Mendota Heights

South St. Paul Public Schools is one of eight Minnesota school districts chosen as recipients of the 2019-2021 Comprehensive Arts Planning Program provided by the Perpich Center for Arts Education.

Gavin Christoffersen, who graduated from South St. Paul Secondary, was awarded with a catered graduation party by Davanni’s

Henry Sibley High School received a 2019 Minnesota Promising Practice Award at the Character Recognition Awards May 23 in St. Paul.

Six St. Thomas Academy cadets have been chosen to attend the Minnesota American Legion 2019 Boys State, a week-long experiential learning opportunity about Minnesota government at the local, county and state levels.

An open house will be held May 30 to showcase the career learning accomplished in the first year of careers courses provided by a collaboration between Simley High School, Henry Sibley High School and South St.

The fourth grade classes of Al-Amal Islamic School in Fridley and Visitation School in Mendota Heights visited with one another on May 10 after corresponding as pen-pals and email pals over the last two months.

All South St. Paul Public Schools will join schools from around the United States to celebrate National Walk and Bike to School Day on May 8.

Vans has selected the top 50 semi-finalists, which includes Harding High School, continuing on to the public voting phase of the 10th annual Vans Custom Culture art competition. Through May 3, 5 p.m.

The St. Thomas Academy Experimental Vehicle Team placed second overall, and first in the U.S., in the high school division of the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.

St. Thomas Academy placed second in the Adam Smith, or advanced placement, division of the statewide Economics Challenge on April 3 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Mounds View High School took first place.