The event recognizes the many accomplishments of Raider athletes during the year. Special honors will include: the Raider Spirit Award, the 12 Season Athlete Award, the Outstanding Senior Athlete Award, and MVP awards for fall and winter sports. All senior athletes and state tournament participants will be recognized, and several coaches will be honored.

In addition, four former Northfield High School athletes and one coach will be inducted into the NHS Athletic Hall of Fame. The Northfield Booster Club Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Dale Ness, recognizing his contributions to the Northfield High School athletic program and the community.

Tickets for the reception can be purchased for $5 at the Northfield High School Activities Office or at the reception. Senior athletes, MVPs and state tournament participants will be given complimentary tickets as guests of the booster club.

Hanson brings a wealth of experience, including 13 years as a building principal and 16 years as a classroom teacher. She was recently selected as one of three finalists for the National Distinguished Principal award by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association (MESPA). Her experience includes work with Professional Learning Communities, Response to Intervention (RTI), curriculum revision and professional development.

Hanson said she is excited to join the district.

“I am looking forward to getting to know the people in Northfield Public Schools and to getting the Response to Intervention process movng forward. Northfield Public Schools has a great process in place already. The challenge will be coordinating all of the different schools because the process will look different at each school.”

In the U.S. News Best High Schools 2012 rankings, Minnesota has 7 gold medal schools and 42 silver medal schools. Northfield High School ranked 27th in the state and received a silver medal rating. Northfield High School’s ranking places it in the top 4% of the total 786 Minnesota high schools that were reviewed. For the complete article, follow this link http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/minnesota.

Legvold’s two sons, Mark and Michael, introduced their dad to those in attendance.

In addition, juniors and seniors who qualified to receive an academic letter (for a 3.5 GPA or higher) were honored for their achievements.

Finally, over $70,000 in scholarship money was distributed to members of our senior class. Community members and organizations sponsor a number of scholarships that recognize selected seniors not only for their academic merit, but also for their commitment to service, athletic ability and outstanding citizenship.

Check out the Northfield News article for more on this event.

Testers must be 19 years of age or older and must have a valid MN ID. Individuals under the age of 19 are eligible to apply for an age waiver after taking classes through Dakota Prairie ABE. GED testing is sponsored by Dakota Prairie ABE, a partner program of Community Services. Call 507.664.3764 or 651.463.5085 to register or for more information about the GED.

Northfield Public Schools Community Services includes recreation and enrichment programming, Early Childhood Family Education, driver education, KidVentures, EarlyVentures Learning Center, Connected Kids, Middle School Youth Center, Hand-in-Hand Preschool, Adult Basic Education and Project ABLE.

Scholarship winners were chosen by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors. The committee appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), a not-for-profit corporation that operates without government assistance, was founded in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The majority of scholarships offered each year are underwritten by approximately 440 independent corporate and college sponsors that share NMSC’s goals of honoring scholastically talented youth and encouraging academic excellence at all levels of education.

Northfield Public Schools Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) offers this event free to the public, and registration is not required.

Drivers will be on hand to answer questions.

The event will be rescheduled to May 10 in the case of inclement weather. Call 507.664.3750 with questions.

Both sessions will be held in the Northfield Middle School Media Center. This will be an opportunity to learn about strategies the district is investigating and to discuss them with other community members and school personnel.

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Or contact Matt Hillmann at Matt.Hillmann@nfld.k12.mn.us or 507.645.3458 with questions.