This Thursday, Friday and now a Saturday matinee added at 1pm! — come support our neighborhood thespians!

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The 2013 Spring WingDing, the neighborhood’s annual celebration, has been scheduled for Saturday, April 27th, at the Audubon Park Recreation Center, 1320 29th Ave. NE, from 11am to 2pm.

ANA, Northeast Middle School (NEMS), and the Recreation Center have collaborated to bring this event to life, with additional support from groups at Edison High School.

As in past years, the event will include exhibits, games, entertainment, and (lots of) food. There will be nature presentations from such organizations as the Audubon Society and the NE Urban 4-H Club, a demonstration of environmental-friendly household cleaners by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, and an arts-and-crafts demonstration by the East Side Co-op.

There will be a range of games for kids of all ages. In addition to indoor games for the little one, the Northeast Middle School (NEMS) Athletic Department will arrange outdoor sports or indoor contests (such as football throwing), depending on the weather. Some of these activities will serve as a fundraiser for the department.

As for entertainment, we’ll have a full day. Bands and choirs from both NEMS and Edison are schedule to perform, and there may be dramatic presentations, as well.

Finally, food:

Celebrate Community! Write an Essay! Win a Prize!

“MY COMMUNITY AND ME” Essay Contest

The Audubon Neighborhood Association is sponsoring an essay contest open to all Northeast Middle School students.

DETAILS:

• Write an essay on “My Community and Me”
• Word Limit: 500 words
• Submissions should be typed
• Drop your essay off in the school office or to Ms. Lurvey
• Contest deadline: April 15, 2013
• Contest is open to Northeast Middle School Students only.
• 3 cash prizes will be awaded for the best essays:
  • 1st Prize: $50
  • 2nd Prize: $25
  • 3rd Prize: $10

Essays will be judged by the Audubon Eight Writer’s Group. Prizes will be awarded by May 15.

Winning essays will be published along with a photo and short bio of the winners in the Audubon Neighborhood Newsletter and on their monthly enews & Audubon Neighborhood website.

Join the parents of NEMS PTA this coming Thursday, November 29, for Family Night at Northeast Middle School!

You’re encouraged to bring your family’s favorite dish to share as part of NEMS’s annual International Night of Sharing!

This free event will take place from 6:00-8:00pm in the cafeteria.

The evening will also feature members of our Humanities Department who will be available to discuss History Day. Additionally, we’ll be hosting a flu clinic.

For details, contact Family Liaison Tracy Doten.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Samantha Pree-Stinson at 612-267-3266 or samantha.pree-stinson@medtronic.com.

From the flyer (pdf):

Join your neighbors for an evening dedicated to fostering community. Associate Justice Alan Page, Founder of the Page Foundation and Minnesota’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice, will be this year’s speaker. This FREE event will include live music, keynote speaker, dessert, and discussion. Come ready to meet some new folks and
discuss authentic community.

November 19th, 2012 @ 7pm • Northeast Middle School (2955 Hayes Street NE) • neharvestgathering@gmail.com • @NEHarvestGather

Another academic year is underway at Northeast Middle School, and students and staff are again hard at work. A variety of new (and returning) programs and systems are in place this year. Here are a few of the highlights.

Northeast Middle School’s Open House is on for Thursday, August 23rd, 4:30pm to 6:30pm—allowing families plenty of flexibility to enjoy the 6th Annual Community BBQ, swing by Edison’s Open House, or pick up elementary school information, if need be. For additional details on who’s doing what where around NE on the 23rd, see below.

The NEMS event is the perfect opportunity to tour the building, meet staff, and collect class schedules.