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HLWW School Board approves updated contracts for numerous positions
The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School Board approved several new two-year employee contracts during its meeting Monday evening. Due to work being done in the high school media center, the meeting took place in the middle school media center. The new contracts will be in effect through the end of the 2025-26...
Watertown teen attends Boys Nation in D.C.
Lonne Gilbert from Watertown-Mayer High School and 99 other incoming high school seniors represented states and the District of Columbia last month, July 19-26, at the 78th session of American Legion Boys Nation at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. Each year, Boys Nation brings together 100 young men before their senior year of high school to learn from a hands-on approach how the U.S. Senate and the federal government functions. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors similar programs with Girls State and Girls Nation. ...
Football schedule preview: Kimball hoping to improve on section first-round exit
KIMBALL – Football season is finally here and Kimball will soon be back in action after getting upset in the Section 5-2A semifinal by Holdingford. The Minnesota high school football season starts Thursday, Aug. 29, and the football Cubs are hoping to improve on a 2023 record of 6-3. Kimball was the No 2 seed in the section last year, planning to catch undefeated Eden Valley-Watkins sleeping in the championship. But it was the Cubs who were...
WM’s strategic plan survey indicates positivity among its stakeholders
During its recent regular meeting, the Watertown-Mayer School Board discussed the results of a strategic plan survey that Superintendent Darren Schuler put together to gauge how staff, parents, and students felt about the district in several areas. The questions in the survey tie back to the district’s five-year strategic plan...
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