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MWHS Arts and Academics Award Winners Honored
May 19, 2021 — Each year, the Westonka School Board recognizes students from all grade levels at the May board meeting for their achievements in arts and academics. Although the personal recognition was not possible this year, the School Board and the district still want to recognize these students for their outstanding accomplishments. This week’s recognition focuses on Mound Westonka High School students.
View the list of Mound Westonka High School Arts and Academics Award Winners.
A total of 29 MWHS DECA students qualified at state competition for the high honor of going on to DECA Internationals. The International competition was held virtually this year after being canceled last year. For the first time in school history, a DECA team also qualified for Internationals in Virtual Business Challenge.
Seniors Beckett James, John Wombacher and Annika Wulf were invited to be members of the All-State Choir, while senior bassoonist Carson Meritt was honored to join the All-State Orchestra. Ninth-grader August Schaefer was selected for the MBDA Honor Band.
A total of 52 Mound Westonka High School students earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams last school year. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.
Seniors Maya Jable and Katherine Johnson earned Gold Key Awards in the 2021 Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards competition. Junior Caleb Abernethy was elected vice president of the Minnesota Association of Honor Societies.
Westonka Speech had a tremendous 2020-2021 season, claiming its second straight Wright County Conference title and sending several students to the state tournament. For the first time in school history, three seniors were also named to the All-State Speech Team.
Congratulations to these hard-working students!