MCoOL students are encouraged to visit this page often for ongoing program updates and MCoOL Highlights.

2008-2009 First Quarter Honor Roll Students
MCoOL Announces the Minnesota Volunteer Project
MCoOL Expands Leadership Team
MCoOL Newsletter - "The Loop"
District Information - Houston Public Schools #294

We're excited to honor all of the MCoOL students who qualified for first quarter Honor Roll. Congratulations to these students for an exceptional start to the 2008-2009 school year.

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MCoOL is excited to announce our new state-wide volunteer project, and we're calling it the Minnesota Volunteer Project (MVP).

On Thursday, December 4, 2008 we have invited MCoOL students, their family and friends, along with our MCoOL teachers, to participate in a few hours of valuable service to the community.

Our inaugural MVP will be held in partnership with the Minnesota Literacy Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving literacy throughout our state. Elementary schools located within five cities throughout Minnesota will simultaneously host our one-day events, where volunteers will tutor and read with students in grades K-3. Our events will be held in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, St. Cloud, and Duluth.

MVP is also a great way for MCoOL to kickoff a course elective called Community Enrichment. MCoOL is now offering this elective which offers students valuable course credit for participating in local community volunteer projects. Students will earn credit by accruing 90 hours of volunteering in local projects of their choice. Learn more now about the Community Enrichment elective.

How can you participate or support this volunteer event? If you haven't signed up to participate on December 4, 2008, or want to inquire about future volunteer events, contact us by email at or call Kelly Beckman at 877-984-7587, option 4.

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We're excited to announce that our leadership team has expanded! As a result of growing MCoOL enrollments and with continued efforts to provide the very best program leadership team, it's our pleasure to introduce you to Dean Gunnarson, Principal of MCoOL.

Mr. Gunnarson is a long-time public school educator and formerly was Assistant Principal at the North Branch Area High School. Faculty, students, and parents can all look forward to benefiting from his diverse background and expertise in the classroom, administrative, and entrepreneurial arenas as we continue to grow and improve our successful MCoOL program and curriculum.

Please take some time to get to know the Principal of MCoOL. Visit the Meet Our Faculty page to learn more about your faculty.

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Take a look at the latest and greatest MCoOL news by keeping up with The Loop! Check out our newsletters for the latest MCoOL Highlights, updates from our Director, Steve Kerska, and school calendar reminders. Also find interesting articles written by your teachers or academic counselors.

Be sure to check back periodically for "new news". MCoOL is in the business of keeping students and parents in The Loop!

Vol 2, Issue 1 - Fall 2008.pdf
Vol 1, Issue 4 - Summer 2008.pdf
Vol 1, Issue 3 - Spring 2008.pdf
Vol 1, Issue 2 - Winter 2007-08.pdf
Vol 1, Issue 1 - Fall 2007.pdf

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To keep up with district information visit http://www.houston.k12.mn.us.

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