Need help with homework? Come to the Homework Zone on Monday and Thursday evenings at Greenvale Park School! The Homework Zone runs from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and is open to all Northfield students, elementary through high school.
Laptop computers are available to use. Volunteer tutors are also able to work individually with students. There is no cost [...]
Northfield is fortunate to be hosting the Youth Work Institute’s Regional Forum on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. The conference will be held from 8:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Northfield Community Resource Center.
The conference will feature a keynote from Dale Blyth (Director of the Center for Youth Development at the University of Minnesota Extension). [...]
The Northfield Public Schools was recently awarded a $53,000 grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation in support of the Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes (TORCH) initiative. The money will be used to fund several staff positions, as well as provide TORCH students the opportunity to visit college campuses.
Currently, TORCH serves over 190 [...]
The article below was submitted by Alyssa Jilek, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Northfield High School. Many thanks to Northfield’s outstanding Promise Fellows — Alyssa Jilek, Jason Hallen, and Kevin Krein — for their work with these projects. The Promise Fellow positions are supported by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth.
On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 15 youth [...]
In case you missed it in Saturday’s edition of the Northfield News, please consider taking a minute to read Managing Editor Suzy Rook’s column, I don’t know any “bad kids”.
This insightful column gently encourages us all to reflect on how we interact with and treat youth in our community.
Kudos to Suzy and the Northfield News [...]
Over 300 people attended the end-of-the-year PRIMEtime dinner and celebration on Wednesday at Bridgewater School. The party was for youth participants in the elementary PLUS program and the Middle School Youth Center, as well as their families. Volunteers from the Northfield Union of Youth/The Key and the Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes (TORCH) [...]
The First Annual LATINOS WORKING FOR CHANGE benefit concert is this Saturday (April 25) at 7:00 p.m. at the Northfield High School Auditorium.
Will Healy from Over and Back fame will emcee this fundraising concert, featuring four outstanding local music groups:
Scaredy Cat Blackie (featuring Rob Morrow)
Feels Like Friday (featuring Bo Aylin, Joel Cooper, and Alisa [...]
The PRIMEtime after school collaborative will sponsor a training on Monday, April 20, 2009, titled, “Ways to Deal with Difficult Youth Behavior.” The training is being led by Nancy Busse, EBD Coordinator for the Faribault Public Schools. The intended audience includes after school program staff and community volunteers who work with youth.
The training will be [...]
Ruth Amerman is the March recipient of the HCI Making a Difference Award. Ruth was nominated based on her leadership abilities and the role she played in organizing community discussions and meetings on heroin and chemical abuse. Ruth also spearheaded the “Vote Youth” campaign during the 2008 Northfield mayoral race. She works to empower youth and serves [...]
This Thursday evening (March 12) , Beef O’ Brady’s is hosting a special fundraiser to benefit the Skateboard Coalition.
Stop by the restaurant from 4:00-8:00 p.m. After you have enjoyed a delicious meal, drop your receipt in the bucket by the door and the Skateboard Coalition will receive 20% of what you spent!
It’s a great way [...]
