Jefferson Theatre Company presents its spring musical ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ April 19-21 and April 26-28.
Bloomington Public Schools will host its 14th District-wide Food Drive the week of April 15-19. The Bloomington Parent & Family Advisory Council is coordinating the annual food drive, and has set a goal of 55,000 pounds.
More than 30 Jefferson and Kennedy and Oak Grove MIddle students earned nearly 60 high honors in the 2024 Minnesota Scholastic Arts competition, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious art recognition program for creative teens.
Jefferson’s Maren Myers and Kennedy’s Kelsey Cruz Rojas are this year’s Athena Award winners.
Valley View Elementary 5th grade teacher Sarah Dallum has been selected as one of 27 semifinalists for Education Minnesota’s 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year program.
Kennedy High School career and college counselor Timmy Nguyen received the Pioneer Award from the City of Bloomington.
Assistant superintendent Dr. Jenna Mitchler received the Outstanding Central Office Leader Award from the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA).
Kennedy senior Kelsey Cruz Rojas and sophomore Noelia Fierro are the first Kennedy girls to ever place in the state wrestling tournament.
Jefferson senior Johnny Kerwin has been named a finalist in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Kennedy High School’s 10th and 11th grade AVID students learned about financial literacy and responsible budgeting during a field trip to Junior Achievement Finance Park.
Bloomington Public Schools is taking its partnership with CreateMPLS online to New Code Academy fifth graders.
Bloomington Public Schools and the Bloomington Federation of Teachers (BFT) have reached an agreement on a new two-year contract for the district’s 950 licensed staff.
Jefferson’s competition cheer team earned its eighth national championship title at the 2024 UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship, held Feb. 9-12 in Orlando, FL.
Jefferson junior Anders Westanmo placed 4th at the state Nordic ski meet. The team placed 7th overall.
The Kennedy show choirs will present their RIG Annual showcase March 15-16.
Seventh grade students from Bloomington Public Schools’ three middle schools took the top spots in the City-Wide Civics Bee.
Jefferson High School’s band program will present its annual Pops Concert, “Journey Through Space,” on Thursday, Feb. 22.
Eight Bloomington Public Schools teachers are nominated as candidates for the 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year program.
Seniors Renee Peacha and Alex Malecha (Jefferson) and Michelle Sarpong and Joseph Madsen (Kennedy) are this year’s Academics, Arts and Athletics Award (Triple ‘A’) nominees.
The district’s high school and middle school show choir programs will present the first-ever Bloomington Show Choir Bash on Tuesday, Feb. 6.