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Retired Coon Rapids Police Chief and current Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise, a 1982 Coon Rapids High School graduate, continues to impact the community

(10/23/2024) Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. For Anoka County sheriff Brad Wise, a 1982 graduate of Coon Rapids High School (CRHS), it’s more like two or even one degree of separation if you have ever lived in the City of Coon Rapids.

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Blaine High School alum earns wings, soars skies as commercial pilot

(05/23/2024) Zach Crowe’s (‘17) journey from Blaine High School (BHS) to the cockpit of a Delta Airlines jet was a meticulously charted course.

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Champlin Park grad giving back to the community by empowering youth in the Brooklyns

(02/09/2024) She didn’t travel the path she thought she would, but 2009 Champlin Park High School (CPHS) graduate Chia Lee Xiong is where she is meant to be.

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From Blaine High School to the broadcast screen

(06/25/2023) Turn on the local news and you can find Morgan Wolfe at both the anchor desk and reporting out on the scene for KARE-11 – but this isn’t the first time she’s pulled double-duty pursuing her interest of sharing stories in her community.

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Anoka High School graduate living out passion for advocacy

(03/03/2023) Richnetta Parker, a 2016 graduate of Anoka High School (AHS), is driven by lived experiences to be an advocate for refugee and underrepresented communities both locally and internationally.

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Coon Rapids grad, Todd Archbold, leads effort to expand mental health care in Minnesota

(10/25/2022) A social worker and a summer volunteer gig led 1999 Coon Rapids High School graduate, Todd Archbold, on a career path that would wind through the mental health care field, from school social worker to CEO of PrairieCare - one of the nation’s largest providers of psychiatric services.

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Champlin Park graduate, Hannah Flood, brightens up mornings as part of Fox 9 news team

(05/01/22) Hannah Flood, a 2011 Champlin Park High School graduate and current FOX 9 news reporter, had her interest in broadcast journalism piqued when she signed up to be part of the school's news program, the Rebel Report.

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Dr. Janet Lee, 2000 Anoka High School grad, receives recognition as top surgeon in Minnesota Monthly magazine

(01/17/2022) Anoka High School graduate named to 2021 “Top Doctors” list by Minnesota Monthly

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Dr. Angela Ulrich, 2005 Champlin Park graduate, works on the frontlines of COVID research

(10/04/2021) Champlin Park graduate researches COVID-19 as an infectious disease epidemiologist

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Biiftuu Adam, 2011 Blaine High School graduate, is pioneering victim services at BCA

(09/18/2020) Blaine High School 2011 graduate Biiftuu Adam became Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's first victim, family, and community relations coordinator

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Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, 2003 Anoka High School graduate, making music, screenwriting dreams come true

(05/06/2020) 2003 Anoka High School grad Nicholas Jacobson-Larson is making his mark in the music and screenwriting industries..

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Matt Johnson, Coon Rapids High School class of 2001, makes waves as a professional angler

(01/22/2020) Coon Rapids High School grad, Matt Johnson, turned a passion for fishing into a profession

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Coon Rapids High School 2019 Hall of Fame inductees

(09/19/2019) Coon Rapids High School Hall of Fame welcomes second class of inductees

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Maddie Rooney, Andover High School High School, class of 2015, Olympic gold medalist

(05/15/18) Andover High School grad Maddie Rooney brings Olympic hockey gold back to U.S.

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Ryan Moller, Anoka High School High School, class of 1998, working on Broadway for hit musical ‘Hamilton’

(01/29/18) Anoka High School graduate working on wardrobe team for Broadway hit ‘Hamilton.’

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Minnesota Wild center Matt Hendricks reflects on time at Blaine High School

(10/12/18) Matt Hendricks likes to bring his six-year-old twins past Blaine High School’s (BHS) Bengal Stadium from time-to-time when the family is in the car on the way to see his parents.

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Eric Gieseke, Anoka High School, class of 1984, Burnsville Police Chief

(10/20/17) From his start as “McGruff the Crime Dog” through his rise to Burnsville’s chief of police, Eric Gieseke credits the teachers and mentors he met during his time in the Anoka-Hennepin School District with setting him up for success.

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Keith Kiefer, Coon Rapids High School, class of 1975, armed services Humanitarian Service Medal recipient

(01/26/17) Coon Rapids graduate makes ‘nerdery’ medal-worthy.

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Andy Erikson, Blaine High School, class of 2005, nationally recognized comedian

(10/28/16) Blaine graduate hits funny bones, cracks ‘em up across the country

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Tim Feine, Blaine High School, class of 1993, assistant principal at Andover High School

(04/29/16) Blaine High School grad’s journey to become an educator brought him back to where it all started: Anoka-Hennepin schools

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