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Six district juniors win national writing awards

Six juniors in District 196 were selected to receive Certificates for Superior Writing in the 2012 National Achievement Awards in Writing sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

District students win eight of 13 state speech titles

District 196 students continued their dominant performance in speech by winning eight of the of 13 first-place titles and one-fourth of all medals awarded in Class AA competition at this year's State Speech Tournament held April 21 at Chanhassen High School.

Gifted and Talented Advisory Council openings

District 196 parents are invited to apply for membership on the Gifted and Talented Advisory Council (GTAC). The district is accepting applications for one resident/middle school parent and one resident/ high school parent. Terms for these positions are for three years beginning Sept. 1, 2012.

All-State Musicians named for 2012-13

Fifty-eight District 196 high school students were named All-State Musicians by the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) for the 2012-13 school year. The selected students will participate in a summer camp and have the opportunity to perform at MMEA's annual conference next spring.

More than 2,100 will graduate in May and June

Congratulations and best wishes to the more than 2,100 students who are scheduled to graduate from District 196 schools this year! All diplomas awarded in District 196 come from one of the districts four, four-year high schools that include Apple Valley High School, Eagan High School, Eastview High School and Rosemount High School.

Four district teams qualify for DI Global Finals

Four Destination ImagiNation (DI) teams representing District 196 schools Shannon Park Elementary, Woodland Elementary, Dakota Hills Middle and Rosemount Middle had top finishes at the state tournament April 14 and qualified for the Global Finals May 23-26 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.