Eden Prairie Schools will recognize 20 alumni, staff and community members at the district’s first-ever Eagle Excellence Showcase.
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Maddie Robinson
Maddie Robinson graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in journalism, international relations, and technical writing. She has reported across two continents, and her previous work can be found in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Minnesota Daily, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, the Minnesota Women's Press, Healthista in the United Kingdom, and the High Plains Reader in her hometown of Fargo, North Dakota. Aside from writing, Maddie likes going on walks, talking about her dachshunds, finding new books to read, and can make a mean chocolate chip cookie. Ask her about her snow globe collection. Contact Maddie at maddie.robinson@eplocalnews.org.
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