Join us for the “Seussification of Romeo and Juliet” on November 18 at 6:30 pm on Zoom. Directed by peer teacher Taylor Stewart, you’ll enjoy talented students, constant costume changes, and lots of laughs.
Join the Zoom link:
See you there!
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Nov 18, 2021 06:30 PM Alaska
Topic: Stellar School Play
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/
Webinar ID: 983 3475 5953
Passcode: 857747
| Monday November 22 | Tuesday November 23 | Wednesday November 24 |
| 8:10 to 8:30 | 8:10 to 8:30 | 8:10 to 8:30 |
| 2:15 to 2:40 | 2:15 to 2:40 | 2:15 to 2:40 |
Your everyday purchases can also generate donations to our school and support SPG! See here for more information about Fred Meyer and Amazon community donations.
With your generous donations and support, Steller Parent Group will be able to continue providing the following kinds of things for Steller Students, Staff, and Families (these are just examples, actual expenses are requested and approved throughout the year):
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If you would like to volunteer to help before or after school please see the form here.
Students from Steller Outreach Group and Leigh Anne
SPG Fundraising Committee – Amy Dummann and Dee Dee Zobian
100% of your donations benefit the Steller Community, and are eligible for tax deduction (Tax ID 06-1760342). If you would like a receipt please contact stellerpg@gmail.com
Steller Secondary School students are invited to an exciting project mentorship opportunity available to students of all programming levels, AI + Humanitarian Aid.
Our global landscape of humanitarian issues has grown increasingly complex, and often, artificial intelligence can help supercharge the development of real solutions. No problem embodies this more than Predicting Refugee Displacement in Somalia with Weather Pattern Analysis where students analyze recent weather patterns in Somalia to predict the movement of climate refugees. Combining political theory, environmental justice, and computer vision, this AI + Humanitarian Aid focus will be the newest addition to our project-based curriculum taught to 4500+ students from 75+ countries.
Applications for our Winter 2021 Program are open– the deadline to apply is November 15th.
Interdisciplinary AI Project Mentorship Opportunity (Beginner-Friendly) by MIT Graduates
Inspirit AI is a 25-hour enrichment program that introduces middle and high school students to fundamental artificial intelligence concepts in order to work through socially impactful projects in areas including art, healthcare, education, and more. Developed and taught by our team of graduate students from Stanford and MIT, students receive a personalized, interdisciplinary learning experience with a student-instructor ratio of 5:1, and custom curriculum appropriate for complete beginners to more advanced students.
Applications for our Winter 2021 programs are now open.
For our high school program, you can find more course information here and our HS application here.
For our middle school programs, you can find our flyer here and our MS application here.
Please contact Program Manager, Aidan Goltra at arg2198@columbia.edu or call our team at +1 (240) 226-1366 with any questions. Thank you!
NB SPG/chair has no affiliation with this program or personal knowledge, but wanted to share the information in case it was of interest to some students.
Regards,
Kirsten
The ASD/Steller Website has information for students and parents about clubs and organizations currently running. Check them out! There are so many opportunities for our students!
Amelia, 8th grade, Anika, 12th grade
More than 40 students participated in the drawing. To participate, they completed a form reflecting on a banned book they had read and what impact it had on them. We had three drawings a day for the week of Banned Books (Title Wave gift card (donated by Title Wave), Banned Book (donated by Title Wave), TOB gift card (donated by SPG)) for a total of 15 winners.
We had lots of great questions and discussions in the library about book banning and censorship when students saw the display. Students were most curious to explore why the books had been challenged/banned. Advisors also noted that the optional advisory activities elicited curiosity and discussion. Becky’s Advanced Composition class used the topic of banned books for their persuasive essays. Becky reported that students were very passionate about the topic and gave excellent presentations in class. Some students (5 completed the recommendation and permission slip, 10 completed the recommendation) followed up even more and created “Customer Recommendations” that were displayed at Title Wave Books and in the Steller library.
Thank you to Ashley for organizing this great event, and all the students who participated!
Steller Parent Group
In 2021 the Steller Finance Committee (Chair, Treasurer, Member at large) created a DRAFT BUDGET.
In a typical year most money raised through Parent Group goes to four areas:
The DRAFT budget for 2021-2022 was presented at the SPG meeting on October 14. You can read the Meeting Minutes Here.
The letter accompanying the DRAFT budget for 2021-2022 explains more about the circumstances for the budget. Please read it carefully.
All members of the community are invited to review the attached Budget, and then vote “Yay” to
accept the budget as presented *with the provision we will revisit it in January or February* in
light of new budget needs and fundraising plans. Or “nay”. If you vote nay you will be provided
an opportunity to make suggestions – given the funds we currently have on hand. The vote
closes at 10 pm on Wednesday, October 20. The budget will be passed with a simple majority of
total votes.
Steller Parent Group is a charitable 501(c)3 organization to which contributions are tax-deductible. To learn more about how to support SPG please see here.
Warm regards,
Kirsten Tschofen
We want to be able to continue to support all the great programs and opportunities we have in the past, so are planning our first fundraiser/community building event some sometime before the winter holidays.
Meet in Leigh Ann’s class 12:00 pm Wednesday, October 13.
(Parents are invited to come along and support as well! Please let Kirsten know if you will attend at chairstellerparentgroup@gmail.com)
A reminder that the next SPG meeting will be Tuesday, October 12 via Zoom.
Minutes from the last minutes can be found here. Final agenda will be posted Sunday night.
Come here reports from our principal, staff, and OpGroup, as well as an update from the 7th Hour Committee, Fundraising Committee and requests for funding. Volunteer and fundraising needs will be discussed as well.
The Draft budget will also be presented at this meeting.
As always we are happy to hear from the community about your needs and suggestions.
If you would like to be added to the agenda please email chairstellerparentgroup@gmail.com
Topic: Steller Parent Group Meeting
https://asdk12.zoom.us/j/95891436576?pwd=ekcwTUxweGRub0YzSDZuaGdLZ3RhQT09
Kirsten
Steller Parent Group is a charitable organization to which contributions are tax-deductible (501(c)3. In a typical year most money raised through Parent Group goes to four areas:
The budget for the 2021-2022 School Year will be presented at the October 12 meeting and online voting will take place between October 13 and 15. Please see Steller Parent Group Meetings for more information about the Budget.
We appreciate that many families and businesses are facing significant stress this year and will not be holding our annual Steller Auction this year. We have limited our fundraising goals, and will be focusing on using the funds we have on hand, creating community, and supporting staff and families.
Use the Donate button located on the HOME PAGE, this is a secure and easy way to donate using a credit card. If you don’t see the Donate button, it may have been pushed down to the bottom of the page, so be sure to scroll all the way down in your browser.
At this time we are planning a Student Led Quiz Night sometime in November. Please join us in both the planning committee and at the event.
We are looking for other ideas for both community fundraising and passive opportunities, so please share your ideas!
Steller Parent Group has teamed up with Fred Meyer, Amazon, and OfficeDepot/OfficeMax for corporate rewards, and your purchases generate corporate donations from these companies to our school. Here is how you connect your shopping to the rewards:
Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Steller Secondary Parent Group every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization when you go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device to do your shopping.
1. Bookmark and Shop using this link – https://smile.amazon.com/
2. Sign in to your Amazon account
3. Select a charity by searching for ‘steller parent group’
Learn more about how your shopping at Amazon.com supports our school.
Support Steller Secondary Parent Group (80690) just by linking your rewards card to our group and do your shopping at Fred Meyer with your Rewards Card. The more supporters who link their card to Steller Secondary Parent Group, the more we earn. Sign up now! The process is very simple.
1. Click to sign in or sign up with a Fred Meyer’s account first
2. Associate your Rewards Card with your account
3. Click here to enroll in Community Rewards and search for ‘Steller’.
Does this program affect my personal rebates or fuel points? No, this is a corporate donation and does not affect your personal rewards.
Issues? contact the FredMeyer community reward team at fmcommunityrewards@fredmeyer.com
More info about Fred Meyer Community Rewards
1. Shop Online – http://www.officedepot.com/
2. At the last checkout page, enter “BTS 70000032” in the Additional Order Information section. Just type it in the comments box.
3. For a more permanent association with Office Depot, create an account, and have customer service associate Steller School with your account. They will ask for State, Zip and School Name. This way you can set it and forget it.
We know many of our families are facing significant challenges this year, and we are here to help. If you feel you have the resources we thank you for your generosity towards our goal of $2500 this year, and then have specific events to support Travel Intensives.
(updated October 2021 by Kirsten)
7th Hour Committee, made up of Students, Staff and Parents, will be voting on by-laws on Monday, October 4 at 2:05 in Becky’s Room. If you would like to participate via Zoom please let the office know, or email chairsetllerparentgroup@gmail.com
From Arnan