Both Grandview Middle School and Shirley Hills Primary School earned the highest designation under the new Minnesota school accountability tool: Multiple Measurement Rating (MMR). Their top ranking as "Reward" schools means Shirley Hills and Grandview are listed in the top 127 Title I schools out of a possible 850 MN Title I schools. 

"Of course, it comes as no surprise to us that these schools earned this recognition!" says Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Mark Femrite. "And we are even more pleased to note that if Hilltop and MWHS were also Title I schools, they would also be honored with the 'Rewards' designation."

[MMR]

MWHS celebrated athletic achievement last Wednesday morning at a breakfast for the Athena and Yost/Haddorff/Leopold winners and senior three-sport athletes at the Gillespie Center.

At the breakfast, the winner of the Yost/Haddorff/Leopold award was recognized. This year's award went to Will Griffith, son of Judd and Chris Griffith. The other nominees were Mitch Kern and Parker Wharram. 

[Tri-Athletes]

Three MWHS junior boys and five junior girls have been selected by the Mound American Legion Post and Auxiliary to represent the Westonka community at the annual Boys and Girls State Convention. Headed for Boys State June 12-18 at Southwest State University at Marshall are Andrew Enoksen, Grant Piepkorn, and Joe Vertnik. Girls State will be the same week at Bethel University in Arden Hills with Hannah Berg, Kaitlyn Eikenberry, Grace Polusny, Monica Shukle, and Grette Treat representing the community.

[Legion]

The MWHS Concert Choir and Madd Jazz vocal group finished up the 2011-12 school year with a spring concert this week. In addition to the performances, students were recognized for a variety of honors and the top music award winners for the school year were announced.

[Tops]

North Shore Gymnastics Association's (NSGA) Level 9 gymnast and GMS student, Shane Wiskus competed at the 2012 Men's USAG Junior Olympic National Championships on May 11-13, 2012. The meet was hosted by Queen City Gymnastics and was held at the Duke Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Over 700 gymnasts qualified to compete in the Junior Olympic National Championships. Wiskus is coached by Dale Bullivant at the North Shore Gymnastics Association training facility in Maple Plain and is a 7th-grader at Grandview Middle School.

[Jr. Olympian]

[Smooth]

Congratulations to Sarah Morinville, the May Lord Fletcher's Feature Teacher. Morinville has spent seven years in the Westonka School District. She graduated with a BS Degree in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and subsequently earned her Masters in Teaching and Learning from St. Mary's University in Winona.

[More Feature on the Teacher]

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Friday, May 25

Shirley Hills Super Team Day

Boys Tennis Sections, Individual, at Gustavus Adolphus, TBD

Monday, May 28

Memorial Day, No School

Tuesday, May 29

4th-5th-Grade Orientation, GMS, 7:00  

Wednesday, May 30

Track Sections, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1:00

MWHS Band Concert, gymnasium, 7:30

Thursday, May 31

Boys & Girls Golf Section, Pebble Creek Golf Course, 12:30

MWHS Fusion Performance, Little Theater, 7:30

GMS 5th-& 6th-Grade Choir Concert, 6:00

GMS 7th-Grade Choir Concert, 7:00

Friday, June 1

Graduation rehearsal, MWHS, 7:40

Track Sections, Gustavus Adolphus College, 9:00

Sunday, June 3

MWHS Graduation, Gymnasium, 4:00

Punch & photos following, high school courtyard, weather permitting

Looking Ahead

June 4

Hilltop Field Day

June 5

GMS 7th-Grade Graduation & Party

June 6

Last Day of School

GMS All-School Field Trip to Valley Fair