North View Middle School’s popular after school activity options begin

North View Middle School has kicked off its popular after school activities program, which takes place three afternoons a week and offers a variety of fun, engaging activities that students can engage in alongside their school peers. 

School counselor and Targeted Services Coordinator Shana Schroeder said this popular program has 303 participating students this year, which represents over half the school’s students. Nearly 100 of these students opted to sign up for multiple activities. 

Many of the after-school activity options run through the school’s Targeted Services program, such as cooking, volleyball, jazz band, public art, dance technique and board games and puzzles. 

New this year, Three Rivers Park District is teaming up with the school to offer an Explorers Club, where students go on field trips and do outdoor activities like fishing, fire building and archery. 

There are also some more counseling-focused options like Improve your Tomorrow mentoring program and Minnesota African Women’s Association girls group, a club for African girls that focuses on college attendance, financial literacy, self-esteem building and more. 

“Our Targeted Services Programming is all about helping students feel connected, supported, and inspired to learn,” said Schroeder. “Through engaging activities, strong relationships with caring adults, and unique enrichment opportunities, we’re creating a space where students can explore their interests beyond the traditional school day.”

Targeted Services is funded through Community Education programming.