After a two month residency with spoken word artist, Desdamona, Kennedy Nobel Language Arts students composed original spoken word poems on a topic of their choice.
"Spoken word is a performance art that is word based. It is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play, intonation, and voice inflection."
On May 22, students from Honors 9 English classes, including the Nobel section, and interested guests met at the Mugshots coffee shop in Bloomington for a spoken word open mic night. The students were inspiring, and their poems had an emotional impact on the audience.
I am really glad I got to attend. I was wowed by the performances and look forward to more open mic nights!
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May 18, 2020 Dear DA STEM 9th and 10th graders and their parents/guardians, Congratulations on completing spring semester at Normandale in the Dimensions Academy STEM program. You excelled in your college coursework - during a pandemic and when all instruction was moved online! Roger and I were very impressed with how hard you worked under these new learning conditions. Additionally, we were thrilled to see how well the Normandale professors adjusted their teaching to online. We were happy with the level of rigor they were able to maintain. Grades: I am pleased to announce that everyone in both cohorts earned As and Bs in their college classes this semester. Normandale is offering their students the opportunity to take their classes pass/fail but my recommendation for you is to take your grade. There are 2 benefits to taking your grade: 1. It is doubtful that 4 years from now colleges will give you credit for ...
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