Highlights from Previous Years
2022-23 School Year highlights include:
- Twelve students received their high school diploma
- Service activities at the American Legion in New Prague and the Ney Nature Center in Henderson MN
- Volunteering in the New Prague community raking leaves for veteran and roadside cleanup
- Raising money for a cash donation and packing food for Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen MN
- Post-secondary college visits to DCTC, St Paul College, MN School of Beauty, Hennepin Technical College
- Tours to By The Yard, Rio Grooming School, Dem Con
- Participated in Military presentations
- Related curriculum visits to the Guthrie Theater, Science Museum, Bell Museum and Como Park
2021-22 School Year highlights include:
- Eighteen students received their high school diplomas
- Service learning activities at the Ney Nature Center in Henderson
- Service activities at the American Legion in New Prague
- Volunteering in the New Prague community
- In-person presentations from Teen Challenge
- Post secondary visits to colleges
2020-21 School Year highlights include:
- Distance and Hybrid Learning for the majority of the year, and returned to in-person for Quarter 4
- Eighteen students received their high school diplomas
- Service learning activities at the Ney Nature Center
- Participated in virtual and in-person presentations from Teen Challenge
- Participated in virtual and in-person financial planning presentations
- Welcomed guest speakers on real life topics
2019-20 School Year highlights include:
- Thirteen students received their high school diplomas
- Volunteered in the New Prague community
- Volunteered at Feed My Starving Children
- Built alliance with members of the American Legion
- Participated in group building activities
- Toured post secondary institutions and military options
- Know the truth presentation by Teen Challenge
- Guest speakers on various topics
2018-19 School Year highlights include:
- Twenty students received their high school diplomas
- Weekly service projects to the Ney Nature Center
- Planted 3 Gardens at various locations
- Volunteered at Feed My Starving Children, Farmhouse Market, Creeks Bend, Mala Strana and Hwy 19 road pickup
- Participant of the YES! Summit organization
- Awarded the 18-19 Regional Award for Water Stewardship by the YES! McKnight Foundation
- Theater experience at the Guthrie Theater
- Group building activities included participating in BSA Ropes Course, Bowling, Kickball, snowshoeing, Compass course
- Teen Challenge visited with presentation on Know the Truth
- Various presentations in house and visits to post secondary opportunities
2017-18 School year highlights include:
- Twenty students received their high school diplomas
- Planted 2 Pollinator Gardens with rain collection barrels
- Attended WE Day at the Xcel Energy Center
- Weekly service projects at Ney Nature Center
- Volunteered at Feed My Starving Children, Farmhouse Market and Cedar Brook Garden Center
- Alliance with the New Prague Green Team and planted organic seeds that produced over 800 plants
- Community Projects included: winterizing and then preparing gardens in spring for community members
- Awarded Outstanding Volunteer Award from Ney Nature Center
- Awarded 2017-18 Southern Regional Award from YES! Youth Eco Solutions
- Toured post secondary institutions and military options
2016-17 School year highlights include:
- Nineteen students received their high school diplomas
- Attended WE Day at the Xcel Energy Center
- Awarded a grant to build an Orienteering Course at the Ney Nature Center in Henderson
- Awarded a grant to build a Pollination Garden with Rain Collection at our new site
- Alliance with Ney Nature Center in Henderson
- Packed meals for Feed My Starving Children
- Service project to earn over $400.00 to be donated to Feed My Starving Children
- Community Projects: Raking/winterizing gardens for community members
- Toured post-secondary institutions and military opportunities
2015-16 School year highlights include:
- Six students received their high school diploma
- Attended WE Day at the Xcel Energy Center
- Sponsored a blood drive in New Prague
- Alliance with Ney Nature Center in Henderson - community service projects
- Alliance with the Mala Strana - volunteering
- Alliance with Scott County - Adopt a Highway project
- Community projects: raking leaves, winterizing gardens for community members
- Pack meals for Feed My Starving Children
- Volunteered at Simpson House - raised money, prepared and served meals to the homeless
- Toured post-secondary institutions and military opportunities
2014-15 Highlights:
- Twenty students received their high school diplomas
- Attended WE DAY at the Xcel Energy Center
- Guest speakers from Teen and Adult Challenge with special guests: WCCO who recorded the presentation!
- Co-sponsored a food drive for New Prague
- Raised money for WE DAYs international charity: FREE THE CHILDREN
- Raked lawns for local residents
- Service projects at Feed My Starving Children, Ney Nature Center, Cedar Lake Farm, Raven Stream Elementary
- Toured post-secondary institutions and military opportunities
2013-14 Highlights:
- Fourteen students received their high school diplomas
- Eighteen of our students survived a backpacking trip through the Minnesota River Valley.
- Service learning projects at Ney Nature Center, Cedar Lake Farm, Raven Stream Elementary, Mill Pond Senior Residence, & Feed My Starving Children
- We toured 10 different post-secondary institutions
- Nine students completed the Turkey Trot 5K at Dakota Fitness
2012-13 Highlights:
- Twenty-three students received their high school diplomas
- Service projects at Feed My Starving Children
- Toured several post-secondary institutions
- Guest speakers on various topics
