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Congratulations to Grayden Snyder (gr. 8) and Caleb Rogers (gr. 8) for coming in 1st and 2nd place respec-tively for their entries in the Elk River VFW's 'Patriot's Pen' Essay Competition with their topic of "What Free-dom Means to Me." Congratulations also to Anna McGlone (gr. 10) for plac-ing 2nd (out of 93) in the Elk River VFW's 'Voice of Democracy' Essay competition with her essay in the topic of "My Vision for America."

Congratulations!

Spectrum High School is pleased to introduce a new mu-sic group…Harmenix. Harme-nix will debut on Friday, December 11, 7:00 p.m. at the Choral Winter Fine Arts Program.

Harmenix is an all-male vocal group made up of eight high school students who are excit-ed to share the fun they have been having in the class-room. The group has been working on some exciting pop

classics; traditional accapella pieces; and fun, innovative arrangements that are sure to bring a smile and enjoyment to the listener. Come, and help us welcome Harmenix to the stage!

Essay Competition

Harmenix— All Male Vocal Group

On Friday, November 20, the 6th grade student council put on a party at the school for their classmates. The students collected two large containers of canned food for CAER: a total of 197 pounds! The night of fun and competition began with Turkey Bingo. Then, students tested their ability to solve clues in the first team challenge: a scavenger hunt. The dodgeball tournament filled the gym with laughter as the students cheered on their friends with each team anxiously awaiting their turn to play. Thanksgiving Trivia and a pie-eating contest also delighted the

kids. Throughout the night, the teams showed their Spectrum spirit as they competed for the grand prize. The winning team, the Turkey Bash Titans, had the privilege of earning the official Turkey Bash trophy. Volunteers generously provided an abun-dance of food and help for the night. The 6th grade Student Council did a remarkable job showing initiative in planning, setting up, leading, and cleaning up after the event. Wonderful memories were formed that will stay with the students for a lifetime!

Grade 6 Turkey Bash

Campell's Soup Labels

Do you know anyone who is looking for a school option for his or her child? Spectrum High School will be holding two more information and tour nights for prospective students. Please share these dates with friends and families who may be interest-ed. Dates: January 11 January 21 Times: 5:30 - 6:00 6th Grade Building presentation and tour 6:15 - 7:00 7-12 Grade Building presentation and tour The application deadline is January 31, 2016 to be included in our enrollment lottery. We appreciate your help in spreading the word about Spectrum High School.

Now Accepting Applications for 2016-2017

Have you ever known a tote bag to change the world? How about a tie-blanket? The Students 'N Sidekicks High School Service Learning group is about to see how their crafting skills in sewing tote bags stuffed with school supplies and gifts and their creating 18 tie-blankets donated by Joann Fabrics and United Way will change the lives of inner-city St. Paul students. St. Paul's Cornerstone Montessori School is an extremely impoverished school that has been our sister school and partner in Service Learning for Students 'N Sidekicks for the past three years. Each year in Decem-ber and in April / May, Spectrum Service Learning kids visit the school bearing gifts and leave with so much more than they planned on giving. The experience is life-changing. In previous years, we've sewn winter hats and also scarves for these children; this year, thanks to an out-of-state fabric donation, we've sewn school tote bags, and we have made tie-blankets for them through United Way contributions. The boxes of gifts are packed: we leave to bring the tote bags, stuffed with books and donations from the successful school supplies-gathering Senior Project of Service Learning member senior Jami Jen-sen, and tie-blankets next week. On these field trips, photos are taken, friendships are forged, and hugs are everywhere. Students are personally impacted by the Cornerstone demographics of culture, religion, familial status, income, and race, but that never impedes the relationships that form. The students see the personal connection with the Cornerstone kids through what they've been doing in class once we visit, and the effects are remarkable: there is so much laughter and joy. Students 'N Sidekicks welcomes any donations of craft supplies and appreciates your support!

Service Learning

This semester, the Book W.O.R.M.S. [Working On Reading More Stories] Service Learning Group has had the privi-lege of reading to a class of pre-schoolers at the Handke Cen-ter. The sixth graders prepare for their reading buddy time by picking out pic-ture books to read to their buddies and creating an early literacy skill-building activity. The students have quickly formed bonds

with their buddies and will greatly miss them at the end of the semester. We have also had the opportunity to spend one Service Learning time dusting bookshelves at the Elk River Library. We were honored to be able to help out a local institution that so generously serves our community!

Service Learning

Students ‘N Sidekicks

Book W.O.R.M.S.

December 11: Choral Fine Arts Concert 7pm December 23-Jan 3: Winter Break

Upcoming Events:

We recently mailed in 1,389 Campbell's Soup labels and will get 1,000 bonus points. With this submission, Spectrum will have a total of 15,312 points! Please remember to CLIP AND SAVE Camp-bell's labels found on soup, broth, Pepperidge Farm stuffing, etc. For a complete list of all labels accepted, please go to the Spectrum Website: Link

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Students were asked what they liked best about ASL Club, and responses varied: Carly, a 7th grader at SHS, says the best part of ASL Club is that “you get to meet new people and can learn a really cool language!” Klara, (7th grader) adds, “I think it’s a really useful thing to know languages in our society.” Fellow 7th grader, Sam S., says she “has a passion for sign-ing, and it is fun to learn.” Illysa (6th grade) and Elias (7th grade) agree: they love learning new signs every day. Mary, an 8th grader at SHS, says, “I like ASL because of the friends I make.” ASL Club wraps up on January 14th. If you would like to see a demon-stration of what the students have learned or are interested in ASL in general, come to Mrs. Williams’s room in the Grade 6 building on January 14th at 4:15pm for a re-telling of the favorite children’s book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?

November Students of the Month

NHS: Alisa Johnson & Nate Hackbarth NJHS: Isabella Dorval & Carter Hansen AVID: Lynnda Haben & Alicia Moening

I have two children at Spectrum: one in 8th grade and one in 6th grade. I am working as a reading and math intervention teacher at Parnassus Preparatory in Maple Grove. When I am not working or shooting archery, I enjoying reading, scrapbooking, and playing with our animals. I was introduced to archery last year when I enrolled my kids in archery at Whitcomb’s. Since my kids were learning so much and were having so much fun, I decided I needed to give it a try, too. I was able to get BAI [Basic Archery Instructor] certified in January of this year. I am looking forward to coaching and to introducing more students to the sport .

Vision Statement The Vision of Spectrum High School is to foster academic and personal excellence through a program emphasizing high academic standards in a small school setting. Mission Statement The mission of Spectrum High School is to encourage students to attain their maximum potential through a 3-dimensional strategy emphasizing

College preparatory curriculum A technology-rich environment Community-based outreach

Sponsored By Volunteers of America-Minnesota, Stephanie Olsen, Senior Manager. Fully accredited by AdvancED through June 30, 2016.

New Archery Coach

Afterschool Group NEW: ASL Club

Coach Haben

“you get to meet new people and can learn a really cool language!” Carly

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ASL Video

2015-2016 1st Quarter

A HONOR ROLL

Grade 6 Elianna Aberra, Emma Bengtson, Madison Bentley, Brianna Bergren, Kristen Borchert, Michael Brown, Keira Christoffer, Isabella Ebner, Carli Elrod, Timothy Erickson, Gavin Gould, Alex Greeler, Mackenzie Gruber, Kyle Haben, Mikita Hanchar, Makayla Harmer, Noelle Hensel, Phoebe Holmes, Matthew Johnson, Emily Knollenberg, Katelyn Kolyer, Brooke Larsen, Elizabeth Norberg, Ella Opay, Brendan Perkins, Gabrielle Rinowski, McKenna Ritter, Zoie Schaefer, Sophia Schomaker, Sophia Shamp, Titus Skistad, Liliana Stolte, Brooke Swaja, Grace Sykes, Audrey Tice, Gavin Tuckey, Aaron Van Wyhe, Gracie Vinlove, Jessica White, Emily Wilder, Alexa Zuniga

Grade 7 Lisa Algaard, Megan Andersen, Carly Benge, Benjamin Bergley, Shelby Bray, Sidney Brenteson, Bailey Brown, Ella Burfeind, Leah Burney, Kalie Clark, Frances Dahl, Thomas DeBoer, Jacob DeMond, Emily Dopp, Ginger Downey, Cassandra Duthler, Charles Ellingson, Rylee Fischer, Adrienne Foell, Mason Gates, Phoebe Glenn, Katelyn Gramstad, Xavier Groth, Olivia Guse, Anita Hanchar, Abram Harvey, Grace Henrie, Ellaine Henry, Andrew Hipsag, Alia Hitchcock, Brady Jakubiec, Rachel Johnson, Cole Killeen, Zachary Knapp, Klara Kondrak, Peter Larson, Madeleine Loewenstein, Isabelle Martin, Elizabeth McCoy, Kayla Niedzielski, Morgan Novotny, Anthony Olson, Katherine Olson, Jonah Palm, Lauren Peckham, Reinier Radtke, Judah Rogers, Logan Schumacher, Brenna Seagren, Cameron Weitnauer, Addison Westermeyer, Callie Wuollet, Aaron Ziebarth

Grade 8 McKenzie Alders, Madeline Anderson, Sierra Anderson, Braydon Ashfeld, Martha Bergley, Elizabeth Berry, Kaylee Betzler, Kelly Blancett, Christopher Buck, Tristan Christiaansen, Andrew DeBoer, Megan Denker, Isabella Dorval, Isaiah Drew, Natalie Duerr, Thomas Evans, Julia Fahrner, Ava Gagnon, Jonathan Gertz, Lynnda Haben, Abigail Hansen, Carter Hansen, Andrew Hattling, Margaret Heino, Savannah Henning, Mallory Henry, Bethanie Hinkley, Kaylee Johnson, Valerie Keiner, Benjamin Knollenberg, William Koch, Audrey Kotek, Maxwell Lawrence, Veronica Lee, Katherine Lemcke, Hailey May, Anna Meehl, Ernest Miller, Abigail Montgomery, Kylie Omariba, Noah Ritter, Kirstin Robbins, Caleb Rogers, Nicole Sagstetter, Noah Schaber, Shayla Schaible, Parker Schelske, Carter Smith, Grayden Snyder, Cameron Sundstrom, Jacob Swaja, Alexis Wallace, Lauren White, Camille Wilder, Diana Wright

Grade 9 Carter Allard, Annamarie Andreasen, Paul Andreasen, Ethan Aune, Matthew Behrens, Branden Bergren, Sophie Brenna, Kayla Brown, Parker Brown, Paige Buley, Elizabeth Chaffin, Toben DeHaan, Adam Devine, Alexander Ebner, Aidan Eck, Donovan Eidem, Cole Elrod, Brea Fahrner, Zachary Foell, Emma Galligher, Parker Gangl, Chandler Gapinski, Adam Giddings, Tara Gleason, Susanna Gradinar, Emily Halverson, Marlene Henry, Hailey Johnson, Kyla Johnson, Noura Kassem, Anthony Kath, Jacob Kettelhodt, Gretchen Larson, Glen Lee, Fisher Marberg, Victoria McCoy, Alicia Moening, Huy Nguyen, Grace Norman, Maria Novotny, Julia Olson, Kirsten Olson, Zachary Olson, Desmond Orton, Jonah Selley, Camden Sharp, Blake Smith, Alexander Staricka, Lydia Suiter, Josie Sumner, Evelynn Szakatits, Devin Trampel, Gabriel Uecker, Miranda Wenndt, Karsten Williams

Grade 10 Katriel Anthony, Addisen Betzler, Sarah Blahoski, Erin Bozich, Emily Brueckner, Jefferey Buck, Elizabeth Davis, Olivia Foell, Jennifer Gilbertson, Max Gleason, Alex Glenn, Isabella Gorecki, Annika Haas, Caitlin Hackbarth, Elizabeth Hackbarth, Noah Hansen, Benjamin Harvey, Emma Heino, Jena Jakubiec, Hannah Johnson, Lauren Kappes, Rebecca Lambert, Payton Loewenstein, Catherine Mahanna, Anna McGlone, Alexis Reese, Elizabeth Rogers, Morgan Schelske, Samuel White

Grade 11 Kayla Averbeck, Hayley Balmanno, Travis Bondy, Zachary Clark, Victor Diekman, Elijah Ehr, Peyton Foster, Dylan Gregersen, Leo Grotte, Sarah Harvell, Sidney Henry, Clay Jackson, Davey Jackson, Holly Johnson, Annika Koch, Benjamin Kopp, Nicole Larson, Kira Lorensen, Kelly Mitchell, Holly Mohlencamp, Lydia Nesser, Olivia Rice, Aidan Riley, D'Lorah Roberts, Hannah Skistad, Zoe Suiter, Kelton Sundstrom, Brynne Walk, Joel Zimmerman

Grade 12 Jessica Averbeck, Madeline Bursch, Jennifer Cralley, Leah Dehn, Noelle Diekman, Holly Friend, Connor Hansen, Madeline Hays, Jami Jensen, McKenzie Johnson, Zachary Knollenberg, Emmanuelle Kreger, Jordan Marschke, Megan McCarty, Marie Miller, Michaela Moen, Ryan Pribnow, Isabel Riley, Kassidi Robbins, Samuel Score, Eric Swarm, Katrina Williams, Cassandra Ziebarth

2015-2016 1st Quarter

B HONOR ROLL

Grade 6 Blake Becker, Noah Benassi, Sophia Bernard, Tyler Buley, Avae Burfeind, Abby Castle, Matthew Castle, Daria Church, Nathan Church, Kaylee Drew, Keely Duell, Timothy Duthler, Ethan Evans, Carter Femrite, Madelyn Fern, Gabriel Gowdy, Ilyssa Gutierrez, Kristoffer Gutierrez, Leyla Hadjdjelloul, Elijah Hoehn, Riley Johnson, Kylie Kane, Dylan Langley, Aiden Larson, Martin Le, Samuel Lemcke, Gabriella McDonald, Riley McMullen, Ashley Meyer, Grace Mielke, Grace Negus, Mara Olson, Gabrielle Orth, Ella Peterson, Stanford Pladson, Gina Ponto, Holly Ponto, Jordyn Risse, Alexander Russell, Lauren Sandberg, Jenna Schaible, Rachel Schlueter, Leah Sharp, Stephen Spofford, Jacob Stevens, Marlo Sumner, Wyatt Ward, Harvey Widder, Greta Wright

Grade 7 Gavin Anderson, Jacob Aune, Jonah Bandemer, Brady Beltrand, Anastasia Benassi, Erica Brueckner, Isaak Doreo, Dylan Ellison, Taylor Fischer, Gavin Gowdy, Noyemin Gradinar, Amara Greenberg, Alexander Hansen, Jack Kaluza, Ella Kring, Lucas Landberg, Olivia Larson, Molly Majeres, Ellie Matthews, Lukas Meyer, Liam Morgan, Ashlee Ogren, Jacob Olson, Isaac Opay, Noah Peterson, Daniel Reed, Zachary Reese, Kieran Riley, Faith Roley, Ethan Schmitz, Olivia Selley, Samantha Stromstad, Bailey Stull, Trinity Torson, Jaxson Waknitz, Allyson Weldon, Andrew Wilson, Ari Wilson

Grade 8 Mary Austin, Alexandra Bennett, Zachary Bowers, Bryce Bozich, Ryan Brown, Kelsey Christiansen, Jade Clarine, Emily Fearing, Alyxandra Forpahl, Lindsey Garrison, Victoria Goepferd, Ethan Guse, Gavin Haag, Jade Hardecopf, Ross Hoehn, Marissa Hoffarth, Gabriella James, MaKenna Langley, Veaceslav Liubimov, Gunner Maas, Tori Mercer, Steven Morse, Connor Opay, Noah Schlueter, Nicholas Schomaker, Anita Staupe, Usa Stiller, Zachary Szakatits, Abigail Thompson, Maya West, Andrew Yarke

Grade 9 Charles Averill, Zoe Behnken, Maiya Cappelli, Samuel Cooper, Carsten Cross, Hannah Dertinger, Benjamen Erickson, Emily Fonder, Marcus Grund, Katryna Hinkley, Preston Holmes, Maxwell Hoyt, Logan Johnson, Zachary Kopp, Samuel Koppendrayer, Matthew Kruse, Samuel Lawrence, Kayli Luna, Solvej Lund, Dayne Marier, Meghan McClay, Blaine Olson, Callison Olson, Somwati Persaud, Adrian Peterson, Sanibel Randolph, Connor Reed, Cole Schwinghammer, Spencer Shryock, Aaron Stoddard, Adam Stoddard, Cody Thein, Courtney Waterhouse, Keagan Wilson, Sophia Zimmerman

Grade 10 Nikita Anderson, Zackary Anderson, Jack Averill, Michael Benolkin, Anna Brown, Payton Brown, Bailey Christoffer, Julia Foy, Lauren Gillquist, Aviel Gradinar, Jacob Harrison, Brenton Lawrence, Makayla Morrell, Gabriel Neiss, Jonathan Pachl, Brady Ponting, Brittani Robbins, Conner Sharp, Caleb Springfield, Parker Stockwell, Dillon Swenson, Arejanna Tenold, Madyson Waknitz, Marcus Weitnauer, Austin Wolden

Grade 11 Colten Bakken, Samantha Boadwine, Kendra Christiansen, Taylor Duell, Treyton Harmer, Devin Jarvis, Alisa Johnson, Ashley Krutzig, Zachary Kurilla, Eastan Lieberg, Spencer Maas, Joshua Martin, Jasmine Nelson, Clarissa Olson, Micah Pachl, Michael Reed, Brenden Scheuble, Jordan Schlueter, Tyler Schwinghammer, Malli Strong, Ana Tandilashvili, Cole Thorson, Brendan VanAlstyne

Grade 12 Laura Aldrich, Tristan Ashfeld, Daniel Balcom, Devon Burns, Micah Foy, Camden Goepferd, Scott Hagen, Ryan Killeen, Jonathan McDonald, Thomas Ogren, Gwenhwyfar Polkinghorne, Nathan Roberts, Ryan Swanson

FALL SPORTS AWARDS - 2015 CROSS COUNTRY Hard Worker: McKenze Alders Ben Harvey Maria Novotny Joel Zimmerman Team Spirit: Gretchen Larson Connor Sharp Most Improved: Ella Burfeind Kayla Niedzielski Andrew Hattling Carter Smith Perseverance: Morgan Novotny Nevin Sagstetter Top Rookie: Martha Bergley Katelyn Gramstad Ben Nauman Nathan Roberts Team MVP (Top Runner): Noelle Diekman Marissa Kuik

Zack Anderson Camden Sharp ALL CONFERENCE: Noelle Diekman Zack Anderson Camden Sharp TEAM ACADEMICS Girls’ Varsity - Gold Standard - Average GPA: 3.98 Boys’ Varsity - Gold Standard - Average GPA: 3.91

FOOTBALL Twin Cities – Blue - All District: Spencer Maas Ben Kopp Dillon Swenson Thomas Ogren Ryan Pribnow Fisher Marberg Twin Cities – Blue - All District - Honorable Mention Blake Smith Nick Majeres Sam Cooper Alex Glenn Section 4AA -- All Section Clayton Posch Spencer Maas Ben Kopp Spectrum "Why We Play" Award: Ben Kopp MVP: Ben Kopp Offensive MVP: Spencer Maas Defensive MVP: Thomas Ogren Scout Team Player of the Year: Parker Stockwell Most Improved Player: Nick Majeres Rookie of the Year: Sam Cooper

GIRLS’ SOCCER Our team word this year was “AGGRESSIVE”. Team Word Award: Lorna Bechtel Noura Kassem Best Teammate: Noura Kassem Maddie Bursch GIRLS’ SOCCER

BOYS’ SOCCER Varsity MVP: Jon McDonald Rookie of the Year: Anthony Medina Most Improved “One to Watch”: Caleb Rogers BOYS’ SOCCER

Defensive Player of the Year: Jena Jakubiec Hardest Worker: Elizabeth Hackbarth Lorna Bechtel Most Improved: Miranda Wenndt Elizabeth Hackbarth Offensive Player of the Year: Emily O'Connell Sting Award (character on and off the field): Maddie Bursch

Hardest Worker: Hunter Bechtel Ryan Swanson Team Spirit (on & off the field): Carter Allard JV MVP: Jacob Demond Rookie of the Year: Will Koch Most Improved “One to Watch”: Bryce Bozich Brady Ponting Hardest Worker: Thomas Deboer Team Spirit (on & off the field): Keagan Wilson Jacob Aune

VOLLEYBALL Varsity MVP: Ellie Rogers Varsity Spirit: Nicole Larson Varsity Most Improved: Kelly Mitchell JV MVP: Emily Brueckner JV Spirit: Tara Gleason JV Most Improved: Landon Keller C MVP: Addie Betzler C Spirit: Emma Galligher C Most Improved: Kyla Johnson/Rachel Johnson Spectrum Athletics All Academic and Exceptional Awards Recipients: Emily Brueckner Olivia Foell Caitlin Hackbarth Lexi Reese Ellie Rogers Kelly Mitchell Section 6AA All-Section Team Selection: Ellie Rogers TEAM ACADEMIC - GOLD STANDARD (Average GPA: 3.75-4.00)