By Tera White Mound Westonka softball was finally able to start its season last week after snow and ice melt revealed a field beneath the large drifts. Thanks to the effort of softball parents Chad Mack and Steve Drill and community business Larson Landscaping, snow was removed, the infield was raked and the sun and
By Bob Kuehl The weather has finally warmed up and the snow has melted. That means the Mound Westonka High School varsity baseball team is playing almost every day. This past week saw the varsity go 4-1, playing five games in four days. On April 25, the White Hawks traveled to Minnetonka High School and
By Jennifer Linder After a loss in their first match of the season, the Mound Westonka High School boys tennis team came back with a four-match win streak. First up was a home match against New Prague on April 24. The White Hawks came out strong with a 7-0 sweep. Next, the team traveled to
As any DECA student will tell you, it’s all about that glass. Mound Westonka High School sent 22 students to the 2018 DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, where over 19,000 business and marketing students competed for elusive glass trophies, each recognizing a Top 3 placement in the world. MWHS junior Lauren Kelly and
The Westonka Activities Department is proud to name Mound Westonka High School senior Jack LaTour Athletic/Activities Student of the Week for the week of April 30, 2018. LaTour is a captain for the White Hawks baseball team. He’s currently hitting .333 with only one error so far on the season. He hits in the No.
Mound Westonka High School musicians will present Coffeehouse Jazz May 11 and 12 in the Fellowship Hall at St. John’s Church in Mound. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature the Madd Jazz (jazz choir) and the MWHS jazz band, each performing traditional jazz and swing music,
By Lorrie Ham Nine Westonka speech competitors advanced to the Region 2AA North/West section tournament on April 17 at Chaska High School after competing in the subsection tournament April 11 in New Ulm. Competing at sections were: ninth-grader Merrick Gormley, Poetry; sophomore Grace Hanson, Discussion; junior Taylor Hummelsund, Poetry; ninth-grader Katherine Johnson, Informative; ninth-grader Hayden
Mound Westonka High School juniors and seniors will enjoy a trip “All Around the World” for prom night 2018. The fun begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, with the Grand March in the MWHS gym. This year’s prom court includes seniors Calli Battis, Marshall Boser, Evan Dahl, Max Englert, Clara Godoy-Henderson, Sydney Hermanson,
By Jennifer Linder After a cold and snowy start to spring, the Mound Westonka High School boys tennis team finally took to the courts April 20 and got in their first match of the season. With five of their previous matches canceled or postponed due to weather, the courts finally dried off, and the varsity
Westonka Engineering and FIRST Robotics presents a Bingo Night & Silent Auction on Monday, April 30. The event runs from 6-8 p.m. in the Mound Westonka High School cafeteria. Tickets are $10 for this event. If you purchased tickets for the canceled April 15 omelette breakfast, we will honor those tickets for this event. Come
