On Dec. 21, the Watertown-Mayer School Board met for their final meeting of the year to discuss several items. Among these was an update from …
With COVID-19 cases plateauing and vaccines on the way, things are looking brighter around Carver County. As cases continue to change, a new l…
It will be back to school next Tuesday for Waconia public school students for a second time this 2020-2021 academic year – at least for younge…
Three local scouts completed Eagle Scout projects in recent months that are benefitting Waconia schools.
The Waconia School Board certified the school district’s 2021 tax levy and reviewed its financial picture at its final meeting of 2020 last Mo…
The holidays are here, and part of the holidays is generosity. Every year, the third grades of Watertown-Mayer Elementary School exhibit that …
On Nov. 23, the Watertown-Mayer School Board met via video call to discuss a few ongoing items. The biggest item on the agenda was the bond re…
A new neighbor moved into the house next door to Southview Elementary at the beginning of the school year.
Cologne Academy announced its learning model change to distance learning for the middle school students, grades 6 thru 8. The last day of in-p…
Most young people like macaroni and cheese, and that’s great, says Lynn Honnold, but meals like that don’t have to come out of a box.
Due to the inability to maintain acceptable staffing levels, increases in local COVID-19 cases, and having multiple classrooms in quarantine, …
Winter is upon us, and with winter comes a new set of birds. For a local author, these birds are more than just a symbol of the times. In her …
Well, they tried.
Central Schools will be returning to distance learning after meeting with the COVID-19 Regional Support Team assigned to the district. Due to …
Waconia Public Schools are about six weeks into a new “hybrid” school year posed by COVID-19, marked by a blend of in-person classes and onlin…
With COVID-19 continuing to stick around, school activities are working hard to be creative in their given circumstance. One idea Central High…
A former Holy Family tennis coach has been arrested on charges of predatory sexual conduct, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
Early this spring to the end of June, Waconia Public Schools through its Café #110 offered free mobile lunches to district families when class…
There’s a new sport on the scene, and it’s different from anything you’re thinking. There’s no ball or running, but teamwork is still the name…
The first day of school is a big day every year as parents snap photos of their kids departing for school, and as students board buses and ent…
Going back to school is an exciting yet stressful time for children and teens each year – especially this year.
Schools are beginning to reopen for the 2020-2021 school year and Carver County’s first public school to open was Cologne Academy. Their plan …
Golfers will be playing the links again next month to raise money for a new place for kids to play.
As the school board filing date was about to close, the District 110 School Board at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 10, adopted a resolution…
There was no Carver County Fair this year, but 4-Hers, who are a cornerstone of the annual event, did at least get a fair experience.
Schools are preparing to reopen for fall around the state, with Carver County schools hard at work to put together their plans. Central School…
The date is set, the details will be finalized over the next three weeks.
Waconia public school students in grades 1-12 will go back to school Tuesday, Sept. 8, kindergartners on Thursday, Sept. 10. That decision was…
Things are looking up… literally! The Eagle Lake Observatory in Baylor Park has once again started holding their Star Parties, which involve l…
The Waconia School District will go to local voters this fall asking for an extra $410 per student, or nearly $2 million in additional revenue…
Public schools across Minnesota have their assignment for the upcoming school year. Make staff and student health their top priorities and do …
Watertown-Mayer has many creative kids, with two more students being announced as published for the American Library of Culture’s Student Poet…
While local public schools await state directives on how they offer classes for the 2020-2021 school year, Waconia private schools are moving …
Even though many people are returning to work, many families are still in need of help throughout Carver County. In an effort to help out thos…
The contract for Waconia Public Schools’ Superintendent Pat Devine was a point of contention early this year before being resolved in late Feb…
Many students get summer internships to find out how things go in the real workplace world. Last month, several Waconia teachers participated …
We’re already in July, and getting close to the halfway mark for school summer breaks. While many schools in Minnesota are waiting for directi…
Like a multiple-choice test, local schools are trying to figure out whether it will be answer A, B, or C in terms of going back to school this fall.
On a Saturday in late June, Waconia’s downtown streets normally would be filled with visitors, and more than a dozen marching bands would be m…
Laketown Elementary School will have its third principal in only its first few years of operation. Keith Baune was selected for the position r…
School’s out, which means so are school activities. While activities hit a rough spot with the pandemic, that doesn’t mean that everything was…
The Waconia High School Class of 2020 won’t have an in-person graduation ceremony due to coronavirus restrictions, but they did have a chance …
As of May 22, the school year for 2019-2020 is over. Students have until May 29 to sort out last bits of work or struggles they’ve been having…
The Waconia Public Schools mobile lunch program that began in March when classrooms were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is now serving ne…
A is for apple…
Masks are becoming a hot item, both to have and to make. So much so that in order to encourage everyone to be a part of their community, some …
Graduation ceremonies for the Waconia High School Class of 2020 are taking the shape of a virtual/prerecorded commencement. The date will be S…
Choir students at Waconia High School were scheduled to compete April 28 in the Region 2AA Solo and Ensemble Contest at Shakopee High School. …
Some classes are not at all suited to distance learning. Hands-on classes like wood shop, for example.
It’s back to the drawing board for Waconia High School graduation.
It will be back to school next Tuesday for Waconia public school students for a second time this 2020-2021 academic year – at least for younge…
Three local scouts completed Eagle Scout projects in recent months that are benefitting Waconia schools.
The Waconia School Board certified the school district’s 2021 tax levy and reviewed its financial picture at its final meeting of 2020 last Mo…
The holidays are here, and part of the holidays is generosity. Every year, the third grades of Watertown-Mayer Elementary School exhibit that …
On Nov. 23, the Watertown-Mayer School Board met via video call to discuss a few ongoing items. The biggest item on the agenda was the bond re…
A new neighbor moved into the house next door to Southview Elementary at the beginning of the school year.
Cologne Academy announced its learning model change to distance learning for the middle school students, grades 6 thru 8. The last day of in-p…
Most young people like macaroni and cheese, and that’s great, says Lynn Honnold, but meals like that don’t have to come out of a box.
Due to the inability to maintain acceptable staffing levels, increases in local COVID-19 cases, and having multiple classrooms in quarantine, …
Winter is upon us, and with winter comes a new set of birds. For a local author, these birds are more than just a symbol of the times. In her …
Well, they tried.
Central Schools will be returning to distance learning after meeting with the COVID-19 Regional Support Team assigned to the district. Due to …
Waconia Public Schools are about six weeks into a new “hybrid” school year posed by COVID-19, marked by a blend of in-person classes and onlin…
With COVID-19 continuing to stick around, school activities are working hard to be creative in their given circumstance. One idea Central High…
A former Holy Family tennis coach has been arrested on charges of predatory sexual conduct, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
Early this spring to the end of June, Waconia Public Schools through its Café #110 offered free mobile lunches to district families when class…
There’s a new sport on the scene, and it’s different from anything you’re thinking. There’s no ball or running, but teamwork is still the name…
The first day of school is a big day every year as parents snap photos of their kids departing for school, and as students board buses and ent…
Going back to school is an exciting yet stressful time for children and teens each year – especially this year.
Schools are beginning to reopen for the 2020-2021 school year and Carver County’s first public school to open was Cologne Academy. Their plan …
Golfers will be playing the links again next month to raise money for a new place for kids to play.
As the school board filing date was about to close, the District 110 School Board at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 10, adopted a resolution…
There was no Carver County Fair this year, but 4-Hers, who are a cornerstone of the annual event, did at least get a fair experience.
Schools are preparing to reopen for fall around the state, with Carver County schools hard at work to put together their plans. Central School…
The date is set, the details will be finalized over the next three weeks.
Waconia public school students in grades 1-12 will go back to school Tuesday, Sept. 8, kindergartners on Thursday, Sept. 10. That decision was…
Things are looking up… literally! The Eagle Lake Observatory in Baylor Park has once again started holding their Star Parties, which involve l…
The Waconia School District will go to local voters this fall asking for an extra $410 per student, or nearly $2 million in additional revenue…
Public schools across Minnesota have their assignment for the upcoming school year. Make staff and student health their top priorities and do …
Watertown-Mayer has many creative kids, with two more students being announced as published for the American Library of Culture’s Student Poet…
While local public schools await state directives on how they offer classes for the 2020-2021 school year, Waconia private schools are moving …
Even though many people are returning to work, many families are still in need of help throughout Carver County. In an effort to help out thos…
The contract for Waconia Public Schools’ Superintendent Pat Devine was a point of contention early this year before being resolved in late Feb…
Many students get summer internships to find out how things go in the real workplace world. Last month, several Waconia teachers participated …
We’re already in July, and getting close to the halfway mark for school summer breaks. While many schools in Minnesota are waiting for directi…
Like a multiple-choice test, local schools are trying to figure out whether it will be answer A, B, or C in terms of going back to school this fall.
On a Saturday in late June, Waconia’s downtown streets normally would be filled with visitors, and more than a dozen marching bands would be m…
Laketown Elementary School will have its third principal in only its first few years of operation. Keith Baune was selected for the position r…
School’s out, which means so are school activities. While activities hit a rough spot with the pandemic, that doesn’t mean that everything was…
The Waconia High School Class of 2020 won’t have an in-person graduation ceremony due to coronavirus restrictions, but they did have a chance …
As of May 22, the school year for 2019-2020 is over. Students have until May 29 to sort out last bits of work or struggles they’ve been having…
The Waconia Public Schools mobile lunch program that began in March when classrooms were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is now serving ne…
A is for apple…
Masks are becoming a hot item, both to have and to make. So much so that in order to encourage everyone to be a part of their community, some …
Graduation ceremonies for the Waconia High School Class of 2020 are taking the shape of a virtual/prerecorded commencement. The date will be S…
Choir students at Waconia High School were scheduled to compete April 28 in the Region 2AA Solo and Ensemble Contest at Shakopee High School. …
Some classes are not at all suited to distance learning. Hands-on classes like wood shop, for example.
It’s back to the drawing board for Waconia High School graduation.
Five more weeks of distance learning and no spring school activities or events.
On April 23, Governor Tim Walz announced that for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, schools will remain closed with distance learnin…
A new neighbor moved into the house next door to Southview Elementary at the beginning of the school year.
Cologne Academy announced its learning model change to distance learning for the middle school students, grades 6 thru 8. The last day of in-p…
Most young people like macaroni and cheese, and that’s great, says Lynn Honnold, but meals like that don’t have to come out of a box.
Due to the inability to maintain acceptable staffing levels, increases in local COVID-19 cases, and having multiple classrooms in quarantine, …
Winter is upon us, and with winter comes a new set of birds. For a local author, these birds are more than just a symbol of the times. In her …
Well, they tried.
Central Schools will be returning to distance learning after meeting with the COVID-19 Regional Support Team assigned to the district. Due to …
Waconia Public Schools are about six weeks into a new “hybrid” school year posed by COVID-19, marked by a blend of in-person classes and onlin…
With COVID-19 continuing to stick around, school activities are working hard to be creative in their given circumstance. One idea Central High…
A former Holy Family tennis coach has been arrested on charges of predatory sexual conduct, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
Early this spring to the end of June, Waconia Public Schools through its Café #110 offered free mobile lunches to district families when class…
There’s a new sport on the scene, and it’s different from anything you’re thinking. There’s no ball or running, but teamwork is still the name…
The first day of school is a big day every year as parents snap photos of their kids departing for school, and as students board buses and ent…
Going back to school is an exciting yet stressful time for children and teens each year – especially this year.
Schools are beginning to reopen for the 2020-2021 school year and Carver County’s first public school to open was Cologne Academy. Their plan …
Golfers will be playing the links again next month to raise money for a new place for kids to play.
As the school board filing date was about to close, the District 110 School Board at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 10, adopted a resolution…
There was no Carver County Fair this year, but 4-Hers, who are a cornerstone of the annual event, did at least get a fair experience.
Schools are preparing to reopen for fall around the state, with Carver County schools hard at work to put together their plans. Central School…
The date is set, the details will be finalized over the next three weeks.
Waconia public school students in grades 1-12 will go back to school Tuesday, Sept. 8, kindergartners on Thursday, Sept. 10. That decision was…
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