Foundation 191 awards grants to 20 proposals
The Foundation 191 Board of Directors recently announced grant awards for the 2017-18 school year in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191.
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Chess teams bring home hardware, including national title
Chess players from Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 came back from the national scholastic chess championships with more than a few trophies, among them a first-place title for the Burnsville High School U1200 team.
The team of Chance Persons, Samantha Stadick, Mark Huttman and Nikolas Slemp won BHS’s first national chess championship, competing in the U1200 rating category. Chance, a ninth-grader, finished 9th individually, while senior Nikolas took 16th.
Spring concerts are slated for May 25 and May 30-June 2
The Burnsville High School choirs, bands and orchestra will hold performances May 25 and May 30-June 2 at 7 p.m. in the school's Mraz Center for the Performing Arts, located at 600 E. Highway 13.
Jazz, FreeStyle and symphonic orchestra will perform May 25. Freshman band, Blaze band, wind ensemble and symphonic band will perform May 30-31.
New program prepares BHS students for careers in health care
In the Burnsville High School healthcare lab, life-like mannequins Hazel, Alice and Ed are well taken care of by students in the new Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program.
Reality Fair gives Burnsville High School students a ‘reality check’
In collaboration with Wings Financial Credit Union, Burnsville High School (BHS) students received a reality check through a life simulation event on May 17.
BHS seniors' successes highlighted at ceremony
Scholarships, awards and recognitions were presented to students during the 2017 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony at Burnsville High School (BHS) on May 15.
Partnership will provide students with access to county library systems
Students at Burnsville High School and Burnsville Alternative High School will have instant access to the vast resources of two county library systems — without having to worry about overdue fines — through a new collaboration that begins May 22.
Both Dakota County and Scott County public library systems have worked with Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 to make this happen.
BHS AVID graduates are honored at event
All 31 seniors in the AVID program at Burnsville High School were honored at an event on May 9 when it was announced that 100% of them will go on to further education next year – most to four-year colleges.
BHS sophomore receives Bronze Medal at international science fair
Sophomore Hanna Holmstrom received the Bronze Medal award at the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering, and Environment Project Olympiad (ISWEEEP) on May 6 in Houston. She competed against students from across 62 countries.
District 191 students will perform in two orchestra concerts
Orchestra students from six schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 will perform in two upcoming concerts at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 23, at the Marz Center at Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13.