MAAP STARS Spring Events
State Conference
April 14 & 15, 2016
Ramada MOA in Bloomington
Summary Report
CONFERENCE STAFF
MAAP STARS Chair…………………………………………………………………………………….Patti Haasch, Volunteer
Spring Conference and Competitive Events Chair……………………………….Kip Sackett, Osseo ALC
Spring Conference Coordinator………………………………………………………………….Liz Sackett, Volunteer
Judges Chair ……………………………………………………………………… Heather Fjelstad & Christine Salokar
Treasurer………………………………………………………………………………….………Mary Ecklund-Tollas, Brainerd
Headquarters………………………………………………………………………………..…Mike Myers-Schleif, St. Cloud
Registration & Event Scheduling…………………………………….Linda Valentine & Mike Myers-Schleif
Announcers………………………………………………………………Chris Bodick, Kristyn Martin & Troy Johnson
Future Career & Workforce Fair……………………………………………………………………………………Dawn Kalina
Bingo……………………………………………………………………………………Mary Tollas & Jackie Janousek (chair)
Certificates & Ribbons……………………………………………………………………. Jessica Klein & Don Hettinga
Plaques………………………………………………………………………………Tom Wendt & Kristyn Martin, Jennings
Shirt & Beanie Sales………………………………………………………………………………………White Bear Lake ALC
Event #
Individual Events
Event Coordinators
11
Employment Interview…………………….………………………………..……Kristin Tuel, Renae Czeczok
12
Workplace Relations………………………………………………………Kelsy Jenkins & Jackie Janousek
13
Public Speaking…………………………………………………………………………Deb Nelson & Nicci Seifert
14
Career Portfolio…………………………………………………………..…Theresa Boisjolie & Brandi Greer
15
Job Manual…………………………………………………………………………..……………Kip Sackett-Osseo ALC
Team Events
21
Advertising Event…………………………………………….…………………………Sue Yankowiak- Ivan Sand
22 Management Decision Making………………….………………………………Dave Schmitz-Apple Valley
23 Parenting Decision Making………………………………………………….Mike Hamernick & WBL Staff
24 Team Video Promotion………………………………………………………Emily Dirksen – MN Valley ALC
25 Community Service Project…………………………………………………… Greg Zimmerman- Pillager
26 Annual Program of Activities…………………………………………………… Kip Sackett-Osseo ALC
27 Entrepreneurship(both Individuals & Teams)……………………… Konie Brudwick- St. Cloud
28 LifeSmarts………………………………………………………………………….….……… Dan Daly & Craig Smith
Non-Competitive/Demonstration Events
31
Project Demonstrations….……………………………………………………Kristyn Martin & Sara Segar
32
Artistic Performance ……….…………………………………………………Kristyn Martin & Sara Segar
33
Art Festival & Display……………………………………………………………………..Eliza Kelly-Austin ALC
2015-2016 STUDENT STATE STARS OFFICERS
Jerimiah Beaman, Austin ALC
Jordan Ausland, Pillager Area Charter School
Zach Bramlett, Academic Arts HS
Dejana Ewing, Hopkins Alternative Program
Allen Michael Einfeldt, Owatonna ALC
Patti Haasch & Chris Bodick- STARS Officer Advisors
54 STARS Advisors brought 237 Students From 30 Schools/Programs ~
State-wide Thirty Schools/Programs: Academic Arts High School, Apple Valley
ALC, Austin ALC, Brainerd AEC, Brooklyn Center Academy, Cass Lake ALC,
Community Learning Project, Detroit Lakes ALC, Fairview Alternative Program,
Fergus Falls ALC, Freshwater ALC, Hermantown ALP, Highview Alternative
Program, Hinckley-Finlayson ALP, Hopkins Alternative Program, Ivan Sand
Community High School, Jennings Community Learning Center, Minnesota Valley
ALC, Northwest Passage High School, Osseo ALC, Owatonna ALC, Paladin Career &
Tech High School, Pillager Area Charter School, River Bend ALC, St. Cloud ALC,
Tokata Learning Center, Voyageurs Expeditionary High School, White Bear Lake
ALC, Worthington ALC, and Youth Educational Services (YES)
Students could participate in 16 different events ~
Competitive Events:
A. Team Competitive Events:
Team Advertising, Team Management Decisions Making, Parenting
Decision Making, Team Video Promotion, Community Service Project,
School Annual Program of Activities, Entrepreneurship, LifeSmarts
B. Individual Competitive Events:
Employment Interview, Workplace Relations Decision Making, Public
Speaking, Career Portfolio, Job Manual, Entrepreneurship
Demonstration Events:
A. Project Demonstrations
B. Artistic Performance
C. Art Display
Presented by Steve Dibb, MDE Deputy Commissioner ~
MAAP Student Of The Year ~ Daniel Lopez Gomez, Worthington ALC
MAAP STARS Advisor Of The Year ~ Christine Salokar, Brooklyn Center Academy
Project Demonstration & Artistic Performance
Jose Quintanilla & Zach Bramlett, Academic Arts
Alissa Wolf, Academic Arts
Kelly McErlean, Highview Alt. Program
Liyah Davis, Hinckley-Finlayson ALP
Hunter Jackman, Detroit Lakes ALC
Jordan Ausland, Pillager Area Charter School
Lisa Bisbee, Northwest Passage High School
Job Manual
1st - Kassidy Platow, Minnesota Valley ALC
2nd - Cindy Jaquez-Huerta, Osseo ALC
3rd – Taylor Kummet-Hiltz, Voyageurs Exp. High School
4th – Abby Stenberg, Hermantown ALP
5th – Amari Johnson, Jennings Community Learning Center
6th – Kayce Keller, Owatonna ALC
7th – Faith Underdahl, Youth Educational Services
8th – Patrick Fenne, Community Learning Project
Team Advertising
1st - Ari Thomas, R’Elle Robinson, Khaneea James; Jennings CLC
2nd – MacKenzie Jager, Kassidy Platow, Zach Larsen, Sarai Wittnebel; MN Valley
3rd – Lilia Aargon, Jeana Espe, Cindi, Isaac Kilgore; Owatonna ALC Team A
Community Service Project
1st – MacKenzie Jager, Taylor Korte, Kassidy Platow, Zach Larsen; MN Valley ALC
2nd – Amari Johnson, R’Elle Robinson; Jennings CLC
3rd – Alize Headbird-Kornezos, Brenda Day; Cass Lake ALC
Chapter Annual Program Of Activities
1st – Radwan Guled, Hilson Guled, Patrick Fenne, Leyla Mohamed, Mariam Haji;
Community Learning Project
nd
2 – Dallas Gibson, Melissa Munson; Northwest Passage High School
3rd – MacKenzie Jager, Taylor Korte, Zach Larsen; Minnesota Valley ALC
Entrepreneurship
1st – Sotero Ozuna, Richard Sandoval; Minnesota Valley ALC
2nd – D’Andre Gordan, McKenzy Wegly, Jenna Miller; Voyageurs Exp. High Sch
3rd – Ian Glendenning, Rebecca Westra; Northwest Passage High School
Team Video Promotion
1st – Dallas Gibson, Melissa Munson; Northwest Passage High School Team B
2nd – Christy Walker, Alex, Kelly McErlean, Zaquerie Lee; Highview Alt. Team A
3rd – Ethan Jeffries, Leo Segura Hijar; Fergus Falls Team A
Public Speaking
1st – Teysia Gilbert; Highview Alternative Program
2nd – Belicia Rodriquez, Osseo ALC
3rd – Destinee West, Ivan Sand Community High School, Elk River
4th - Desiree Henry; Osseo ALC
5th - Robbie Coombs; Highview Alternative Program
6th - Bailey Dusterhoft; Academic Arts High School, West St. Paul
7th - Mariam Haji; Community Learning Project
8th - Tracy Rush; Ivan Sand Community High School, Elk River
Career Portfolio
1st - Cindy Jaquez-Huerta; Osseo ALC
2nd - Karisha Griffin; Jennings Community Learning Center
3rd - Ari Thomas; Jennings Community Learning Center
4th - MacKenzie Jager; Minnesota Valley ALC
5th - Charles Goodman; Jennings Community Learning Center
6th - Alyssa Ernst; Youth Educational Services
7th - Kassidy Platow; Minnesota Valley ALC
8th - Jakob Laducer; Voyageurs Expeditionary High School
LifeSmarts
1st – Highview Alternative Program: Alex Mouser, Christy Walker, Johnathan Hinde,
Teysia Gilbert, Zaquerie Lee
2 – Youth Educational Services: Alyssa Ernst, Courtney Nelson, Faith Underdahl,
nd
Harlie Nord, Jordan Knutson
3 – Voyageurs Expeditionary High School: Brenden Harder, D’Andre Gordan, Jakob Laducer,
rd
Landyn Cloud, Peyton Dean, Vivianna Castillo-Roybal
Team Parenting Decision Making
1st – Community Learning Project: Hilson Guled, Mariam Haji, Patrick Fenne, Sowolo Matta
2nd – Hopkins Alternative Program: Lizete Hermosillo Orizaga, Raisha Tolliver, Farhiya Abdille
3rd – Ivan Sand Community High School: Tracy Rush, Cecilia Spike, Breanna Kissel
Workplace Relations Decision Making
1st - Karese L’Allier; Apple Valley ALC
2nd - Destani West; Ivan Sand Community High School
3rd - Michelle Ramirez; Worthington ALC
4th - Becky Martinez; Academic Arts High School
5th - Lisa Bisbee; Northwest Passage High School
6th - Adel Eid; Apple Valley ALC
7th - Amanda McCormick; Highview Alternative Program
8th - Ray Holmes; Jennings Community Learning Center
Team Management Decision Making
1st – Jenna Miller, McKenzy Wegly, D’Andre Gordan; Voyageurs Exp. HS Team C
2nd – Linda Thao, Teysia Gilbert, Alex, Nick Tuel; Highview Alt. Prog. Team B
3rd – Najib Mohamed, Hannah Critchley, Emily Charpentar; Academic Arts Tm C
Employment Interview
1st – Belicia Rodriquez; Osseo ALC
2nd – Rebecca Anderson; Fergus Falls ALC
3rd – Jonathan Hinde; Highview Alternative Program
Employment Interview - continued
4th – R’Elle Robinson; Jennings Community Learning Center
5th – Lesly Arroyo-Torres; Brooklyn Center Academy
6th – Allen Michael Einfeldt; Owatonna ALC
7th – Destini West; Ivan Sand Community High School
8th – Enrique Mateo; Apple Valley ALC
Art Display
Emily Carpentar
Alex Kinder, Ashlea Miles, Jamie Sheldon
Academic Arts
Austin ALC
Natasha Bumpus, Cearra Deason, Cindi Thompson, Sherydan Gilbertson
Jessica Smith, Kylee Neilsen, Nina Sullivan, Quez Pindegayosh
Brainerd AEC
Ashley Johnson, Emma Brown, Lesly Arroyo,Mikayla Dosh Brooklyn Center Acad.
Gaebriel Bartle, Griffin Rochat, Missy Boyer, Tacassia Jerrett
Abby Stenberg, Jackie Eld, Kenzie Sathers, Tyler Thorsen
Amanda McCormick, Yazvelin Malagon, Zaquerie Lee
Makenzie Morrow
Cecilia Spike, Destani West
Freshwater ALC
Hermantown ALP
Highview Alt. Prog.
Hopkins Alt. Prog.
Ivan Sand Com. H.S.
Amari Johnson, Ari Thomas, David McDuffie, Karisha Griffin
Khaneea James, R’Elle Robinson
Jennings Com. Lrng. Cntr.
Sarai Wittnebel
Desiree Henry
MN Valley ALC
Osseo ALC
Art Display - continued
Brady Moen, Carol Pirkl, Cindi Lura, Faiza Muktar, Jeana Espe
Kayce Keller, Lilia Aragon
Owatonna ALC
Paladin Career & Tech H.S.
Naevah Lieberg,
River Bend ALC
Miranda Clausen
Summer Miller, Taylor Kummet-Hiltz
Voyageurs Expeditionary H. S.
Alex Vang, Danielle Krech, Gabriela Accuedo, Genesis Vang
Hunter Page
White Bear Lake ALC
Dakota Lopez, Jedediah Jewett, Priscilla Valdez, Win Htoo
Worthington ALC
Alyss Ernst, Faith Underdahl, Harlie Nord, Jordan Knutson
Youth Ed. Services
A special THANK YOU to the following businesses and people that
contribute to our success:
Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs (MAAP)
Future Careers & Workforce Fair Participants
Christine and Patrick Salokar-Photo Booth
Ramada MOA staff
Our Conference Volunteers & Advisors
Our MANY Volunteer Event Judges
All The Events’ Coordinators and Their Assistants
Deb Nelson - Craft supplies for the Community Service Activity
Steve Dibb – Deputy Commissioner, MN Department of Education
ALL the students who have represented
Alternative Education so well!!