Teenagers file into the halls after the last bell of the day Thursday, November 3 at Edina High School. Eighty-six percent of the 2011 graduating class went on to pursue a four-year education.

Teenagers file into the halls after the last bell of the day Thursday, November 3 at Edina High School. Eighty-six percent of the 2011 graduating class went on to pursue a four-year education.

High School senior Tierra Davis laughs at her teacher's joke during math class Thursday, November 3 at Edina High School. Davis is one of a large majority of seniors that will go on to pursue a four-year...

High School senior Tierra Davis laughs at her teacher's joke during math class Thursday, November 3 at Edina High School. Davis is one of a large majority of seniors that will go on to pursue a four-year...

Children from eight towns make up the combined student body of Lac qui Parle Valley High School and Middle School. Students are seeing that a higher education is needed to find work after high school.

Lac qui Parle Valley High School senior Ryan Bergerson talks about his college aspirations Sept. 29 at his home in Madison, Minn. Ryan has been accepted to the University of Minnesota and Southwest Minnesota...

Lac qui Parle Valley High School senior Ryan Bergerson waits for the snap during football practice Sept. 29 in Madison, Minn. Bergerson played cornerback and tight end for his varsity football team and...

University of Minnesota Senior Kiara Buford guards Michigan State Senior Brittney Thomas Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at Williams Arena in Dinkytown.

Freshman Molly Kayfes, center, runs beside Senior Stephanie Price Saturday, Sept. 24th in the Roy Griak Invitational on the St. Paul Campus.

Large Animal Hospital Manager Sheryl Ferguson feeds a undernourished 22-year-old mare named Iris.

Joe Michaud-Scorza

Joe Michaud-Scorza

Joe Michaud-Scorza

Former Gopher Tim Harrer talks about his years as an All-American hockey player Monday at this house in Bloomington. Today Harrer works for his father's maintenance company.

Senior Garret Vollmer rehearses Monday for Primadonnas at Rarig Center.

Senior Chris Milliren retrieves video Friday to create a time lapse of the construction of a Department of Energy sponsored wind turbine at Umore Park in Rosemount, Minn. Projects like the turbine may...

Security officer Tim Ollom talks about receiving food from tenants Monday on West Bank.

12-year-old Katie Fritz gets off a metro transit bus Thursday in South Minneapolis. During a day in The Buddy Program, which is a three week program designed to teach visually impaired children useful...

Economics major Victor Llapa works during a late-night study session Monday at Moose Tower.

Anna Walker, left, speaks with Brandon Pickle Thursday outside Comstock Hall. The children spent the day with The Buddy Program, which is designed to teach blind children useful techniques for navigating...

Muzamil Yahya, center, and Brandon Pickle, right, talk Thursday while in transit to the Pillsbury Mansion in South Minneapolis.

12-year-old Katie Fritz gets off a metro transit bus Thursday in South Minneapolis. Fritz joined spent the day with The Buddy Program, which is designed to teach visually impaired children useful techniques...

11-year-old Jamison Christopher, right, learns computer skills Thursday at the Pillsbury Mansion in South Minneapolis. Instead of requiring a monitor, visually impaired children use an audio speaker that...

Brice Lennes sands down a guitar Thursday that he made by hand at the Pillsbury Mansion in South Minneapolis. Lennes wears a blinder in order to work without relying on the little vision he has left.

Katie Covey, Weisman Art Museum employee and a recent University of Minnesota graduate, showcases art available for rent to students and employees at the Weisman on Monday.

Custodian Will Frank mops a bathroom floor Thursday at Nicholson Hall.

Custodians Will Frank, left, and Wayne Durst joke about what makes a good working partner Thursday at Nicholson Hall.

Connor Lynch high fives a passer by Monday while Stormy from Shottyz Pedicab and Bike Repair takes him for a spin in South Minneapolis.

Alex Hemke and Jennifer Nicklay fill a homemade GrowBarrel with soil Saturday at Van Cleve Park. The barrels are a sustainable alternative to a traditional garden.

David Cook talks about one of his creations Tuesday at the Hennes Art Company in Minneapolis. Cooks “ladies,” which were designed for his musical “Lemonade for the Lawnboy”, will be presented...

Stormy from Shottyz Pedicab and Bike Repair transforms the links of a chain into a steering wheel for a customized pedicab Monday in South Minneapolis.

Graduate student Yi Zhang pokes holes in a bottle with a soldering iron Saturday at Van Cleve Park. The perforated bottles collect and distribute water throughout the soil.

Twin Town Pedicabs owner Colin McCarty hangs out in his shop Friday in Downtown Minneapolis

President of AFSCME Local 3937 Jason Iversen argues to the Board of Regents against planned cuts to U of M technical employee benefits Friday at McNamara Alumni Center.