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Congratulations to Cologne Academy and the entire school community!

Excerpts from Hometown Source article posted May 31, 2023

Cologne Academy received a Minnesota Promising Practices Award for "College Shirts & Chants." Promising Practices are unique and successful practices that promote character development in Pre-K to grade 12 students.

Cologne Academy's "College Shirts & Chants" is a practice where all scholars and staff receive a new college t-shirt every year with a different color for each grade, a different college name for each classroom, and Cologne Academy's logo on the back.  The t-shirts are worn on special days and every classroom in grades K-4 has a college chant, which encourages positive character traits, that they stand up and say during all-school assemblies.  The practice fosters a scholarly spirit and is a visual and verbal reminder of being part of a larger community.

The Character Recognition Awards are held each year to spotlight character and ethical leadership development, honor schools and community programs with exemplary efforts, motivate honorees for continued effort and success, and inspire others with examples to follow.

To read the full article click on the link: https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_patriot/community/cologne-academy-earns-promising-practices-award/article_1a2ffda6-fee7-11ed-9976-4f144da7d3bf.html