ACADEMIC ALL*STAR

Cretin-Derham Hall senior fashions A's, fosters horses

With a weighted GPA of 4.5, Alexa Klaus is one sharp cookie. She's captain of the math team and a member of the National Honor Society, she plays the oboe, she's a member of the color guard and she also turned-up in the KARE 11 Backyard last spring when she helped her CDH physics class demonstrate an experiment on KARE 11 Sunrise.

Academic All-Star a family affair in Coon Rapids

Julia, a senior at Coon Rapids High School, was being set-up inside the school's store, where she serves as the co-manager.

Anoka Academic All-Star scores a perfect 36 on his ACT Test

Michael Crain-Flor was just trying to be a nice guy. Told by his academic advisor that a counselor in training was going to sit in on his session and that it was going to be filmed for "training purposes", Michael put on his best "Minnesota Nice" and said he would go with the flow.

DeLaSalle senior personifies the term "Academic All-Star"

Not for just one reason was DeLaSalle senior Paul Wageman chosen as this week's honoree. Oh sure, there's the 4.14 GPA

Chisago Lakes Area Academic All-Star rides to the beat of his own drummer

To be honest, the first thing you notice is the bike. This could actually be the story of a boy and his bike, and WHAT a bike! Picture a blue version of the bike Pee Wee Herman traveled cross country in search of, in the movie, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure."

BSM senior assists in potentially life-saving medical research

"He's going to be talking to people all over the world.  He's going to be teaching people all over the world something that no one has ever heard before."

Red Wing Senior hits high note as Academic All-Star

Red Wing High School Senior Hannah Quinn had no idea that we were there, and her choir director explained our camera as local cable access looking to preview their holiday concert.

Minnetonka Academic All-Star is good at going with the flow

Abbey Denham probably thought she was safe. There she was, neatly tucked into the back of the classroom, as far away from the guest speaker as possible. How wrong she was.

Mound-Westonka senior leads 2012 Academic All-Stars

Benny was stunned. TV camera trained on him, microphone thrust in his face, the questions continued.

"Is it true that on your school trip to China you caused an international incident and you had to be bailed-out by the U.S. consulate in Shanghai?"

An All-Star Lineup! The class of 2011 sets the bar high

Watching White Bear Lake senior Mitchell Le practice Karate in a darkened exercise room at the high school, we were struck by a common bond shared by many of our academic all-stars.

Academic All-Star performs award-winning cancer research

Number 1 in his class of 443, Prithwis carries a 4.353 GPA, has taken almost every AP course offered at Woodbury, has completed the Talented Youth Mathematicians program at the U of M

Passing on an All-Star legacy in Holdingford

The senior slid into the tiny chair, next to the little girl.  Hi Delaney, do you need some help? Can you read that sentence for me?"