August Construction Updates

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer. As we prepare to welcome students back for the 2026-27 school year, I want to share a few construction updates.

Thanks to our community's support of the 2023 bond referendum, significant progress has been made across the district this summer.

At Hilltop and Shirley Hills primary schools, summer improvements are wrapping up in preparation for students’ return. Projects include media center enhancements, new interior doors and hardware, upgraded piping and mechanical systems, outdoor play surface improvements, and other facility updates. Hilltop also received a new boiler and gym dehumidification, while new cafeteria windows were installed at Shirley Hills.

At Westonka High School, the majority of learning spaces are now complete as we continue our multi-year campus transformation. The new and renovated spaces will allow Westonka students to take medical and construction trades courses for the first time this fall.

The new stadium is scheduled to open later this fall, weather permitting, while work on the east entrance and courtyard, weight room, and a few remaining areas will continue into next year.

As construction continues, some areas of the high school campus remain closed to the public for safety:

• Multi-use fields near the Westonka Activity Center: Expected to open to the public in mid-September
• New stadium west of Thaler Arena: Expected to open at the end of October (weather permitting)
• WHS east entrance and courtyard: Closed during ongoing construction
• Construction staging area by the high school digital sign: Closed during ongoing construction

Please do not enter any construction zones or bypass fencing, barricades, or signage. These are active work areas with heavy equipment and changing conditions.

Inside the high school, students and visitors will also notice that the Little Theater and lower level beneath the cafeteria remain closed. These final spaces are scheduled to open in the fall of 2027.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as this work continues and look forward to sharing these new and improved spaces with our students, staff and community.

For the latest construction updates, visit www.westonka.k12.mn.us/bondprojects.

Looking forward to a safe and successful school year!

Sincerely,

Kevin Borg
Superintendent
Westonka Public Schools