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Congratulations to The International School of Minnesota (ISM) for winning the 2012 Spring Competition!

Students and staff from ISM will be attending the National Jefferson Awards Ceremony in Washington DC this June! Watch the video of student Georgie Brattland giving her school's presentation at this year's competition below.


 2012 ISM Students In Action Team


2012 ISM Students In Action Team


2012 Spring Competition - Saturday April 14th
1:00-6:00pm at the University of Minnesota - East Bank


 
How is this year's Spring Competition like

"The Hunger Games"

Check out the trailer for the movie HERE, then watch the video to the right to compare.

Oh, and...

"May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor!"


 

Schedule for Spring Competition
  • 12:45-1:00 - check in
  • 1:00-1:15 - intro and welcome
  • 1:15-2:00 - Speaker (and possible activity) from Center for Victims of Torture
  • 2:00-2:45 - Team-building activity
  • 2:45-3:15 - food
  • 3:15-5:15 - presentations from approx. 8 schools (with break after #4 or #5)
  • 5:15-6:00 - Awards Ceremony
Plus a few surprises thrown in for fun!


Check out our new 30-second Students In Action promotional video!

It will be played during TV broadcasts of Minnesota Swarm games on Channel 45 the remainder of their season! After the clip, continue watching for the Swarm's recognition of SIA students on the field during the game on 3/30/12.

Students In Action



Funding for Youth Service Projects
Here are some resources to check out


The Latest SIA News from Minneaplis-St. Paul

  • Students In Action is "SWARMING" in Minnesota Students In Action in Minnesota is incredibly excited to have the Minnesota Swarm professional lacrosse team as a new partner of our program. One aspect of this partnership is that ...
    Posted Mar 30, 2012 9:18 AM by Tom Basquill
  • Fall 2011 Leadership Conference a Success! On Saturday, October 15th, over 50 students from 8 schools participating in Students In Action came together at the University of Minnesota to enjoy a day of learning, fun, and ...
    Posted Dec 12, 2011 3:13 PM by Tom Basquill
  • Students In Action Initiative Continues to Grow! As the 2011-12 school year gets into full swing, eight new schools have decided to join the movement to increase the culture of student service in their school communities ...
    Posted Oct 10, 2011 11:33 AM by Elizabeth Wackerlin
  • Three MN High Schools Have Launched the Students Building Healthy Communities Program Students from three Minnesota high schools are participating in the Students Building Healthy Communities program, a unique civic education and volunteerism program organized by the Jefferson Awards for Public Service ...
    Posted Oct 10, 2011 1:05 PM by Elizabeth Wackerlin
  • Five Schools in Initial Class of Students In Action - MSP BCS, CPSH, DLS, PHHS and RHS are now participating SIA in MSP!   Alright, enough with the abbreviations. The Minneapolis-St. Paul region is proud to announce that five schools - Brooklyn ...
    Posted Oct 10, 2011 11:37 AM by Elizabeth Wackerlin
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SIA Resources 

 We have prepared numerous documents to help
 students succeed in implementing the 7 Goals 
 of Students In Action, including:
  1. How-To Guides
  2. Best Practices
  3. Examples
 We also have developed clear scoring rubrics 
 that are used to evaluate each school's effort in
 working toward accomplishing the 7 Goals.
 Students are encouraged to use these rubrics as
 guides as they develop and execute their plans
 for each school year.

 To view and download these documents, visit our

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Students at 2011 Jefferson Awards National Gala in Washington, DC


Three students from Brooklyn Center HS were invited to attend the Jefferson Awards National Gala in Washington, DC. The unique print of Thomas Jefferson by the famed artist Peter Max is presented to the students in recognition for being the Regional Winning School from Minnesota. See an article in the Star Tribute about their visit here.


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Jefferson Awards: Students In Action Schools - Click on markers for name of school



SIA Schools - MSP


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Board of Advisors

Jefferson Awards - Minnesota Board of Advisors

Tom Holman (chair)

Director - Morning Foundation


Andy Arlotta

Co-Owner / Vice President – Minnesota Swarm

 

Kim Brown

President - JNBA Financial Advisors


Ellis Bullock

Executive Director – Grotto Foundation

 

Jiake Chen

Consultant – Deloitte


Jon Eisele

Partner  – Deloitte


Lan Freitag

Greater Twin Cities United Way


Dan McNeil

Executive Director - Peace Maker Foundation


Tammy Mencel

Publisher and President – Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal


Matt Oquist

National Director of Development – Kids Against Hunger


Marsha Shotley

Community Volunteer



Join Students in Action

Become a Minneapolis-St. Paul Leadership School

 

Students in Action offers high schools throughout Minnesota a turnkey leadership curriculum combined with a statewide and national recognition program for outstanding service and volunteerism.

 

The program is ideal for high schools that are:

·         Interested in or just beginning a service club or program,

·         Already involved in service learning or volunteerism programs and regularly engage in service projects, or

·         Proud to have service, leadership and volunteerism as engrained values.

 

The program is offered at no fee to ALL Minnesota high schools and there is no deadline for enrollment. For more information, contact Minnesota Regional Director Tom Basquill at t.basquill@jeffersonawards.org.