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.
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You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Nov 18, 2021 06:30 PM Alaska
Topic: Stellar School Play
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| 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
Join us for the “Seussification of Romeo and Juliet” on November 18 at 6:30 pm on Zoom. Directed by peer teacher Taylor S, you’ll enjoy talented students, constant costume changes, and lots of laughs.
Join the Zoom link at 6:15 to make sure to appreciate the full performance at 6:30 pm.
See you there!
Submitted by Taylor and Becky
Dear Steller Community,
Some parents have asked for help: They have to drop their children off at school considerably before the doors open, and as it gets colder, this becomes more difficult for students. Under normal circumstances students have been welcomed into the school and trusted to remain in the lobby following the school Philosophy of Responsible Freedom. However, district COVID protocols and general safety, make this not possible this year. SPG has been working with Steller Staff to see if we can find some sort of resolution to this difficulty and support our students.
Over the last month we ran a sign up sheet for the Warmth & Welcome committee. Parent and guardian volunteers were invited to sign up to be present in the student lounge at the front of the school to help build and support out Steller community, while respecting COVID safety practices.
We would like to extend a warm thank you to Amy D. who has volunteered for several morning shifts.
Now that it has turned very cold we would like to continue the Warmth and Welcome Committee, and grow it to have a large number of volunteers.
We see Warmth and Welcome as an opportunity to:
And we hope this can be a positive community building option during difficult circumstances.
Parents are also welcome to sign up to be present during the lunch hour to help promote safe mask wearing. Again, we believe this is a great opportunity for parents to see and participate in the positive energy the school has during the day.
If you are interested in volunteering please:
Once we have a few volunteers we can talk about how to deal with absence etc.
Steller Parent Group thanks you on behalf of the lager parent body and Steller Staff.
For questions please contact Kirsten at chairstellerparentgroup@gmail.com or Maria
We have many volunteer opportunities! Please check the volunteer page of the SPG website regularly for updates!
Warm regards,
Kirsten Tschofen
Thank you to everyone who attended the October SPG meeting, and participated in the vote for the SPG Budget. All students, staff, parents and guardians are invited to attend SPG meetings, share their voice and participate in our votes.
As always, if you have any questions or comments please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Kirsten
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The audition results for 2021 All-State Band are released. The All-State Band participation is one of the highest honors for high school band students in Alaksa. Steller will very well be represented by these highly accomplished musicians:
Bjorn V, sophomore, bass clarinet
Johnathen J, senior, tuba
Griffin L, senior, French horn
Xavier L, senior, bassoon
Kamyrn Ls, sophomore, flute
Furthermore, Griffin and Xavier are also accepted to play for the All-State Orchestra.
“This is by far the best year for Steller Band program, as far as the student achievements are concerned, ” said Mr. Toba, the band director. “Kamryn and Johnathen are alternates, which is still great because of the level of competitions for the auditions. Bjorn, Griffin, and Xavier earned the regular chairs. I just don’t know how to express my feeling now. These students did an exceptional job not only for themselves but also for the entire Steller Community,” said Mr Toba, Steller Band Teacher.
The All-State ensembles will rehearse from Thursday, November 18 through Saturday, the 20th, at Chugiak High School. The gala concert will be held on Saturday, November 20, at West High School. The admissions will be 10 dollars for adults, 5 dollars for students. Public is invited.
Submitted by Mr Toba
Well done to all the the Steller Students. We are all very proud of you. Thank you Mr Toba for your dedication to our student’s success and sharing this wonderful news with us.
Steller Parent Group
Thank you to everyone who attended the October SPG meeting, and participated in the vote for the SPG Budget. All students, staff, parents and guardians are invited to attend SPG meetings, share their voice and participate in our votes.
As always, if you have any questions or comments please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Kirsten
Join Zoom Meeting
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+12532158782,,95891436576# US (Tacoma)
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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
Dear Steller Community,
SPG is working with Steller Staff to see if we can find some sort of resolution to this difficulty.
Over the next month we will be offering a sign up sheet for the Warmth & Welcome committee. Parent and guardian volunteers are invited to sign up to be present in the student lounge at the front of the school to supervise students in the time between 7:30 at 8:10. Staff will always available to help if needed.
Parents are also welcome to sign up to be present during the lunch hour to help promote safe mask wearing and positive social behaviours.
If you are interested in volunteering you must:
1) Sign the ASD Volunteer Form (found in the office)
2) Attend a brief Orientation with Maria
3) Change on the sign up form as soon as you know you won’t be able to attend, or by 6:00 am at latest the day of your shift.
If you are a parent that needs to drop your child off early, we encourage you to check out the link to see if anyone has signed up so the doors will be open. Unfortunately, if there isn’t a volunteer, or they need to cancel for unforeseen circumstances, we will not be able to open the doors.
Steller Parent Group thanks you on behalf of the lager parent body and Steller Staff.
For questions please contact Kirsten at chairstellerparentgroup@gmail.com or Maria
October 25, 2021
Dear Steller Community,
At the start of the 2021 school year SPG established a Finance Committee that includes:
The Committee presented the budget at the Steller Parent Group meeting on October 14, and shared it to the wider community by email October 18 (Vote for Steller Parent Group Budget 2021-2022). All members of the community were invited to vote on the Draft Budget, which contained the provision that we will revisit the Budget in January or February in light of new budget needs (particularly Travel Intensives) and fundraising plans.
A total of 44 people voted, with 38 votes for and 6 against thereby passing the budget as presented. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the process, and for the feedback we have received.
Since the SPG Meeting a group of students as well as one parent have stepped forward to help plan fundraising activities, and we have received a few suggestions from the community as well.
We are working hard to figure out how to meet our fundraising needs and especially support Travel Intensives, which we believe are at the heart of Steller values, while respecting the fact that many in our community feel overextended and time constrained in their own personal lives. It is our hope to plan a few smaller, easier events so that time commitments might be more reasonable for volunteers, and so that the financial ask of our community is not burdensome as well.
We hope to share our plans with you shortly and welcome anyone who would like to join us. Particularly if you have experience with running auctions, which we would still like to consider as a possibility.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out at chairstellerparentgroup@gmail.com
Warm regards,
Kirsten