Currents

Watershed Happenings

May 29-30 Senior Play, 7:00 p.m.
May 31-June 4 Senior Trip

Jun 5 Last day of school
Jun 6 Graduation

Jun 9 Open House, 7:00 p.m.
Jun 9-11 Teacher workshops
Jun 18 Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Sep 8 First day of school

ADMIN NOTES
–Phil Grant, Administrator

Senior Class Play: Watershed High School’s class of 2009 is performing Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, based on the book by Roald Dahl. Please join us for a magical adventure!

Performance dates and location:
Friday, May 29, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, 7:00 p.m.

Calvary Baptist Church
2608 Blaisdell Avenue
Minneapolis, MN

(This is the same location used for this year’s Medieval Feast.) Tickets will be available at the door for $8 for adults and $5 for students. The play is best for ages nine & up.

Attendance concerns: I hope all students have a strong finish to the school year. However, some students have been leaving school early. We’re aware of this and are concerned. We don’t have the resources to call home every time a student is not in class, but please let the office know if you’re wondering about your student’s attendance. I also encourage you to talk with your student about the importance of a good finish. Last impressions are almost as important as first impressions.

Tax dollars at work: I recently attended state training on SERVS, a new data system for Minnesota schools. It was well worth it, for I learned more about how the ARRA (stimulus package) will benefit Watershed. Not all components of ARRA affect us, but learning about several thousand additional dollars was a high point of the workshop. We will certainly use those dollars to benefit our students.

Questions, concerns, ideas? Give Phil a call at 612-871-4363 x206, or email him at pgrant (at) watershedhs.org.

NEWS FROM THE FACULTY CHAIR
–Matt McElrath

Athletics: The Waves played under the lights of the football stadium during their last regular ultimate match of the year. The team’s decisive win, 15-6, extended Coach Toni Kerans’ winning streak to two. With this season-ending victory over Irondale High School, the Waves end the season with a 5-2 record. The team is contemplating entering the State Tournament during the weekend of June 6th. Look for more details in next week’s newsletter.

Watershed Forum: The Forum met last week to discuss the possibility of the school’s move. After hearing the enrollment, and financial and demographic variables, students discussed the prospect of moving versus remaining at the current location. A group of Forum students looked at one of the potential sites during lunch on Tuesday. These individuals, along with other students, will have an opportunity to offer their feedback in advance of this week’s site decision.

SCHOOL NEWS
–Christina Beck

Plant Clearance: BUY 10, get 10 free! That’s 20 organic plants for $10! Come up to the third floor during school hours to get pepper plants, perennials, and herbs. Help get the seniors to South Dakota! Thank you for your support.

MN Private College Week - June 22-26
Juniors and sophomores, explore college options during MN Private College Week. They make it easy for students and parents to get a feel for several campuses in a short amount of time. Campus tours and general information sessions are held twice daily all week long at the 17 institutions across the state. You choose which colleges you want to visit, and register online for free. Start planning your road trip, and start mapping out your future. Register online at www.mnprivatecolleges.org/mpcw.

BOARD NOTES
-–Endel Kallas, Board Chair

One of the fundamental responsibilities of a nonprofit board of directors is to understand the components of a healthy relationship between the board and the parties given authority and responsibility to operate the school on a day to day basis.

To address this requirement, the Board has undertaken the performance review of both the administrator and faculty co-chair. This review involves all board and board committee members, faculty, and staff. The school community is invited to participate in this process, also.

Evaluation surveys and instructions are available at the following links. Choose the “Not Applicable” or “Don’t Know” options in areas where you do not have direct experience or knowledge of factors being evaluated. Thank you in advance to all who participate. Submissions will be accepted until 9:00 p.m. on June 8th.

Administrator Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cH9S9M3ifKnEQY_2fr2BdIYQ_3d_3d

Faculty Chair survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Z28wIb8Il9HSnMTZ9dVr0g_3d_3d