The Wayfinder Blog
We are a district of trailblazers. The Trailblazer is the first to break ground on their quest for discovery. Innovative and driven, the Trailblazer blazes new pathways to explore and learns from the world around them. The Wayfinder Blog is your trail map. It contains stories, features and resources about how we enable our students to blaze their own trails.
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![william moe with his team at robotics competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685996194/isd191org/qrwpqwhjbd5cfg56qwlt/William-Moe-competition.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685996194/isd191org/qrwpqwhjbd5cfg56qwlt/William-Moe-competition.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685996194/isd191org/qrwpqwhjbd5cfg56qwlt/William-Moe-competition.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685996194/isd191org/qrwpqwhjbd5cfg56qwlt/William-Moe-competition.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685996194/isd191org/qrwpqwhjbd5cfg56qwlt/William-Moe-competition.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685996194/isd191org/qrwpqwhjbd5cfg56qwlt/William-Moe-competition.jpg","width":2072}])
- Pathways & Partnerships
Learn how William Moe, Burnsville High School Class of 2023, turned a curiosity into a career path with help from robotics competitions and engineering classes.
![Volunteers selected for Coskran Volunteer Award in District 191]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622642557/isd191org/kgebrksmznmkelz9jfmq/DistrictNews.png","width":834}])
- Announcements
- Building Community
Seven extraordinary volunteers have been chosen to receive the 2023 John Coskran Volunteer Awards in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 during a School Board meeting on June 8.
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- Announcements
Thanks to a federal program, breakfasts and lunches will be provided at no charge to all children, ages 1 to 18, this summer at several schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191.
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![students receive awards for community service impact]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684970392/isd191org/x5yyg4yy6ojm97zkop5l/_DSC85772.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684970392/isd191org/x5yyg4yy6ojm97zkop5l/_DSC85772.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684970392/isd191org/x5yyg4yy6ojm97zkop5l/_DSC85772.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684970392/isd191org/x5yyg4yy6ojm97zkop5l/_DSC85772.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1684970392/isd191org/x5yyg4yy6ojm97zkop5l/_DSC85772.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1684970392/isd191org/x5yyg4yy6ojm97zkop5l/_DSC85772.jpg","width":2200}])
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 is pleased to announce that 122 Burnsville High School students are being recognized by the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) and InnerView in the sixth annual community service awards.
![student and teachers look at robot during middle school event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1684772730/isd191org/u0091jwenitonuahzmou/DI4_30002.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1684772730/isd191org/u0091jwenitonuahzmou/DI4_30002.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1684772730/isd191org/u0091jwenitonuahzmou/DI4_30002.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1684772730/isd191org/u0091jwenitonuahzmou/DI4_30002.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1684772730/isd191org/u0091jwenitonuahzmou/DI4_30002.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1684772730/isd191org/u0091jwenitonuahzmou/DI4_30002.jpg","width":2048}])
Current eighth-grade students and their families are invited to attend an information night at Burnsville High School on Wednesday, May 24.
![Seven student-athletes signs National Letters of Intent on May 10]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683815888/isd191org/jiszgxmeyramhndwbeqi/IMG_9321.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683815888/isd191org/jiszgxmeyramhndwbeqi/IMG_9321.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683815888/isd191org/jiszgxmeyramhndwbeqi/IMG_9321.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683815888/isd191org/jiszgxmeyramhndwbeqi/IMG_9321.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683815888/isd191org/jiszgxmeyramhndwbeqi/IMG_9321.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1683815888/isd191org/jiszgxmeyramhndwbeqi/IMG_9321.jpg","width":2200}])
The Athletics Department at Burnsville High School is proud to announce that seven student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, May 10, to play their respective sports at the NCAA Division I or II level at the college of their choosing.
![jesus sandoval at burnsville high school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683560377/isd191org/bechzafjek2reegewgoo/Sandoval_3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683560377/isd191org/bechzafjek2reegewgoo/Sandoval_3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683560377/isd191org/bechzafjek2reegewgoo/Sandoval_3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683560377/isd191org/bechzafjek2reegewgoo/Sandoval_3.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683560377/isd191org/bechzafjek2reegewgoo/Sandoval_3.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1683560377/isd191org/bechzafjek2reegewgoo/Sandoval_3.jpg","width":2200}])
Jesús Sandoval, currently the assistant principal at Tech High school in St. Cloud, has been named the next principal of Burnsville High School. He will start in the role on July 1.
![marcia sexton helping students in the career center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683220621/isd191org/pltggsd6zl6bhnruf7xi/DSC_6752.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683220621/isd191org/pltggsd6zl6bhnruf7xi/DSC_6752.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683220621/isd191org/pltggsd6zl6bhnruf7xi/DSC_6752.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683220621/isd191org/pltggsd6zl6bhnruf7xi/DSC_6752.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683220621/isd191org/pltggsd6zl6bhnruf7xi/DSC_6752.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683220621/isd191org/pltggsd6zl6bhnruf7xi/DSC_6752.jpg","width":2048}])
Marcia Sexton, Burnsville High School collee and career specialist, discusses how students can be college and career ready by the time they graduate.
![ava drobnick]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683129271/isd191org/pkmoigozovkwlnci4gxf/avacropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683129271/isd191org/pkmoigozovkwlnci4gxf/avacropped.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683129271/isd191org/pkmoigozovkwlnci4gxf/avacropped.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683129271/isd191org/pkmoigozovkwlnci4gxf/avacropped.jpg","width":827}])
A profile of senior Ava Drobnick, school board student representative.
![Nicollet Knights chess team celebrates first place win at national tournament]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683054760/isd191org/frraovvaayppqnc53mvz/NicolletNationals2023TeamPhoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683054760/isd191org/frraovvaayppqnc53mvz/NicolletNationals2023TeamPhoto.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683054760/isd191org/frraovvaayppqnc53mvz/NicolletNationals2023TeamPhoto.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683054760/isd191org/frraovvaayppqnc53mvz/NicolletNationals2023TeamPhoto.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683054760/isd191org/frraovvaayppqnc53mvz/NicolletNationals2023TeamPhoto.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1683054760/isd191org/frraovvaayppqnc53mvz/NicolletNationals2023TeamPhoto.jpg","width":2200}])
The Nicollet Middle School chess team was crowned national champs in the K-8 blitz tournament of the U.S. Chess Federation National Championships held April 20-23 in Austin, Texas. This is Nicollet’s first national title.
![nicollet news]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1683056426/isd191org/mldixvzemazg7ozptlol/NicolletNews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1683056426/isd191org/mldixvzemazg7ozptlol/NicolletNews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1683056426/isd191org/mldixvzemazg7ozptlol/NicolletNews.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1683056426/isd191org/mldixvzemazg7ozptlol/NicolletNews.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1683056426/isd191org/mldixvzemazg7ozptlol/NicolletNews.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1683056426/isd191org/mldixvzemazg7ozptlol/NicolletNews.png","width":1667}])
Written by Nicollet Middle School teacher Steven Orth, the Drama Experience production, “How 2 Save Your Friends (While Finding a Treasure in 5 Easy Nonsensical Steps)” opens May 4 at Nicollet Middle School, located at 400 E. 134th St., in Burnsville.
![BHS Theatre Guild presents Disney's The Little Mermaid]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682533565/isd191org/zztvbckgvrxpvk545mqp/BHSLittleMermaidPrince.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682533565/isd191org/zztvbckgvrxpvk545mqp/BHSLittleMermaidPrince.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682533565/isd191org/zztvbckgvrxpvk545mqp/BHSLittleMermaidPrince.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1682533565/isd191org/zztvbckgvrxpvk545mqp/BHSLittleMermaidPrince.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1682533565/isd191org/zztvbckgvrxpvk545mqp/BHSLittleMermaidPrince.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1682533565/isd191org/zztvbckgvrxpvk545mqp/BHSLittleMermaidPrince.jpg","width":2200}])
Burnsville High School Theatre Guild closes out Season 62 with the classic animated film, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Performances run May 11-13 and 18-20 at the Mraz Center for the Performing Arts, located at 600 E. Hwy 13 in Burnsville. Additionally, there is also a free preview for senior citizens at 4 p.m. on May 10.