Joe Alexander (Class of 1994), Abbey Staats (Class of 2008), Al Nordsving (Class of 1968) and coach Bill Schmidt will be inducted in a ceremony held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in the WSHS Learning Commons. 

Freyja Wolfe, a senior at WSHS, has been named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. WSHS Principal Heather Fitzloff presented Wolfe with her Letter of Commendation certificate Thursday.

The WAPS school board on Sept. 1 approved the district’s strategic plan, which will cover the 2022-27 school years. The plan is the result of a collaborative process led by the Minnesota School Board Association that included input from district leaders, staff, students, families and community members.

Several Winona Area Public Schools employees were honored for their years of service at the all-staff celebration on Tuesday at Winona Middle School. 

On Tuesday morning at Winona Middle School, the entire staff of Winona Area Public Schools gathered to kick off the 2022-23 school year. The all-staff gathering is the centerpiece of a week full of meetings, professional development, parent-teacher conferences, orientation events and more. 

Warneke joins WAPS from Zumbrota-Mazeppa, where he was a Special Education Teacher for Grades 7-12 from 2020-22. He also taught in Lake City from 2017-2020.