West-metro school briefs: Edina choir holds fundraiser

The Edina High School Concert Choir will be performing a pop variety show this week in recognition of its 40th anniversary.

The performances are aimed at helping to raise $19,000 to purchase upgrades to the sound system. Performances will be Wednesday through June 1 at 7 p.m. in Fick Auditorium at Edina High School.

Also on June 1, there will be a special performance at 1 p.m. honoring the 40 years that Bill Hughes, Robert Peterson and David Henderson have directed the group.

For more information on the show and to order tickets, go to www.currentjam.com.

Fernbrook Elementary in Maple Grove will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an open house on Thursday, May 30, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The event will feature an ice cream social and memorabilia.

Fernbrook Elementary is located at 9661 Fernbrook Lane in Maple Grove. For more information, call 763-420-8888.

The team also performed well at the Duluth Lake Superior regional, placing in the top six. At the 10,000 Lakes Regional, it came in second out of 64 teams and won the "Creativity in Design" award. And that competition qualified the team for the global championship event in St. Louis, where the team placed 27th in a division of 100 teams.

At all the competitions, the team had one of the top climbing robots, which was a major challenge presented to teams this year. Thirty Minnesota teams qualified for the state tournament held on May 18 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

"This was by far our most successful year. We built a complicated and successful robot," said faculty advisor, Rod Fisher.