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Spring 2021

February 5, 2021

Next Week's Important Dates to Remember

February 5: Wayzata Idol-Virtual

February 5: President's Volunteer Service Award application due

February 8: Course Registration Kick-off

February 8: Spring Black Box Play Auditions

February 9 -11: Spring Musical Auditions

February 9: Junior Seminar

February 10: Sophomore Seminar

February 10: WI Education Fair

February 11: Freshman Seminar

February 12 & 15: No School

Upcoming Events

This year's Wayzata Idol competition saw some really amazing performances. National Honor Society is so excited to share this event with you via a virtual premier. A recording of the performances will go live at 4:00 p.m. today, Friday, February 5. Make sure to hop online and watch some of the talented students at WHS. You won't want to miss this!!

College & Career Center Information

Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month

In recognition of Career & Technical Education (CTE) month, Hennepin Technical College is offering a robust set of exciting educational opportunities for high school students. Students can join these FREE virtual sessions -- Automation Robotics, Video Production and Interactive Design, Business, Black/African American Careers in the MN Workforce or Women in Construction Trades Workshop. For more information and to RSVP, click here. Questions? Please contact Deb Musser.

Wisconsin Education Fair - A Virtual Opportunity

Students and families can participate in a virtual opportunity to meet with over 150 University of Wisconsin state universities, independent colleges and universities, community colleges, specialty, technical/trade schools, and other out-of-state post-secondary institutions. Event dates are February 10, March 10, and April 11 from 3-6 p.m. The college booths are open 24/7 for students to explore at any time but reps are available on the dates listed. Students need to register here to explore the schools and can also find out information about live chats and interactive financial aid sessions. A Match Making tool will match students up with their schools that best fit their registration profile. A list of best-fit schools will be sent to them prior to the event. Questions? Please contact Deb Musser.

General Information

Curriculum Distribution

Curriculum Distribution has been extended through Monday and will run from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please enter through the Main Entrance and follow the signs for pick up. In addition, we will have an evening distribution date on Wednesday, February 10, from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Again, enter through the main entrance and follow the signs. Students whose materials were not available yet this week will be contacted directly when those books become available and do not need to come until then. If you are unable to enter the building, please contact Joyce Poppele to make alternative arrangements.

Upcoming Registration Seminars

Counselors will be meeting with students by grade level via Zoom to go over registration for next year. All students should be in attendance. **Please note the dates/times on the Counseling newsletter on Thursday, January 28 were wrong, below is the correct information.

Juniors: Tuesday, February 9 from 11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sophomores: Wednesday, February 10 from 11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Freshmen: Thursday, February 11 from 11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The registration window is February 8 - 19.

Click here to find the Zoom links for the Registration Seminars for each course.

Let's Talk Tuesdays

Do you have a quick question related to anything at school?

Need to do some course planning?

Want to make a quick schedule change?

Have a question about a certain class?

Join your counselor for Let's Talk Tuesday!

Each Tuesday morning your specific counselor will send out an invite to join them during one of your breaks.

You can pop into the zoom and have a 1:1 conversation to get quick questions answered!

Be looking in your email Tuesday mornings for the zoom link and jump on if you need to!

CORRECTION: Junior Post Secondary Planning

Selective College Night

Join the Wayzata High School Counselors and a panel of college representatives from Boston College, Notre Dame, Macalester, MIT, and Northwestern on Wednesday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Representatives will cover topics including trends, essays, recommendation letters, application tips.

Top 20 Training February Video Message from Tom Cody

This week marks the beginning of a new term and semester, which is a great time to review and renew your goals. Take a Top 20 approach to this process in order to get your best results! Tom Cody shares some great strategies in this video message. Check out these helpful hints, and get ready to start 2021 strong!

Auditions for WHS Spring Musical

The WHS Theatre Department is excited to announce auditions for our Spring Season! Auditions for our Spring Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, will be held on February 9-11. Auditions for our Spring Black Box Play, Crimes of the Heart, will be held on February 8. Audition information and materials are available here. All 9-12 grade students are welcome to audition for either or both productions!

Is There a Yearbook This Year?

The answer is YES!! Our editors and staffers are continuing to create pages each day. We have already sent off 100 pages to the printing plant. Don't forget to purchase your child's yearbook to capture this year's unique story. Visit the WHS Yearbook website to check to see if you have already purchased a book or click here to be sure to secure your child a copy of the 20/21 Wayako Yearbook.

The Virtual German Exchange Begins

Our Virtual Exchange between Wayzata High School and Humboldt Gymnasium in Germany is happening now - February 1-20.

20 students from each school are getting to know each other as they engage in projects together and interact on Zoom and other platforms. Together they are exploring the themes of everyday life, sustainability and diversity.

Although there is no travel this year, we are still able to engage and fulfill the main purposes of our exchange; broadening our perspectives, learning about our own identities and connecting with people and cultures through German and English around topics important to our world.

We have been exchanging with Humboldt in Dusseldorf Germany since 1976. We hope to host and travel again in the future, but might also keep some virtual options open as well, so think about participating in the program in the future. Contact: Karen Nickel

Health & Wellness

Mindfulness Sessions

Mindfulness sessions continue in Semester 2! Our sessions are led by Sarah Rudell Beach and are offered on select Fridays throughout Semester 2. Please join whenever you are feeling stressed, anxious, or like you need some new techniques on how to quiet your mind and body. The sessions run from 11:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on each of the following Fridays: 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/23, 4/30.

If you are unable to attend a live session, but would still like to learn more about Mindfulness or some new strategies for calming your brain and body, Sarah has created some Mindfulness videos for WHS students. Please follow the link on the WHS Mental Health Canvas Page: Mindfulness Videos to watch and relax!

Class of 2021/Senior Information

Fundraiser for 2021 Senior Class Party

Don't feel like cooking? Visit Panda Express on Thursday, February 18, 2021, and get a delicious meal to go and you'll be helping raise funds for the 2021 Senior Party! On February 18, Panda Express in Plymouth is donating 50% of event sales to the Senior Party. Order online or in-person for takeout. Please read this flyer for more information. Make sure to show this flyer at pick up and/or use code 321421 in the promo code box when ordering.