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District Awarded Hennepin County Grant--
For Outdoor Facilities Improvements
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 I am pleased to announce that Westonka Public Schools is one of 14 recipients of a large facilities project grant from Hennepin County for 2016. At its Dec. 15 meeting, the Hennepin County Board awarded $170,000 to the district for reconstruction and amenity improvements to a multipurpose field at Mound Westonka High School.
Please read the Borg Report to learn about the upcoming renovation to MWHS Field 2.
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Bremer Named to All State School Board--
Recognized as 'Champion for Students'
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 Recognition as an All State Board Member is the Minnesota School Boards Association's (MSBA) most prestigious award. Each year, MSBA's awards committee selects up to seven individual board members for the All State School Board. Ann Bremer, a Minnesota school board member with over a decade of service to students in Westonka and Intermediate District 287, was one of seven board members chosen for the award this year.
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Hats Off to 'Mr. Mike'!--
Bus Driver Gives Students Holiday Headwear
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 Primary school students riding on Westonka Bus 14 received a holiday surprise from their driver, Mike Riley, on Wednesday afternoon. Each student received a White Hawks winter hat, specially made by Mike's wife, Kay. The hats were even embroidered with the students' names so that stray hats left on the bus could be returned to their owners.
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Bomar, Fish are MSHSL ExCEL Representatives--
For 2015-2016 School Year
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Juniors Anjelique Bomar and Adam Fish have been selected as the Mound Westonka High School recipients of the Minnesota State High School League's ExCEL Award. ExCEL--Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership--is a unique recognition program designed exclusively for Minnesota high school juniors who are active in school activities, show leadership qualities and are model citizens.
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Westonka Educators 'Break Through'--
At TIES Conference
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 A total of 27 staff members from the Westonka School District attended the 2015 TIES Conference Dec. 14 and 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis. Teachers representing all buildings, as well as members of the district technology team, attended over 150 sessions on technology and learning.
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Westonka History Lessons--
By Dr. Pam Myers
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 Dr. Pamela Myers of the Westonka Historical Society, also former superintendent of Westonka Public Schools, continued her series of presentations on the early history of the school district at the Dec. 7 school board meeting.
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Westonka Students Show Spirit of Giving--
Collect Items for WeCAN
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Across the district, Westonka students got into the spirit of giving this season with collection drives for Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN). Mound Westonka High School students collected gift cards, teen gifts and personal hygiene items in two separate drives earlier in the month, while the other schools donated their collections over the past week.
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Join the New Robotics Team--
At MWHS
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 Registration is now open for the FIRST™ Robotics team at Mound Westonka High School. The new Minnesota State High School League program is open to all students grades 9-12.
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Getting to Know the MWHS Exchange Students--
Week 4: Laden Acanal
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 In an effort to give her peers an in-depth look at the Mound Westonka High School international students, junior Peyton Mullins sat down with Laden Acanal of Turkey.
Please read Week 4 of our weekly international student spotlight.
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Congratulations to Bowe and Johnson--
Athletic/Activities Students of the Week
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The Westonka Activities Department is proud to name Mound Westonka High School ninth-grader Sydney Bowe and senior Sachi Johnson Westonka Athletic/Activities Students of the Week for the week of Dec. 14, 2015.
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Westonka in the News
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Westonka Schools lead in Smart PE
A group of "bulldozers" raced around the gym at Hilltop Primary School, trying to knock down orange cones faster than "builders" could right them.
Mound Westonka High School students donate teen gifts and more to WeCAN
After collecting over 360 pounds of personal hygiene and cleaning products before Thanksgiving, Mound Westonka High School students rallied ...
Bremer named to 2016 All State School Board
Each year, the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) awards committee selects up to seven individual board members to the All State School Board.
Girls Hockey: Mound-Westonka 2, HFC/Waconia 1
Megan Menzuber netted her team-leading eighth goal of the season with 6:23 remaining in regulation, pulling Holy Family Catholic/Waconia within one at 2-1 ...
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Sports Highlights
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 Girls Basketball Secures Win Over Blake
The Westonka White Hawks girls basketball team ended a busy three-game week with a victory at home. On Dec. 12, the White Hawks had a good matchup with Blake, winning 47-42.
 Boys Hockey Wins Two of Three on Week
It's been said in sports that if you keep working hard, do things the right way and concentrate on things within your control, then good things will happen. This must have been the script that the White Hawks boys hockey team followed the past couple of weeks.
 Wrestlers Split Duals, Place Sixth at Bunyan Invite The Mound Westonka High School wrestling squad had a busy week, opening up Wright County Conference action with a win and a loss and earning a respectable sixth-place finish in the Paul Bunyan Invite in Brainerd.
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Upcoming Community Ed. Classes
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 Check out the Westonka Community Education classes starting in the next couple of weeks!
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| School's Out! - December 28, 2015, Ad Club | |
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| Learn-to-Skate Lessons (ages 4-13) |
| Winter Training Soccer Academy, Session I (ages 10-11) | |
| Winter Training Soccer Academy, Session I Ages 8 & 9 | |
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| Middle School Dance Team
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| Westonka Flyers Swim Club, Intermediate Swimmers (ages 10+)
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| Westonka Flyers Swim Club, Junior Swimmers (ages 8-12)
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| Martial Arts - Tae Kwon Do (ages 7+) - Session I
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| Strength Training - Adult Fitness
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| Zumba Dance & Fitness
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1/8
| Winter Training Soccer Academy, Session I (boys and girls, ages 12-14)
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1/9
| Junior Hawks Basketball League (ages 7-8)
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| Aquatics - Swim Lessons - All Levels
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| Mini-Hawks Basketball - (ages 3-4 and 5-6)
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| Total Body Conditioning - Adult Fitness
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| Yoga Fit for Kids, (ages 6-11)
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| Yoga - Saturday
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| Carlson Tennis - Future Stars, Session I (ages 9-11)
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| Carlson Tennis - Little Stars, Session I (ages 4-6)
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| Carlson Tennis - Middle School Tennis, Session I
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| Carlson Tennis - Rising Stars, Session I (ages 7-8)
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Upcoming Events
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Gymnastics at Watertown-Mayer, 6:00
Boys Basketball vs. Watertown-Mayer, MWHS, 7:00
Girls Hockey vs. Proctor, MWHS, 7:00
Saturday, December 19 Wrestling Invitational at Armstrong, 9:00 Dance Team Invitational at Academy of Holy Angels, 10:00 Girls Hockey at Willmar, 3:00 Boys Hockey vs. Litchfield-Dassel-Cokato, MWHS, 5:00 Monday, December 21 5th and 6th Grade Choir Concert, 6:00 7th Grade Choir Concert, 7:30
Tuesday, December 22 Nordic Ski at Wirth Park, 4:00 Wrestling Invitational, MWHS, 5:00 Boys Basketball at Holy Family, 7:00 Girls Basketball at Waconia, 7:00 Boys Hockey at Bloomington Kennedy, 7:00 Girls Hockey at St. Peter, 7:00
Looking Ahead
December 23 - January 1
NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
December 29 Girls Basketball Tournament at Norwood Young America Boys Basketball Tournament at St. Louis Park
December 30 Girls Basketball Tournament at Norwood Young America Boys Basketball Tournament at St. Louis Park
January 2 Gymnastics Invitational at Watertown-Mayer Boys Basketball at Benilde-St. Margaret's
January 4 School Resumes
January 22 NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Day
Click here for the full 2015-2016 Westonka School District Calendar
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Westonka News Contact
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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
952.491.8003 | www.westonka.k12.mn.us |
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