MWHS junior Ilana Andrev, one of the speech team captains, will compete in an oratorical contest at the Minnesota State Capitol on Saturday, Oct. 23.
Orono school board meetings and public comment periods at those meetings are changing slightly.
For the fourth consecutive meeting, the Orono School Board got an earful from the public about the district’s masking policy during the public…
Westonka school officials again faced an active public forum Oct. 4, this time followed by a post-forum shouting match between one resident an…
For the third straight meeting, the Orono School Board got an earful from residents regarding their mask wearing policy in school.
Grandview students now have an outdoor classroom next to Dutch Lake, thanks to the efforts of MWHS sophomore Andrew Woo who took on the projec…
This year’s Westonka school board election has drawn more candidates than has any other district board election in the past decade.
In recognition of National Fire Prevention Week, the Mound Fire Department is hosting a Fire Prevention Open House on Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 6…
Seven candidates are vying for three seats on the Westonka school board this November. The candidates each submitted biographical information …
Westonka’s primary and middle school students will no longer be required to wear face masks while inside school buildings beginning Oct. 4.
Instead of joining the back-to-school rush at Grandview Middle School, 12-year-old Morgan Johnson left for Monaco and what could be the beginn…
At a Sept. 5 special school board meeting, the Orono School Board voted in favor of a mask requirement policy for the district.
Westonka school leaders faced backlash Sept. 13 when a routine board meeting opened up for what became a lively public forum on the district’s…
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Orono students, teachers, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks when at school.
The first day back at school will have all of Westonka’s primary and middle school students in face masks, and the district is hoping the same…
At the first Orono School Board meeting of the new school year, the board and district administrators outlined its Safe Return to School plan.
Normally a placid affair, the Westonka school board on Aug. 16 gave over some 45 minutes—the majority of its hour-long session—to addressing c…
The Orono School District has released its Safe Return to School Plan for the 2021-22 school year.
Westonka school board elections in recent years have held to just three or four candidates—a number that has closely aligned with the number o…
With just under a month to go before classes resume Sept. 7, Westonka Schools announced it will not require face masks to be worn inside schoo…
Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN) is gearing up for the annual Ready-to-Learn Program, which provides new backpacks and basic, grade-…
The Wood-Rill Scientific and Natural Area in Orono has grown in size.
Westonka Community Theatre is bringing its production of “The Wizard of Oz” to the Westonka Performing Arts Center July 23-25 and July 30-Aug. 1.
Just about everybody grew up with Dr. Seuss books and the local 4 Community Theatre is bringing those stories to life with a summer production…
The Westonka Speech team concluded its season with it’s first-ever appearance at the National Tournament held by the National Speech Debate As…
Allynne Noelle and Thomas Brown opened WestMet Classical Training in Long Lake in September last year after a virtual run that, several months…
She came to the Orono School District 39 years ago as a speech pathologist and on June 30 she retires as the school’s long time superintendent.
