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Black Hawk team headed to Future City nationals

A team of seven, seventh- and eighth-grade boys from Black Hawk Middle School finished first place overall and won a special award for Best Essay in the Future City Minnesota regional competition held Jan. 14 at the University of Minnesota. As champion of the Minnesota region, members of team Vita Nova (the name of their city) earned a spot in the Future City National Finals, which will be held in Washington, D.C. Feb. 21 as part of National Engineers Week.

Curriculum Council will meet February 6

The District 196 Curriculum and Instruction Advisory Council (CIAC) will meet Monday, Feb. 6, 5-6:30 p.m., at the District Office in Rosemount. Topics will include the district's strategic plan, changing the school calendar to improve student achievement, the District Improvement Plan, an update on changes at the middle schools and a common vocabulary for curriculum, instruction and assessment.

Randall Award honors District 196 employees who foster respect with students

District 196 is accepting nominations through Feb. 24 for the 2011-12 Andrew Christopher Randall Memorial Travel Award, given to one Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools employee annually in recognition of their ability to foster mutual respect between individual students and school staff. Nominate an employee