Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Puishys Joseph F.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC. [APOG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer & Pres
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55435		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
No securities are beneficially owned (1) 0 (1)
D (1)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Puishys Joseph F.
4400 WEST 78TH STREET
SUITE 520
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55435		   X     Chief Executive Officer & Pres  

Signatures

/s/ Patricia A. Beithon, Attorney-in-Fact for Joseph F. Puishys 08/08/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On August 2, the Board of Directors of the Issuer elected the Reporting Person as the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer, effective as of August 22, 2011 (the "Commencement Date"). On August 5, 2011, the Reporting Person and the Issuer entered into an Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") to be effective as of the Commencement Date. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the Reporting Person will be granted on the Commencement Date unrestricted shares of the Issuer's common stock valued at $500,000, shares of time-based restricted stock of the Issuer valued at $1,300,000 and options to purchase shares of the Issuer's stock valued (using a Black-Scholes valuation) at $1,300,000. The number of shares and options to be granted and the option exercise price will be determined on the Commencement Date. In addition, on August 2, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Issuer elected the Reporting Person to the Issuer's Board, effective as of August 22, 2011.

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