The "Mad Scientist"! What do Hot Wheels, coat hangars, and a bathroom scale have in common? PHYSICS! 🏎️⚖️ Our physics seminar students are getting ready to experiment, and we need your help stocking the lab with some everyday items! Check out the wishlist and help us bring science to life! 🧪✨ DEADLINE: 1/22/26 #HandsOnLearning
Student Voice Opportunity in Minnesota: The Minnesota Youth Council is made up of 36 youth, between the ages of 13-19 years old, attending school around the state. Council members receive stipends to serve as liaisons between young people statewide, youth-led and youth-serving organizations, and the adults elected to lead Minnesota from the Capitol in Saint Paul. Through their official role advising the Governor and state legislature, Council representatives are building a state where all decisions that affect young people are made with and by young people. Consider inviting those young people whose perspective is missing from decision-making processes to apply! https://mnyouth.net/myc/apply/
CONFERENCES: Tuesday, January 20. Please sign up with an Advisor via their appointment calendar!
NO SCHOOL: Friday, January 9; Friday, January 16, Monday, January 19, Tuesday, January 20.
Safeway Driving School is offering class at Terra Nova starting January 26 and ending February 11! Registration is completed through Safeway Driving School Directly. Contact an Advisor to receive more information about costs & how to register!
A friendly reminder that when you return from Winter Break on January 5, 2026, all phones go straight to the cell phone lockers!
And for listening? We're strictly corded headphone territory. Think of it as a retro vibe! 😉 See you soon! #LockerLife #DigitalDetox #CordedIsCool #SchoolVibes
Let's talk about the Post Secondary Enrollment Option (taking college classes for free during high school). Sign up for the informational session on Monday, January 12th from 12:30-1:30 by emailing or visiting your advisor or school counselor. This meeting is for students who have not participated in PSEO.
More moments from a great send-off to break: friendly competition over board games ♟️, laughter-filled rounds of Werewolf 🐺, and karaoke 🎤 that brought out everyone’s confidence. We also spent time decorating cookies with a Terra Nova alumni who shared their love of baking 🍪—a meaningful (and delicious) way to connect across generations. Paired with an incredible potluck 🥘 and time exploring our school forest 🌲, these moments captured what community at Terra Nova is all about. 💚
From belting out songs at karaoke 🎤 to intense rounds of role-playing (Werewolf kept everyone guessing 🐺) and jumping into board games ♟️, the energy was high all around. We also loved decorating cookies alongside a Terra Nova alumni who shared their passion for baking 🍪—a sweet reminder of the lasting connections in our community. Add in a phenomenal potluck 🥘 and, of course, time spent out of the classroom and into the world in our school forest 🌲, and it was the perfect way to celebrate before break.
Community, creativity, and connection—Terra Nova style. 💚
