Communicator FEBRUARY 2015
Excellence. For Each and Every Student.
Construction Projects on Track STEADY PROGRESS HAS BEEN made on plans to add onto Wayzata High School (WHS) and build an eighth elementary school to meet the needs of the district’s growing student population. After months of planning by committees made up of district sta, parents, students and architects, design documents for each project are close to completion. High School Construction to Start by Early May
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National Center for Women in Technology Recognizes Four WHS Students '063 8":;"5" )*() 4$)00- students were recently recognized by the National Center GPS 8PNFO JO 5FDIOPMPHZ /$8*5 B OPO QSPmU DPNNVOJUZ PG PSHBOJ[BUJPOT XPSLJOH UP JODSFBTF women’s participation in technology. Seniors Ariana Pooley and Amelia Rolf were selected as state winners of the Aspirations Award, which honors young women for their accomplishments in computers and technology. Senior ,BUIFSJOF .ZFST BOE +VOJPS 4FSJ $IPJ XFSF TFMFDUFE BT TUBUF SVOOFST VQ 1PPMFZ XBT BMTP TFMFDUFE BT B SVOOFS VQ GPS UIF /BUJPOBM "TQJSBUJPOT "XBSE “This is the third year in a row that a Wayzata student has been recognized, and to have four PG PVS TUVEFOUT PVU PG UIF .JOOFTPUB TUVEFOUT SFDPHOJ[FE UIJT ZFBS JT BO JODSFEJCMF IPOPS w TBJE 8BZ[BUB )JHI 4DIPPM $PNQVUFS 4DJFODF BOE &OHJOFFSJOH UFBDIFS 5JLB ,VEF
School Closing Decisions are an Imperfect Science By Superintendent CHACE B. ANDERSON 8*5) 5)& RETURN of the extreme cold weather MBUFMZ * IBWF SFDFJWFE many questions about how decisions are made about whether or not to close school.
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district due to the construction. The building JT TDIFEVMFE UP CF DMPTFE GSPN +VOF +VMZ .PSF EFUBJMT BCPVU UIFTF QSPHSBN DIBOHFT will be shared with parents and students in the coming months and an update will be provided in the next issue of the Communicator. New Elementary School Ground Breaking in May
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of closeness. The entry is also a focal point, inviting you in to see learning in progress and the spaces in each grade level area will provide a place for students to collaborate and share their ideas. Teachers will also have the opportunity to XPSL UPHFUIFS JO B NPSF PQFO FOWJSPONFOU w Final design documents for the elementary school will be issued to contractors for bidding CZ UIF FOE PG .BSDI #JET XJMM CF SFDFJWFE reviewed and awarded by late April in time for DPOTUSVDUJPO UP CFHJO JO .BZ 4JUF BQQSPWBMT have also been submitted to the City of Plymouth for approval. Discussion by the Planning Commission and Plymouth City Council is scheduled for February. ɨF OFX FMFNFOUBSZ BOE LFZ QPSUJPOT of the WHS additions are scheduled to be PQFO JO UIF GBMM 'PS NPSF JOGPSNBUJPO visit our website at www.wayzata.k12. mn.us/construction, or send an email to construction@wayzata.k12.mn.us.
3 NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAIN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOWER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
4 Five WHS Students Earn Perfect Scores
Picitured left to right are: Changyeon Park, Bo Dai, Christine Kim, Nathan Ringo and Bella Roussanov.
$0/(3"56-"5*0/4 50 '*7& Wayzata High School (WHS) students for earning perfect scores on the SAT and ACT college entrance exams. Senior Bella Roussanov and junior Christine Kim earned perfect scores on the SAT FYBN BOE TFOJPST $IBOHZFPO 1BSL #P %BJ BOE junior Nathan Ringo earned perfect scores on the ACT exam. BELLA ROUSSANOV TBJE TIF UPPL TFWFSBM practice tests and studied vocabulary to prepare for the SAT exam, but her normal class schedule also prepared her for the test. Outside of school she is on the Science Olympiad and Quiz Bowl 5FBNT BOE WPMVOUFFST PO UIF 3FMBZ GPS -JGF $PNNJUUFF BOE BU UIF 1MZNPVUI 1VCMJD -JCSBSZ Her top choices for school next year are Harvard and Columbia Universities and she is interested in majoring in either chemistry or English. CHANGYEON PARK said she used practice tests to prepare for the ACT exam and focused PO XIBU TIF UIPVHIU TIF OFFEFE UP XPSL PO JODMVEJOH B SFWJFX PG NBUI BOE SFBEJOH 1BSL
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Spanish, AP U.S. History, Chemistry X and $IBNCFS 0SDIFTUSB 4IF IBT UBLFO FJHIU "1 courses to date. Outside of academics, Kim performed violin in the pit orchestra for the WHS production PG i4QBNBMPUw UIJT GBMM BOE JT PO UIF 4DJFODF Olympiad Team. She is also a member of the .JOOFTPUB :PVUI 4ZNQIPOZ BOE WPMVOUFFST playing violin at a group home for adults with disabilities. She also performs with the Young .VTJDJBOT PG .JOOFTPUB 0SDIFTUSB BO DAI credits his normal course load at 8)4 BOE UBLJOH QSBDUJDF FYBNT GPS IJT QFSGFDU TDPSF PO UIF "$5 )F JT DVSSFOUMZ UBLJOH "1 Physics and participating in the Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program. Dai is also active on the Debate Team, -JOL $SFX BOE /BUJPOBM )POPS 4PDJFUZ BOE WPMVOUFFST IJT UJNF BU /PSUI .FNPSJBM )PTQJUBM His future plans include majoring in either biochemistry or biomedical engineering. NATHAN RINGO TBJE IJT "1 DPVSTFXPSL BMPOH XJUI B IFBMUIZ CSFBLGBTU QSFQBSFE IJN GPS his ACT exam, on which he earned a perfect TDPSF 3JOHP IBT UBLFO TJY "1 DMBTTFT TP GBS BOE is involved in the WHS Business Professionals Association, Robotics Team and Quiz Bowl. His top choices for college are California *OTUJUVUF PG 5FDIOPMPHZ BOE .BTTBDIVTFUUT *OTUJUVUF PG 5FDIOPMPHZ )F IBT OPU ZFU EFDJEFE on a major, but is considering computer science and biochemistry.
And the SpotLight Award Goes to‌ AWARD SEASON IS HERE – the Oscars, the Grammys and the Hennepin Theatre Trust SpotLight Awards! SpotLight is Hennepin Theatre Trust’s flagship educational initiative, which supports and recognizes Minnesota high school musical theater programs and students – and this year it recognized Wayzata High School’s production of “Spamalotâ€? with a SpotLight Award in every category possible. As an ensemble, the performers received the highest honor, Outstanding, in the following categories: Â&#x; Overall Performance Â&#x; Overall Performance by a Chorus Â&#x; Performance in Dance by a Chorus Â&#x; Vocal Performance by a Chorus Â&#x; Acting Performance by a Chorus
Â&#x; Performance by a Student Orchestra The group also received Honorable Mention for Overall Production. To determine the SpotLight Award recipients, three judges attend multiple performances and rate them as Good, Honorable Mention or Outstanding in a number of categories. In order for a performance to receive an Outstanding award, there must be at least two Outstanding votes, and the third vote must be Honorable Mention or Outstanding. Several students also received the following individual performance honors: Â&#x; Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role: Seniors Annika Isbell and Lillian Walker Â&#x; Honorable Mention Performance in a Leading
Role: Seniors Shivonne McCarthy, Mackenzie Spotts-Falzone, Carly Spotts-Falzone, Andrew Stern and Sarah Taft Â&#x; Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role: Sophomores Erik Dagoberg and Robert Isbell, Junior Samuel Sanderson and Senior Camille Smith Â&#x; Honorable Mention Performance in a Supporting Role: Juniors Gina Carter and Garrett Lane and Senior Luke Soucy Â&#x; Honorable Mention Performance in a Featured Role: Sophomores Hope Shishilla and Maria Hayden, Juniors Maya Harris, Ian Hebeisen, Olivia Pak and Sabrina Southwick Congratulations to Director Adam Hegg and all students involved in the production!
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Anderson One of Only 117 Superintendents Selected for National Technology Summit CHACE ANDERSON, superintendent of the Wayzata Public Schools, was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as POF PG POMZ UPQ TDIPPM MFBEFST from across America to participate JO UIF mSTU FWFS /BUJPOBM $POOFDUFE Superintendents Summit on /PWFNCFS BU UIF 8IJUF )PVTF Superintendent Anderson was among exemplary local school chiefs who were recognized for their leadership in helping their districts transition to digital learning. This unique conference brought together PÄ‹DJBMT GSPN BDSPTT UIF DPVOUSZ UP TIBSF QSPNJTJOH BQQSPBDIFT UP VTJOH UFDIOPMPHZ JO DMBTTSPPNT with one another and the Education Department. i8BZ[BUB T HSPVOECSFBLJOH .Z 8BZ GPS 4UVEFOU -FBSOJOH J1BE *OJUJBUJWF IBT PQFOFE VQ B XIPMF OFX XPSME PG PQQPSUVOJUZ GPS QFSTPOBMJ[FE UFBDIJOH BOE MFBSOJOH w TIBSFE "OEFSTPO i*O UIF mOBM ZFBS PG B UISFF ZFBS QIBTF JO QMBO UIF .Z8BZ *OJUJBUJWF IBT HJWFO FBDI BOE FWFSZ TUVEFOU JO UIF 8BZ[BUB 1VCMJD 4DIPPMT , BDDFTT UP BO J1BE GPS SFTFBSDI DPMMBCPSBUJPO POMJOF XPSL BOE FBTZ DPNNVOJDBUJPO XJUI UFBDIFST w
6 WHS Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country Teams Win State Championships
WHS Girls’ Swim and Dive Team Wins 2014 State Championship
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WHS Boys’ Cross Country Coach Bill Miles Receives Two National Awards BILL MILES OF WAYZATA HIGH School was announced Wednesday as the inaugural winner of the National High School Cross Country Coach of the Year award for boys teams, respectively, by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The National High School Coach of the Year selection committee selected Miles from among the state-level High School Cross Country Coach of the Year award winners announced in January. The awards were based on team and coaching performances from the 2014 season.
Among the factors considered were team performance at league, conference, state and national championships in the 2014 cross country season. Consideration was also given to margin of victory, degree of improvement and national rankings. “It’s an honor to name Bill Miles as our first-ever National High School Cross Country Coaches of the Year,� USTFCCCA CEO Sam Seemes said. “Coaching high school is so important and so difficult, and he models for cross country coaches at every level.� Miles’ boys both dominated their state championships in November and turned in stellar performances at Nike Cross Nationals in December. After finishing 15th in Portland a year ago, the Wayzata boys
finished second in the nation. In the mode of nearly all great college and prep coaches, it was nearly impossible to get Miles to take any credit for his athletes’ successes. “The award is quite overwhelming, frankly, and humbling at the same time. It’s only possible because we have great athletes and a tremendous coaching staff,� said Miles, who is retiring after 39 years of coaching at Wayzata. He’s also a retired classroom teacher. “I’m blessed as a high school coach to have a large number of adults coaching with me, and it’s no shock that we’ve started having success as more and more of those guys have come into the program.�
7 Stand Against Stigma Mental Health Forum Scheduled for February 24
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Treating Leukemia & Cardiac Surgery Topics of Young Scientist Roundtables in March Monday, March 2, 7 p.m., Central Middle School
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Final Parenting with Vision Program Scheduled for April 21 5)& É 1BSFOUJOH XJUI 7JTJPO TFSJFT XIJDI GFBUVSFT FWFOJOH programs that focus on important issues and milestones in a child’s school MJGF XJMM DPNF UP B DMPTF XJUI B mOBM TFTTJPO PO 5VFTEBZ "QSJM BU Q N in the Wayzata High School Auditorium. This session will provide an opportunity for questions and answers. No registration is required and the program is free. PREPARING FOR YOUR CHILD to spread his or her wings and head off to college or move out of the house can be a time of mixed emotions – excitement, anxiety, hope and fear, all rolled into one. Join educators from myHealth for Teens & Young Adults to talk about issues pertinent to newly independent young people, such as sexuality, stress, sleep, safety, and drugs and alcohol. Tips and tricks for processing your own emotions as a new chapter in your life begins will be covered as well. You can’t go with them, but you can ensure they (and you!) are prepared when they leave. This session is designed for parents of high school juniors and seniors.
Leaving the Nest
First-ever Alumni Event a Success The first-ever Wayzata High School (WHS) Alumni Network Event was held November 28 as part of the City of Wayzata’s Light Up the Lake Event. Over 100 alumni attended the event featuring popular local alumni musicians Alison Scott and Taylor Robert, and Jackson Harkness, currently a junior at WHS. An alumni website will be launched this spring featuring future special events, networking opportunities and more. Alumni and friends can sign up for more information at www.classofwayzata.org.
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Former Greenwood student and 3D printing expert Mac Cameron of Stratasys presented to Greenwood Elementary 5th grade students about the future of manufacturing and design through 3D printing.
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