The Mayo Clinic Bloodmobile was at the ALC last week. We had 22 registered donors from the ALC and they collected 12 units. Just 1 donation helps save up to 3 lives – that's 36 people ALC staff and students helped save! Many of our students are first-time donors who go on to donate long after. Thank you, Mayo Clinic, for coming on-site!
Our Earth Science/English block class created May baskets today! Happy Spring!
Our YouthBuild students have been busy learning construction skills through real-world projects. Thank you, Workforce Development, for this opportunity!
This week, students celebrated Earth Day by planting trees at Oxbow! Great work, team!
Thank you, Coach Corey, for providing boxing lessons for our students. You're helping to inspire a lifestyle of fitness, confidence, and personal growth.
University of Minnesota-Extension has been leading monthly education sessions around environmental conservation for our 9th grade students. This week, they practiced setting up and taking down tents in preparation of an overnight canoe and camping trip in May! This will be a first for many of the students. Grateful for this partnership!
Original artwork from two ALC students is hanging in our Superintendent's office! Thank you, Josie and Georgio, for showcasing your creativity.
We wouldn't be able to keep our ALC Resource Room and Food Pantry going without the generous help of our community partners. Families First (March) and Shorewood Living Center (April) ran monthly drives for us - thank you!
We loved hosting an SE Minnesota ALC basketball tournament! Thank you to ALC students for participating from ZED ALC, Owatonna, Mankato, Phoenix Academy, ALC Day School, and ALC Night School! Congratulations to ALC Night School for your first place win! Special shout out to Mr. Lynch for organizing.
We are excited to share that our University of Minnesota-Rochester partners wrote and received a $100,000 grant to expand our UMR-ALC partnership! Over the next couple of school years, our students will have an opportunity to interact with visiting professional artists. This will culminate in a student exhibition at the Rochester Art Center! Here are all of the community partners who will be involved in this project!
Ms. Holmes' Geometry students worked together to explore math concepts outdoors! They worked with equations to launch the class into a new unit on "Distance Formula."
Abi and Luke represented the ALC well at Shorewood Senior Living Center. A group of 40+ nurses and teachers took time to learn about the ALC and our programs, but most importantly, listened to our students' personal experiences at our school. Our school is a special place because of the opportunity to create personal connections with our students, and to really get to know them.
We're so grateful to our community volunteers for helping our students file their tax returns! They helped students to feel more confident about filing on their own next year and beyond.
We loved seeing so many students and families at our Parent/Caregiver Education Night - "Scholarships" presentation. Mrs. Petersilie , our Seniors Transitions Coordinator, is available to meet with students about ALC and other local and national scholarships.
We're so proud of Aiden, a YouthBuild student, for representing the ALC and speaking to the importance of our partnership with Workforce Development. The YouthBuild program is a key piece in helping students learn about the trades and do hands-on construction work. You can watch Aiden's speech here: https://www.youtube.com/live/9kTyAo8Qm1w?si=nGvlobARMoQW-b2g&t=4327 (1:07 marker)
Thank you to the Rochester Police Department for hosting a Resource Room/Food Pantry drive for the ALC! In addition, the Police Athletic League allowed us to directly purchase items that aren't typically donated that our students and families need, including laundry detergent, gas cards, and athletic wear. Appreciate this partnership and our School Resource Officer's support!
For our March Monthly Wellness Activity, students learned about aromatherapy and created essential oil room sprays! Let's just say the hallways never smelled so good!
Check out these amazing outfits created from scratch by our students! They showcased their work on a runway during our Fashion Show. Special thank you to the Liz Quackenbush Foundation for sponsoring this event.
Every year, "Escape the Vape - Video Challenge" offers students a chance to get creative and make an impact. ALC APEX Recovery School students participated, and now they need the public to vote! Here's the voting form (look for their video titled "Haze Runner") - https://www.mnescapethevape.org/2024-winners
Our Day School versus Night School basketball game happened yesterday! A big thank you to Good Shepherd Church for sponsoring team shirts. Students are now gearing up to play against other area ALCs, including from Byron and Mankato. Thank you to the players, coaches, and refs for your commitment to the teams!
