The Hopkins School Board, which can count Hopkins High School, Minnesota's first National School of Excellence, among its nine schools and consistently ranks in the top 5% of high schools in the nation, reported by Newsweek and/or U.S. News every year since 2005, is about to make a very-shortsighted mistake. One of the truly unique opportunities that makes Hopkins special, is its status as "one of very few high schools to offer six levels of world languages; our levels 5 and 6 of Spanish, French, and German even earn college credit from the University of Minnesota through the College-in-the-Schools program."

This opportunity is about to be restricted. -- The Hopkins School Board will be eliminating the entire German language program from its curriculum, reducing its world language offerings by one-third.

The German language program can count numerous alumni who have gone on to study or teach abroad, work in politics, become teachers, and who consistently cite their experiences as having significantly influenced the course of their lives after high school. Not to mention, many amazing teachers who have consistently gone the extra mile to support their students! Share your support! - You can also email the superintendent, John Schultz, at john.schultz@hopkinsschools.org with any further questions, anecdotes or concerns.