Eagan High School Newsletter

Just a reminder that Eagan High School Offices will be closed December 23 through January 2.

School will resume on January 3rd, 2023!

Credit Recovery Program for failed courses needed for graduation at EHS

Winter dates: January 10 - February 15, 2023

Register HERE

TWO MORE NIGHTS! Don't miss our annual extravaganza of song, dance, jazz music and special technical effects. It features many EHS student performers and technical support students providing an exciting show.

Tickets on sale now HERE.

Or use the QR code.

Eagan HS Choirs will perform on Monday, December 19th at 6:00 PM and again at 7:30 PM in the EHS Auditorium. Admission is free.

Eagan HS, Dakota Hills Middle School and Blackhawk Middle School Jazz Bands will perform on Tuesday, December 20th in the EHS Auditorium - Admission is free.

December 12, 2022: Eagan High School has nominated Ava Bertsch and Mason Hoekenga for the ExCEL

(Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership) Award.

Sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League, ExCEL is a unique recognition

program designed exclusively for Minnesota High School juniors. Students who are active in

fine arts and/or athletic activities, showing leadership qualities, and who are model citizens in

their community are eligible for the award.

Ava Bertsch is a member of the Volleyball Team. She is a three-year letter winner who

has earned All- Conference and serves her teammates as a Captain. She has also lettered as

a track athlete. Ava has been a Link Crew leader helping to welcome our 9th graders into the

High School. Ava has spent time serving others though her church and sports that she loves.

Here is what one of her teachers says about Ava. “Ava carries herself with a certain integrity

and grace that earns her the utmost respect from her peers and our entire faculty. She is

humble beyond belief and puts the needs of classmates and teammates before herself each

and every day.” Ava is the daughter of Amber and Jeremy Bertsch.

Mason Hoekenga has been involved in a number of activities at Eagan High School.

Mason is a three-year participant in Cross Country and has lettered two years. He has been

selected as team Captain for his senior year. Mason plays baseball at Eagan and earned the

Wildcat Service Award. Mason is a leader on our Speech Team at Eagan. He has earned

letters all years of participation, is a category Captain, has qualified for the National Individual

Events Tournament of Champions and earned the Reed Award which represents leaders who

put the team before themselves. Mason has also served his school as a member of Link Crew

and Student Government and served the community through coaching and in his church. He

also on his own, organized and directed a 5K to support the mission of Feed My Starving

Children organization. Called the Fight For Food 5K. His speech coach says this about Mason,

“I am most impressed with how humble he is and I believe these characteristics make him genuinely

well-liked by his peers. At Saturday speech meets, I observe Mason talking to the younger kids,

making sure they know where to go and checking in on their progress. He is a respected favorite

within the team.” Mason is the son of Janel and Jonathan Hoekenga.

The Interact Club made 61 Baby Blankets for local care centers. The blankets will be delivered to needy parents at care centers in the area.

The Eagan Science Olympiad Team had their first competition last week. It was a remote competition hosted by Boyceville High School in Wisconsin. There were 150 teams from all over the country. The schools were split into 3 divisions for awards. Eagan was in Division 2 with 57 other teams. Our students only did the academic and lab events for this competition, so we did not compete for team score.
Here are the events that placed in the top 6 and won medals:
-3rd place Varsity Dynamic Planet: Brady Williams and Lindsay Siu
-1st place Varsity Experimental Design: Brady Williams, Daniel Margosian and John Stokesbary
-2nd place Varsity Forestry: Brady Williams and John Stokesbary
-6th place JV1 Forestry: Hailey Craigie and Yen Lu
-4th place Varsity Green Generation: Brady Williams and Harshita Nandyala
-3rd place Varsity Remote Sensing: Brady Williams and Ethan Pak
-4th place Varsity Rocks and Minerals: Brady Williams and Lindsay Siu

Congrats to all of our students who competed!

Please remember that all student vehicles must either park in the large East Lot or Stadium Lot WITH properly displayed, up to date permits. No parking in the South Lot - it is for faculty and staff from our two schools.

Student vehicles in the Northview Elementary lot will be towed at the owner's expense.

The EHS Athletics and Arts Departments are now accepting applications for the MSHSL AAA Award (or Triple “A” Award). The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor high school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field, AND in the fine arts.

To apply for this award, please visit.. https://www.mshsl.org/awards/student-recognition/triple-award

and complete an application and read about the program. You must submit the MS WORD Form NOT the PDF. Please submit that application electronically to Mrs. Setter at sandra.setter@district196.org

One boy and one girl will be selected to represent EHS from the applications.

Please do not submit a school staff letter of recommendation. We will only have the selected boy and girl finalist provide a school staff letter of recommendation.

Applications must be received by Ms. Setter by Wednesday, December 21, 2022 (3:00 pm)

We will select the Eagan winners after that date and forward them to the Region Committee.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Setter @ sandra.setter@district196.org

Nomination Criteria:

To be eligible for the Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award a student must:

• be a high school senior at the time of nomination. Nominations are limited to two qualifying students per school, one male and one female.

• have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at the date of nomination.

• participate in League-sponsored athletics AND fine arts activities.

• comply with the MSHSL's Student Code of Conduct.

For the application you will need the following information.

The Administrative Region is 3AA

Principals Name: Dr. Polly Reikowski 651-683-6902

Email: Polly.Reikowski@district196.org

Athletic Directors Name: Sandra Setter Larsen 651-683-6912

Email: Sandra.setter@district196.org

The final boy and girl winner at EHS will be selected from all applicants.

Athletics:

League-sponsored athletic programs include: badminton, baseball, basketball, clay target, cross country running, dance team – competitive (winter season), football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, lacrosse, synchronized swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and adapted soccer, bowling, floor hockey, and softball

Fine Arts:

Involvement in MSHSL fine arts and activity programs includes region-hosted instrumental/vocal music competitions, debate, speech, one-act play, visual arts, and robotics.

Maintaining security in our school during the school day is important. We want to be sure that only Eagan HS students, or students enrolled in our Career Development courses from District 196 schools, or those EHS students who travel from SES to EHS for one or two courses, are entering our building during the school day.

After 7:40 AM all students who enter the building travel in through the secure entry booths. Students will be expected to show their current student id card (which is issued free to all students each school year) at the entry booth station.

Any student who does not have the id card should stop in Attendance to request a replacement.

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Email: EHSNews@district196.org
Website: ehs.district196.org
Location: 4185 Braddock Trail, Eagan, MN, USA
Phone: 651-683-6900