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St. Louis Park Senior High School African American Support Services Boys to Men Circle is a group for African American boys in grades 9-12 at St. Louis Park Senior High. It is a weekly support and advocacy group where the students meet to talk about school successes, barriers, needs, etc. It is run in a restorative justice circle practice that teaches respectful communication and active listening. The goals of the group are to increase academic performance, social skills and support students with personal issues. The group is often given opportunities to meet with successful African American men and women as a means of seeing role models that have succeeded. Some of the prominent people the group has met with are Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, Public Health Nurse Beverly Pope, and 1968 Gold Medalist Norm Tate. The group also presents the restorative Justice Circle model at various schools and conferences. Contacts: Stacy Collins collins.stacy@slpschools.org 952.928.6103 Oscar Reed kamusa3819@aol.com 612.889.0121 www.therestorativeway.org Boys to Men Circle and St. Louis Park Senior High would like to thank the following group(s) that have generously donated so the group can continue its work: Southern California Vikings Fan club High Achievement Program (HAP) is a support group for African American students in grades 9-12 meant to increase representation in advanced coursework at the senior high level. The group meets weekly with students who are registered for Advanced Placement, IB, or Honors for the first time. Members discuss barriers, successes, needs, etc. The students are supported in study skills, tutoring, study groups for exams, advocacy with instructors, etc. Contacts: Stacy Collins collins.stacy@slpschools.org 952.928.6103 Shlynn Hayes hayes.shlynn@slpschools.org 952.928.6150 Oscar Reed kamusa3819@aol.com 612.889.0121 Aquila/Senior High Mentor Connection is a group of Senior High African American males that are paired with 3rd grade African American boys who are identified as having struggles with behaviors and/or academics. The pairs meet two times per month working on the identified goal areas of school improvement, interpersonal relationships and goal setting. Contacts: Stacy Collins collins.stacy@slpschools.org 952.928.6103 Deb Strand strand.deb@slpschools.org 952.928.6498 Oscar Reed kamusa3819@aol.com 612.889.0121 Young Women of Divine Achievements (Y.O.D.A) is a group for African American females in grades 9-12 at St. Louis Park Senior High. It is a weekly support group that meets to talk about successes, barriers, academics, social issues, etc. The group has a built-in mentoring program with a big sister little sister program. Older students are paired with younger or new students as a means of providing peer support. The students take several field trips and work on topics of interest to African American females. Contact Shlynn Hayes hayes.shlynn@slpschools.org 952.928.6150 |