The following is an e-mail from the Hopkins School District:

Welcome to Hopkins E-News for Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. In this week’s edition ...

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Hopkins High School nurse named Nurse of the Year
Bobbi Pointer has been named the 2009 School Nurse of the Year by the School Nurse Organization Board of Directors. Pointer is the school nurse at Hopkins High School. This award publicly recognizes school nurses in Minnesota by annually honoring one school nurse who demonstrates excellence in school nursing practice and leadership in school health. Pointer’s knowledge, dedication, leadership, and passion for the health and academic success of her students has earned her this prestigious award.

Look for your fall adult and youth community education catalogs
Fall Adult Enrichment classes are currently online, or in the fall catalog that was mailed in late August. Classes range from art to cooking, fitness, and money. Check out more than 150 classes today, and try something new.

Fall Youth Enrichment & Parent Education classes begin, Monday, Sept. 14. Families with elementary children should check their students’ backpacks for their catalogs in early September, or check online. Get your child involved in classes such as Fencing with MN Swordplay, Mad Science, volleyball, Power of Drawing, and many more.

Call Community Education at 952.988.4070, or register online today at http://www.hopkinsschools.org/community-education.

Information about H1N1 novel influenza
We want to provide you with updated information on the H1N1 novel influenza, which includes new state reporting requirements, and a checklist that you can use if your child is ill. For information, please go to http://www.hopkinsschools.org/district-news/news.

Calendar
Early Childhood’s annual open house/vehicle fair, Friday, Sept. 11
Early Childhood Family Education’s annual open house and vehicle fair is planned for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Harley Hopkins Family Center, 125 Monroe Ave. S., Hopkins.

Registration for Adult Options in Education classes open; classes start Sept. 14
Registration for Adult Options in Education classes is open at the Eisenhower Community Center. Classes start, Monday, Sept. 14.

Registration for Hopkins Champions Fund Golf & Tennis Tournament, Thursday, Sept. 17, being accepted now
Registration is open for the annual Champions Fund Golf & Tennis Tournament, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Oak Ridge Country Club, 700 Oak Ridge Road, Hopkins.

For more details and information about this week’s stories, go to the news section of our website at http://www.hopkinsschools.org/district-news/news

PDF Version
Information about this week’s news is also contained in the attached PDF with links to Hopkins Public Schools’ website. If you haven’t already done so, you will need to download a FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html in order to open the PDF.

Eileen Harvala, APR
Public Relations Director
Hopkins Public Schools
1001 Highway 7
Hopkins, MN 55305
952.988.4024
952.988.4108 (fax)
eileen.harvala@hopkinsschools.org
www.hopkinsschools.org