The Chaska High School Homecoming is just around the corner.

A few of the key events include:

Coronation:

What: The Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned. Hot chocolate will be available for sale.

When: 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20

Where: City Square Park gazebo in downtown Chaska

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety is urging motorists to “see yellow” and be ready to respond to school buses and student pedestrians as school resumes in Minnesota.

Amy Gallus is the new principal of Guardian Angels school, according to a news release from the Rev. Paul Jarvis.

Gallus has been with the downtown Chaska parochial school since 2001, where she has served as a math teacher and vice principal. She began her job as principal on Sept. 1.

She was a recipient of the 2009 National Catholic Educational Association Distinguished Teacher Award.

Gallus replaces Nancy Ronhovde, who had been with the school since 1999.

By Unsie Zuege

Annika Spargo draws on her own experience as a youngster in successfully teaching music to elementary school children.

By Chuck Friedbauer

Chaska High School academic team coach Jenny Stone knows a good thing when she sees it.

“Even though he’s no longer the official coach, you just don’t turn off the passion Chris Lenius has for leading our program and teaching our kids,” she said.

By Unsie Zuege

The school year hasn’t even started, and already, Chanhassen High School Principal Tim Dorway has the Class of 2011 commencement on his mind.

Just as having its first senior class this year is significant, its graduation for example, will be another “first” for the school. “Members of this year’s first senior graduating class have already been meeting with Jostens reps about their class crest and other details in planning commencement,” Dorway said.

By Chuck Friedbauer & Unsie Zuege

The beginning of school last year was an anxious time at Chaska High School, with a new schedule, loss of students to the new Chanhassen High School and budgeting questions.“This year will be a more comfortable and typical beginning,” said Chaska Principal David Brecht.

While Chanhassen High School celebrates its first ever senior class (2010 seniors were allowed to complete their last year of high school at Chaska), Chaska High School is enjoying the advantages of being a smaller school.

By Chuck Friedbauer

For District 112, state test results from the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program bring familiar news. Overall, local students continue performing well, but several groups, such as Hispanic students, haven’t made enough progress against federal standards.

Tom Allmere, an 18-year-old from Tallinn, Estonia, has been selected as this year’s Chaska Rotary Youth Exchange Student at Chaska High School.

Allmere enjoys sports, especially soccer in the summer and skiing in the winter. He is planning to try out for the high school soccer team later this month.

His school course work has been rigorous taking 17 required subjects this past year. So he is excited about being able to choose his own subjects at Chaska. Already a world traveler, Allmere is fluent in English, according to a Rotary press release.

The Chaska High School class of 1980 holds its 30th class reunion on Aug. 20 and 21.The event includes golfing on Friday, Aug. 20 and two events on Saturday, Aug. 21, including a Twins game and an evening at Cuzzy’s Brickhouse in Chaska.

Visit www.chs80.zapevent.com for details and order tickets ASAP.