'Red Tails,' Tuskegee Airmen Film produced by George Lucas, earned $6 million at the Box Office Friday, and was celebrated nationwide! Dr. Delores Henderson, our fearless leader joined some HPPA's students, families and staff at the Marcus Theaters, Friday too, and experienced first-hand, the movie!!! ALL attending, gave rave reviews about the event! Also that evening, the film received a screening at the White House, with the director, Anthony Hemingway, and a cast that included Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr., presenting the film for President Obama! Most importantly, Red Tails was screened at  an event that honored the real life Tuskegee Airmen, the crew of all-black World War II pilots!!!

The following is taken directly from:

Entertainment The Huffington Post

January 24, 2012

"LOS ANGELES -- This week's most noteworthy film screening didn't take place in Hollywood or Beverly Hills. Instead of starlets gliding past photographers on a red carpet, elderly men in wheelchairs, using canes or leaning on family for support were escorted by cadets up the steps of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza theater.

These men constituted most of the remaining Los Angeles-area members of the original Tuskegee Airmen group, and they were there on Wednesday for a special showing of "Red Tails," George Lucas' multimillion-dollar portrayal of the first African-American air corps in the United States."

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HAZEL PARK PREPARATORY ACADEMY NEWS...

COME TO HPPA's Saturday School Program for Students in Grades 3-6 (Second Graders have been known to come too...)

Please come and join us at Saturday School, 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.. Homemade breakfast and a hot lunch  Little Ceasar's Pizza for lunch! Fun and engaging Reading, Writing and Math tutoring with teachers and College students from St. John's and St. Ben's Universities from St. Cloud, included with the 'Man-Up' program:

 

Some of these following techniques are exercised during Saturday School ...

 Programmatic Goals for the Man-Up Program:

1. To promote a definition of manhood based on respect for others, handling of responsibility, managing resources, and maintaining quality relationships.

2. To teach life skills necessary for development into a mature, responsible child, teen, adult   

3. To teach leadership skills needed to empower participants to make quality life decisions that result in positive life outcomes

 

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

1. To teach participants how to gain respect from others without using aggressive or passive aggressive behavior. 

2. To teach participants how to handle responsibility using quality decision

making and a team based approach.

3. To teach participants how to manage resources like (money, time, information and people) through use of a disciplined systematic process for resource management.

4. To teach participants how to build and maintain quality relationships with others through more effective communication, positive mental attitude, and gaining/protecting the trust of others.

Hazel Park Preparatory Academy Was Extremely Popular at the 2012 Parent Information Fair Sponsored by Saint Paul School District AND THIS Fall, HPPA will be Serving Students in Pre-K thru 8th Grade!  

On Saturday, January 7th, students and staff from Hazel Park Preparatory Academy showed their dignity thru deed and in appearance, at the 2012 Parent Information Fair, sponsored by Saint Paul Public Schools. What a WONDERFUL turnout of new PROSPECTIVE PARENTS AND STUDENTS! This coming 2012 -2013 School Year, Hazel Park Preparatory Academy will serve students in grade Pre-K thru 8th Grades!

Good Health, Wellness, Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyles are Important for ALL People! Thank YOU for Joining US Thursday evening for a Night of Wellness, Fitness and FUN Together!!!

Attention ALL Hazel Park Preparatory Academy's Families!!! Thank you for joining us January 19th for a Night of Basketball, Dance-Dance Revolution, food and FUN!!! There was a Wellness Expo in the gymnasium for all families to gather information regarding different areas of health.

TOGETHER we can make IT happen!!! Let’s Get and Stay on the Right Path Together…

Medical Self-Care and Health Information Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – www.cdc.gov

 WebMD –  www.webmd.com   Healthwise content

 Mayo Clinic – www.mayoclinic.com

 InteliHealth –  www.intelihealth.com   Harvard Medical School and Aetna healthcare partnership

 MyOptumHealth – www.myoptumhealth.com Johns Hopkins University Medical School endorsed content

 Cleveland Clinic – my.clevelandclinic.org/health

 National Institute of Health – health.nih.gov

 MedLinePlus – www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

 Mesothelioma Resource Online - www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com

 National Heart Lung and Blood Institute — www.nhlbi.nih.gov

 National Institute or Allergies and Infections Disease (NIAID) – www.niaid.nih.gov

 HealthFinder – www.healthfinder.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 RealAge – www.realage.com – Founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen (Authors of You: The Owner’s Manual)

 Wellness Resources

 WELCOA (Wellness Councils of America) – www.welcoa.org

 National Wellness Institute – www.nationalwellness.org

 Totally Coached (Intrinsic Coaching) – www.totallycoached.com

 Institute for Health and Productivity Management – www.ihpm.org

 Health Enhancement Research Organization – www.the-hero.org

 National Business Group on Health – www.businessgrouphealth.org

 CDHC Solutions: Innovative Health Benefits Management - www.cdhcsolutionsmag.com

 Other Resources

 Eating Well Magazine – www.eatingwell.com

 Cooking Light Magazine – www.cookinglight.com

After School Classes

After-school classes are held Monday thru Friday 3- 5:00 p.m.. Please be on time when picking up your child/ren at 5:00 p.m.. Again, EDL bussing is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Please Collect: Box Tops for Education, Kemps Milk caps and Campbell Soup Labels!

Would you please help us collect Box Tops for Education, Kemps Milk caps and Campbell Soup labels? For those who are already contributing, please continue to send in your Kemps Caps, Box Tops for Education and Campbell Soup labels to our school. Thank You SO much! With the points earned, we can trade for valuable outside play equipment such as balls, jump ropes, Frisbees, croquet sets, footballs, basketballs, plastic bats and balls, scooters and other motivational playthings to promote students' body-fitness, social skills, metal alertness, emotional stability, exercising good sportsmanship qualities, and to have fun!

UNIFORM - DRESS CODE

A.  UNIFORM POLICY

We are a Uniform School.  School uniforms improve student achievement, foster greater school pride and improve self-esteem.

The following items are considered dress code policy:

•        Students are expected to be clean and neatly groomed.
•        Uniforms must be neat, clean and appropriately sized - no saggy pants or baggy shirts.
•        Belts required for all
  

  Toni, one of our student representatives, warmly greeted inquiring families
  students wearing slacks or shorts.
•        Shoes need to be sturdy, sensible, and safe. 
•        Shoes with wheels/ flip-flops shoes are not allowed in school.
•        Please label your child's article of clothing with permanent marker.
  

 Boys' Uniforms                                

Navy Blue slacks or walking shorts with belt.

Navy Blue, White or Red Polo shirts tucked in.

Navy Blue cardigan sweater or pull-over with Polo.

  Shirt (no design or writing) if needed for warmth.

 Girls' Uniforms

Navy Blue slacks, walking shorts, knee length skirts or jumpers.

Navy Blue, White or Red Polo shirts  tucked in.

Navy Blue cardigan sweater or pull-over with Polo

  Shirt (no design or writing) if needed for warmth.

                                               SPECIAL GUIDELINES

• All sweatshirts, sweaters and polo shirts must be a solid Navy blue, red or white, only.
• All shirts must be tucked in at all times by students in all grade levels.
• No sagging pants.
• No suspenders, vests, hooded nor zippered sweatshirts, and no name-brand, decorated, print nor any other color but solid navy blue, red or white.
• No jeans, sweatpants, wind pants, or decorative zippered pants.
• No
  

  Required Polo Shirts for Girls and Boys may be either Navy Blue, Red or White only
  Wheelie Shoes.
• Students must wear clothing that fits them properly and appropriately.
• Please clean uniforms regularly, for they are required and HPPA cannot be responsible to provide extra clothing to change into.
• Uniforms are also required on field trips. The principal, Dr. Henderson, will be in charge of exceptions to uniform policies.
• No hats may be worn once you've entered the building. Hats may not be put on until exiting the building. Uniforms must be worn to and from school. Students are not allowed to change into street clothes before they leave school.

Past News..

"Winter Concert" Tuesday, Dec. 20th, Grades 3rd-6th presented a Wonderful concert at 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.!

Gift Avenue:  Thank You Parents, families, friends and community members for shopping at "Gift Avenue" here at our Academy. The shop closed Friday, December 16th. Thank You for making our "Gift Avenue Shop" a big success.  :) Gail Churcher, Chair of Fundraising Committee

"Hmong New Year and Families Coming Together Celebration"

What an extremely well-attended Family Cultural Event HPPA had Mon., Nov. 21st! Hazel Park Preparatory Academy cordially invited all HPPA Families to join in their "Hmong New Year and Families Coming Together Celebration"!!! Thank You to all of our special Hmong Dancers and Performers; Mr. Sao Yang, and Mr. Veu Thor for managing and delivering such a Tantalizing Show (the dinner was Awesome too); to Mr. Ross, Assistant Principal; Debbie Husnick and Farrah Gidding, HPPA's School Secretaries; Nancy Spack, our Parent Liaison; Mrs. Thy-Dung Nguyen and Mrs. Mae Schunk, HPPA Literacy Coach and Curriculum Specialist; School Cafeteria department, Our Building Engineers, the young people who helped with arranging the dancers and working with others, to all of our students, families, teachers, and staff and of course, Dr. Henderson, our Principal for the wonderful experience! Families enjoyed Hmong Food, Music, Culture & listened to our Special Guest Speaker talk about the importance of homework and helping child/ren succeed with their education. while bringing families together to come together. This program, addressing the Importance of Homework and Helping Children Succeed, along with 'Bringing Families Together', was funded by Title 1.

To ALL of Our HPPA Students & Families

Thank You to all of our students, families, District Administration, (Superintendent Valeria Silva, and

Jennifer Watson, Parent; Superintendent Valeria Silva; Dr. Delores Henderson, Elona Street-Stewart and 'Dallas', second grade student, outside of HPPA at the Ice Cream Social/Open House, September 1st.

Teachers, Specialists and Support Staff returned to work Monday, August 29th. A meeting was conducted by Dr. Henderson, Mrs. Schunk and Mrs. Nguyen to talk about HPPA's routines, policies and procedures and to receive the Teacher Handbook. All of the Teachers, Specialists, Support Staff, and Administration at Hazel Park Preparatory Academy are dedicated to making your child's education their number one priority! They are trained professionals that were chosen to instruct your child/ren because of their ethics, desire, motivation, drive, love and focus of doing just that! In the afternoon, Dr. Richard Cash, a world renowned specialist in the Field of Multiple Intelligences, Differentiated Instruction, and Thinking Skills, gave in-depth training to the the staff. He will be a coach, consultant and facilitator throughout this 2011 - 2012 school year. The focus of HPPA is Gifted/Talented Education and Pre-engineering with an emphasis on Multiple Intelligences, Blooms Taxonomy, Critical and Creative Thinking Skills.

Teachers, District Staff and Community Members Receives Invitation to a Tea Party:

Teachers, District Staff and Community Members, were welcomed by Invitation to a Tea Party, Tuesday, August 16, 2011! The Tea, was held in the Media Center.  Dr. Delores Henderson, along with some of her closest Executive Leadership team members, took the pleasure in personally engaging tea-go-ers to a blissful afternoon tea, reminiscent of the classic Victorian Tea party. Delicate finger sandwiches, tender scones, rich cakes, fancy pastries and the finest teas were all lavishly presented using vintage and antique tableware including delicate teacups, fine linens, silverware and crystal. Located on the right side of your computer screen, you can view a slide show from this activity, as if you were there too!!! Partnerships flourished as people rekindled relationships amongst themselves and chatted about the upcoming school year. The Staff Development presented was to release to the new information to teachers and staff, about the expectations of Hazel Park Preparatory Academy's Expectations of students, parents, and staff.

The Tea Agenda included:

A Welcome Back by Dr. Henderson

Greeting by Mrs. Schunk

An Introduction of Assistant Principal, Mr. Rudy Ross, by Mrs. Thy-Dung Nguyen

Staff Development: "Expectations of Students, Parents and Staff of Hazel Park Preparatory Academy."

The finale topped off the afternoon with two of the most AMAZING Performances ( each by Central High School students, oral presentations delivered as Spoken Word.)

Guests were enthralled to have two very bright and astute Central High School students perform their poetry of their perception of themselves in Life. It was truly A WONDERFUL program! To wrap up the Tea, staff were informed of final plans, policies and procedures for our new school year, Pre-K - 7th grade this year, with an addition of 8th grade next year.

The focus of Hazel Park Preparatory Academy is Gifted/Talented Education and Pre-engineering with an emphasis on Multiple Intelligences, Blooms Taxonomy, Critical and Creative Thinking Skills:  

The focus here is Gifted/ Talented, pre-engineering with emphasis on Multiple Intelligences and higher order thinking skills. Through this focus teachers will offer a variety of pathways for students to learn and explore all eight domains of Multiple Intelligences as stated

and Save General Mills Box Tops and turn them in to the office.