The Wayfinder Blog

Nominations will open on April 11 for the 2025 John Coskran Volunteer Award, presented annually in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191. Nominations are due by May 11.

Thanks to a grant through the MacPhail Center for Music called the Noteworthy Instruction Program, orchestra students at Nicollet Middle School have been able to receive an additional 25 hours of targeted music instruction this year. 

In its second year, the Associate of Arts Degree Pathway enables students to take college-level courses and graduate from BHS with both their high school diploma and a two-year associate degree from Inver Hills Community College.

On March 27, 33 students from Heidi Eichten's Child Psychology and Development 2 class at Burnsville High School visited William Byrne Elementary and Gideon Pond Elementary to engage with teachers in panel discussions, where they had their questions answered about the profession. Additionally, they shadowed teachers throughout the day, gaining firsthand experience of what it’s like to work in an elementary classroom.

Kaitlynn Patterson’s interests in interior design and construction were first sparked as a kid when she’d watch home makeover shows on HGTV. It wasn’t until she started taking classes within the Design, Engineering and Manufacturing Technology Pathway during her sophomore year at Burnsville High School that she started to think about how she could develop her passion and someday turn it into a career. 

Thanks to a partnership between District 191 Community Education and Youth Dance Ensemble – a non-profit organization that provides dance training and performance – the Modern Dance Project offers barrier-free access to dance education for all learners.