MWHS Homecoming is right around the corner! As the students get ready to celebrate, everyone in town is feeling the spirit. To kick off the week there is the Coronation October 2 at 6 p.m. in the Mound Westonka High School Gym.

Candidates for Homecoming Queen and King are: front row, from left: Betsy Baer, Margot Anderson, Melissa Neitzke, Kia Johnson, Emmanuel Akosa, Emily Halvarson and Hunter Botts. Back row: Mitchell Spanjers, William Griffith, Valory Schoenecker, Niko Bame, Benny Haug, Michele Mahoney and Connor Murphy.

Students at both Grandview Middle School and MWHS hosted a group of Chilean high school students and their professor last week. The visit, coordinated by teachers from each country, accentuated the students' similarities. MWHS families hosted the Chilean students during their stay.

[Chile Connect]

"We are determined to 'Raise-the-Bar' for child nutrition in our school cafeterias," said Westonka Food & Nutrition Service Coordinator Pat Berg. Long gone are the days of a lunch line with a single choice that met obsolete nutrition guidelines established by the federal government.

[Think Food]

The annual homecoming Powder Puff game will take place on Wednesday, October 5 at Haddorff stadium on the MWHS campus. The flag football game places the senior girls versus the junior girls for a night of competition under the lights.

[No Fluff]

Football Friday: Mound Westonka vs. Minneapolis Henry  
Mound Westonka looks for their first win of the year as they travel to Minneapolis Henry for a non-conference tilt.
Lake Minnetonka Patch

On Nov 8, Westonka residents will be asked to vote on three ballot questions to provide additional education funding from local property taxes for Westonka Schools:

Question 1:  

A no-tax-increase renewal of an existing operating levy

Question 2:  

A 15-year bond to fund deferred maintenance of district buildings
Question 3:  

A 15-year bond to fund improvements to the learningenvironment

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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