Laky named to Trinity College dean’s list
In recognition of outstanding academic achievement, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois, has released the college’s dean’s list for Fall 2009. Among the students recognized is Leah R. Laky of Grand Marais.
Leah, a 2009 graduate of Cook County High School, is the daughter of Mark and Laura Laky of Grand Marais.
Trinity students must be enrolled full time and earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average.
Senty receives academic honors
Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota, has released the names of students who have been honored for achievement during the fall semester of study. Losha Senty
of Grand Marais has been named to the honors list, which recognizes students who maintain a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.79.
Losha, a 2009 graduate of Cook County High School, is the son of Mike and Laurie Senty of Grand Marais.
Plahuta named to St. Cloud State dean’s list
St. Cloud State University has announced the names of 1,445 students whose academic achievement placed them on the fall semester dean’s list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Among them is Jeffrey
Kullen Plahuta
of Grand Marais.
Plahuta is majoring in criminal justice studies. He is a 2007 graduate of Cook County High School and is the son of Jim and Jennifer Plahuta of Grand Marais.
St. Cloud State offers nearly 18,000 students more than 200 undergraduate and graduate programs in Business, Education, Fine Arts and Humanities, Science and Engineering and Social Sciences. The university is located 70 miles northwest of the Twin Cities along the banks of the Mississippi River.
Nordahl earns national credentials
Patty Nordahl, director and lead provider at Cooperation Station Child Care and Head Start in Grand Marais, has earned the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children (MnAEYC) Director Credential, which meets national standards.
The executive director of MnAEYC, Brian Siverson Hall, commended Nordahl’s accomplishment and said, “MnAEYC supports a director’s cohort as a way to provide quality continuing education to professionals in the field in leadership positions. We support the continuous professional growth of individuals as a way to directly impact the quality of care for children.”
In operation since 1999, Cooperation Station is a non-profit, parent-owned and -operated family childcare program. Under Nordahl’s direction, the Cooperation Station board of directors and staff are now involved in a process called “Parent Aware” in order to receive a quality rating.
The Parent Aware ratings (one to four stars) are based on a number of factors, such as: family partnerships, teaching materials and strategies, tracking learning, teacher training and education, and child safety. This program is being piloted in some areas of the state, and Cooperation Station is involved because of its designation as a “School Readiness Connections” site.
“This process will help us to define what quality is and how to measure it so that we will be better able to ensure that standards of high quality child care services are met as we continue to provide this important service to our community into the future,” said Nordahl.
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