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Dimensions Academy High School holds commencement



Bloomington Public Schools’ Dimensions Academy High School held a commencement ceremony for its second cohort of students on May 10 at Normandale Community College.
Dimensions Academy High School is a rigorous program for highly gifted 9th and 10th grade students. Students take math and science courses at Normandale Community College, earning 35 college credits during their first two years of high school.
Upon completing the program, most students continue taking college courses in 11th and 12th grade through the Post Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO), Advanced Placement and other concurrent credit options at Kennedy and Jefferson High Schools.
​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 and Henry Weismann.

For more information on Dimensions Academy High School visit www.bloomingtonschools.org/dahs.

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