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Vesta Minnesota is an extremely small
town in Redwood County. According to the 2000 census
only339 people lived there. The median age is 34.8
years old. The history of Vesta is largely unknown
but the county of Redwood has some interesting facts.
Redwood is aptly named for Redwood River. Redwood
is the translation of the Dakota name "Chanshayapi”.
Prior to the establishment of Redwood on February
6, 1862 some other historical facts occurred.
In 1763 The Treaty of Paris, following the French
and Indian War, ceded French territory east of the
Mississippi River to England. This included what would
eventually become Redwood County and Vesta. President
Thomas Jefferson acquired that part of Minnesota lying
south and west of the Mississippi River from the French
emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in the Louisiana Purchase
in 1803. Finally The Convention of 1818 with England
put all of Minnesota under the American flag. Minnesota
became the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. At
the time of its entry Minnesota was the third largest
state in land area, only Texas and California were
larger.
Another terrific fact about Vesta is Ms. Karla Paskewitz.
Karla just graduated from Citizens High School this
past December. She was attending Vesta High before
finding Citizens. She was having significant issues
with her public high. She discovered that the make-up
of her school was very cliquish. She tried to fit
in but could not align herself with any of the dominant
cliques. The government run school put much too much
emphasis on finishing the academic year instead of
understanding the academic year. For Karla, group
paced instruction was not filling the bill. She needed
a curriculum designed to work at her pace, insuring
complete comprehension. She found such a curriculum
with Citizens’ High School. Her “own pace”
allowed Karla to finish 3 academic years in just a
little over two years. She did this with great GPA
too.
Having earned a fully accredited high school diploma,
Karla is now brimming with the strength and confidence
to enter the workforce. Her goals include meaningful
full time employment for now and her future goals
include a husband and family.
Karla has made us all proud here at Citizens’
High School. We are honored to award her Graduate
of the Month for January 2006.
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