Westover Magnet Elementary School special education teacher George Rigakos (second from right) was recently selected as the ...

The state’s 61st Teacher of the Year is the first from the Eden Prairie school district to win the award, organizers said.

Wallenberg, who has been named the Eden Prairie Teacher of the Year three times, has taught at Eden Prairie High School since 1977.

May 5-9 is Teacher Appreciation Week in South Dakota, and the Department of Education is announcing this year’s regional ...