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Personal Athletes Projects The adapt to deemed op- altered rou- tional during tines during current fall sports school year season Page 2 QuillMon., Nov. 2, 2020 Vol. 57, No. 1 Page 7 Robbinsdale Cooper High School www.rdale.org/chs/students/the_quill 8230 47th Ave. N., New Hope, MN 55428 ALSO INSIDE Officials will assess a News DISTANCE LEARNING WILL possible model shift for the start of second LAST THROUGH SEMESTER semester in January Whether Cooper continues in distance learning after first se- mester will be determined in De- cember or January. The decision Principals shift will be dependent on the data in support methods our area that the state provides. “If we can maintain the School administra- COVID protocols for safety, tors have been get- overall, I do think it would be bet- ting creative in the ter for students to be in the class- ways they deliver room,” he said. services to Cooper's Should the school move to student population a hybrid model in second semes- ter, Herman said there are a few Page 2 options that are being considered. “There are a few scenari- os that we would look at if we News went hybrid,” he said. “One plan would be if we could only have 25 percent of the students in the building during a school day. This would mean that each student would come to the building two times per week every other week. The schedule would remain as it is now.” Students finding If the school does adjust part-time work models during second semes- Photo by MR. ZUCCOLA ter, Herman said families will Although they face still have a choice about wheth- The building will remain mostly empty through the end of the first half of the school year due to the pandemic. scheduling challeng- er or not their own students will es and health con- By LUKE REKELA-JASPER students, including fifth grade the other learning models. shifts, it would not be ideal.” return to school. cerns, students try to Quill staff writer at FAIR School Crystal, will ““While it would have According to Herman, the “As far as if it would earn money during remain in Distance Learning been great to have students and continuation of distance learning be optional, according to the their time offline The Robbinsdale School PLUS through the first semes- staff back in the building for face- has its benefits and detriments to governor’s executive order, District has decided to con- ter,” Robbinsdale Area Schools to-face learning, keeping some students when compared to be- students have the option to stay Page 3 tinue distance learning for the Interim Superintendent Dr. consistency through the semes- ing in the classroom. in [distance learning] if their duration of semester one be- Stephanie Burrage told families ter was important,” Herman “Some students like the dis- school goes to a hybrid or face- cause of COVID-19. With the and staff on October 2. “This will said. “Given that the decision tance learning model, however to-face model,” he said. Opinion pandemic still being a looming allow students to continue classes to start out the year in [distance most students, according to sur- While the middle and high threat over schools across the with their current teachers and re- learning] and then move to a hy- veys and conversations, would schools are sticking with distance world, Cooper will remain in duce the disruption to learning.” brid model mid-semester would rather be back in the classroom,” learning, changes are on the hori- distance learning until further Cooper Head Principal Mr. have created the need to revise he said. “This first semester, since zon for the elementary schools. notice from the district. Herman said the decision to stay the schedule, shift students to we started out in [distance learn- “During the past few “After receiving recom- with distance learning was diffi- different classes and make some ing], I do believe it will be better mendations from staff and fam- cult, but it was the best decision major adjustments while in the that we stayed with [distance learn- DISTANCE ilies, middle and high school available given the challenges of building as the COVID data ing] to the end of the semester.” continues on page 2 New schedule benefits Hawks Students revamp work habits for virtual classes The alternating-day block schedule and The new ways of conducting school during distance learning have required Hawks to operate differently to ensure academic success Wednesday support ses- her last year of high school would be spent at home. sions have improved the “I really want to be in class with my teachers and friends,” she said. distance learning experi- Students prepared for school in various different ways. Meron Kassa (10) ence this school year said that she did research to know more about the course and asked advice from people she knew. Furthermore, David organized her house differently Page 4 “in a way that would make virtual high school easier.” In addition, Hambike said she did some work in advance of the beginning of the school year. “I started going over some of my notes and watching some videos to Variety prepare for my classes,” Hambike said. Other student preparations for the virtual school year that differed from previous years included school supplies. “I don’t need to worry about buying a new backpack, at least until we are back in person,” Andrew Tran (11) said. “New additions to my list this year were a comfy chair, printer paper and a webcam.” Also adjusting her supply purchases was Kassa, who bought notebooks with folders inside of them. “Then, I can have all my resources in one place which helps me stay Spider-Man still organized,” she said. spins its web Her peer David said virtual learning allowed her to cut back on her Photo by LOU VANG purchase of school supplies. Director Sam Raimi's Having a set space to study at home is one way students can stay focused. “When I went to go buy my school supplies, I was mainly looking for classic take on the By YORDANOSE MULAT stuff that would help me to be organized and stuff that I actually need. In the Marvel character Quill staff writer past, I bought a lot of unnecessary stuff,” David said. holds up nearly two Mental preparation was also different for students this year. decades, and two sol- Students in every grade at Cooper faced the first-ever virtual start to a “I was mentally prepared for this new school year,” Hambike said. “I id reboots, later school year in 2020-2021. This caused students to do various things differ- prepared as much as I could.” ently than they have in past years. In contrast to Hambike, Kassa said she was not mentally prepared be- Page 6 “When I found out that my first year of high school was going to be cause she was busy all summer and was not ready to begin school. virtual, I was actually happy because I had felt that I wasn’t prepared to go “I didn’t have as much time for myself as I wanted to,” she said. to school physically and that I needed more time,” Marwen David (9) said. Sports However, Grace Hambike (12) expressed her feeling of sadness that STUDENTS REVAMP HABITS continues on page 6 Teachers learn new ways to deliver curriculum online A primary aim of Cooper's staff is to improve the learning experience of students when compared to distance learning last spring By JACK ATKINSON as anti-racist as possible and to make sure I run my classroom to get done with classes as quickly as possibly to prevent kids Quill staff writer with equity in the forefront of my practices,” Kope said. “A lot from unnecessary fatigue staring at their screens.” Coaches curb about distance learning is not fair for those who are typically left One challenge of distance learning is that it is easy for COVID risks The Robbinsdale School District’s decision to have out, and we as teachers have to address that and try to change students to not really pay attention since they are home and distance learning for high school students during first things for the students who don’t have white privilege. Students they can get distracted by a lot more stuff at their houses. The unpredictable na- semester in 2020-2021 caused teachers to alter their usual are hurting from the months of civil unrest and need to find a “It’s hard to get students to speak up, or even message ture of the pandem- plans for the classroom. Unlike the sudden shift to asyn- human in their teacher who wants to get to know them and up in the comments boxes, and so I have lost half of my ic means that Hawks chronous distance learning last spring when Minnesota who they know loves and cares about them.” ability to teach [and give] the feedback that I so crucially rely coaches are doing instituted a stay-at-home order to combat the spread of Another element that teachers prepared for this fall was on during the regular school day,” Kope said. “I’m trying to more than usual to COVID-19, teachers were given more advanced notice to moving to a more synchronous teaching model through which figure out ways of getting more student feedback, but haven’t ensure athlete safety get ready for virtual instruction this fall. For English teacher students have to attend live, online classes using Google Meets.

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