Good luck to Jordan, Carson, Damarius, Brooklyn, Bennett, and Kalea this weekend at the 2024 #MSHSL State AA Track and Field Meet!
We are pleased to announce the Kids Eat Free Summer Program for 2024! For more information, call Waseca Public Schools Food Service Department at (507) 835-3360.
May School Board Recognitions!
Congratulations to our Bluejay All-Stars for third trimester (grades 10-12)! These students have demonstrated positive behavior and character traits.
We were honored this week at the Greater Mankato United Way's top business award luncheon. Our staff campaign increased by 15% from the previous year, with dollars serving our Waseca County community! This increased generosity by our team earned us the Regional Campaign of the Year Award. Thank you to all of our staff members who contributed to improving lives in Waseca County.
Congratulationst to our Area Learning Center!
Waseca Area Learning Center Receives 2024 Minnesota Promising Practice Award
MINNEAPOLIS—Waseca Area Learning Center was one of 11 honorees celebrated for excellence by
Synergy & Leadership Exchange and Saint Mary’s University at the Character Recognition Awards on
May 22. The event brought together educators and leaders from the public, private and nonprofit
sectors to recognize the exemplary achievements of the honorees.
Waseca Area Learning Center received a Minnesota Promising Practices Award for “Theatre for
Social Justice.” Promising Practices are unique and successful practices that promote character
development in Pre-K–grade 12 students. Students at the ALC study social justice, art as activism,
and theatrical performance and then choose, rehearse, and perform a play with one or more social
justice themes as a public service presentation for their communities. “Students use artistic
expression and performance to communicate what might be too difficult to speak about personally,”
said Language Arts and Theatre teacher, Dawn Skinner.
Key highlights of the event included a welcome from Minnesota Department of Education deputy
commissioner Stephanie Graff along with a presentation of the “Character Recognition Day”
governor’s proclamation, an inspiring keynote from Character.org president Dr. Arthur Schwartz, and
an awards presentation highlighting innovative and successful practices, programs, and outcomes in
character and ethical leadership development.
“Character development is important because we need to equip our students with the skills to face
the tests of life, not just a life of tests,” said Dr. Schwartz.
"The Character Recognition Awards is a great event to spotlight character as a measure of success
and to celebrate the remarkable work being done by schools, community programs and individual
leaders," said Wanda Sommers Wall, executive director of Synergy & Leadership Exchange. “A
sincere thank you to our 2024 event sponsors Blaze Credit Union, FranklinCovey Education and
Sourcewell.”
Through events like the Character Recognition Awards, Synergy & Leadership Exchange aims to
motivate honorees for continued success, inspire others with exemplary examples and promising
practices and celebrate the transformative impact of character formation in schools and community
programs.
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Synergy & Leadership Exchange is a nonprofit organization and program of the South Central
Service Cooperative. It is dedicated to fostering collaboration to advance the development of ethical
citizens, providing educational resources, and celebrating achievement and best practices in
Minnesota schools, businesses and communities. For more information visit
www.synergyexchange.org.
Congratulations to our Bluejay All-Stars for third trimester (grades 7-9)! These students have demonstrated positive behavior and character traits.
Thank you to Addison Wieseler for 2 years of service as a Student School Board member. Your contributions have helped support our work to prepare all students for their next steps in life!
Congrulations to our bowlers who competed at State to end last week! Great job and additonal congratulations to Jasmine who Jasmyn who placed third in her division!
This week is teacher and staff appreciation week. On behalf of our School Board, adminstration, and community, thank you for the work that each our staff members do every day to support our students. Your role matters!
School Board recogntions for April. So much great work happening in Waseca Public Schools!
The Waseca High School Variety Show is on tonight! Tickets are available at the door, online (hometown app), JHHS Office, or at Waseca Music Co. Shows run May 3rd at 7:00 pm and May 4th at 7:00pm. We hope to see you there!
Coffee with the Superintendent returns this Friday April 26th!
This morning we had the pleasure of having a send off for the Monkey Buccaneers, who will be competing in the 2024 Vex World Robotics Competition on April 25-27 in Dallas, TX! Good luck to Oliver, Cyrus, Mason, Daniel, and Noah! #WasecaProud💙💛
Today we celebrated our 8 students headed to the 2024 Minnesota State FFA Convention as competitors. Congratulations to Cameron, Bailey, Karley, Addie, Charley, Ashley, Olivia, and Orianna and good luck at state! #WasecaProud💙💛
Congratulations and good luck to Sadie, Ashton, Lucas and Mason as the head off to represent Waseca in the State Speech tournament!
Congratulations to our Section Spotlight on the Arts Awards Winners!
Coffee with the Superintendent returns this Friday, April 5. Superintendent Hudspith will be at Jonnie Beans Friday morning at 8:00 am for coffee and conversation about Waseca Public Schools and our student and staff accomplishments as we enter the last quarter of the 2023-24 school year. We look forward to this informal discussion about our district and its happenings.
Our School Board recognized some of the great work in our district at their March meeting. Thank you!
Good morning Waseca Families! Waseca Public Schools will be on time for Monday, March 25. However, due to the rain and mild temperatures, some out of town routes, especially gravel, may be challenging for buses. Impacted families will be notified by the bus provider if their route will be modified. Thank you!