Senior artists Jalyn Macy, Mckae Bailey, James Woods, Lauren Olson and Tessa Hrkal, and junior Jess Novack received honors at the 2012 MN Scholastic Art Awards Contest.

English classrooms are piloting a classroom set of Chromebooks second semester. These laptops run entirely via the Cloud using the Google Chrome operating system and web apps.

Every fall, the MWHS band turns into a marching band to lead the homecoming parade from Hilltop Primary School up County Rd. 110 to the high school.

Each quarter MWHS recognizes standout students who excel in the classroom. The students are nominated by their teachers who submit essays about their achievements.

Held four times a year, celebrations assemblies reward students for good grades, perfect attendance, & random acts of kindness.

A variety of Honors classes are offered in most academic areas. The challenging curriculum suits students looking to stand out on college transcripts and scholarship applications.

The drama dept. produces a musical and a play each school year. Musical cast members repeatedly win “SpotLight” awards for their performances.

MWHS hosts numerous exchange students each year from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and South America.

“The weight room is used by phy ed classes, kids who are getting fit for a sport, and some who just want to improve their fitness," says instructor Kyle Inforzato.

Qualifying in both Jazz & High Kick 2 years in a row, Dance scored its highest scores of the season. Coach Molly Carlson called their performances "pure perfection."

Boys Swim & Dive turned in a perfect undefeated season for the first time in the Westonka/Orono co-op team's history. The team won the WCC Championship.

MWHS offers a full portfolio of honors & college-level courses. Students can earn college credit by scoring a 3 or 4 the AP (Advance Placement) tests.

Four levels of Spanish and Mandarin are offered. College-in-Schools Spanish is also available for college credit through the U of M.

Author and illustrator Alicia Schwab presented to a group of creative writing and drawing students. Students in these classes are working together to create a children's book.

MWHS Concert Choir ranks among the top in the state. Last year the choir was one of five to receive an invitation to perform at Orchestra Hall.

Science is the process of investigating and solving problems! From Earth Science to Honors Chemistry and AP Physics, we offer a challenge for every student.

Students in this course produce and present Wake Up Westonka, the MWHS daily announcements show. Students create live and recorded broadcasts and video features.