Kennedy Theatre Company presents its spring play ‘James and the Giant Peach’ May 5-7 in the Kennedy High School auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.
The Jefferson chess team placed third in the State High School Chess Championship, including three students finishing in the top 20.
Jefferson Theatre Company presents its spring musical “Les Misérables” April 20-23 and April 27-30 in the Jefferson High School auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students.
CSisElementary and CSforAll inaugural award program, CS100 Awards, recognized Indian Mounds, New Code Academy and Poplar Bridge elementary schools for committing to teach computer science (CS) to K-5 students for a minimum of 10 hours.
Jefferson and Kennedy high school students competing in simulated business scenarios earned recognition at the Minnesota DECA conference in March.
Jefferson High School senior Emelia Lowe received a Rising Star award from the Minnesota Aspirations in Computing awards (MNAiC) program. Lowe is one of 91 honorees from Minnesota being recognized.
Bloomington Public Schools and BEC-TV are teaming up to co-host a live virtual community engagement event to present its substance use prevention program efforts.
Bloomington Public Schools will host its 13th District-wide Food Drive the week of April 17-21. Each of the district’s 17 school sites and business partners, along with district departments will participate in this year’s event.
Community members are invited to submit nominations for the Education Foundation of Bloomington's Prodigy Awards. The awards recognize teamwork among Bloomington Public Schools employees that improves the educational environment.
Jefferson high school students earned four awards during the Metro West conference visual arts exhibition. The show hosted by Normandale Community College consisted of artwork by students across the conference with 16 awards presented.
The district’s new Chemical Health Plan outlines a series of goals to meet student needs through ongoing staff development, school-based counseling and support, and consultation with licensed professionals.
Middle school students in Bloomington will soon have more opportunities to participate in athletics. The move comes in response to a growing need for structured after-school activities, a desire to improve school climate.
Jefferson and Kennedy high schools have announced Megan Lee and Isabella Lone respectively as this year’s Athena Award winners.
Kennedy High School’s show choir Rhythm in Gold earned an invitation to the prestigious FAME Show Choir National Finals next month following a best in show performance at the Waconia Star Power competition on Feb. 18.
Oak Grove Middle School presents “Aladdin” March 23-25 in the school’s auditorium, 1300 W. 106th St.
Olson Middle School presents “Bye Bye Birdie” March 2-4 in the Olson Middle auditorium, 4551 W. 102nd St.
Nate Linscheid, Jefferson High School boys swimming and diving coach, was named a finalist for the National High School Athlete Coaches Association (NHSACA) Coach of the Year award. Linscheid is one of nine coaches representing Minnesota.
Three Bloomington high school students advanced as finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program: Jefferson seniors Charlie Grant, Adam Lueth and Kennedy senior Maisie Pederson.
Bloomington Public Schools released the first of three stakeholder surveys to gather community input as part of its Strategic Plan process.
The Jefferson High School cheer team earned its seventh national championship title at the 2023 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando. This is the team’s fourth consecutive national championship win.