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Welcome to SoWashCo Schools
OUR MISSION
South Washington County Schools is a suburban district located southeast of St. Paul, Minnesota. The district includes all or parts of the communities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, as well as, Afton, Denmark and Grey Cloud Island Townships. We are committed to the mission of "igniting a passion for lifelong learning" through collaboration, continuous improvement, equity, integrity and relationships.
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![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.
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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.
![Students in Grade 11 to Participate in ACT on April 18]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677774873/sowashcok12mnus/vch7oc1fqdkgjg80pswb/MicrosoftTeams-image1_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677774873/sowashcok12mnus/vch7oc1fqdkgjg80pswb/MicrosoftTeams-image1_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677774873/sowashcok12mnus/vch7oc1fqdkgjg80pswb/MicrosoftTeams-image1_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677774873/sowashcok12mnus/vch7oc1fqdkgjg80pswb/MicrosoftTeams-image1_1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677774873/sowashcok12mnus/vch7oc1fqdkgjg80pswb/MicrosoftTeams-image1_1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677774873/sowashcok12mnus/vch7oc1fqdkgjg80pswb/MicrosoftTeams-image1_1.png","width":2200}])
All students in grade 11 will participate in the ACT exam on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
![E-learning Day Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22-23, 2023]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677011083/sowashcok12mnus/aoqrrn550fs3gjvwoad7/MicrosoftTeams-image8.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677011083/sowashcok12mnus/aoqrrn550fs3gjvwoad7/MicrosoftTeams-image8.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677011083/sowashcok12mnus/aoqrrn550fs3gjvwoad7/MicrosoftTeams-image8.jpg","width":576}])
Due to wintry weather, all SoWashCo Schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22-23, 2023. Students will have e-learning days.
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Kids Club is canceled.
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After school activities and events for Feb. 22-23 will be canceled.
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Section tournament games will be determined by the Minnesota State High School League and communicated by your athlete’s coach.
![Calendar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1638555754/sowashcok12mnus/vpqn5obshm1gh8l4dfqg/CALENDAR6.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1638555754/sowashcok12mnus/vpqn5obshm1gh8l4dfqg/CALENDAR6.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1638555754/sowashcok12mnus/vpqn5obshm1gh8l4dfqg/CALENDAR6.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1638555754/sowashcok12mnus/vpqn5obshm1gh8l4dfqg/CALENDAR6.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1638555754/sowashcok12mnus/vpqn5obshm1gh8l4dfqg/CALENDAR6.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1638555754/sowashcok12mnus/vpqn5obshm1gh8l4dfqg/CALENDAR6.png","width":2200}])
The School Board is expected to approve the 2023-24 school year calendar at tonight’s School Board meeting.
![SoWashCo Schools Thumbnail]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666983548/sowashcok12mnus/myxiusnu04sc8wwmatil/thumbnail-sowashco.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666983548/sowashcok12mnus/myxiusnu04sc8wwmatil/thumbnail-sowashco.png","width":381}])
SoWashCo, in partnership with SoWashCo’s Native American Parent Advisory Committee, is continuing our 1:1 Reading Connection Program this year.
![Participants and Volunteers Needed for SoWashCo’s Multicultural Celebration Event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677702758/sowashcok12mnus/zx7uufulwuufybtihouk/MulticulturalEventFinallight.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677702758/sowashcok12mnus/zx7uufulwuufybtihouk/MulticulturalEventFinallight.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677702758/sowashcok12mnus/zx7uufulwuufybtihouk/MulticulturalEventFinallight.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677702758/sowashcok12mnus/zx7uufulwuufybtihouk/MulticulturalEventFinallight.png","width":1200}])
SoWashCo Schools is planning a community-wide multicultural event celebrating the diverse backgrounds of our students, families and community.
![School Board Recognition Week]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1676561187/sowashcok12mnus/orc2wbxq7jhufzvpq4ma/Schoolboardmembers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1676561187/sowashcok12mnus/orc2wbxq7jhufzvpq4ma/Schoolboardmembers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1676561187/sowashcok12mnus/orc2wbxq7jhufzvpq4ma/Schoolboardmembers.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1676561187/sowashcok12mnus/orc2wbxq7jhufzvpq4ma/Schoolboardmembers.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1676561187/sowashcok12mnus/orc2wbxq7jhufzvpq4ma/Schoolboardmembers.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1676561187/sowashcok12mnus/orc2wbxq7jhufzvpq4ma/Schoolboardmembers.jpg","width":1920}])
The week of Feb. 20-24 is Minnesota School Board Recognition week. Please join us in thanking our elected board members who give their time and energy in support of high-quality public schooling for our students.
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