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Apple Valley wrestlers make it 10 in a row

Apple Valley High School won its 10th straight wrestling team title and 23rd in school history at this year's Class AAA state wrestling tournament Feb. 26-28 in St. Paul. Four District 196 wrestlers, including three from Apple Valley and one from Rosemount, won state titles in the individual competition.

Education Fair is March 16 at Eagan High

Eagan High School will host a Minnesota Education Fair on Monday, March 16, from 4 to 6 p.m., for interested students and parents from throughout the area. Admission is free. More than 120 public and private colleges and universities, community and technical colleges, and military organizations will be represented.

Students learn about careers in construction trades

Careers in the construction trades were on showcase at the Construct Tomorrow event February 12 at Eagan High. Students could lay a course of bricks, paint a wall with a virtual paint gun and make a foam football while learning about the insulation trade. Representatives of 14 trade associations gave students an idea of the work they do, the wages they can earn in their trade and what is needed to get started in an apprenticeship. District 196 high schools offer a variety of courses teaching trade skills, including vehicle services, small engines, welding and milling, custom metal works, cabinet making and more. (See more photos from this event}

Apple Valley stars at State One-Act Festival

After watching and individually critiquing eight dramatic productions, a panel of judges rated Apple Valley High School and four others "starred performances" during the Class AA State One-Act Play Festival at O'Shaughnessy Auditorium in St. Paul Feb. 13. Apple Valley performed "Eurydice," the re-telling of the myth of Orpheus from the perspective of his wife. This was Apple Valley's 10th appearance at the state festival and their eighth starred performance rating, the first since 1990.

Three juniors selected state ExCEL Award winners

Three District 196 students are among the 32 high school juniors statewide selected recipients of the 2015 Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Award. They are Laura Bestul and Rishabh Gupta of Eastview High School and Katie Moynihan of Apple Valley High School.

Budget Advisory Council will meet March 11

The District 196 Budget Advisory Council (BAC) will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at the District Office in Rosemount. Topics for the meeting include year-to-date budget performance, the state's February budget forecast, School Board direction on five-year plan scenarios, an update on the Strategic Planning Facilities and Equipment Task Force, and a new budget format.

Students qualify for DECA state competition

Eighty-three students from Rosemount and Eastview high schools qualified for the state Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) state competition that will be held March 8-10 in Minneapolis.

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