On the last day of school for seniors at Mound Westonka High School, teachers and administrators were prepared for the traditional end of the year prank. However, the MWHS Class of 2015 took a different approach this year -- instead of a practical joke, they decided to "pay it forward" to the school staff and retiring Principal Keith Randklev.

Each spring in what has become a rite of passage, Westonka's fourth-grade students, along with a group of staff and parents, spend an exciting week at the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center. This year, Shirley Hills students visited Wolf Ridge May 11-15, while Hilltop fourth-graders made the trip May 18-22.

A variety of sports camps and training opportunities, led by White Hawks coaches, are available over the summer months. 

Sign up through Westonka Community Education at www.westonkace.org or call (952) 491-8040.

Westonka Food and Nutrition Services will once again sponsor the USDA Summer Food Service Program to provide FREE meals for youth ages 1-18 during the summer break. 

The program serves breakfast and lunch, Monday through Friday, June 15-Aug. 21 at Mound Westonka High School and at Bethel United Methodist Church. 

This year's Music in the Park series begins on Thursday, June 11 with a "Kick Off to Summer BBQ" sponsored by Jubilee Foods and Westonka Community Education and Services. 

The event will feature concessions, lawn games, face painting and a non-perishable food drive to benefit WeCAN's Mobile Market. 

The Tuxedo Band will be performing from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

[Music in the Park]
 

Mound Westonka High School art teacher Laura Halley Hensley will be live painting at Fringe Accessories (3906 W 50th Street, Edina) this weekend during the Edina Art Fair.

Hensley was the People's Choice winner of the 2015 50th & France Art Crawl. She will be in the store painting on Friday, June 5 from 10 am to 2 pm and on Saturday, June 6 from 10 am to 3 pm. 

[Artist at Work]