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JAN 102014
RAMSEY COUNTY
-- Teams from St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights and St. Paul's Central High School
won first and second place in the Advanced Placement division of the state Economics
Challenge this month. They will go on to represent the state at a national semifinal round.
Linnea Peterson of Central High School was named Economics Student of the Year after
posting the highest overall score at the competition.
-- Brendan Boyle, a senior at Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood, recently was named a
FIRST Robotics Dean's List National Finalist. He is one of six Minnesota students to
receive the honor for leadership and technical skills. Boyle, the founder and captain of the .
school's robotics team, will represent Minnesota at the National FIRST Robotics
Championship Tournament this month in St. Louis.