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Tag: Wayzata Public Schools
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A Wayzata High School student is making history. Catherine Zorn of Plymouth is the first female from Minnesota to enlist in the United States Army infantry. Zorn, 17, comes from a military family: her grandfather, aunt and brother were also in the military.
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Anyone visiting schools in the Wayzata School District will soon have to go through tighter security. The district is implementing a new registration system at the entries of all 13 of its schools. Visitors will be required to swipe their state ID in a system that prints out a visitors badge and stores your photo in a database.
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June 7 and 8, 2016 (13th Annual!)
Sale Location:
Wayzata High School
4955 Peony Lane
Plymouth, MN 55446
Enter at the main entranceVolunteers – need to recheck your assignment or time slot? Click here to access Sign-Up Genius. To download this page as a PDF, click here.June 7, 2015 – 5 to 8 pm (Seller’s Day) Sellers drop off the instruments they would like to sell. We encourage you to set the instrument’s price and determine what repairs might be required before you arrive. This will save you significant time on Seller’s Night and may increase the likelihood of selling your instrument. The “Sellers Guidelines” below will help you make these decisions. Specialists will be on hand to determine repair needs and to provide pricing recommendations for those who need this service. Sellers receive the proceeds of their sale less a small commission which supports the music programs in our schools.June 8, 2015 – 5 to 8 pm (Buyer’s Day) Buyers looking to upgrade to a better instrument or to find a starter or second instrument shop on this day. Many quality instruments will be available, each one pre-screened by area music professionals prior to the sale. Cash or check only.
Questions? Contact Dave Elmhirst (band instruments) at david.elmhirst@wayzata.k12.mn.us or Mark Gitch (string instruments) at mark.gitch@wayzata.k12.mn.us.
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Jack Shink. Submitted photo. Wayzata High School freshman Jack Shink has been named Minnesota’s 2016 Youth Ambassador for the Tourette’s Syndrome Association, an organization dedicated to making life better for all people affected by tic disorders.
Jack represents the state of Minnesota by assisting in media-related activities to spread awareness and raise funds for research and treatment. He shares his personal story, what Tourette’s has meant for him, what it means for those around him, and he challenges people to think about their definition of inclusion.
In March he attended the Tourette’s Syndrome Association’s national conference in Washington DC with 49 other state ambassadors for leadership training and to lobby with both Senator Franken and Senator Klobuchar.
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Guess who is turning 50! Current and former Greenwood Elementary staff, students, families and community members will celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary on Friday, May 6 between 4 and 6 p.m. There will be food with pricing reminiscent of the 1960s and a DJ playing songs from the decade Greenwood opened (1965) as well as current hits.
At 6 p.m., the party will transition into the gym where there will be a short ceremony followed by a classic hit movie from the 1960’s. Feel free to bring a blanket to spread out on the gym floor, or sit in the chairs that will be set up for the movie.
The celebration will go on, rain or shine. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the entire celebration will take place in the Greenwood gym.
For more information, please contact Greenwood Principal Brad Gustafson at brad.gustafson@wayzata.k12.mn.us. We hope to see you there!
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West Middle School physical education teacher Mike Brindise sets up heart monitors for his students at the start of class. The monitors transmit to an app on the students’ iPads where they can track their heart rates during activity in class. Mike Brindise, a physical education teacher at West Middle School, was selected as Minnesota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AHPERD) Shape America’s Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
Brindise was nominated by his former professor at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Jane Carlson, and will be honored at the MN AHPERD State Conference on November 3. The Shape America Teacher of the Year Award is sponsored by Shape America and given to members of MN AHPERD who demonstrate exemplary teaching abilities of respective grade levels of disciplines.
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Leighton Zhao said he took the Princeton Review Course in advance and then took several practice tests on his own the week prior to sitting the June 2014 exam. He said some of his courses at Wayzata High School helped prepare him for the exam by working on vocabulary and math. Currently Zhao is taking Advanced Placement (AP) Biology, AP Literature, AP Statistics and AP American Government. Upon graduation he will have taken 17 AP courses at WHS.
Outside of academics, Zhao is on the Science Olympiad Team, Math Team, Destination ImagiNation and plays the clarinet in the WHS Wind Ensemble. He also volunteers at the Chinese School on weekends at Central Middle School and is a tutor at Project For Pride and Living in New Hope.
Zhao said he is currently applying to colleges but is has not decided on his top three choices. He is still undecided for his future major but is interested in math and science.
Michael Cai said he prepared for the ACT by taking the Princeton Review Course. He said his some of his normal course load at WHS also helped prepare him for the exam. He is current enrolled in AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP U.S. History, AP statistics and AP Composition. Next semester he will be enrolled in Spanish 4, Organic Chemistry and Human Anatomy.
Outside of academics, Cai is on the Quiz Bowl Team, the WHS Cross Country Team, and the WHS Track Team. He plays piano with a private lessons and volunteers at the Plymouth Library and Maple Grove Hospital.
On a recent trip this summer, Cai said he had the opportunity to visit several east coast school and is interested in attending college on either the east or west coast but the University of Minnesota is also an option. He is interested in pursuing a degree in chemical engineering.
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