SHAP Students Attend MAAP STARS Spring Events Conference

On Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17 four students from the Senior High Alternative Program at ALC-Wilson attended the 15th Annual MAAP STARS Spring Conference held at the Ramada Inn in Bloomington. Over 350 students from 34 alternative programs from across the state of Minnesota competed against each other in events related to career planning, interviewing, public speaking and decision making.

The four students who represented our program were Sara Fowler, Bobby Weber, Sydney Meyer, and Eddie Rakke. They specifically participated in the following events: Employment Interview, Human Relations Decision Making, Management Decision Making, Parenting Decision Making, and LifeSmarts. In the Human Relations Decision Making event, Bobby Weber placed 7th out of 99 students to earn a medal. The students were accompanied at the event by Konie Brudwick and Mike Myers-Schleif. Click on the links to see photos of the conference. Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4

I'm Saving Myself Program comes to ALC Wilson!

Under the program direction of Bonita McAfee-Mitchell, Chief Visionary Officer, the Benton Harbor MI based I'm Saving Myself is a national nonprofit organization designed to empower and demonstrate to youth they can preserve their life bymaking positive choices learned from the "I'm Saving Myself" curriculum program. At the end of the rigorous curriculum program that can be integrated at school, community-based organizations, synagogues and mosques, a tour called "Celebrate Life and Pursue Your Dreams" is held.

In addition, Grammy and Oscar winner Stevie Wonder remains instrumental in the growth and direction of this program.

Each program, workshop and concert tour addresses the issues of abstinence from: sex, drugs, alcohol, violence, suicide, and low self-esteem via the positive expression of song, dance and drama. (excerpt taken from the I'm Saving Myself website).

ALC Wilson students along with ALC West students are starting work this week on the production. They will work for the next ten days preparing for what will be an exiting performance. Performances will be next week for the students of North and South Junior High Schools.