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Westonka Fourth-Graders Earn Youth Art Month Awards
Fourth-graders Enya Lampinen from Hilltop Primary School and Anna Zhuk from Shirley Hills Primary School won second and fourth place, respectively, in the 2021 Youth Art Month exhibition sponsored by the Art Educators of Minnesota.
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COVID-19 Testing Resources for Families
District Nurse Kelly Mattson outlines the Minnesota Department of Health's recommendation that all school-age youth returning to school, sports, or extracurricular activities, and their families, get tested for COVID-19 every two weeks through the end of the school year.
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Kindergarteners Celebrate 100 Days of School
Kindergarten students at both Hilltop and Shirley Hills primary schools celebrated a big milestone last week – the 100th day of school! Kindergarteners dressed like 100-year-olds and participated in all kinds of activities that involved the number 100.
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Roxi Saholt Named February Winner of Westonka Way Award
Grandview Middle School media tech paraprofessional Roxi Saholt has been named the February 2021 recipient of the Westonka Way Award. The monthly award celebrates non-licensed Westonka Public Schools staff members who go above and beyond for families, students and other staff—because that's the Westonka Way!
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Minnesota Launches Vaccine Connector Tool
The State of Minnesota has announced the launch of the Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector, which is a tool that helps Minnesotans find out when, where and how to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
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Minnesota's Safe Learning Plan Update
On February 17, Governor Tim Walz, the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Health announced more changes to the state’s Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year. The revised plan was created in an effort to bring more middle and high school students safely back to classrooms across the state. As a result of the state's news, Westonka Public Schools has an updated timeline for its learning model review.
