BPS students earned a combined 11 awards in the Minnesota State Fair K-12 Competition. Student artwork and exhibits were on display in the Education Building during the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Award winners:

• Haruko Westcott, 3rd Grade, Oak Grove Elementary received a first place award in collages and 2D paper projects, second place for painting (tempera), and third place awards for painting (mixed media) and jewelry.
• Sumiko Westcott, 5th grade, Oak Grove Elementary earned a second place for charcoal drawing, third place for watercolor painting, and fourth place awards for chalk drawing and tempera painting.
• Andi Knoblauch, 8th grade, Valley View Middle, earned a fourth in needlework.
• Jaired Munar, 10th grade, Jefferson High School, earned a second for poems or poem collections.
• Zach Pikus, 10th grade, Jefferson High School, a first in FRC robotics electrical (group project)

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