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Eight District 196 Juniors Nominated for ExCEL Award
The district recognizes several high school juniors

Eight District 196 juniors have been nominated for the 2011-12 Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Award.
Each year, the ExCEL Awards recognize high school juniors who are active in fine arts and athletic activities, who demonstrate leadership qualities and who are model citizens in their community. Schools can nominate one girl and one boy each year. District 196 ExCEL Award nominees this year are Jaryn Pipkins and Mitchell Dawson of Apple Valley High School; Sonja Hedblom and Sylesh Volla of Eagan High School; Karin Yndestad and Dan Spika of Eastview High School, and Meghan Schuster and Paul Wollersheim of .
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