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![SoWashCo Summer Invitations Coming Soon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678998135/sowashcok12mnus/li9rkfukhw5qafvqctmy/SoWashCoSummer-2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678998135/sowashcok12mnus/li9rkfukhw5qafvqctmy/SoWashCoSummer-2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678998135/sowashcok12mnus/li9rkfukhw5qafvqctmy/SoWashCoSummer-2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678998135/sowashcok12mnus/li9rkfukhw5qafvqctmy/SoWashCoSummer-2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678998135/sowashcok12mnus/li9rkfukhw5qafvqctmy/SoWashCoSummer-2.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678998135/sowashcok12mnus/li9rkfukhw5qafvqctmy/SoWashCoSummer-2.png","width":2200}])
Families of some students currently in grades K-7 will receive an email inviting them to apply for an opportunity to attend SoWashCo Summer.
![Students’ Talent on Display at Elementary Art Show]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678988000/sowashcok12mnus/yyde5uwnizlkh15zlqwf/DistrictArtShow.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678988000/sowashcok12mnus/yyde5uwnizlkh15zlqwf/DistrictArtShow.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678988000/sowashcok12mnus/yyde5uwnizlkh15zlqwf/DistrictArtShow.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678988000/sowashcok12mnus/yyde5uwnizlkh15zlqwf/DistrictArtShow.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1678988000/sowashcok12mnus/yyde5uwnizlkh15zlqwf/DistrictArtShow.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1678988000/sowashcok12mnus/yyde5uwnizlkh15zlqwf/DistrictArtShow.jpg","width":2200}])
SoWashCo Schools Elementary Art Show is on display at the District Service Center.
![side of school bus with stop sign open and flashing with a camera below it]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1663948987/sowashcok12mnus/z7emsjqntihppb4fwqtu/BusCam2.gif","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1663948987/sowashcok12mnus/z7emsjqntihppb4fwqtu/BusCam2.gif","width":500}])
SoWashCo Schools' bus cameras captured 51 violations since January 1, 2023.
![Valley Crossing Elementary School Students Win Stem Design Challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678999381/sowashcok12mnus/malmq56jj8jfl93l13id/STEMchallenge2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678999381/sowashcok12mnus/malmq56jj8jfl93l13id/STEMchallenge2.png","width":305}])
Valley Crossing Elementary School (VCES) students won awards at the Minnesota Zoo’s ZOOMS STEM Design Challenge.
![Supply Issues Impact Milk Availability for Lunch Today]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677857900/sowashcok12mnus/vpntagualvzawhsywcgz/MilkSupply-2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677857900/sowashcok12mnus/vpntagualvzawhsywcgz/MilkSupply-2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677857900/sowashcok12mnus/vpntagualvzawhsywcgz/MilkSupply-2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677857900/sowashcok12mnus/vpntagualvzawhsywcgz/MilkSupply-2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677857900/sowashcok12mnus/vpntagualvzawhsywcgz/MilkSupply-2.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677857900/sowashcok12mnus/vpntagualvzawhsywcgz/MilkSupply-2.png","width":2200}])
Due to supply issues, milk will not be available during lunch today, March 3, 2023.
![SoWashCo Schools Adopting a Transportation Opt-in System for the 2023-24 School Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677701240/sowashcok12mnus/oa5uqjwktwbzjkz2h8v2/TransportationOpt-in-1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677701240/sowashcok12mnus/oa5uqjwktwbzjkz2h8v2/TransportationOpt-in-1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677701240/sowashcok12mnus/oa5uqjwktwbzjkz2h8v2/TransportationOpt-in-1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677701240/sowashcok12mnus/oa5uqjwktwbzjkz2h8v2/TransportationOpt-in-1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677701240/sowashcok12mnus/oa5uqjwktwbzjkz2h8v2/TransportationOpt-in-1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677701240/sowashcok12mnus/oa5uqjwktwbzjkz2h8v2/TransportationOpt-in-1.png","width":2200}])
SoWashCo Schools is moving to an opt-in transportation system starting in the fall.
![Park High School Teacher Mark Anderson Named Semifinalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677769985/sowashcok12mnus/nhetdbrpxtbiyzggbdyo/ANDERSON_MARK.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677769985/sowashcok12mnus/nhetdbrpxtbiyzggbdyo/ANDERSON_MARK.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677769985/sowashcok12mnus/nhetdbrpxtbiyzggbdyo/ANDERSON_MARK.jpg","width":600}])
Park High School teacher Mark Anderson was selected as a semifinalist for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award.
![SoWashCo Schools Hosts Black Influence Event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677762107/sowashcok12mnus/ouqrzoeohj1xggtzybiz/IMG_5825.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677762107/sowashcok12mnus/ouqrzoeohj1xggtzybiz/IMG_5825.heic","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677762107/sowashcok12mnus/ouqrzoeohj1xggtzybiz/IMG_5825.heic","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677762107/sowashcok12mnus/ouqrzoeohj1xggtzybiz/IMG_5825.heic","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677762107/sowashcok12mnus/ouqrzoeohj1xggtzybiz/IMG_5825.heic","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677762107/sowashcok12mnus/ouqrzoeohj1xggtzybiz/IMG_5825.heic","width":2200}])
SoWashCo schools hosted its districtwide Black History Month celebration at East Ridge High School.
![Woodbury High School Choral Exchange]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677760960/sowashcok12mnus/tvn8pkefcst1mmcgykzg/UWRFchoirwithWoodburyHSchoirDSC_2325.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677760960/sowashcok12mnus/tvn8pkefcst1mmcgykzg/UWRFchoirwithWoodburyHSchoirDSC_2325.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677760960/sowashcok12mnus/tvn8pkefcst1mmcgykzg/UWRFchoirwithWoodburyHSchoirDSC_2325.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677760960/sowashcok12mnus/tvn8pkefcst1mmcgykzg/UWRFchoirwithWoodburyHSchoirDSC_2325.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677760960/sowashcok12mnus/tvn8pkefcst1mmcgykzg/UWRFchoirwithWoodburyHSchoirDSC_2325.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677760960/sowashcok12mnus/tvn8pkefcst1mmcgykzg/UWRFchoirwithWoodburyHSchoirDSC_2325.jpg","width":1800}])
Woodbury High School (WHS) choir students sing at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) for the first-ever choral exchange.
![Free Vaccination Clinic at Park High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677775270/sowashcok12mnus/fsql8ssbo72qbm4ni7pp/FreeVaccine.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677775270/sowashcok12mnus/fsql8ssbo72qbm4ni7pp/FreeVaccine.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677775270/sowashcok12mnus/fsql8ssbo72qbm4ni7pp/FreeVaccine.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677775270/sowashcok12mnus/fsql8ssbo72qbm4ni7pp/FreeVaccine.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677775270/sowashcok12mnus/fsql8ssbo72qbm4ni7pp/FreeVaccine.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677775270/sowashcok12mnus/fsql8ssbo72qbm4ni7pp/FreeVaccine.png","width":2200}])
SoWashCo Schools in partnership with Homeland Health Specialists will be hosting a free vaccination clinic on March 21, 2023, at Park High School.