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WEB, or Where Everybody Belongs, is a junior high school orientation and transition program.

Hopkins Public Schools has completed a five-part video series called "Excellence in action at all levels,"which highlights each program level. The Overview video is the final installment of this work and ties all the videos together. More importantly, it shows the excellence of Hopkins Public Schools, which is defined by an exceptional teaching staff, a rigorous program and focus on the future that never waivers. This is what we mean by our motto -- Excellence: every student, every school, every day. Visit our video channel to see us in action.

The junior high science department made the decision to swap textbooks for iPads at the beginning of this school year. Due to this change, teachers have been able to provide transformed, customized learning experiences for students and enhanced instruction. Learn how teachers have turned the iPad into a powerful learning device in the April/May edition of "The Update." Next year, the entire seventh-grade will go digital.

Next year, Hopkins Public Schools will explore International Baccalaureate (IB) at the junior high level to determine if the program is a good fit for Hopkins' junior high programming. The Hopkins School Board preliminarily approved funds to initiate candidacy for IB at the March 15 school board meeting.

Fifteen Hopkins students were among the 28 students recognized for outstanding service at the Caring Youth Recognition event on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Minnetonka Community Center. The Caring Youth Recognition salutes young people in grades 7 through 12 who have unselfishly involved themselves in a cause or situation benefiting others.

Hopkins High School is hosting its annual College Fair on Friday, March 23. Students will have the opportunity to speak with college representatives from over 100 colleges from around the region and beyond. Junior high students in ninth grade will also attend the fair as part of their College Fair field trip.

The Hopkins School Board preliminarily approved a Digital Content and Access plan at the March 15 School Board meeting. Starting next year, every seventh-grade student will be provided with an iPad that they will use to access digital content throughout their junior high experience. Preschool and elementary students will have more access to iPads, and a variety of digital devices will be introduced at the high school.