Apollo Celebrations

Apollo High School: The wrestling team took 6th place in the AAA state wrestling tournament. On May 20th, Apollo honored their seniors at the annual Scholarship and Awards nights; 56 students received in-house scholarships totaling $34,000; 36 students received outside scholarships worth nearly $82,000; and 14 students received four-year renewable scholarships totaling $311,000. On May 22nd, Apollo held an All School Activity Event in conjunction with yearbook distribution. All students participated in a variety of events the final two hours of the day, including a 9^th-grade dodgeball tourney, disc golf, table tennis, Sumo wrestling, kickball, Mama Mia sing-a-long, swimming, footworking dance off, Blackhawk helicopter tour, and several others. The Apollo Future Problem Solving Team went to the International Competition. The Speech Team earned several team and individual awards. The Apollo Girl’s Swimming Team was named the 2008-09 Class A State Academic Champions. The Mock Trial team placed 3rd.

Charlie Eisenreich was named as a Regional Honoree in "Ethics in Education" by the WEM Foundation. He will be honored at the Customer Appreciation Celebration on September 28, 2009, at Resource Training and Solutions. This award is for Charlie's work with PBIS and the "SOAR" initiative. Longtime Apollo golf coach and former Apollo teacher John Leiser was inducted into the 2009 MN State Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Swim Coach Sue Williams received the 2008 LEAF Coaching Excellence Award for her outstanding dedication to Apollo swimming.