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Education
St. Joe’s student takes first at STEM fair
Gavin Radel, a student at St. Joe’s in Waconia, captured first prize in the 6th – 8th grade category at the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence’s Big Bang C-STEM Fair held April 13 at Visitation School in St. Paul. His project was an automatic fish feeder. Gavin took home a $1,000 individual prize and a $500 grant to his school’s STEM program for the honor. Big Bang C-STEM provides an...
Westonka celebrates winter academic, athletic success
The 2023-2024 winter sports and activities season brought a wave of “firsts’’ to Mound Westonka High School, as Activities Director Jeff Pederson highlighted during the April 15 Westonka School Board meeting. One milestone was the debut of sophomore Delaney Parker, who became the first female wrestler from MWHS to compete at the state wrestling tournament in the team’s second year of girls’ participation. Additionally, it was the first time that the Westonka Math League made it to the state tournament and the first time that...
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