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Nurses from Children’s Hospital show off the 3D-printed face shields created by Apple Valley High School educators Chris Lee and Isaac Johnson. AVHS was a finalist for the Minnesota Technology Association Tekne Award in recognition of the school’s effort to provide health care workers with protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apple Valley High School was a finalist for a Minnesota Technology Association Tekne Award in recognition of efforts of school staff to provide local health care workers with protective equipment at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The association said that each year the Tekne Awards showcase and celebrate the best and brightest of Minnesota’s diverse science and tech-based industry. Apple Valley was one of 10 finalists competing in the COVID-19 Community Response category and was honored during the virtual awards ceremony Nov. 18, according to Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District news release.

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