Relay for Life Planned at Hopkins High School
Race will be followed by candlelight ceremony of remembrance for cancer victims.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Hopkins High School Students Respond to Unexpected Day Off School
The school sent students home Wednesday morning because of a power outage.
Power has been restored at Hopkins High School after officials were forced to send students home early Wednesday, the school district announced. The school lost power in its west wing. Staff worked with Xcel Energy throughout the morning and determined that it would take at least the entire day to restore power. Without power and food service, school officials decided at 10 a.m. to dismiss students. Workers were able to restore power by Wednesday and confirm that school would be on for Thursday. See what students had to say about the unexpected day off of school in the Storify widget above. (Users viewing the site on mobile browsers may not be able to see the widget.)
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Hopkins Player Chosen for Volleyball Guide Cover
Sam Seliger-Swenson is the top-ranked sophomore, according to Breakdown Sports.
Hopkins High School volleyball player Sam Seliger-Swenson has once again been selected as one of 21 players to appear on the cover of Breakdown Sports USA’s Volleyball Guidebook. The company selected top athletes for the cover of its annual guide, seen by hundreds of people across the county. Seliger-Swenson, who also appeared on last year’s cover, is ranked as the top sophomore, according to Breakdown Sports. This year’s guidebook features profiles of 750 players—including more than 300 players profiled with a photo and short Q&A. It’s now on sale for $69.99. Click here for details on how to order. Hopkins kicks off its season Aug. 23 against New Prague.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
WATCH: Hopkins High School Students Perform in Annual Spring Concert
The Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony played Thursday.
Hopkins students wowed music lovers at the annual spring concert Thursday. Those who attended got to hear pieces performed by the Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony. You’re not out of luck if you missed the performances. Audience members have uploaded some of the performances to YouTube so they can be enjoyed over and over again. Check out the videos in the player above.
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How Well Do Schools Handle Conversations About Race?
Do the discussions taking place bring people together or tear them apart?
Race has been an inflammatory subject in local schools over the past few months. On Friday, about 150 Hopkins High School students walked out to protest what called the school’s unfair treatment of minority students. The protest followed news the week before that prosecutors had charged two Hopkins students with misdemeanors after a confrontation in the assistant principal's office over the school’s handling of an incident in which they say several white students mocked black culture. The two students accused Hopkins ski team members of organizing a "ghetto spirit day." The ski team members say it was actually called “rapper day.” Hopkins is not the only school facing such controversies. In March, about 300 South High School students from …
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Mike B.
6:23 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
As you state, the very minor inconveniences some minorities claim they experience pale in comparison to your husband's life-threatening experience , simply because he is white. But of course, that's doesn't make the liberal media's headlines. Same thing with George Zimmerman.... for every George Zimmerman, there are hundreds of whites brutally attacked and murdered by brown and black people.. It'… more ›
Friday, April 26, 2013
Hopkins High Walkout Tweets: 'Every person makes a difference'
Another student commented about Friday's protest: 'I actually don't see what this walk out will solve.'
Here is a sample of the commentary on social media about the student walkout protest at Hopkins High School on Friday. (If you don't see a Storify window above, see it at Storify.com.)
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150 Students Walk Out in Protest at Hopkins High School
They cited 'unfair treatment of minority students,' the Star Tribune reported.
Ed. Note: The video above—shot by a Hopkins High student and showing the walkout—contains a few snippets of profanity, roughly at the 7:20, 10:20, and 11:20 marks. Hopkins High School was the scene of a student protest Friday, according to the Star Tribune: About 150 students at Hopkins High School staged a walkout Friday afternoon to protest what they called unfair treatment of minority students at the 1,800-student school in Minnetonka. “What do we want?” “Equality!” “When do we want it?” “Now!” they chanted during the brief walkout on the balmy spring day, which broke up as soon as school let out and buses arrived about 2:30 p.m. Last week, prosecutors charged two Hopkins High School students with misdemeanors following a confrontation …
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mike savick
10:25 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
These are young people who you may soon be asking to go off to war for you. Give them credit for having intelligence and passion even if you don't agree with their positions. Bucking conventional wisdom has often been the lead up to great advances such as the Civil Right Act of 1964 and new technology. more ›
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Readers React: 'Blackface' Incident at Hopkins High School
Two students face misdemeanor charges related to the February incident, which came to light last week.
A tense debate has erupted in the comments thread of an article here on Hopkins Patch as your fellow readers debated a February incident at Hopkins High School that one African-American student labled "modern-day blackfacing." As we wrote last week, prosecutors have charged two Hopkins High School students with misdemeanors following a confrontation in the assistant principal's office. The confrontation arose following student protests aimed at the school’s handling of an incident in which they say several white students mocked black culture. "Mike B." lauded the district and police response: The school administrators were correct to call the police, as it would appear the school administrators were threatened and intimidated by the "…
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G Cremer
6:37 pm on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Derrick, I'm far from expert but my understanding of blackface is white people portraying black people using stereotypical dress, face paint, speech, song, dance, etc., that reinforces a negative perception of black people before a white audience. Blackface may not or may not have started out that way, but that's how it's been generally perceived for the last 100 years or more. The white students… more ›
Two Hopkins Students Win National Merit Scholarships
Find out which students will receive money for college from Minnesota companies.
Two Hopkins High School students will receive corporate-sponsored National Merit scholarships this year. Graham Giesting of Minnetonka has been awarded a National Merit Cargill Scholarship. He expects to pursue a degree in biological engineering, according to a news release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Sidharth D. Gopinath, also of Minnetonka, has been awarded a National Merit General Mills Foundation Scholarship. "Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year," according to the news release. "Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U…
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Monday, April 22, 2013
AP: Judge OKs Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries Divorce Settlement
The reality TV star appeared to have won the traditional divorce she sought, the Associated Press reported. Humphries is a former Hopkins High basketball star.
A judge in Los Angeles gave his stamp of approval Friday to a settlement of divorce proceedings between NBA player Kris Humphries and celebrity Kim Kardashian, the Associated Press reported. The pair shared his home in Mound during their 72-day marriage in 2011. Humphries, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets, is a native of Minnetonka and attended Hopkins High School, leading the school to a state championship in 2002. He was Mr. Basketball in 2003. The AP provided this account: He sought an annulment claiming their marriage in an elaborate wedding ceremony was a fraud staged for her reality show, "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." She denied the allegations and insisted on a traditional divorce. She apparently won. "The court is going to …
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Jennifer Gordon
11:58 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
It's district 270, they probably learned more by going home than sitting in their classrooms. Besides, it gave the white kids some extra time to spend with their racist parents to work on their discrimination skills and hate language. more ›