Five Bloomington middle school educators won the Minnesota History Day Team Teachers of Merit Award, presented by the Minnesota Historical Society.
The Kennedy boys hockey team played its final home game on Feb. 8, celebrating 60 seasons of Eagles hockey.
Bloomington Public Schools (BPS) superintendent Dr. Eric Melbye and the Bloomington School Board visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for federal funding for public education.
Jefferson High School senior Jenny Wen is a National Honorable Mention recipient of the 2025 Aspirations in Computing High School Award program.
Bloomington Public Schools seventh grade students competed in the annual City-Wide Civics Bee, held Feb. 4 in the Bloomington city council chambers.
Parents and current fifth grade students are invited to attend a 6th Grade Information Night on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Jefferson and Kennedy students earned 34 high honors in the 2025 Minnesota Scholastic Arts competition, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious art recognition program for creative teens.
Five Bloomington Public Schools teachers are nominated as candidates for the 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year program.
Bloomington Jefferson High School assistant football coach Aaron Swartout has earned the 2024 Butch Nash award.
Bloomington Public Schools (BPS) received a $17,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to support its computer science education efforts.
Seniors Megan Schrooten and Brenden Lucas (Jefferson) and Emma Skibbie and Roosevelt Osano (Kennedy) are this year’s Academics, Arts and Athletics Award (Triple ‘A’) nominees.
The Bloomington School Board Legislative Committee will advocate for Minnesota lawmakers to address funding shortfalls, modernize testing and enact safety policies during the 2025 Legislative Session.
Bloomington Public Schools is accepting nominations for its annual Senior Achievement Awards program, which recognizes outstanding Jefferson and Kennedy high school seniors.
The Bloomington Jefferson band program will host its annual “Bandcake” Breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Matt Dymoke was elected to chair the Bloomington School Board for the 2025 term during the board’s annual organizational meeting this week.
Normandale Hills Elementary music teacher Jeff (Mr. Z) Zupfer is the recipient of an Inclusive Educator Award for his work to support the inclusion of unique learners.
Jefferson High School’s award-winning show choirs will host their annual Dessert and a Show Saturday, Jan. 18.
Jefferson junior Andrew Larsen and Kennedy juniors Marlon Seahorn Jr. and Allison Sheehan are this year’s Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Award nominees.
Bloomington Public Schools (BPS) continues to see progress in improving student attendance as the latest data shows 71.3% of students attending 90% or more of school days, a 2.7% increase over the previous year.
Jefferson High School girls tennis coach Lynn Larson has been named State Class AA Girls Tennis Coach of the Year.