WESTONKA News ~ May 16, 2014  

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DECA Internationals
Hilltop Imagination Celebration
Senior Athlete Awards
Westonka Summer Institute China Trip
Food Service Training
Hilltop Character Education Award
Westonka Football Fundraiser
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Sports Highlights
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DECA Students 'Make it Count' at Internationals--
Battis, Locker Earn Second-Place Trophy
Mound Westonka High School had 23 competitors--the most from any Minnesota school--at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta May 3-6. 
 
Out of 16,000 U.S. and foreign DECA competitors, six of the 10 MWHS teams placed in the Top 20, coming away with three Top-10 honors and a second-place International trophy.
 
Creativity on Display--
At Hilltop's Imagination Celebration
On the evening of May 8, visitors to Hilltop Primary School plunged into the depths of students' imaginations. Held once every three years, Hilltop's Imagination Celebration showcased a wide range of creative works.
 
Artwork was displayed in the hallways and classrooms, transforming the school into a magical gallery. The event also featured a talent show, a silent auction, a book fair, a spaghetti dinner and more.
 
Class of 2014 Athletic Standouts--
Celebrate Achievements
Mound Westonka High School celebrated standout athletes from the 2014 graduating class at the Yost/Haddorff/Leopold Athletic Recognition Banquet May 14 at the Gillespie Center in Mound.
 
The event recognized this year's Athena and Yost/Haddorff/Leopold award winners--Scott Harrison, Courtney Cashman and Bryan Tierney--as well as 19 senior three-sport athletes.
 
Westonka Summer Institute--
Prepares for Fourth Trip to China
Westonka Summer Institute, the district's credit-bearing immersion program, will return to China for the fourth time this summer. During their trip, which runs June 1-11, 12 Mound Westonka High School students will learn about the global economy, explore Chinese history and culture and gain perspectives on China's role in the world market. 
 
For the first time, WSI students will also have opportunities to meet with expatriates living in Shanghai and working for Cargill and to visit Westonka's sister school, Beijing Middle School No. 7.
 
Food Truck Craze Hits Westonka--
Food Service Staff Gets Special Training
Minnesota's food truck craze hit the Westonka School District this week; but the truck that stopped by Mound Westonka High School on Monday, May 12 was not your average food truck.

 

Westonka Food and Nutrition Services staff members received hands-on training from professionals from North Star Agency, an independent firm specializing in commercial restaurant and food service equipment.
 
Hilltop Honored at State Capitol--
For Positive Character Development
Hilltop Primary School was presented with a Promising Practices Award by Synergy & Leadership Exchange at the Minnesota State Capitol on May 14. 
 

The Minnesota Promising Practices awards recognize schools that have developed and implemented practices promoting character development.  

 
Eat Your Fill--
In Support of Westonka Football

The First Annual Mound Westonka Football All-You-Can-Eat Belgian Waffles Breakfast Fundraiser will be held on this Sunday, May 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Grandview Middle School cafeteria. 

 

The fundraiser will help pay for a new storage shed at the practice fields behind the high school. 

 
Westonka in the News
Westonka Schools' Project Lead the Way now certified
The Westonka School District recently received certification for its Project Lead the Way engineering program at Mound Westonka High School.
 
Mound Westonka prom royalty
Prom Queen Kenzie Jansen and Prom King Sam Pate take a stroll down the runway at Mound Westonka High School's Prom on Saturday, May 3.
 
Pop Singers show spotlights seniors 
The Senior Spotlight Shows, the last school-based performances for the year for the Westonka Pop Singers, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17 ... 
 
White Hawks football team hosts first-ever waffle fundraiser 
The Mound Westonka White Hawks Football are hosting its first ever "All You Can Eat Belgian Waffles Breakfast Fundraiser" will be held Sunday, May 18 ... 
 
MWHS juniors selected to attend state conventions 
Six Mound Westonka High School juniors have been selected by the Mound American Legion Post and Auxiliary to represent the Westonka community at the annual Boys and Girls State Conventions. 
 
Saints Host Tennis Tournament, Finish Second to Mound Westonka
St. James High School hosted a tennis tournament Saturday for the Saints, Mound Westonka, New Prague, and New Ulm 
 
No. 8 Hawks serve 6-1 loss to Cards 
The Class A, No. 8-ranked Mound Westonka White Hawks boys tennis team rolled into Fairmont and cruised to a 6-1 nonconference victory ...
 
Mound Westonka results
The Section 6-2A true team meet proved to be tough competition for the Mound Westonka track and field team ... 
Sports Highlights

Boys Tennis Ends Busy Week--  

With Championship Trophy

The MWHS boys tennis team had a busy and successful week, ending at 5-1 and earning the championship trophy in the St. James Tournament. The White Hawks are currently ranked eighth in Class A. Sophomore Luke Moorhead and senior Arend Turner are ranked second and third, respectively, as individuals.

 

[Court Champions]

 

White Hawks Baseball Strikes Out-- 

Three Losses to Tough Competition

The Mound Westonka High School varsity baseball team lost all three of its games last week, despite playing some of its best baseball of the season. Next week, the White Hawks travel to Annandale on Monday, May 19 and host Rockford on Tuesday, May 20 in the last game of the regular season. Friday, May 23 is the Sub Section opener.

 

[Strikeout]

 

Mound Westonka Gymnast Competes--
At Junior Olympic National Championships

Mound Westonka High School freshman Shane Wiskus soared to new heights at the 2014 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships May 8-11 in Long Beach, Calif. 

 

[Junior Olympian]

Upcoming Events
Friday, May 16

Baseball at Waconia, 4:00

Softball Sections at Fridley, 4:30

Pop Singers Goodbye Show, 7:30

 

Saturday, May 17

Pop Singers Goodbye Show, 7:30

 

Monday, May 19

Hilltop 4th-graders leave for Wolf Ridge

Boys and Girls Golf Invitationals at Dassel-Cokato, 12:00

Shirley Hills Culver's Night, 4:00-8:00

Baseball at Annandale, 4:30

MWHS Spring Choir Concert, MWHS, 7:30

School Board Meeting, ESC, 7:00

 

Tuesday, May 20

Girls Golf Conference Tournament, Burl Oaks, 3:00

Track Varsity/JV Scrimmage, MWHS, 3:00

Baseball vs. Rockford Area, MWHS, 4:15

Grandview Grade 5 Band Concert, GMS, 6:15

Lacrosse vs. Saint Michael-Albertville, MWHS, 6:30 

Grandview Grade 6 Band Concert, GMS, 7:30

 

Wednesday, May 21

Boys Golf Invitational at Dassel-Cokato, 12:00

Girls Golf Invitational at Annandale, 1:00

 

Thursday, May 22

Girls Lacrosse at Monticello, 5:30

Spring Varsity Choir Concert, MWHS, 7:30

 

Friday, May 23

Shirley Hills Super Team Day

 

Sunday, May 25

MWHS Graduation, MWHS, 4:00

 

Looking Ahead

 

May 26

Memorial Day - No School

 

May 27

Hilltop Field Day

 

May 29

7th Grade Graduation Celebration

 

May 30

Grandview Field Trip to Valleyfair

Last Day of School

Westonka News Contact

Feel free to contact me with suggestions or questions neugerb@westonka.k12.mn.us.

Becca Neuger
Communications Coordinator 
Westonka Public Schools

5901 Sunnyfield Rd E   

Minnetrista MN 55364

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