Defining Excellence

EPS STUDENTS

• 10 EHS seniors are named National Merit Semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. The program honors students who show exceptional academic ability.
• 23 EHS students are selected as Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students.

• EHS senior Maddie Dahlien is named Ms. Soccer Minnesota. Dahlien scored 33 goals during the 2021 Fall season.

• EHS Girls Cross Country team wins the State AAA Championship. The program now holds 4 State Championship titles.
• 4 EHS juniors are finalists in the Project Green Challenge, which drew competing teams from around the world. These students created a team because they saw it as a great opportunity to get involved in environmental activism.

• 2 EHS seniors are named Triple ‘A’ recipients. The Triple ‘A’ program was created to recognize one male and one female student who excel in the arts, athletics and academics.
• 2 EHS juniors are named ExCEL Award recipients. Recipients are active in school activities, leaders in their schools, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to community service.
• Sydney Raley saves a life with quick thinking and decisive action. The EHS sophomore jumped through the window of the drive-through to assist a choking customer.

• EHS student-teacher team chosen for National History Day Summer Institute. They are one of 16 student-teacher teams nationwide selected to participate in Honolulu in Summer 2022.

• Maddie Dahlien is named Edina High School’s Athena Award winner for the 2021-2022 school year. Dahlien is a two-sport star, both in Soccer and Track & Field
• EHS Boys Swim & Dive team win the State AA Championship. The Hornets also placed first in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, and 400-yard freestyle relay.
• Essa Amin is been named a Dell Scholar. This highly competitive program provides financial and personalized support to students attending a higher education institution.
• Highlands students place third in the Minnesota Zoo Wolf Exhibit Design competition. Students were challenged to engineer a design solution for the zoo’s pack of gray wolves.
• 2 EHS students receive Global STEM scholarship. The Global STEM Academies are full-scholarship, STEM and sustainability-focused intercultural exchange programs for teens worldwide. 
• 5 EHS students are honored with computing awards. Beyond prizes and media attention, award honorees have access to mentoring, job shadows, internships, and college scholarship opportunities. 
• 11 EHS students receive Connecting with Kids Awards. These are students who demonstrated incredible leadership during the pandemic that helped youth in the community stay engaged and connected.

• Mrs. Huberty’s class at Cornelia Elementary successfully earns a trip to the 2022 NCAA Women’s Final Four by participating in the Read to the Final Four Challenge.
• Adeline Meyer is awarded a Graduating Seniors Award by U.S. Figure Skating. Meyer received a platinum award, the highest level based on a skater's level of competitive achievement.
• 2 EHS seniors receive a four-year $4,000 scholarship through the Wallin Education Partners. Recipients Essa Amin and Hanan Abdi are first generation college attendees.
• EHS students dive into the second annual Shark Tank, which gives them the opportunity to pitch entrepreneurship projects to compete for cash prizes and the title of Shark Tank Champion.

• Phoebe Zamoff is awarded one of the most highly selective  scholarships in the nation. To be named a Jefferson Scholar, candidates must undergo a rigorous, highly competitive, multi-stage selection process.
• Rayika Sheikhosman presents her research paper at the Minnesota Youth Institute. At the event, the EHS sophomore will receive a $1,000 scholarship and learn more about world hunger.
• EHS Thespians are honored with Spotlight Awards from the Hennepin Theatre Trust. Both “Mamma Mia” and "Space Girl" received a total of 18 awards.
• EHS student-run publications receive multiple Gold Medallion Awards for staff and individuals, the highest student journalism honors given at the state level.
• EHS robotics team, The Green Machine, wins the MSHSL State Championship. The Green Machine is made up of 21 dedicated, creative, and collaborative students.
• 5 EHS seniors are awarded National Merit Scholarships. Students enter by taking the PSAT/NMSQT during their junior year and are evaluated based on academic abilities, skills, and accomplishments.
• 186 EHS graduates will receive recognition on their diploma for language proficiency. Nearly one-third of seniors earned Bilingual or Multilingual Seals or Certificates.
• EHS senior Dedeepya Guthikonda is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Presidential Scholar for her demonstration of leadership and contribution to school and community.
• 60 students from South View Middle School advanced to regionals in the National History Day competition, with 25 of those students qualifying for the state competition.
• Kate Hibbs, 3rd grader at Normandale Elementary, won first prize at the Little Mozart International Piano Competition 2022 at Carnegie Hall, in New York City. She played Mozart Sonata in C major, K. 330.
• 6 SVMS eighth graders have their poems published in the 43rd Annual COMPAS Anthology of Student Writing. They were selected from over 4,000 submissions for their exceptional creativity and unique perspective.
• 18 EHS juniors are honored with Book Awards, which are a collaboration with colleges and universities around the nation that recognize outstanding students.
• 23 students graduate as Rotary Global Scholars. Students must take coursework above and beyond graduation requirements and reach the highest level of a world language, along with other requirements.
• 5 seniors are named Page Scholars. This honor comes with a scholarship of $2,500 for students attending a four-year school, and $2,000 scholarship for students attending a two-year school.