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South St. Paul’s John Deneen named National Merit Semifinalist
South St. Paul Public Schools (SSPPS) is pleased to announce that John Deneen, SSP Secondary senior, has been named a 2020 National Merit Semifinalist. Deneen, who last year earned a perfect score of 36 on his ACT, is among an elite group students from across the country for the distinction, a group that includes less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors.
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SSPPS seeks community representative to serve on the Central Square Community Center Advisory Board
South St. Paul Public Schools is accepting applications for community members interested in serving as a school district representative on the Central Square Community Center (CSCC) Advisory Board. The position is a 3-year term beginning in November of 2019. The board normally meets on the third Thursday in the months of January, March, May, August, and November.
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Free Super Snack afterschool meal program helps fill the hunger gap for South St. Paul students
It started as a pilot last spring, but with the start of the 2019-20 school year, the Super Snack program is now available to all children and students in South St. Paul Public Schools (SSPPS). The free afterschool meal program runs Monday through Friday at the Secondary School building from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Before heading off to their afterschool activities or home for the day, students are able to stop by the cafeteria where they will receive a healthy snack, which could include nutritious foods such as cold sandwiches, cheese and crackers, yogurt, fruit and vegetables.
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South St. Paul Educational Foundation hosts 32nd annual 5K Run/Walk fundraiser
The South St. Paul Educational Foundation is hosting its 32nd annual 5K Run/Walk fundraiser on Wednesday, September 18 at 4 p.m. The walkathon is great way for our students, teachers, friends and family to raise teacher/coach directed funds for our classrooms. Participants will be asking for pledges to support their classrooms/activities and the foundation. Last year, students, staff and families helped raised over $30,000 to support our students and classroom needs.
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South St. Paul adds seven International Baccalaureate Diploma Graduates to global roster of IB-DP alumni
South St. Paul Public Schools congratulates seven recent graduates who join over 169,000 IB Diploma Programme (IB-DP) students worldwide in earning their IB Diploma and demonstrating the knowledge, skills and determination to address the world's greatest challenges.
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New handbooks aim to streamline policies and procedures for SSP students and families
In an effort to help streamline communications and bring clarity to policies and procedures, SSPPS has overhauled its annual handbooks for students and families to provide consistent district-wide information in an easy to read format, while also fulfilling annual legal notification requirements.
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Board approves e-Learning/flexible learning days plan in case of emergency school closing
On their meeting on Aug. 26, the SSP School Board approved an E-Learning/Flexible Learning Days Plan to help provide for continuity of learning for all K-12 students on emergency closing days.
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South St. Paul receives Safe Routes to School grant to improve walking and biking paths for area students
June 14, 2019 — South St. Paul Public Schools (SSPPS) students walking and biking to school next year will have some extra support to help make that journey safer thanks to a $98,600 grant from the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) Safe Routes to School program (SRTS). SSPPS is one of six school districts awarded the SRTS grant this year, out of a total application pool of 12 districts.
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