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Westonka Wins--
National Award of Excellence
|  The National Schools Press Relations Association awarded Westonka with an award of excellence in this year's media contest for its Summer Institute catalog and brochures. This year there were a total of 769 entries.
In the publications portion there were 532; 71 received Awards of Excellence, 114 received Awards of Merit, and 100 received Awards of Honorable Mention.
[National Winner]
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2011 Westonka Summer Institute--
Final Project Exhibition at SMM
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During the summer of 2011 two groups of students chose to take a summer school class they will never forget. Eleven students ventured to Peru to study the history of the world's earliest civilizations, and seven students traveled to Costa Rica to practice high-level microbial and field research. These WSI Summer Institute participants shared their experiences and presented their topics of study to an audience of family members, school board members, Westonka and SMM staff at the Science Museum of Minnesota, Auditorium on Tuesday, August 16.
[WSI]
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PTA Makes Recess Even More Fun--
New Play Structure for Shirley Hills
|  Recess just became more fun at Shirley Hills School, where a brand new play structure was installed over the summer. Comments about the need for a new playground started surfacing a couple of years ago. The PTA recognized the need and went into "savings mode," said President Sally Wulf.
[More Fun!]
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Focus on Technology--
Author Will Richardson Speaks to Staff
|  Technology is allowing children and teens today to learn in ways that extend far beyond the classroom. That was the message author, parent and former educator Will Richardson had for Westonka staff members at the annual Welcome Back program last Tuesday.
Richardson, a teacher for more than 20 years, is the author of the popular edublog Weblogg-ed and author of the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms.
[No Fear]
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WEB "Where Everyone Belongs" Group--
Welcomes Incoming GMS Students
|  More than 40 7th-grade students welcomed over 170 new GMS students to Grandview on Tuesday. The students spent the morning getting to know their new classmates and their new school, along with tips from teachers and peers on how to make the most of their middle school experience.
[WEB]
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LINK Orientation for Eighth-Graders--
Costumes & Activities Welcome Students to High School
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Each new school year
brings some excitement and anxiety and that is especially true for students moving to a new school. A group of student leaders help make that transition go more smoothly at Mound Westonka High School.
Incoming eighth-graders, spent last Wednesday last week in activities led by Link Crew leaders.
[LINK]
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Westonka Gears Up for New School Year--
Fast Start & Open Houses
|  Fast start days at Mound Westonka High School and open houses at Grandview Middle School and Hilltop and Shirley Hills Primary Schools are an opportunity for families to "take care of business" toward the end of the summer and get ready for the new school year. Parents are able to get information, pay fees, put money in lunch accounts, and update family information. School pictures are taken for older students while the primary students get to meet their new teachers.
[Start!]
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Westonka First Day of School--
Nearly 2300 Students Strong
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Nearly 2,300 students across the Westonka School District headed back to school Sept. 6.
At Grandview Middle School, plenty of help was on hand to provide help with opening lockers, finding classrooms and getting copies of schedules.
Shirley Hills students are welcomed back by teachers and their principal. [1st Day Photos]
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MWHS Curriculum Night--
New Opportunity for Parents to Connect
| MWHS parents and guardians are highly encouraged to attend the first-ever MWHS Curriculum Night, scheduled for Wed, Sept 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym.
The MWHS Curriculum Night will offer every family in grades 9-12 an opportunity to follow their student's schedule, get specific information about each class, understand how the instructor will utilize her/his web pages, get questions answered, etc. We feel this will provide an excellent perspective of each class and make the Parent-Teacher Conferences scheduled for October much more specific and productive.
[Connect]
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K-7 Spanish Classes--
Register now through Sept. 16
|  ¡Hablemos español! Let's speak Spanish! Community Education has partnered with Ojo al Mundo to provide educationally enriching, thematic Spanish classes to students in kindergarten through seventh grade. Ojo al Mundo is a Roseville-based language providing instruction to students of all ages. Instructors have proficiency of a native speaker and practical teaching experience with children. Registration deadline is Sept 16. Register online at www.westonkace.org or call 952-491-8040 or click on the attached brochure and print out the form. [Brochure]
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Westonka in the News
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Westonka Real-Life Success Story--Julia Harrison:
Mound Whiz Kid Heads to Ivy League
Lake Minnetonka Patch
Another Westonka Success Story--Andrew Alness:
Mound Teen Sings for the Moment
Lake Minnetonka Patch
Westonka Swimmer--Grace Polusny Swims the English Channel
Lakeshore Weekly News
Prep All Star: Will Griffith
Three local high school seniors who define success, both literally and figuratively.
Lake Minnetonka Magazine August 2011
Westonka Archer, Julia Peterson, Qualifies for Worlds--
A Mound student qualifies for the NASP world tournament
Lake Minnetonka Magazine: September 2011
November School Board elections
Lakeshore Weekly News
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Taste of the NFL--
Grand Finale Kids Help Kick Hunger
|  This summer, the Grand Finale Kids (Grandview Summer Adventure Club) had the opportunity to help raise money for the Taste of the NFL Kicking Hunger program. The nationwide program is designed to increase awareness and raise dollars that will help fight hunger in communities across the country.
[Grand Time]
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Westonka News--
Submission Guidelines
| Westonka News relies on submissions from coaches, advisors, teachers, staff, students, and parent volunteers. If you have a story idea, please submit it. If you have an article, please submit it. If you have photos of student activities, please submit them.
Refer to the attached guidelines. They are designed to streamline the process for everyone. Please forward to other parent volunteers who handle PR and photos for sports, activities, and music, drama and arts programs. We look forward to publishing you!
[How To]
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Sports Highlights
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 White Hawks Football Falls to Hutch in Opener--
MWHS 6, Tigers 47
MWHS Football traveled to Hutchinson last Friday to open the 2011 football season. The White Hawks fell to the Tigers 47-6 in Wright County Conference play.
[Terrible Tigers]
MWHS Boys Soccer Kicks PACT--
Wins 3-0 in Season Opener
MWHS Boys Soccer began its season with a 3-0 defeat of PACT Charter last Thursday. The White Hawks hosted Southwest Christian on Tuesday at 4 PM this week.
MWHS Soccer Girls Split--
Defeat Irondale; Lose to Woodbury
MWHS Girls Soccer split its first two games of the autumn, playing in the Irondale Tournament. After defeating their hosts 1-0 on Fri, the White Hawks lost 5-0 to Woodbury's East Ridge on Sat to enter the week at 1-1.
Mound Westonka played at Southwest Christian Tuesday.
Girls Soccer Falls to Orono--
Early Season Loss Leaves Both Teams 2-1-2
MWHS Girls Soccer lost to Wright County Conference rival Orono last Friday afternoon. The loss leaves both teams at 2-1-2 for the early season
Girls Swim & Dive Opens Season with New Coach--
Gretchen Rouse, Division One Collegiate Swimmer & Master Coach
MWHS-Holy Family Girls Swim & Dive cooperative team kicked off their 2011 season on Aug 15.
[Swim Season]
 MWHS Girls Tennis--
First Two Weeks Highs & Lows
At the conclusion of 2 weeks of the 2011 Girls Tennis season, the girls have experienced a mixture of highs and lows.
[Hi Low]
Girls Volleyball Wins First Match against Lester Prairie--Beats Watertown-Mayer
MWHS Girls Volleyball took to the court for their first match on Tues, Aug 30 against Lester Prairie. Despite some nerves the girls showed off their skills with a strong defense, great serving, and killer hitting.
[Spiker Girls]
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Upcoming Events
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Friday, September 9
Shirley Hills back-to-school family BBQ, 5:00
Football vs. Orono at MWHS Haddorff Field, 7:00
Saturday, September 10
Volleyball Invitational, MWHS gym, 9:00
Girls Soccer at Providence Academy, 11:00
Boys Soccer at Providence Academy, 1:00
Pop Singers performance at Our Lady of the Lake Incredible Festival, 6:15
Sunday, September 11
9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, Mound Veteran's Park, 11:30
Featuring MWHS Wind Ensemble
Monday, September 12
Hilltop 3rd Grade Parent Meeting, Media Center, 7:50-8:30 AM
MWHS Picture Make-up Day
GMS Picture Day
Tuesday, September 13
Hilltop 2nd Grade Parent Meeting, Media Center, 7:50-8:30 AM
Cross Country Invitational at Norwood-Young America, 4:00
Girls Tennis vs. Hutchinson at MWHS, 4:15
Boys Soccer vs. Orono at MWHS, 5:00
Shirley Hills PTA, Media Center, 6:30
Girls Soccer at Orono, 7:00
Volleyball vs. Waconia at MWHS, 7:00
Wednesday, September 14
Hilltop 1st Grade Parent Meeting, Media Center, 7:50-8:30 AM
MWHS Curriculum Night, 6:30
Thursday, September 15
Girls Tennis vs. Glencoe-Silver Lake at MWHS, 4:15
Girls Soccer at Waconia, 5:00
Girls Swim & Dive at Dassel-Cokato, 6:00
Boys Soccer at Waconia, 7:00
Friday, September 16
Hilltop 4th Grade Parent Meeting, Media Center, 7:50-8:30 AM
Volleyball Tournament at Heritage Christian Academy, 4:30
Football at Delano, 7:00
Saturday, September 17
Volleyball Tournament at Heritage Christian Academy, 8:00
Girls Tennis at Buffalo, 9:00
Boys Soccer at Mayer-Lutheran, 10:00
Girls Soccer vs. Mayer-Lutheran at MWHS, 3:00
Looking Ahead...
October 7-8
MWHS Homecoming Weekend
October 15
Hilltop Octoberfest
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Westonka News Contact
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Feel free to contact me with suggestions or questions mcneilm@westonka.k12.mn.us.
Mary Pat McNeil, Marketing Consultant
Community Relations/Community Education
Westonka Public Schools
5901 Sunnyfield Rd E
Minnetrista MN 55364
Cell 612.483.2302 | www.westonka.k12.mn.us |
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