Centennial Celebration

Westonka Public Schools' centennial celebration kicked off at the 2017 Spirit of the Lakes parade and culminated with an all-class reunion in conjunction with Spirit of the Lakes July 20 and 21, 2018. Read all about the reunion and view photos from the event

In September 1915, the residents of several local K-8 school districts voted to consolidate and build a high school. The first meeting of the school board of the new consolidated district was Oct. 11, 1915. The board immediately went to work to design and build the first high school in downtown Mound at the current location of Mound Marketplace. Mound Consolidated High School opened in September 1917 and graduated its first class in the spring of 1918.

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Westonka History Lessons from Dr. Pam Myers

October 2015 marked the 100th anniversary of the forming of a consolidated school district in the area we now know as Westonka. In celebration of Westonka's centennial, Dr. Pamela Myers of the Westonka Historical Society, also former superintendent of Westonka Public Schools, organized a series of school board presentations on the early history of the school district. Summaries of each presentation can be found below.

Oct. 11, 1915

The first school board meeting of Hennepin County Independent School District 85

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October and November Meetings 1915

It’s not surprising that the newly-formed school board for the consolidated high school district met three times in October 1915 and three times in November; they had quite the to-do list!

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December Meetings 1915

Plans take shape for the new high school building

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January 10, 1916 Meeting

Bills were paid for custodial work, report cards and other supplies and for the driving of the school wagon

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February Meetings 1916

Two school board meetings were held in February 1916. Action continued to be on hold regarding the high school building.

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April Meetings 1916

Arnold Gloor hired as the first superintendent

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September 1917

The dream to build a high school building becomes a reality

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October 1917

Students move into new high school building

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November 1917

In Nov. 1917, instead of walking to a nearby school building, students were transported in school buses to their new consolidated high school.

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December 1917

High school students began their day together in the third-floor assembly room, all students, grades 9-12. They each had a locker nearby for books and coats. This was a place to gather and study.

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January 1918

According to Fran Chladek Murphy (class of 1933), Mound Consolidated High School students took different elective classes beginning in ninth grade.

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February 1918

From the very beginning of the Mound Consolidated High School District, the school board decided to provide music opportunities.

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March 1918

Student life at Mound Consolidated High School: Lunch, Skipping School and Discipline

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April 1918

Athletics were a large part of Mound Consolidated High School from its earliest days.

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May 1918

School activities - including dances, the newspaper and clubs - have been popular since the earliest days of MCHS.

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June 1918

In 1948, the caps and gowns were maroon and white for the Mound Consolidated High School graduation. Graduation was at night, with a party afterwards.

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Centennial Celebration

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Westonka History Lessons from Dr. Pam Myers