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Teamster-Sponsored Charter School Celebrates 10th Anniversary
200 guests participated in the event, including students and parents (past and present), teachers, supporters and friends of the institution, and some Teamster leaders. Education Coordinator and Skills For Tomorrow (SFT) Project Manager James Beeharilal represented the Teamsters Union at the celebration. The school’s director, Tess Tiernan, kicked off the festivities which were followed by presentations by Minnesota Teamster Service Bureau’s Executive Director Jean Dunn and Teamsters International Vice President Dotty Malinsky. Dunn and Malinsky commended the school’s director and staff for the excellent work they perform for the students, thus giving the school a noteworthy reputation. In response to an appeal from Tiernan regarding increasing the size of the school’s library, Malinsky said, “There should never be an empty shelf in a library that serves children.” Other speakers included alumni and parents. The alumni expressed their gratitude to the school for its contribution in preparing them for careers through life’s journey. Parents highly praised the school’s director and staff for the time and effort they devote to the education of their children. The SFTHS was established in 1994 through a partnership between labor and employers as a free public charter high school with Teamsters Joint Council 32 as one of its sponsors. The school has a diversified student body that immerses itself in academic courses and learns skills needed to enter post-secondary training and the workplace. The school partners with Metro State University, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, St. Paul Technical College, and St. Thomas University. Tiernan, Dunn and Malinsky serve as advisors to the SFT project, a Teamster-sponsored career project managed by the Teamsters Education Department. |
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