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Congrats to our 3rd Cohort of DA Graduates!

Bloomington Public Schools’ Dimensions Academy High School held a commencement ceremony for its third cohort of students at Normandale Community College yesterday.  These students completed 35 college credits in STEM classes during 9th and 10th grade. 

​Congratulations to the following students for successfully completing the Dimensions Academy High School Program: 

Rea Banerjee
Jeanne Chan
Jillayne Clarke
Wyatt Doppmann 
Landen Glenna
Alexander Hames 
Colin Jensen 
Aaron Larson
Renee Liu 
Colden Longley
Timothy Lueth
Christopher Melville
Alyssa Missling
Madeline Niziolek
Joseph Pham
Clara Seltzer
Jordan Thomson
Kevin Tran
Charles Weismann
Henry Weismann



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