victoria Vo- 1^st place, Austin Sullivan- 4^th place
• Career Portfolio: Victoria Vo-1^st place
• Employment Interview: Victoria Vo- 2^nd place
• Workplace Relations Decision Making: Julia Bendix
• Team Advertising: Victoria Vo and Julia Bendix
• School scrapbook: presented by Victoria Vo and Julia Bendix but created by the combined effort of many ALC students

To learn more about the conference go to http://www.maapmn.org/pages/MAAPSTARSEvents/ Congratulations to all of the participants!

Update From MAAP STARS Competition

Victoria Vo is in Finals

Lifesmarts Update- For those of you who do not get ESPN 83, you may not be aware that the excitement of April Madness ended shortly before 10am this morning for the Lifesmarts team from the St. Croix Valley ALC.  This Cinderella team missed sending their semifinal match in the tie-breaker round by a single question. However, team members seem to be taking well. As team member, Cris Calixto said to his gathered teammates shortly afterward, “You are all winners in my mind”.  I have nothing to add to that sentiment.
                                                                                                        ~Coach Thomas Wendt

Sarah Koski is in Finals for Interviewing

Student of the Month at NE Metro 916

Sam Thomson – Automotive Technology

“Sam is always willing to help out in class and lab.”

Pete Tennant, Instructor

Sam Thompson was honored in March by his Auto Technology instructor as Student of the Month.  This award is characterized by students that exhibit good work behaviors, responsibility, regular attendance, as well as being engaged in learning and helping others.  Sam attends 916 Career andTechnical Center in the morning and the ALC in the afternoon.  Congratulations Sam!!