Newsletter-Late-Week

Sleepy Eye grad plays for U of M Morris

Arian Saenz, a 2023 Sleepy Eye High School graduate, is in his junior year at the University of Minnesota, Morris, where he is a linebacker on the football team, the Cougars. His coach, Marty Hoffmann, is also a Sleepy Eye High School graduate. Saenz started the season by leading the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) in tackles in the first two weeks. He had 13 tackles in the first game of the season against Concordia, Chicago and 10 tackles against St. John’s University, Minn the following week. Saenz is majoring in Exercise Science.

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Work experience for real life: Sleepy Eye students on the job

It’s an old joke - or complaint - that students graduate high school knowing that mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell but without knowing how to balance a checkbook, write a resume, or prepare for an interview. Fortunately, Sleepy Eye’s On the Job Training program (OJT) has stepped in to fill the gap between school and real life by coordinating local businesses willing to host students who are interested in gaining work experience.

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