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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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![The Education Pathway at BHS has helped Ashley Palacio have a successful start at Concordia St. Paul]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750175151/isd191org/bcktbyemwsn4duqm3ss0/Ashley_11.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750175151/isd191org/bcktbyemwsn4duqm3ss0/Ashley_11.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750175151/isd191org/bcktbyemwsn4duqm3ss0/Ashley_11.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750175151/isd191org/bcktbyemwsn4duqm3ss0/Ashley_11.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1750175151/isd191org/bcktbyemwsn4duqm3ss0/Ashley_11.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1750175151/isd191org/bcktbyemwsn4duqm3ss0/Ashley_11.jpg","width":2200}])
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Now finishing her sophomore year at Concordia University in St. Paul, the 2023 BHS graduate is already giving back—helping guide the next generation of aspiring educators. Palacio reconnected with her alma mater this year to support students enrolled in the same education courses that once shaped her own journey.
![Coach Brian Ribnick won a national chess award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750173901/isd191org/nnttpsjhaqow5ciuwmwn/Ribnickaward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750173901/isd191org/nnttpsjhaqow5ciuwmwn/Ribnickaward.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750173901/isd191org/nnttpsjhaqow5ciuwmwn/Ribnickaward.png","width":720}])
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Nicollet Middle School chess coach Brian Ribnick recently received the Andy Lerner Award for Excellence in Chess Education from Chess in the Schools. The award recognizes educators’ impact on the chess community and students.
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Through a variety of programming, District 191 is harnessing the power of community to reduce hunger.
![burnsville high school hall of fame]([{"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}])
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Burnsville High School will honor six outstanding graduates when it inducts its Hall of Fame Class of 2025 in October.
![Linda Black Elk from NATIFS teaches a group of students about plants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747767274/isd191org/uqxrnmo4rs5nlqvngvlg/_DSC7147.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747767274/isd191org/uqxrnmo4rs5nlqvngvlg/_DSC7147.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747767274/isd191org/uqxrnmo4rs5nlqvngvlg/_DSC7147.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747767274/isd191org/uqxrnmo4rs5nlqvngvlg/_DSC7147.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747767274/isd191org/uqxrnmo4rs5nlqvngvlg/_DSC7147.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747767274/isd191org/uqxrnmo4rs5nlqvngvlg/_DSC7147.jpg","width":2200}])
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Thanks to the Understand Native Minnesota grant, funded by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and administered by the Minneapolis Foundation, students in the Culinary Pathway at Burnsville High School (BHS) are learning about foods and flavors in local Native American food culture and Indigenous food systems.
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![brian burthay receives award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748891225/isd191org/hievm8xq7tethehxched/unnamed31.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748891225/isd191org/hievm8xq7tethehxched/unnamed31.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748891225/isd191org/hievm8xq7tethehxched/unnamed31.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748891225/isd191org/hievm8xq7tethehxched/unnamed31.jpg","width":959}])
Brian Burthay, a parent in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 and co-chair of the district’s American Indian Parent Advisory Committee, was named the Minnesota Indian Education Association (MIEA) Coach of the Year. He was presented with the award at the MIEA conference earlier this spring.
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 Board of Education has refinanced about $33.3 million in debt to save taxpayers through reduced debt payments. This refinancing will save approximately $2.9 million over the life of the bonds.
![seven people hold John Coskran Volunteer Award plaques]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750258934/isd191org/bzimiyzwxxxx72tfkd3p/coskran2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750258934/isd191org/bzimiyzwxxxx72tfkd3p/coskran2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750258934/isd191org/bzimiyzwxxxx72tfkd3p/coskran2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1750258934/isd191org/bzimiyzwxxxx72tfkd3p/coskran2025.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1750258934/isd191org/bzimiyzwxxxx72tfkd3p/coskran2025.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1750258934/isd191org/bzimiyzwxxxx72tfkd3p/coskran2025.jpg","width":2200}])
Eight extraordinary volunteers have been chosen to receive the 2025 John Coskran Volunteer Awards in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. Winners will be honored during the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, June 12.
![BEST students in the Ambassadors for Respect program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748353278/isd191org/ingjsizpzxa6knov34yf/HBA4R31.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748353278/isd191org/ingjsizpzxa6knov34yf/HBA4R31.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748353278/isd191org/ingjsizpzxa6knov34yf/HBA4R31.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748353278/isd191org/ingjsizpzxa6knov34yf/HBA4R31.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748353278/isd191org/ingjsizpzxa6knov34yf/HBA4R31.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748353278/isd191org/ingjsizpzxa6knov34yf/HBA4R31.jpg","width":2200}])
Students in the District 191 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Transition (BEST) program are teaching elementary students about inclusion and Person First language through the Ambassadors for Respect (A4R) program.
![BHS students present at the Education Research Symposium.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748366342/isd191org/yzknsmfxygw6jztcdtvl/DSC_89851.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748366342/isd191org/yzknsmfxygw6jztcdtvl/DSC_89851.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748366342/isd191org/yzknsmfxygw6jztcdtvl/DSC_89851.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748366342/isd191org/yzknsmfxygw6jztcdtvl/DSC_89851.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748366342/isd191org/yzknsmfxygw6jztcdtvl/DSC_89851.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748366342/isd191org/yzknsmfxygw6jztcdtvl/DSC_89851.jpg","width":2200}])
On May 21, juniors and seniors in the Multicultural Education concurrent enrollment class at Burnsville High School presented to students, staff members and community members as part of their Education Research Symposium.
![Nicollet Middle School chess team wins championship title]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747942808/isd191org/jwuntnxcwceud0cjgws1/PXL_20250511_2357178231.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747942808/isd191org/jwuntnxcwceud0cjgws1/PXL_20250511_2357178231.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747942808/isd191org/jwuntnxcwceud0cjgws1/PXL_20250511_2357178231.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747942808/isd191org/jwuntnxcwceud0cjgws1/PXL_20250511_2357178231.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747942808/isd191org/jwuntnxcwceud0cjgws1/PXL_20250511_2357178231.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747942808/isd191org/jwuntnxcwceud0cjgws1/PXL_20250511_2357178231.jpg","width":2200}])
The Nicollet Middle School chess team brought home a national title after traveling to Orlando May 9-11 for the National Middle School Chess Supernationals.
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