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Wayzata District launches 2011-12 school year

September 6th, 2011

The Wayzata School District started the school year today, and with the new year come changes in staff, technology, and population.

The school district’s demographer projected as of August 2nd that enrollment is going to reach a high this year with 10,367 kids in the district. According to School Board Director John Moroz, the school district will not necessarily stay at the projected numbers because of continual variation in enrollment.

While projected enrollment is not definite, Moroz said “if in fact projections hold, we will have more kids.” In 2001-02, the district projected 9,420 students for 2011, less compared to the current projections. In 2001, the district expected to lose more students than they would gain by 2011, but “we are at capacity,” said Moroz.

The 9th grade class for the 2011-12 school year is the biggest class in the High School at 843 students, but the class is not expected to graduate at that size. Enrollment is likely to decrease due to students leaving the district.

“Some schools are exploding,” said Moroz. “Others have room, particularly in elementary schools.”

Increasing population aside, the Wayzata District launched its new website on August 8th. The new website is intended to make communication and access easier for parents.

The biggest staff change this year was the change in Birchview Elementary’s principal. Principal Jason Wenschlag took over this year after being Richfield Public School District administrator.

Stay tuned to Wayzata.com, your “2011-12 school year” leader.
Wayzata High School 2011 Graduation video

June 20th, 2011
Mackenzie-Olson and Reesnes chosen for 2011 All-State Lutheran Choir

June 17th, 2011

Lily Mackenzie-Olson, a senior at Wayzata High School, and Aaron Reesnes, a recent alum–have been selected for the Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir. The pair were chosen through auditions from all over the state to the select group of 40.

The choir has attained wide acclaim with its fine choral technique and unique style of performance–and is in great demand each summer as it tours throughout Minnesota, according to Conductor Dr. Thomas Rossin.

The 2011 All-State Lutheran Choir will perform Wednesday, June 29, 7:30 PM at Normandale Lutheran Church.

If you go:
What: 2011 All-State Lutheran Choir performance
When: June 29, 7:30 pm
Where: 6100 Normandale Road in Edina
Cost: Free. An offering will be collected.
Congratulations to the Class of 2011

June 6th, 2011

Wayzata High School Class of 2011. Submitted photo.

The large senior Class of 2011 officially became high school graduates on Friday night at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Superintendent Chace Anderson welcomed the gruating class in his opening remarks. Seniors Drew Donlin, Cyrus Elmtalab and Leah Voigt were the Commencement Speakers. This was the last graduation ceremony for longtime name readers Leslie Swiggum and Jeff Watkins, Wayzata High School teachers who are both retiring after this year.
WHS student places in top 15 nationally

May 24th, 2011

Abram Sanderson, a sophomore at Wayzata High School, placed in the top 15 in the country on the United States of America Junior Math Olympiad which is a nine hour exam to solve six problems.

Sanderson is part of the Wayzata Public Schools district math program.
WHS senior wins first place nationally for InvestWrite essay

May 24th, 2011

Jack Alexander won first place in a national writing contest. Photo courtesy WHS.

Jack Alexander, a senior at Wayzata High School, won first place in the state and national SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite student essay competition, sponsored by the SIFMA Foundation and SIFMA member firms at the Best Prep awards event.

Alexander will be awarded with a “Wall Street Experience” and he will travel to New York City this summer for three days where he will visit financial landmarks and even go on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Best Prep is a statewide, nonprofit organization with a mission to best prepare Minnesota students with business, career and financial literacy skills through experiences that inspire success in work and life. The SIFMA Foundation is proud to partner with Best Prep to deliver The Stock Market Game and InvestWrite in Minnesota.
Wayzata Principal Mike Trewick: Another school year ready to end

May 9th, 2011

Wayzata High School Mike Trewick. Photo WPS.

Another school year has almost come to an end. Our seniors are preparing for graduation and moving on to the next step in their lives.We want to wish them well and are confident in their success as they leave Wayzata High School. They have done a wonderful job as leaders of our building this year. They are truly wonderful students.

A couple of reminders about graduation. We graduate on Friday, June 3rd at 6:30 p.m. at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis.There is not a Twins game that evening so parking should not be a problem, however it is a Friday evening and downtown can be busy. As you are planning for the graduation ceremony, plan accordingly.

A couple of important dates coming up include Parent-Teacher Conferences on May 12th. Please sign up online and continue to follow your student’s progress. May 14this the date for our Junior/Senior Prom. Please have a conversation with your student about safety, choices and being mindful as they celebrate this event at International Market Square in Minneapolis. We want everyone to have fun and be safe.

The rest of the school year will go by very quickly and summer break will be here before we know it. We would like to thank you as parents for your support during this very successful year at Wayzata.Have a great rest of the school year and a wonderful summer! If you have any questions about graduation or what is going on at the high school, please give me a call at 763-745-6610.
Two WHS students named U.S. Presidential Scholar semi-finalists

April 18th, 2011

Wayzata High School seniors Rohit Agrawal and Lauren Urke were named semi-finalists in the U.S. Presidential Scholar program and are two of nine semi-finalists from Minnesota.

They were chosen based on their accomplishments in many areas including academic and/or artistic success, leadership and involvement in school and the community and represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in America’s youth.

Agrawal and Urke were two of six students nominated from WHS for the honor including seniors Samantha Carter, Rebecca Dryer, Michael Neaton and Amy Wen.

Finalists in the program will be named in early May. In April, the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars will review the applications of all semi-finalists and select up to 121 academic scholars and up to 20 arts scholars. All scholars are honored for their accomplishments during the national recognition weekend, held in June in Washington, D.C. During this trip, Presidential Scholars are guests of the commission and enjoy an expense-paid trip to meet with government officials, educators, authors, musicians, scientists and other accomplished people. Scholars have the opportunity to visit museums and monuments and to attend recitals, receptions and ceremonies. To commemorate their achievement, the scholars are awarded the Presidential Scholars medallion at a ceremony sponsored by the White House.
WHS math team wins third straight state championship

April 18th, 2011

The Wayzata High School math team won its fourth straight state championship tier I title on March 14 at the 26th Minnesota Mathematics League State Tournament at South Saint Paul High School.

This is the seventh time in the last nine years the WHS math team has won the state title. The WHS math team competed in the Southwest Suburban division and finished the season with 597 points – the top score in the state.

The WHS math team finished the state tournament with a score of 117 points which put them in first place. WHS seniors Rohit Agrawal, Gaurav Singh and sophomore Abram Sanderson were the top scorers at the state meet. Agrawal has had perfect season records (70 points – i.e., all 40 questions correct) for the past three years, and Singh the past two years. Last year, Agrawal was the first student ever to have a perfect season score and a perfect tournament score in the same season. Also, in the 27 year history of the state math league in its current form, only four students have won the season scoring title multiple times including Agrawal and Singh, and only 12 students have had perfect seasons including Agrawal and Singh.

This year’s state tournament participants were: seniors Agrawal, Kelly Chen, Larry Lee, Singh and Brian Tu; juniors Duligur Ibeling and Sahiba Singh; sophomores Miri Choi, Jacob Kautzky, Abram Sanderson and Roy Zhao; and freshmen Priyanka Narayan, Apekshya Panda and William Zeng.

The team is coached by head coach Thomas Kilkelly and assistant coach William Skerbitz.

In addition to the win at the state tournament, the team also placed third out of 181 teams across the nation on the Mandelbrot team competition. This is a contest in which groups of four students work together on a series of proof-style questions. The students write out their explanations to the successive parts, which build upon one another to develop a mathematical result. The team play lasts one hour and student responses are mailed to a panel of graders for evaluations.

The team also tied for second place internationally on the American Regional Mathematics League (ARML) Power Contest. The team scored well with 136 points on the year’s ARML local competition. WHS had 14 students score high enough on the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) to participate in the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). Of those 14 students, Agrawal and Singh qualified for the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) tam, while Sanderson qualified for the Junior USAMO.
Seven WHS students place well on the 2011 National German Exam

March 2nd, 2011

Four students from Wayzata High School have scored at the 90th percentile or above on the 2011 National German Exam and an additional three students placed as state winners scoring above the 80th percentile.

The national winners are: junior Rachel Mohr and sophomores Akash Batra, Gretchen Struckmeyer and Kallan Swenson.

The state winners are: junior Zachary Barenburg and sophomores Shai Ann Cain and Katie Corwin.

The students are taught by Barbara Melbye Janssen and Karen Nickel.

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