In March, the Waconia Marching Band and other high school bands around the state weren’t sure if there would be marching band season due to li…
Attention all stage enthusiasts! Watertown-Mayer’s Summer Youth Theatre is back this year with a fun and relevant show. The thespians are exci…
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean that school boards aren’t meeting to keep up about important matters relating to their district. On June…
The School District 110 board of education approved a revised Waconia public schools’ budget for 2020-2021 and the preliminary budget for 2021…
Looking for more to do now that restrictions are lifting a bit, or hoping to return to a class or hobby? There are plenty of chances to do so …
Though it was a challenge of a school year, the agricultural classes at Central High School received a bit of a boon recently through a genero…
School District 110 will continue with tiered busing for the 2021-2022 school year. The Waconia School Board approved the busing model at its …
After almost 25 years of working in the community, Central’s Community Education Director Julie Kuenzel is retiring. She’s enjoyed every year …
“It is what it is.”
Café #110, the Waconia school district’s nutrition services program, will offer free lunches to district families again this summer.
There’s nothing better than fresh produce. Whether it’s a tomato fresh off the vine or an ear of corn, fresh produce is always appealing. In a…
Going to school isn’t just about academic learning; today, school is a place to learn about social and emotional development and about charact…
At it’s core, school is about preparing students for their adult life. Everything from education to advisement is about getting them ready. Wi…
This past year’s pandemic might have been called “the days the music died,” with no Waconia Marching Band season and no Lake Waconia Band Fest…
Followers of Watertown-Mayer’s Facebook page have been seeing updates on the various construction projects happening around the school. On Apr…
While it’s been a strange year, robotics has been quietly happening the background for many of the schools in Carver County, not the least of …
This is the time of year when students start counting down the days to the end of school.
After a virtual graduation ceremony in 2020, current plans call for in indoor ceremony for 2021 graduating seniors on Sunday, May 30, 1 p.m., …
It’s prom season, and that means it’s time to start planning how to get seniors and juniors at one of their most memorable events. With COVID …
Cologne Academy is ready to unveil its newest innovation: Cologne Academy Online, or CAO. While this sounds like a continued form of distance …
St. John’s Lutheran School welcomed a new teacher this week for their early learning program: Kiah Bakken. She’s been hard at work with studen…
Paul Sparby will replace Mark Fredericksen as Waconia High School principal at the end of the school year. The selection was approved by the D…
Spring means color, and in more ways than one. To help bring some color to Norwood Young America, one of the high school art teachers has come…
Waconia students will be able to gather for prom this year, but only seniors -- and not on the dance floor.
Activities have been going strong at Watertown-Mayer, with some finishing up for the season already. Among those activities was Mock Trial, wh…
With spring in full swing, it’s time to start thinking about gardens. Specifically, vegetable gardens. Whether you’ve got an experienced green…
Due to spring break, the Watertown-Mayer School Board met on March 15 to hold their monthly meeting. There were a few community items of note,…
Congratulations to Waconia High School Juniors, Kaethe Ludford and Mason Machtemes on being chosen as the 2021 WHS Minnesota State High School…
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