Congratulations to our Athena Nominees
Congratulations to our Athena Nominees
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This week we honored the 2023 Athena Nominees: Grace Anderson, Sarah Carlson, Emilly Dzierzak, McKay Hall, Maren Jensen, Julia Lindow, Eva Patenaude and Josie Popp. These athletes were recognized for their outstanding athletic achievements during their high school career. These eight nominees have a combined 16 All-Conference recognitions and nine Honorable Mentions, along with an average GPA of 4.26. These outstanding female athletes are leaders in the classroom and in their sports
Congratulations to Grace Anderson, our 2023 Athena winner. She is a three-sport athlete, who has conference recognition in Volleyball, Basketball and Softball. She is a captain in all three sports and a leader among her peers. Next year, Grace will head to Southwest Minnesota State University to play softball and major in pre-physical therapy. She was awarded the highest academic scholarship from Southwest Minnesota State for her achievements in the classroom.
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Congratulations to senior Janiya Moore, who is our 2024 Athena winner!
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NHS students dropped off books at R-STEM, which had been collected as part of their Book Buddy drive.
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Three remarkable Richfield High School students, Leela, Sumaya and Antwane, presented at the Minnesota School Board Association conference with our former School Board Chair, Crystal Brakke and other RPS leaders.
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Recently, senior Kenia Melgar-Romero presented to a group of sophomores and juniors about a summer program she participated in last year called the Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)
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Richfield High School was proud to host our first annual Powwow. The event, which was organized by students, was a tremendous success and a vibrant celebration of Native American/Indian culture.
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This month Fametta Zubah, RHS Class of 2021, visited our current juniors and seniors to talk about how to be successful in college, postsecondary plans, securing scholarship funding and navigating the cost of college.
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This is the second year of the Direct Admissions program at Richfield High School, and seniors are excited about the pre-acceptance offers they have received from a variety of colleges and universities.
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Congratulations to Teagan McCarty and Nick Foley, seniors at Richfield High School, on being named Commended Students in the National Merit® Scholarship Competition!
