The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District will hold its final public information meeting on the levy referendum proposal at 7 tonight at Burnsville High School, 600 Highway 13 E. The school board has also scheduled community listening sessions at 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, and on Oct. 30 at Glendale United Methodist Church, 13550 Glendale Road.
Foundation 191 will hold its annual "FUN-raiser" on Thursday at Grande Market Place, 12750 Nicollet Ave.
, Burnsville, starting at 6 p.m. with a social hour, dinner and comedy.
A silent auction will also be held. Tickets are $50 and proceeds will help fund programs for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District. More information can be found at or by calling 952-890-9235.
The American Heart Association has joined forces with the Minnesota Vikings and NFL to promote "What Moves U," a program to encourage kids to become physically active. Vikings football player Steve Hutchinson will visit Black Hawk Middle School in Eagan today from 10 to 10:45 a.m.
to kick off the program.
The Inver Grove Heights, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan and South St.
Paul school districts have worked with Inver Hills Community College to hold a three-part workshop titled "Reaching and Teaching Latino Students and Families." Business and community members as well as school district staff can attend the event, which is being held Nov. 2, 9 and 16 from 4 to 6 p.
m. at Inver Hills Community College, 2500 80th St. E.
, in the Liberal Arts Building, room 210. Registration is required to attend this workshop. To register, contact Kathleen Bierman at 651-306-7825 or .
Saint Thomas Academy's headmaster Dr. Thomas B. Mich and board chairman Thomas S.
Schreier, Jr. announced John and Patricia Myser as the recipients of the 15th annual "Opus Sancti Thomae" award. The Mysers were recognized for their contributions to the business, civic, church, educational and professional communities.
Highland Park Junior High teacher Ronald Womack was honored this past weekend at Syracuse University in New York for his part in a 1970 racial protest that led to changes at the school, his alma mater.
Womack and eight other Syracuse football players boycotted the 1970 season because of what they said were unfair conditions for black players. Their actions led to the 1970 hiring of Syracuse's first black assistant football coach.
Their work also helped spur other changes on campus, including the establishment of an African-American studies department and cultural center and the hiring of a black administrator to fill a newly created post: provost for minority affairs.
On Friday in Syracuse, the players received Chancellor's Medals, one of the university's highest honors. On Saturday, they received letter jackets during a ceremony at halftime of the Syracuse-Louisville football game.
"The Value of a College Education and the Reality of Paying for It" is a presentation for all parents planning for how to pay for college. Michael Branch, a financial planner from Focus Financial Network Inc., will make this presentation at 7 p.
m. Nov. 6 in Roseville Area High School's auditorium.
The workshop is free. Registration is not required. Call 651-635-1669 for more information.
Parkview Center School in Roseville is accepting kindergarten registrations for the 2007-08 school year. New families with children in grades one through eight should register now to place their child on a wait list. Confirmation of enrollment will be completed by spring of 2007.
An informal open house will be held Nov. 2 for children who will be starting kindergarten in fall 2007. Information will be provided about the full-day, tuition-based or half-day morning and afternoon programs.
The open house will be in rooms 112-118 from 6 7:30 p.m. Sibling care will be available.
Enrollment forms will be available that evening, or call Chris Cook at 651-487-4382 to have one mailed to you. For questions or to schedule a tour of the school, call Kathy Farrell at 651-487-4381.
Concordia University-St.
Paul has appointed Robert M. DeGregorio as the new dean of its College of Business and Organizational Leadership. DeGregorio was president of Purina Mills and Land O' Lakes Animal Nutrition from 2001 to 2004, and was also executive vice president and chief operating officer for Land O' Lakes Inc.
St. Paul College's culinary arts program will hold an open house from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday at the CityView Grille at the college, 235 Marshall Ave.
Learn about programs, tour cooking labs, meet students, instructors and admissions and financial aid specialists. For reservations or more information, call 651-846-1492 or e-mail chef Gail Balego at gail.balego@ saintpaul.
edu.
Students at Presentation of Mary School in Maplewood raised more than $35,000 for the school's Marathon for Non-Public Education fundraiser. Principal John Boone walked the plank into a pool of goo for their efforts.
The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School Board's first guided forum tonight is on school security issues. It's from 6:15 to 6:55 p.
m. at the District education Center, 2520 12th Ave. E.
in North St. Paul. A guided forum is a way for the school board to engage the public in a conversation about a specific topic of general interest.
The question tonight is: "Given the recent national attention to school security issues, what can our community and district do to improve security for our students?" The goal of the forum is to learn more about the issue and provide an avenue for board members to listen to the community. For more information about the guided forum, call Kim Cavallaro in the superintendent's office at 651-748-7411.
The Maplewood Police Department and the Jacob Wetterling Foundation are holding a two-hour seminar on protecting children from sexual offenders. It's from 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Saturday at the Maplewood Community Center, 2100 White Bear Ave.
To register, contact Joanne at 651-249-2601 or joanne. .
The Festival of Cultures will return to the Forest Lake school district this spring.
This free event is designed to celebrate the many cultures of our schools and communities. The district is looking for people or groups who are interested in sharing information on a specific culture or country. Booths may include maps, traditional clothing, crafts, games, samples of food and more.
Musicians and dancers also are welcome. The festival is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m.
April 27 at Forest Lake Area High School. If you're interested in being a booth presenter or performer please contact Carolyn Carr Latady at or 651-982-8350, or Kathy Bystrom at or 651-982-8391.
The Forest Lake School Board has changed the date of its November school board meeting to Nov.
9. The board meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
, with an informal listening session from 6 to 7 p.m. All school board meetings are open to the public and are held at the District Office, 6100 210th St.
N. in Forest Lake. The date of the school board committee meetings also has changed.
The four board committees Buildings Grounds, Communications, Finance and Policy will meet on Nov. 2.
The Tartan High School Players performance of "Jack and the Beanstalk" starts this week.
Students at the Oakdale school will have a preview at 7 p.m. Wednesday for $3.
The show opens on Thursday, and additional performances are scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Nov.
2-4. There also is a matinee on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The school is located at 828 N. Greenway Ave. in Oakdale.
Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $4 for students. For more information, call 651-702-8720.
Woodbury High School Theatre will present 10 performances of "Swing!
" this November. The musical is set during World War II and features big band music, jazz vocals and dancing. Performances are at 7:30 p.
m. for Nov. 2-4, 9-11 and 17-18.
There also are shows on Nov. 5 and 12 at 2 p.m.
To purchase tickets in person, visit the box office in the high school cafeteria today, Thursday and Monday and Nov. 1 and 8 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
, Oct. 28 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
, or Nov. 3, 9 and 10 from 10:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students.
The box office also is open one hour before each performance. Tickets purchased at the door are an additional $1.
A benefit for Athletes Committed to Educating Students (A.
C.E.S.
) is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.
m. Saturday at GameWorks, Block E, downtown Minneapolis. The event features bowling, video games and a silent auction, along with a chance to interact with athletes, coaches, cheerleaders and mascots from Minnesota's sports teams.
Representatives from the Lynx, Saints, Thunder, Timberwolves, Twins, Vikings and Wild are being invited to match their skills with guests at the event, which is hosted by WCCO-TV sports anchor Mark Rosen. Tickets are $25 per person, which covers food, beverages and unlimited game playing. To purchase tickets in advance, go to .
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
Academy of Holy Angels, 6600 Nicollet Ave. S.
, in Richfield, has scheduled open houses Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 for prospective students and their families.
Each will include school tours, presentations by academic departments, and an academic and activities fair as well as information about the school's personal computer laptop program that will begin in fall 2007 with the ninth-grade class. The open houses are from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Families are encouraged to attend the evening that corresponds with their last name A-K will attend the first night, if possible, and L-Z the second. Reservations are not required. Academy of Holy Angels is a Catholic, coeducational high school educating more than 850 students in grades 9-12.
For more information about the open houses or to receive an AHA admissions packet, contact Jesse Foley at 612-798-2621 or .
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Doug Belden covers the St. Paul and Roseville school districts. He can be reached at or 651-228-5136.
Megan Boldt covers Washington County schools and the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school district. She can be reached at or 651-228-5495.
Bao Ong covers Dakota County schools. He can be reached at or 651-228-5435.
Paul Tosto covers higher education and can be reached at or 651-228-2119.
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