LENTEN PRAYER
As we continue our Lenten journey we bring to mind Psalm 25 that says, “Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.” Loving God, during this season of Lent, help us to be open to following your path, open to learning more about your great love for us and for the compassion that you call us to show each other. Amen.
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Uniform Orders are in and ready for pick up. They are located on the table outside the Office of Student Life.
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Congratulations to the HOSA members who traveled to St. Cloud over the past three days to compete at the State Leadership Conference. Our team, along with other chapters in our region, was named “Region of the Year” and awarded the trophy for most participation at HOSA events this year.
A specific congratulations goes to…
-Claire McGrath who placed 4th in Job Seeking Skills
-Timothy Jones who placed 2nd in Dental Terminology
-Mya Bertram, Avery Rossow, Nichole Bertini and Julia Montgomery who placed in the top 5 in Native Health Advocacy and 2nd in the Anatomage tournament, after TYING in the championship game and having to play a tie-breaker game.
And finally…
-Mya Bertram, Avery Rossow, Nichole Bertini, Julia Montgomery and Timothy Jones who placed FIRST in Creative Problem Solving.
It was a fantastic end to an incredible season. Please congratulate members if you see them.
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STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
LEXI W
Good morning Pioneers! This is Lexi W here with your Wellness Wednesday. This week, I want to talk about how important learning new skills can be for your mental health. Ranging from a new sport like pickleball to a new card trick, or even as extreme as a new language, learning new things is helpful when improving your mental health. This learning can help push out negative thoughts and emotions and replace it with something positive. Thank you and have a wonderful wednesday.
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AKILAN M
Today is day 3 of AI week. Yesterday, Professor Nimble played 42 games and won 14. That’s ⅓ of the games! Midas played 67 games and won 17 which is also about a third of games. If you can beat one of the bots today, the prizes are even better, but watch out because the bots are getting smarter!
Both Midas and Professor Nimble are simple examples of a “Supervised Machine Learning Algorithm.” When we say it’s supervised that means that it gets feedback on whether it is right or wrong. After each game we let the bots know whether they have won or lost. This feedback helps the algorithm learn the best strategies for the game. Other examples of Supervised Machine Learning are email spam filters and voice and face recognition. Things like ChatGPT, on the other hand, are examples of “Unsupervised” learning. These algorithms learn patterns within the data without getting feedback. If you want to learn more talk to the Machine Learning Club!
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MS. MARIN
Attention seniors! Please stop by the Office of Student Life for a colored copy of the senior events flyer that we discussed in our meeting yesterday. I also emailed you the entire slide deck and the information page regarding Pioneer Hour.
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Starting next week, we will begin construction on the Hill-Murray Student Union. While we are excited about this addition, we will need to be ready for some small inconveniences during construction.
One of the largest inconveniences will be the closing off of the commons entrance and TNC entrance. To get into the building, students will need to enter through the Field House, the Commons north doors, or the main entrance.
In addition, students will need to be extra aware if they arrive to school after 8:00 as deliveries will be arriving at the construction site, and at times, the main entrance sidewalk will be closed off.
To sum it up, give yourself a little extra time to get to school and be safe around the construction zone!
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Finally, it is Yondr time! Students, please take out your phones and your open Yondr pouch. Your teachers will ask you to lock it away for the day. Our goal is to be phone free from the start of school until 2:40. It’s always best to have your Yondr locked when it’s empty in your backpack, as that will help keep the locking pin safe. Simply unlock your Yondr on the way into school each day, and after you release it at the end of the day, close and lock your Yondr again before you put in your backpack.