Hands on at the crime scene
The students in Leigh Anderson’s class get to dress up a lot more than their classmates at Rosemount High School. Since classes began last September they’ve acted as firemen, paramedics and police officers. They’ve pretended to give birth and they’ve used makeup to give themselves nasty-looking cuts and bruises.
RELATED CONTENTRHS students have success in Solo & Ensemble contest
147 Rosemount High School band members performed in the 2010 solo and ensemble contest held Feb. 22 at Eastview High School.
RELATED CONTENTSchool board approves boundary changes
The District 196 School Board has approved a plan that will send some student currently in the Diamond Path Elementary School attendance area to Shannon Park Elementary.
RELATED CONTENTRES students raise $3,000 for Haiti
With boxes and jars filled with nickels and dimes, Rosemount Elementary School students have raised $3,000 to go toward American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
RELATED CONTENTDistrict makes changes to planned cuts
District 196 school counselors showed up at a Monday night school board meeting to argue against cuts to their program, but it turns out they didn’t need to. The law was already on their side.
RELATED CONTENTRHS class lets kids teach kids 
Lexi Johnson went through drug education classes when she was a sixth grader at Rosemount Middle School, but she doesn’t remember them being anything like this. Johnson remembers playing games and having fun. She certainly doesn’t remember learning things. And that, teachers will tell you, is the trick.
RELATED CONTENTSchool board approves bus driver deal
The District 196 School Board approved a new contract Monday for bus drivers, chaperones and crossing guards.
RELATED CONTENT‘Clothes’ makes the stage at RHS
When you’ve got clothes right in the title, costumers are a pretty important part of the equation and director Thom Hoffman promises great ones for the RHS production of the Emperor’s New Clothes.
RELATED CONTENTISD 196 plans focus groups to discuss budget cuts
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools has scheduled focus group meetings for Feb. 16 and 18 to get reaction to budget adjustment recommendations for 2010-11 which will be presented to the School Board Feb. 8.
RELATED CONTENTVote for RHS choir for Great Harvest fundraiser
The Rosemount High School choir Program is a finalist for a fundraising opportunity through the Great Harvest Bread Company in Burnsville.
RELATED CONTENTState shifts add more budget challenges
Even as Independent School District 196 is looking at making more than $15 million in budget cuts for next year a decision by the state to delay some aid payments could make things even more complicated. The Minnesota Management and Budget department on Tuesday told schools the state will delay $423 million of payments to them this year so the state can pay its bills.
RELATED CONTENTFuture City: A student-eye vision of the future
In the future, there will be giant pyramids to provide housing and shopping in Egypt. There will be hydro-powered cities perched above Niagara Falls. There will be gleaming towers made of — wait, is that tin foil?
RELATED CONTENTHappy New Year!
First grade students at Shannon Park Elementary School rang in the new year with an international flair Thursday with their annual Chinese New Year celebration.
RELATED CONTENTChowing down in DCTC Burger Bout
Troy Nesler competes in the Blue Knight Burger Bout Wednesday morning. Nesler was one of about 20 participants who tried to scarf down as many Blue Knight Burgers in 10 minutes as they could. The burger was not for the faint of heart. It consisted of three grilled cheese sandwiches, four hamburger patties and some bacon.
RELATED CONTENTDCTC offers a new way to connect
Dakota County Technical College rolled out a new way to stay in touch with its students, faculty and staff Jan. 15. YouBlue is the college’s new all-purpose news source and social media site.
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