Dakota Hills Middle School

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Dakota Hills Middle School
Location
Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Information
Principal	Steve Troen
Students	1353
Faculty	124
Type	Public
Grades	6-8
Motto	"Developing Our Excellence Through Knowledge"
Established	1989
Homepage	www.rschooltoday.com/dhms

Dakota Hills Middle School (DHMS) is a school in Eagan, Minnesota. It is located in the same building as Eagan High School and is in Independent School District 196. Dakota Hills is a large public school, with about 1200-1300 students as of the 2005-2006 school year. Its mascot is a Wildcat, and its colors are green, blue, and silver.

Contents 1 2008-2009 School Year 2 Students 3 Notable People 3.1 Alumni 3.2 Teachers 4 References

[edit] 2008-2009 School Year

For the 2008-09 school year, most teachers will be moving their rooms in efforts for a new platform for how students learn. The administration has said that the house system will no longer happen.

[edit] Students

Dakota Hills has a total of 1353 students and a faculty of 124 people. The teacher-student ratio is about 1:11. The number of students in each grade are:

• Grade 6 - 455 students
• Grade 7 - 479 students
• Grade 8 - 419 students

[edit] Notable People

[edit] Alumni

• Natalie Darwitz, Olympic hockey player
• Laura Osnes, winner of Grease: You're the One that I Want!

[edit] Teachers

• Randy Broughten, guitarist for Gear Daddies

[edit] References

• Dakota Hills Middle School
• Independent School District 196
• Greatschools.net
• Minnesota Department of Education
• Public School Review