Zach Dahl from Farmington High School was our December Student of the Month!  

Zach is a senior at FHS. His football coach introduced him and mentioned that Zach is a good leader on and off the field. He has been involved in Victory Day at FHS. Victory Day allows kids with mental or physical challenges to encounter the "Friday Night Lights" experience. Zach also takes the Unified PE course at school and says that it is the main reason he likes going to school. Next year Zach is playing football (defensive end) at Minnesota State Moorhead. He is unsure of a major but mentioned business or special education. His mom and dad accompanied him today and they are both very proud. They both shed a tear talking about Zach, which lead most of us to also tear up. 

STRIVE is back next week January 5th, 2023

STRIVE is every Thursday from 10am-11am in room 1201.

Enter the south facing doors (by the 3 flag poles) and then make an immediate left before going through the second set of doors. Text Jamie with any questions (612-369-3432).

Armful of Love

Here is a message from 360 Communities regarding our donation to Armful of Love!

Armful of Love 2022 was a success! With your help, we provided gift cards for holiday presents and groceries to nearly 500 families, or 2,163 individuals, in our community. Thank you for supporting Armful of Love. We are grateful for the individuals and organizations that donated money or gift cards to support this program. We raised about $143,000, and our dedicated volunteers distributed that to families so that they could purchase gifts for their children and provide a holiday meal. We would not be able to provide this service to families in our community without your generosity!

Here’s some of the feedback we’ve received from families who recently picked up their gift cards: ·    “Thank you so much. You will never know what this means to me and my family ❤!” ·    “I can’t believe this. Everyone here is so nice and I can’t thank you enough.” ·    “I didn’t feel judged coming to get my gifts. This is such a big help.” ·    “I cried all the way home. I wish I could give you a hug." ·    “Thank YOU so much for all of the work you put into this program. I really appreciate it, and I know that the rest of the families do too 🙂.” ·    “I can’t stop smiling. My family does not believe it.” ·    “This is too much. I don’t deserve this. Thank you so much. God bless.”