MWHS seniors Jalyn Macy and Mckae Bailey have been honored with Gold Key Awards for their drawings, Zebra Shoe and Papaya, at the 2012 Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards Contest.

Senior James Woods and junior Jess Novack were awarded Silver Keys for their drawings, Shaving and Dat Vic. Out of 1376 individual artwork entries submitted in the state of Minnesota, the jury awarded 133 Gold Keys and 167 Silver Keys for artwork entries.

[Art Masters]

The MWHS Photo Classes are offering a wonderful opportunity for the community to view the high-quality work being done at the high school, and to purchase select photos through an auction/bid process. 

[Picture This]

"In the Shirley Hills Art Studio we love to draw, paint, sculpt, and weave," says Art Teacher Karen Olaussen. "We look at art, we think about art, we read about art, and we write about art."  

There are K-12 district power benchmarks developed by the K-12 art teachers that guide the type of projects Olaussen selects for the students to do, she explained.

[Art Expressions]

The MWHS Speech Team, a MSHL activity, is two tournaments into its season, which runs from November to April. Students compete in 13 different categories, including eight Interpretation Categories of different varieties, which are similar to acting. The five Public Address categories are more like what most people think of then they think of Speech, said Head Coach Anitra Trapp, with the exception of Discussion.

[Say What?]

Prospective members of the Class of 2025 and their parents visited both Shirley Hills and Hilltop Primary Schools in January for Kindergarten Round-Up. A total of 65 families attended Hilltop's event, while 55 families visited Shirley Hills.

[Round 'Em Up!]

The Class of 2012 Celebration Committee has a new webpage on the MWHS website. This page will allow the parents of the Class of 2012 graduates to keep up-to-date on all the happenings surrounding the celebration. 

[Classy]

Westonka in the News

Boys Basketball on the Road--
Falls to Delano; Beats Annandale

The team was on the road Jan 17 against Delano. In the 1st half the White Hawks were out of rhythm as they missed multiple transition opportunities and shots at the rim.

[Rim Shots]

Boys Basketball Out of Sync--
Loses to Both Waconia & Orono

The Basketball Boys hosted formidable conference opponent Waconia on Jan 24. The White Hawks shot a season-best 47% from the 3-point line and forced their opponents to commit 18 turnovers.

[Turnovers]

Girls Basketball at Waconia & Orono--
Wildcats & Spartans Oh My!     

Girls Basketball traveled to Waconia on Tues, Jan 24, and faced off against the Wright County Conference leading Wildcats.

[Faceoff]

Basketball Girls Make it Two in a Row--
End Five-Game Losing Streak in Style

The White Hawks ended a five game losing streak (longest of the season) by beating two conference opponents this week.

[Two-fer]

Hawkettes Victorious at Mounds View--
First Place in High Kick; Second in Jazz

In the last invitational of the season, the Hawkettes competed at Mounds View where they took first place in High Kick, second place in Varsity Jazz.

[Victorious]

Boys Hockey Ends Winless Streak--
Blows Out Wildcats 7-1     

The five-game win-less streak came to an end the week of Jan. 16 for Boys Hockey after a bizarre game Tues, Jan 17 and a convincing senior night victory Fri, Jan 20.

[Blow Out]

Boys Hockey Triumphs--
Over Orono & Litchfield

[Triumphant]

Westonka Celebrates Girls Hockey Day--

Overtime Win Against Rochester Mayo

To celebrate Minnesota hockey day on Jan 21, White Hawks girls of all ages took over Thaler ice arena and filled the day with girl's hockey.

[Play Like a Girl]

Hockey Girls Beat Chaska in Overtime--

Fall by One Point against Both Rogers & Dodge County

The White Hawks recorded their fourth overtime win of the season, when they beat Missota Conference leader Chaska 5-4 in overtime, in a home game on Jan 26.

[1-Point Misses]

Nordic Ski Boys Capture 3rd at Conference--
Girls Hold 6th-Place Finish

Nordic Ski Boys moved up three places since last year, finishing third of 11 schools with 438 points behind 1st-place Nordic powerhouse Irondale (467 points), and only 4 points behind St Louis Park.

[Ski like a Nord]

Boys Swim & Dive Sets New Records--
Easley, Strother, & Moorhead Do it Again

Boys Swim & Dive has seen a remarkable season marked with several new records achieved by the relays and in individual events.

[Record Breaking]

Boys Swim & Dive Shines 6-1 in Dual Contests--
Solid Position for Conference Championship

Heading into the final home meet with 6-1 record for dual meets and a solid showing in the weekend invitationals puts the Boys Swim & Dive team in a solid position for the Conference Championships.

[Solid]

Wrestlers Pick Up Three More Wins--
Bennyhoff & Hebig Still Undefeated      
On Thurs, Jan 19, the Wrestling Squad traveled to Buffalo and defeated their section opponent by the score of 51-24.

[1,2,3]

Wrestlers Beat Delano--
Place 5th at Veldman Invite     
The Westonka Wrestling Squad picked up another Wright County Conference win, and finished high at the tough Veldman Invite.

Friday, February 3

Gymnastics at Litchfield, 6:00

Girls Basketball at Hutchinson, 7:30

Boys Basketball vs. Hutchinson, MWHS, 7:30

GMS Winter 5th-Grade Reward Field Trip, Brunswick Zone

GMS Winter 7th-Grade Reward Field Trip, Thaler Ice Arena

GMS Book Fair continues

GMS 6th-Grade Courage Retreat

Saturday, February 4

Wrestling at Rogers, 9:00

Dance Team Sections at Holy Family, noon

Sno Daze Dance, 8:00-11:00

Monday, February 6

8th-Grade Parent Night, MWHS 7:00

Girls Basketball vs. Lester Prairie, MWHS, 7:30

School Board Meeting, ESC, 7:00

GMS Penny Wars continue

Tuesday, February 7

Recruiter Visit, Army National Guard, MWHS Guidance, 11:00

College Visit, Art Institute International, MWHS Guidance, 1:00

Thursday, February 9

Nordic Ski Sections, TDB, 8:00

College Visit, Anoka Technical College, MWHS Guidance, 10:00

Wrestling Triangular vs. Hutchinson & Minneapolis Edison, MWHS, 5:00

Shirley Hills Imagination Fair, 5:30 - 7:00

GMS Talent Showcase & Book Fair, 5:30 -8:30

Friday, February 10

Wrestling Invitational at MWHS, 5:00

Saturday, February 11

ACT Test, MWHS, 8:00 - Noon

Boys Swim & Dive, Conference Tournament, Hutchinson Middle School, 10:00

 Looking Ahead

February 13

Hilltop Food Drive Begins

February 20

Presidents' Day - No School

February 21

Teacher Workshop - No School

February 23

Shirley Hills Book Fair Begins

Shirley Hills 1st & 4th-Grade Concerts

March 2

Conferences, No School

Hawkettes Dance Spectacular

March 12

Spring Break