MWHS senior Parker Wharram has distinguished himself as a runner during his high school years. He will soon be running year 'round for the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, a Division I school. Wharram signed a letter of intent Feb. 15 to attend the University and participate in fall Cross Country, winter Indoor Track and spring Track. His chosen field of study is aviation.

[Running Pays Off]

Grandview Middle School students fared well at the regional Future Problem Solving competition, held Feb. 4 in Richfield. Six junior awards were given and GMS received three of them. Those team members were: Diana Hoernemann, Lauren Sherman, Reed Kohls and Jack LaTour; Mackenzie Anderson, Abby Wharram, Samantha Eidsness, and Sarah Liedman; and Julia Peterson, Audrey Woychick, Megan Heins, and Calli Battis. 

[Future Leaders]

Budding scientists, artists, writers, and researchers took center stage at the 18th Annual Shirley Hills Imagination Fair last week. Over 90 projects were submitted by students from kindergarten through fourth grades. Students who participated in the Imagination Fair got to choose which category they wanted to participate in-writing and literature, music and art, life science, technology, history and social studies, earth science, kits and collections, and imagination projects-based on their individual interests, according to project chairperson Sara Russick.

"I've been involved in this amazing event for several years, and this year the students really raised the bar!" said Russick.

[Just Imagine]

The eighth-annual White Hawks Dodgeball Tournament and Charity Food Drive collected over $1,500 and hundreds of pounds of food for local needy families. Team America, comprised of Cole Easley, Connor Murphy, Connor Sir, Adam Kunz, Charlie Curti and Grant Nagel, won the tournament.

[Food Drive]

The MWHS Pop Singers will perform at the Watertown-Mayer Performing Arts Center, Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. along with the UW Madison Wisconsin Singers. The Pop Singers will perform the first set of show-stopping selections from their 2011-12 40th-Season and then the Wisconsin Singers will take the stage with "Starstruck", their tribute to legendary stars of the silver screen.

When: Sat, Feb 18, 7:30
Where: Watertown-Mayer Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $12 general admission

[Show-Stoppers]

The 11th-annual Junior Hawkettes Dance Camp will be held Feb. 27- March 1, in the MWHS cafeteria. Girls in grades K-7 are invited to take part in the camp, where they will learn basic dance technique and a dance routine from the MWHS Hawkettes Dance Team members. Typically 80-100 young dancers from the Westonka Community take part in this annual event.

Visit junior-hawkettes.mwhs.westonka.k12.mn.us for more info and link to the registration form.

What: Junior Hawkettes Dance Camp

Who: All K-7th Graders

When: February 27-March 1, 3:45-5 pm

Where: MWHS Cafeteria

Cost: $50 (cost includes camp fee, a snack each day, and a Junior Hawkettes t-shirt)

[Dance Spectacular]

Rick Dahl is the January Lord Fletcher's Feature Teacher. Dahl has spent his entire 28-year teaching and coaching career in the Westonka Schools. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in K-12 Physical Education/Health and followed that with a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from St. Thomas University.

"Mr. Dahl has been a tremendous gift to the Westonka Public School District. Since he is an experienced veteran teacher, Mr. Dahl has seen educational changes over time and has adapted to them," said Assistant Principal Marty Fischer. "Through many years of coaching and teaching, Rick has walked the talk, which has earned him a high level of respect from his peers across the district."

[More Feature on the Teacher]

Campus News: Lake Minnetonka College Kids Earn Academic Honors   Lake Minnetonka Patch

Girls Hockey: Cards move on to semis
1 seed Mound Westonka High School on Saturday for a 7 pm game, the winner advancing to the championship game at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter on ...

West Central Tribune

Girls Hockey: Willmar's season ends with 4-2 loss in 2A semifinals
1 Mound Westonka on Saturday MOUND - The Willmar girls hockey team's season ended in the Section 2A semifinals with a 4-2 loss to No. 1 Mound Westonka on ...

West Central Tribune

Wayzata Mound Westonka in section wrestling hunt
Mound Westonka junior Tyler Hebig watched the referee signal a pin in his match against Hutchinson's Julian Garlipp at 152 pounds ...

Complementing an undefeated season in the Wright County Conference, Boys Swim & Dive defended its conference title from last year in Hutchinson on Saturday. Scoring 434.5 points-leading the Watertown-Mayer Waconia Delano Holy Family team total of 352, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield's 271.5 and Hutchinson's 266. 

Sara Jones

Alpine Ski Closes-Out Season--
Charlie Mass Takes 37th at Sections

At the Section 5 State Qualification race at Afton Alps last Thurs., senior Captain Charlie Maahs closed out his career with a solid run putting him in 37th out of 100.

[Downhill]

Girls Basketball Wins Over Lester Prairie--
Noelle Wait Gets Double-Double   

Girls Basketball pulled away in the second half to secure a win over the Lester Prairie Bulldogs, 61-42, on Mon, Feb 6 at MWHS. The win put an end to the White Hawks four-game losing streak.

[Double-Double]

Girls Hockey Section Semi-Finals--
4-2 win over Willmar Sat, Feb 11

[See Slide Show]    

Nordic Ski Sends Harrison to State--
1 of 15 not from EP or Minnetonka

MWHS Nordic Ski concluded Section 2 competition at Theodore Wirth Park on February 9 by sending sophomore Scott Harrison to compete at the state level. Harrison's 10 kilometer pursuit time of 28:20 earned a 6th place finish among 73 skiers.

[Scott goes to State]

White Hawks Wrestlers Place 4th--
Leopold/Haglund Tourney     
The Wrestling Squad ended the regular season hosting two duals and the annual Leopold/Haglund Memorial tourney.

[Wrap-up]

Friday, February 17

10th-12th-Grade Distinguished Student Breakfast, MWHS B104 & 106, 7:15

Dance Team State Tournament, Target Center

Gymnastics Section Meet at Delano, 4:00

Saturday, February 18

Wrestling Team Section Tournament, MWHS, 9:00

Dance Team State Tournament, Target Center

All-State Choir performance, Orchestra Hall, 10:30

Boys Hockey vs. Orono, Mound Thaler Arena, 1:00

Pop Singers performance, Watertown-Mayer Performing Arts Center, 7:30

General Admission Tickets $12 at the door

Monday, February 20

President's Day, No School

Tuesday, February 21

Teacher Workshop, No School

Girls Basketball at Delano, 7:30

Boys Basketball vs. Delano, MWHS, 7:30

Senior Recognition Night

Thursday, February 23

Shirley Hills Book Fair until March 1

GMS Conferences, 4:00-8:00

Shirley Hills First Grade Concert, 6:30

Shirley Hills Fourth Grade Concert, 7:30

Boys Basketball at Annandale, 7:30

Friday, February 24

Shirley Hills Read-a-Thon

GMS movie night, 2:45

Wrestling Individual Section Tournament, Hopkins Lindberg, 5:00

Girls Basketball vs. Annandale, MWHS, 7:30

Senior Recognition Night

Saturday, February 25

Wrestling Individual Section Tournament, Hopkins Lindberg, TBD 

For Families of Children with Special Needs

Looking Ahead

February 20-February 24

School Board Recognition Week

February 27-March 1

Junior Hawkettes Dance Camp

February 28

MWHS Conferences

Hilltop & Shirley Hills Conferences

March 1

Conferences, All Schools

GMS Food Drive begins for entire month of March

March 2

Conferences, No School

Hilltop Food Drive ends

Hawkettes Dance Spectacular

March 8

Shirley Hills 2nd & 3rd-Grade Concerts

March 9

No Westonka News  

March 12

Spring Break

March 16

Spring Break
No Westonka News  

March 22

All-District Choir Concert

March 24

Pop Singers Gala

March 25

All-District Band Concert

March 30-April 1

MWHS Spring Play