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![Cooper Fan Store]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733510470/rdaleorg/aeapiybrgz572uqyvprz/CooperHawks_FanStore_SocialPost_Post-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733510470/rdaleorg/aeapiybrgz572uqyvprz/CooperHawks_FanStore_SocialPost_Post-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733510470/rdaleorg/aeapiybrgz572uqyvprz/CooperHawks_FanStore_SocialPost_Post-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733510470/rdaleorg/aeapiybrgz572uqyvprz/CooperHawks_FanStore_SocialPost_Post-3.jpg","width":1079}])
The online Cooper Hawks Fan store is open all year round, 24/7! Items ship directly to your door in 7-10 days from order date. Get some new gear for the new year! Password to the site is: hawks
![Teacher of the year nominations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733416928/rdaleorg/lnwogwxlcmgdduvgc8st/Screenshot2024-12-05104145.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733416928/rdaleorg/lnwogwxlcmgdduvgc8st/Screenshot2024-12-05104145.png","width":473}])
Deadline for nominating is Tuesday, Dec. 31.
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Many of us struggle at this time of year.
![The Quill logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1604333217/rdaleorg/woc9tzk8irzf4cjhvcpl/QuillLogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1604333217/rdaleorg/woc9tzk8irzf4cjhvcpl/QuillLogo.jpg","width":441}])
A new issue of The Quill has hit the digital newsstand. You can read all the latest news from Cooper High School right here.
![Cooper Debate National Qualifiers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732553909/rdaleorg/xxrzv7yy0yrblaoncrdd/nationals1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732553909/rdaleorg/xxrzv7yy0yrblaoncrdd/nationals1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732553909/rdaleorg/xxrzv7yy0yrblaoncrdd/nationals1.jpg","width":700}])
Robbinsdale Debate Team sending students to the 2025 National Debate Tournament again this year! Qualifiers from Cooper and Armstrong High School will be attending.
![A Midsummer Night's Dream Disaster...The Show Must Go On]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732203556/rdaleorg/autenjnklqx8j6l1q3ny/AMidsummerNightsDreamDisasterTheShowMustGoOn.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732203556/rdaleorg/autenjnklqx8j6l1q3ny/AMidsummerNightsDreamDisasterTheShowMustGoOn.png","width":280}])
Cooper Theatre presents its fall play, an original production, coming up December 4 (preview performance), 5, 6, and 7. Click here for more information about the show and how to purchase tickets.
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Rdale provides free breakfast and lunch to students daily through Minnesota’s Free School Meals Program. To access additional cost-saving opportunities, we encourage all families to apply for Educational Benefits.
![Update on financial challenges; Town Hall Set for Wednesday, Nov. 20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732046640/rdaleorg/gnfchxlyjdduxirwyguz/Financialupdate.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732046640/rdaleorg/gnfchxlyjdduxirwyguz/Financialupdate.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732046640/rdaleorg/gnfchxlyjdduxirwyguz/Financialupdate.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732046640/rdaleorg/gnfchxlyjdduxirwyguz/Financialupdate.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1732046640/rdaleorg/gnfchxlyjdduxirwyguz/Financialupdate.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732046640/rdaleorg/gnfchxlyjdduxirwyguz/Financialupdate.png","width":1800}])
For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, Rdale faces an anticipated budget shortfall of $19-21 million. In coming weeks and months, Rdale will engage the community through transparent conversations.
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Robbinsdale Area Schools invites families, staff, community members, and partners to join us for the State of the Budget Town Hall, set for 6:30 – 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Cooper High School.
![Levy results graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730755838/rdaleorg/dbgbqawdgwompy7mbwc8/LevyRenewalResults.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730755838/rdaleorg/dbgbqawdgwompy7mbwc8/LevyRenewalResults.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730755838/rdaleorg/dbgbqawdgwompy7mbwc8/LevyRenewalResults.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730755838/rdaleorg/dbgbqawdgwompy7mbwc8/LevyRenewalResults.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1730755838/rdaleorg/dbgbqawdgwompy7mbwc8/LevyRenewalResults.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730755838/rdaleorg/dbgbqawdgwompy7mbwc8/LevyRenewalResults.png","width":1800}])
The results are in, and voters in Robbinsdale Area Schools (Rdale) have approved the renewal of the district’s Capital Projects Technology Levy, which supports essential technology investments across the district.
![School Board Election graphic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730755454/rdaleorg/qoq8e5qjka0am9muyjfx/ELECTIONRESULTS1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730755454/rdaleorg/qoq8e5qjka0am9muyjfx/ELECTIONRESULTS1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730755454/rdaleorg/qoq8e5qjka0am9muyjfx/ELECTIONRESULTS1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730755454/rdaleorg/qoq8e5qjka0am9muyjfx/ELECTIONRESULTS1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1730755454/rdaleorg/qoq8e5qjka0am9muyjfx/ELECTIONRESULTS1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730755454/rdaleorg/qoq8e5qjka0am9muyjfx/ELECTIONRESULTS1.png","width":1800}])
Voters have re-elected incumbents Helen Bassett and Greta Evans-Becker and elected Aviva Hillenbrand to the Robbinsdale Area Schools Board.
![Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731098072/rdaleorg/bc2o2mdll9c1qws9ew1p/DonCrabtreeDistinguishedServiceAward1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731098072/rdaleorg/bc2o2mdll9c1qws9ew1p/DonCrabtreeDistinguishedServiceAward1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731098072/rdaleorg/bc2o2mdll9c1qws9ew1p/DonCrabtreeDistinguishedServiceAward1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731098072/rdaleorg/bc2o2mdll9c1qws9ew1p/DonCrabtreeDistinguishedServiceAward1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731098072/rdaleorg/bc2o2mdll9c1qws9ew1p/DonCrabtreeDistinguishedServiceAward1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731098072/rdaleorg/bc2o2mdll9c1qws9ew1p/DonCrabtreeDistinguishedServiceAward1.jpg","width":1857}])
DJ Brynteson has been the Cooper Debate coach for well over 20 years and has accumulated a number of awards and honors over those years.
DJ is the recent recipient of the Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award given by the National Speech & Debate Association.
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Another great blood drive at Cooper High School last week! 35 successful donations were made by students and staff
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Election Day is here at last. You may have read or heard that almost 70% of Americans have said the election is a “significant source of stress in their lives.” Many of us feel it, and some of our students feel it too. |
![ASBO award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731533013/rdaleorg/mex1oettwhipnrhbuzgt/ASBO.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731533013/rdaleorg/mex1oettwhipnrhbuzgt/ASBO.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731533013/rdaleorg/mex1oettwhipnrhbuzgt/ASBO.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731533013/rdaleorg/mex1oettwhipnrhbuzgt/ASBO.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731533013/rdaleorg/mex1oettwhipnrhbuzgt/ASBO.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731533013/rdaleorg/mex1oettwhipnrhbuzgt/ASBO.png","width":1800}])
Robbinsdale Area Schools earns Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Association of School Business Officials International.