🌱 Patch AM: Golden Valley counselor’s top tip for standing out in college apps

Good day Golden Valley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Golden Valley counselor's top tip for standing out in college apps

Also on today's calendar: Perpich Board of Directors – Fundraising Taskforce and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 44.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Your No-Cram Guide to College Admissions (mspmag.com) — College counselors from across the Twin Cities, including Breck School in Golden Valley, share a step-by-step roadmap to admissions that starts with curiosity in ninth grade and ends with authentic, non-AI application essays. Their advice stresses balanced course loads, deep extracurricular involvement, early testing plans, mental health care, and choosing a college where students can fully engage rather than chasing a single "perfect" school.
   

📸 Around Golden Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• Theater Presents "Preventing Gun Violence" →
  Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley
  3:45 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Letter Writing Social Hour
  Rockford Road Library, 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Perpich Board of Directors – Fundraising Taskforce →
  Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley
  2:00 pm
• Perpich Board of Directors – Government Relations Committee →
  Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley
  3:00 pm
• Connection in Recovery - A facilitated drop-in support group rooted in Jewish values of healing, dignity and hope, open to all →
  JFCS, 5905 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley
  6:30 pm
• Connection in Recovery →
  JFCS, 5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• PEACE Commission →
  Golden Valley, MN Calendar, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley
  6:30 pm
• Music Concert →
  Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley
  7:00 pm
• Music Department Presents: 26/27 Sound Works I →
  Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Music Department Presents: 26/27 Sound Works I →
  Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley
  3:45 pm
• Music Concert →
  Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley
  3:45 pm
• Spam FC Scholarship Dinner - 2026 →
  Brookview Golden Valley, 316 Brookview Parkway South, Golden Valley
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello neighbors.
  Idelle here. Looking to connect with others and get recommendations for house cleaners. In fact we are looking for someone to reset our Airbnb… (Nextdoor Golden Valley-Northwest)

🗞 Nearby News

Robbinsdale

• VOTER'S GUIDE: 2 in contest for Three Rivers Park Board, District 3 (hometownsource.com)
• COLUMN: The reality of Rdale's Nov. 3 bond referendum (hometownsource.com)
• Robbinsdale police reports Sept. 21-27 (hometownsource.com)

Minneapolis

• Minneapolis church daycare worker pleads guilty to federal child porn charges (fox9.com)
• While Minneapolis debates 2027 budget, it should ask what each public dollar leaves behind (minnpost.com)

Ok Golden Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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