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January 2019 Information Nights

January is high school registration time.   The gifted and talented department has some upcoming information nights we want you to know about.  If you can't come or have specific questions you can also email Meredith Aby-Keirstead our high school gifted and talented coordinator at maby@isd271.org.
Dimensions Academy High School - 2 Pathways:  STEM & Humanities
Parents and students are welcome to attend any of the DA HS  informational meetings. They are all from 6:30-7:30 pm:
Tuesday, January 8th at Normandale Community College, Partnership Center, Room P0808
Monday, January 14th at Kennedy High School, Media Center
Tuesday, January 22nd at Jefferson High School, Auditorium
Nobel Creativity Program
Parents, guardians and students who are interested in the Nobel Program at Kennedy High School are invited to attend the information session at KHS on Thursday, January 10th at 6pm in the Kennedy High School Media Center.   

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