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MahtoREADi Engages Community Readers
On Monday, October 28, MahtoREADi was held at Mahtomedi High School. Local author V. V. Ganeshananthan was the event’s featured guest. Ganeshananthan wrote the novel Brotherless Night.
Her book is set during the complex war in Sri Lanka that included the Tamil Tigers and Indian peacekeepers. It’s received critical praise in the United States and Great Britain.
Writing Brotherless Night took eighteen years. “When you spend this much time on a book, you have to also consider the possibility that at the end of all of the time you have spent, no one will read it,” she said. "The fact that this book got any recognition at all, that I’m here in this auditorium with all of you, seems like a great stroke of good luck.”
Comedy Sportz
Twin Cities improv group Comedy Sportz performed at MHS for over 100 people on October 24.
"I love witnessing students on stage, taking a risk and gaining confidence and improv, in particular, serves as an excellent entry point for those who may be hesitant to participate in theater. Thank you to Community Education and Erica Whitson for bringing the Show Stoppers Club to our students. What a wonderful opportunity for students to deepen their appreciation for theater," Superintendent Barb Duffrin said afterward.
She added, "The Comedy Sportz actors did a great job of engaging the energetic audience and it was fun to witness how the students’ creative ideas and quick thinking evolved throughout the performance."
OHA Walking School Bus
O.H. Anderson Elementary School held a walking school bus with the support of adult volunteers and the Safe Routes To School (SRTS) Committee. A walking school bus is a group of children walking to school with adults. The route started at Lincoln Place Apartments. OHA staff and Principal Susie Prather led the students and adults as they crossed neighborhoods, picking up students as they went along.
Earlier this year, OHA had new sidewalks and Rectangular Reflecting Flashing Beacons installed with the support of the SRTS Committee.
Meet Our Newest Staff
Kylie Nyman joined Mahtomedi Community Education earlier this month. A Minneapolis resident now, she grew up in Hugo. In 2023, she graduated from the University of Saint Thomas with a degree in Psychology and Exercise Science.
Her experience includes working with youth and adults at outpatient rehab clinic. She is the Administrative Assistant to Community Education Director Kate Andersen.
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Don't miss these classes and events starting soon!
Class descriptions and registration are always available at https://mahtomedi.ce.eleyo.com/
⭐️November 5: Ashland Theater's production of PRESS START
⭐️ November 8: Zephyr Cooking Club field trip
⭐️ November 13: Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia
⭐️ November 16: Junior Zephyr Gymnastics Clinic
⭐️ November 19: Family Nature Walk
Around Community Education
Amazing Athletes Open for Youngest Zephyrs
Upcoming classes of Amazing Athletes (four to six-years old) and Amazing Athletes-Tots (eighteen months to three years old) offer opportunities for learning, growth, and exercise.
As part of Early Childhood and Family Education, Mahtomedi Community Education offers enrichment classes, free screenings, and preschool to families.Parent participation is required for Amazing Athletes-Tots. Classes start Tuesday, November 12, at Wildwood Elementary School. Registration is open at Mahtomedi Eleyo.
Both classes will be offered again in 2025 - details and registration will be available with the release of the winter/spring activity catalog.
Zephyr Cooking Club Field Trip
The MMS Zephyr Cooking Club food drive culminated over fall break with students walking their donations to the Mahtomedi Area Food Shelf and meeting Food Shelf Coordinator Lisa Moriarity. Students collected 157 pounds of food and toiletries. They weighed, organized, and shelved their donations at the food shelf. Watch a sweet video of the event.
During the next No School Day (Friday, November 8) the club will tour Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis - and its Indigenous Food Lab Market. Students should plan to bring spending money to purchase their own drinks and additional foods. Registration is still available.
New Club: Women Who Walk
The new, free Women Who Walk club starts tomorrow. The group is open to women and meets weekly. People can register and join anytime - registration is available at Eleyo.
Starting at the District Education Center, they will walk approximately two miles along the Lake Links Trail. A free map of the trail is available on the Avenza map app.
The club will continue in 2025. Anyone who wants to join later can register in advance to get added to communications about routes, weather, and planning January’s schedule.
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