Nobody at Eden Prairie Schools was surprised when Gov. Tim Walz ordered that the state’s schools remain closed for the rest of the year.
An additional grant from the Eden Prairie Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund will go to help feed children on the weekends.
If Nibir Sarma’s neighbors hear the soft strains of a saxophone from his windows in the coming months, they can thank Alex Trebek for the music.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Thursday (April 23) afternoon that students will remain at home for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Some area schools ranked highly on U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best High Schools in Minnesota list, released April 21.
Eden Prairie High School students Abirami Rajasekaran and Harini Senthilkumar won a Grand Award and the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, among other recognitions, at the 2020 Twin Cities Regional Science Fair, according to Senthilkumar.
A mahogany wooden desk accessorized by hand sanitizers I once cared little about, and piles of overdue library books. Sitting in a cold leather spinning chair, staring blankly into a laptop while trying to get to know a teacher I’ve never even seen in real life. The constant laughter, stress…
Eden Prairie can watch its own Nibir Sarma compete in the two-part final of Jeopardy! College Championship on April 16-17.
Eden Prairie’s students went back to school last week, in a manner of speaking.
Nibir Sarma, a native of Eden Prairie and a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, has advanced to the semifinals of the Jeopardy! College Championship, which is scheduled to air on April 14 on NBC.
An Eden Lake Elementary teacher is in the top 10 finalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year, according to a news release from Education Minnesota.
Aden Bickler’s March started rough and has only gone downhill. The senior at Eden Prairie High School began the month with stressful auditions for several theater schools and a difficult breakup with his boyfriend, and now the rest of his senior year may be online due to the COVID-19 (corona…
Eden Prairie Public Schools closed to students starting Monday, March 16, in the wake of the governor’s executive order, which he signed Sunday, March 15, to give schools a chance to make long-term plans in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic.
Eden Prairie Schools is canceling large, public meetings and events planned by schools and the district until further notice, the district announced Thursday, March 12.
Classes will continue as scheduled for now at the recommendation of the Minnesota Department of Health, the Eden Prairie Schools superintendent told families in a letter on its website on March 12.
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
Of all the Wonder Weavers’ performances, the one that best displays the storytelling duo’s captivating act was one of their high school workshops, rather than one of their frequent children’s shows.
The Eden Prairie High School Winter Guard will perform with Winter Prairie Colors on Saturday, March 21, according to a news release from the team.
Sydney Lewis, a senior at Eden Prairie High School, has received the 2020 Billy Michal Student Leadership Award from the the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, according to a news release from the museum.
Award-winning teacher and educator Katy Smith is coming to Eden Prairie to lead a discussion on the importance of play.
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
How will you ever finish the race, get through a storm, or climb a mountain? Easy, with optimism. Optimism is the key to achieving all your dreams and goals. Everything good starts with optimism. That means that pessimism won’t get you very far. That leads to my next point. Being a pessimist…
“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success,” said Lao Tzu.
The Eden Prairie Lions Club Scholarships will be awarding $12,000 in scholarships to qualified high school senior who are graduating in 2020.
Registration for the 2020 Eden Prairie senior party is open.
Members of Eden Prairie’s education community gathered on Feb. 22 to honor the 2020 Legacy Award recipients at the first annual Red and Black Gala.
Eden Prairie’s Central Middle School speech team took home the trophy for second place overall, as well as 17 other individual prizes, according to the team's coach, Erin Webster.
BURNSVILLE — Southwest metro schools took the top spots at the Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League championship on Thursday at Burnsville High School.
Theo Chalgren recalls the suggestion, the coffee shop discussion and the collaborative effort that led to the establishment of Holy Family Catholic High School — now celebrating its 20th year.
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools has chosen the winners of the 2020 Legacy Award recipients, the Foundation said in a news release.
A former Eden Prairie student will compete at the Jeopardy! College Championship this April, according to a news release from the game show.
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
The associate superintendent for Eden Prairie Schools has received the 2020 Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) Outstanding Central Office Leadership Award, according to a news release from the school district.
Eden Prairie Schools may install smoke detector-like devices to detect vaping in some of the bathrooms in Central Middle School and Eden Prairie High School, administrators told the Eden Prairie School Board.
Classical Minnesota Public Radio has chosen two students from Eden Prairie for the 2020 Minnesota Varsity Featured Artists and Composers round, Classical MPR announced in a news release.
When given the opportunity, Eden Prairie High School students have a lot of feedback on how to improve the place where they spend most of their weekday waking hours.
As Eden Prairie Schools considers its nutritional policies, it’s done away with serving chocolate milk at breakfast and handing out “alternate lunches” to students with no money in their lunch accounts, Director of Business Services Jason Mutzenberger told the Eden Prairie School Board at it…
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
Five Eden Prairie educators have been nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year, according to a news release from Education Minnesota.
The Eden Prairie City Council unanimously approved a planned unit development for a remodel and addition to Central Middle School as part of the Designing Pathways referendum at its Jan. 21 meeting.
A junior at Eden Prairie High School has earned a perfect score on the ACT, a national college entrance exam, according to a news release from the testing agency.
Schools in the area are closing early and canceling or postponing afternoon and evening activities due to the pending snowstorm.
For preschools hoping to entice a parent of young children, lowering the barrier to entry and capturing their eyes and ears are the top priorities.
The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools will honor the 2020 Legacy Award winners at its first Red & Black Gala on Feb. 22, according to a news release from the Foundation.
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
Eden Prairie Schools Superintendent Josh Swanson is doing well, but has room to improve in two areas, the Eden Prairie School Board wrote in its annual review, released on Dec. 9.
Eden Prairie News publishes the names of Eden Prairie residents or former residents who graduate, enroll or earn recognition in post-secondary education and whose names are shared by their schools.
A few years ago, cigarettes and chewing tobacco were at the center of conversations that Sadie Holland, a prevention manager at Know The Truth Minnesota, led among middle and high school students. The rise of e-cigarettes and vapes has transformed both how young people use nicotine and how H…
