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"Committed to Educational Excellence"
DASSEL ELEMENTARY NOMINATED
BY MINNESOTA
FOR THE 2012 NATIONAL
BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS AWARD
Dassel Elementary School is one of eight schools nominated by Minnesota for the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools award. The National Blue Ribbon Schools award highlights and gives recognition to both public and private elementary, middle and high schools that are producing outstanding results for all students regardless of race or socioeconomic status. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is part of a larger U. S. Department of Education effort to identify and disseminate knowledge about best school leadership and teaching practices.
Dassel Elementary was nominated for the award based on the following criteria: 1) Exemplary High Performing: a school, whose students, regardless of backgrounds, is high performing. This means your school is ranked among the state's highest performing schools as measured by your performance on state assessments.
The National Blue Ribbon Schools award sets a standard of excellence for all schools striving for the highest level of achievement. Each year since 1982, the U.S. Department of Education has sought out schools where students attain and maintain high academic goals. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program sets a high standard that should represent a goal for all schools that strive for excellence. For the past 29 years, this prestigious program has honored more than 6000 of America’s most successful schools. For public schools, the U. S. Secretary of Education invites Chief State School Officers to nominate schools from their state that meet the National Blue Ribbon School recognition criteria.
The next step in the process involves Dassel Elementary completing an application and submitting it to the US Department of Education by March 2, 2012. The National Blue Ribbon winners will be announced sometime in September and will be honored at an awards ceremony in Washington, DC.
AAA Winners Announced
Superstars To Be Held March 17
Superstars is an exciting night of competition for all ages. Started in Howard Lake by two high school teachers in the late 1990's, Superstars grew to be a tradition held annually with about a thousand participants attending each year. Two years ago Superstars ended at Howard Lake, but Dassel-Cokato is ready to bring it back!
The details: Participants will sign up as a team consisting of 5 boys and 5 girls. Each team will compete in a total of 30 events that involve 1 or more members of the team. Each event has its own competition that teams can win, but more importantly, teams add up points for each event based on how well they did. At the end of the evening, a team will be crowned the overall Superstars champions. Some of the Superstars events have included a lemon race, darts, an obstacle course, arm wrestling, spoons, Frisbee, I.Q. test, Pictionary, Cribbage, balloon stuff and frozen sweatshirt relay.
Think of it as minute-to-win-it crossed with a scavenger hunt. There is no age limit for this event as long as you stay within the limits of 5 girls and 5 guys on your team. There will be bonus points given for teams made up of the following; an all family team, an all high school grades team, and an all alumni team.
The event cost will be a registration fee of $10 per team member for a total of $100 per team. This registration includes: entry into the event, t-shirt, pizza, and hot dogs. We will be conducting a charitable drive that will lower your registration fee. For teams that donate 10 school supplies; for example, packages of markers, pencils, crayons, colored pencils or erasers, that team’s registration fee will be lowered to $80 or $8 per team member.
Superstars will be held on Saturday, March 17th starting at 4 pm in the west gym. Team Registration will be due at the end of 2nd trimester, Friday March 2nd to Mr. Sawatzke.
Registration Form | Rules | Volunteer Sign-up List
Social Studies at DCHS: Thinking to Learn
By Mick Yanke, DC Social Studies Teacher, 1999 - present
The most famous code cipher in American History was: “One if by land, two if by ____.”
August 28, 1914, _________________ was shot to death in Sarejevo, Bosnia.
“Why do we have to learn this . . . ?” A common lament I have heard from students over the past decade.
In my 13 years teaching social studies at DC, countless times I have covered the chapters that included those tidbits of information. If simply providing the information (sea; Archduke Franz Ferdinand ) that fills in the blanks was the be all and end all of our social studies curriculum, then those students’ frustrations would be justified. Too much of social studies often borders on mere trivia (as seen above). Trivia, for some can be interesting, depending on the subject; for others it can be trivial. Again, too much of social studies education is merely the presentation of information through reading, lecture, and worksheet; we then assess by measuring the retention and rendition of stored trivia. (read more)
New: D-C Calling System
Households with an active Parent Portal Campus account will receive a message when school is delayed, closed, or closing early if the high priority box is checked. If you have questions about your Parent Portal Campus Messenger account please contact a building secretary.
Board Holds Truth in Taxation Meeting
The school board held its truth in taxation meeting December 12th. The public is invited to view the PowerPoint presentation shared at the meeting. There is also a video available describing recent state-wide changes.
Jeff Powers,
Superintendent
jeff.powers@dc.k12.mn.us
4852 Reardon Ave. SW
Suite 1700
Cokato, MN 55321
Phone: 320.286.4100
Fax: 320.286.4101