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An important message from BHMS Principal, Anne Kusch
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![What's Happening at BHMS Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631212656/district196org/rrbpovfi5aqbklwbjh76/WHABNewsletterThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631212656/district196org/rrbpovfi5aqbklwbjh76/WHABNewsletterThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631212656/district196org/rrbpovfi5aqbklwbjh76/WHABNewsletterThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631212656/district196org/rrbpovfi5aqbklwbjh76/WHABNewsletterThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1631212656/district196org/rrbpovfi5aqbklwbjh76/WHABNewsletterThumbnail.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631212656/district196org/rrbpovfi5aqbklwbjh76/WHABNewsletterThumbnail.png","width":1800}])
Black Hawk Middle School Newsletter Monthly Edition - Check here for the most updated BHMS News
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5th Annual South of the River Pow Wow
Presented by the River American Indian Education Powwow Committee
Location: Burnsville High School, 600 State Hwy 13, Burnsville, MN 55337
Saturday, May 21, 2022
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All current 7th grade students who want to have a positive impact on their school should turn in a WEB application by 3 p.m Friday, April 29..
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Wednesday, Aug. 31, is the first day of school for Black Hawk Middle school students for the 2022-23 school year.
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Fundraiser Night with Cafe Zupas
Location: 3340 Central Park Village, Eagan, MN
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 4 pm - 9 pm
Black Hawk Middle School Newsletter Monthly Edition - Check here for the most updated BHMS News
Black Hawk Middle School Newsletter Monthly Edition - Check here for the most updated BHMS News
![BHMS Class of 2028]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1645627557/district196org/szz5zbxjcoctdctmwsxc/Classof2029.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1645627557/district196org/szz5zbxjcoctdctmwsxc/Classof2029.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1645627557/district196org/szz5zbxjcoctdctmwsxc/Classof2029.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1645627557/district196org/szz5zbxjcoctdctmwsxc/Classof2029.png","width":1000}])
BHMS to host OPEN HOUSE for our rising 6th graders and families in APRIL.
![Volleyball Club Poster]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1645117031/district196org/ije8txiu0bn3orttohbu/volleyball.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1645117031/district196org/ije8txiu0bn3orttohbu/volleyball.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1645117031/district196org/ije8txiu0bn3orttohbu/volleyball.jpg","width":612}])
NEW SPRING 2022 - Volleyball Club
WHO: ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING VOLLEYBALL
WHEN: MARCH 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, & 17, 2022
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District News
![A student receives a stole during a graduation ceremony.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653424336/district196org/blivnsuloom8zkucjgol/52081085381_1d52bdcc2e_o.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1653424336/district196org/blivnsuloom8zkucjgol/52081085381_1d52bdcc2e_o.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1653424336/district196org/blivnsuloom8zkucjgol/52081085381_1d52bdcc2e_o.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1653424336/district196org/blivnsuloom8zkucjgol/52081085381_1d52bdcc2e_o.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1653424336/district196org/blivnsuloom8zkucjgol/52081085381_1d52bdcc2e_o.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1653424336/district196org/blivnsuloom8zkucjgol/52081085381_1d52bdcc2e_o.jpg","width":2200}])
At the ceremony, each graduate was presented with a graduation stole that they will wear with their cap and gown on graduation day, a medicine wheel and an eagle feather.
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Hack will finish this school year at Diamond Path and take over at Pinewood starting July 1. She will replace Principal Crisfor Town, who is retiring.
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Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2022 are scheduled for May and early June, during which 2,117 students will graduate.
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Critical work is happening through a collaborative approach that brings together school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists and school nurses.
![Staff pose for a photo with Chris McDonald at the MSHSL awards.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651092577/district196org/h6csrxfvgahh0bdsoup9/ChrisMcDonald.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651092577/district196org/h6csrxfvgahh0bdsoup9/ChrisMcDonald.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651092577/district196org/h6csrxfvgahh0bdsoup9/ChrisMcDonald.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1651092577/district196org/h6csrxfvgahh0bdsoup9/ChrisMcDonald.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651092577/district196org/h6csrxfvgahh0bdsoup9/ChrisMcDonald.jpg","width":1462}])
McDonald has led dozens of students and teams to success at the state and national levels during his 24 years coaching at Eagan High. He is also a member of the National Speech and Debate Association’s Hall of Fame.
![Apple Valley High School speech winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651090446/district196org/waor7j1ewagxl22zuhys/FRJJf4CWQAAAkCV.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651090446/district196org/waor7j1ewagxl22zuhys/FRJJf4CWQAAAkCV.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1651090446/district196org/waor7j1ewagxl22zuhys/FRJJf4CWQAAAkCV.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651090446/district196org/waor7j1ewagxl22zuhys/FRJJf4CWQAAAkCV.jpg","width":1170}])
In the team sweepstakes, Apple Valley finished runner-up, and Eastview and Eagan finished in third and fourth place, respectively, among all Class AA schools.
![Drew Goeldner talks with a student on the first day of school.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649882246/district196org/qzic504jnpxh0bhhhdd5/DrewGoeldner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649882246/district196org/qzic504jnpxh0bhhhdd5/DrewGoeldner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1649882246/district196org/qzic504jnpxh0bhhhdd5/DrewGoeldner.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1649882246/district196org/qzic504jnpxh0bhhhdd5/DrewGoeldner.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1649882246/district196org/qzic504jnpxh0bhhhdd5/DrewGoeldner.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1649882246/district196org/qzic504jnpxh0bhhhdd5/DrewGoeldner.jpg","width":2200}])
Goeldner will finish this school year at Red Pine and take over at Greenleaf starting July 1.
![Group photo of winners of the MN aspiration in computing winners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649696985/district196org/imqofa2i2jz9iasldfwf/ScreenShot2022-04-11at120909PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649696985/district196org/imqofa2i2jz9iasldfwf/ScreenShot2022-04-11at120909PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1649696985/district196org/imqofa2i2jz9iasldfwf/ScreenShot2022-04-11at120909PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649696985/district196org/imqofa2i2jz9iasldfwf/ScreenShot2022-04-11at120909PM.png","width":939}])
The annual award celebrates the efforts of young high school women in their pursuit of technology education and career opportunities.
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Of the 2,257 District 196 seniors included in the 2021 graduation data, 1,997 (88.5%) graduated in four years.
![National Merit Semifinalists logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600272252/district196org/xowhpnyjzgkqda7dsupa/NationalMeritFinalists.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600272252/district196org/xowhpnyjzgkqda7dsupa/NationalMeritFinalists.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1600272252/district196org/xowhpnyjzgkqda7dsupa/NationalMeritFinalists.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600272252/district196org/xowhpnyjzgkqda7dsupa/NationalMeritFinalists.jpg","width":1000}])
Students are selected for the National Merit and Achievement programs each fall based on their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which they take as juniors.