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DECA Hosts Trick-or-Trot 5K for WeCAN
Mound Westonka DECA is partnering with Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN) to host a 5K and Fun Run on October 26. This event will take place in and around the MWHS Commons area. Registration and packet pick-up will begin at 8:30 a.m. The 1-Mile Run Fun will begin at 10 a.m., followed immediately by the 5K around 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. Following the race, snacks will be provided to all runners as race and costume winners are announced.
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MWHS Opens Free Store for Students
A group of parent volunteers, staff and students gathered near the Mound Westonka High School cafeteria Thursday afternoon to celebrate the school's new "Hawk Vault" resource room. In the weeks since it opened at the start of the school year, the repurposed storage space has become a refuge for teens in need of anything from a Homecoming dress to a pair of gym shoes to a stick of deodorant.
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Challenge Complete: Shirley Hills Students Read for Combined 106,800 Minutes
total of 89 students were rewarded this fall for completing the Shirley Hills Primary School Summer Reading Challenge. The students read for a combined 106,800 minutes last summer.
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Update Your Family's Contact Information to Receive School Alerts
At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Westonka Schools will be conducting a test of its parent/staff notification system. The district asks that all families use Skyward Family Access to ensure that we have the most current phone numbers and email addresses in the event of a weather-related closing or other announcement.
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There's Nothing Quite Like Westonka Homecoming
In the Westonka School District, homecoming is something special. On top of preparing for the big game, White Hawks football players spend Homecoming Week reading to primary school students and presenting letters and jerseys to influential teachers. Westonka students of years past gather each year for an alumni breakfast and even join the pep fest at their alma mater. Musicians wielding everything from brass instruments to wastebasket drums and kazoos perform with pride in the annual homecoming parade.
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Nominations Open for 2020 Westonka Teacher of the Year
Westonka Education Minnesota is excited to launch the Westonka Teacher of the Year program. The organization will be collecting nominations from staff, students, parents and community members. Nominations for the 2019-2020 award are now open and must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 25.
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Westonka Public Schools Receives Clean Audit
I am pleased to report that auditors at the Oct. 7 Westonka School Board meeting gave the district an unqualified or "clean" opinion—the best opinion a district can receive. Please read the Borg Report to learn more about the district's current financial position and budget planning for next year.
