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The June 15 issue of the Community e-Newsletter is now available! The publication covers student and staff successes, School Board news, and school and Community Education offerings.
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2024-25 White Bear Lake Area Schools retirees were honored at a special luncheon for their 641 combined years of service to the community. Enjoy a 2024-25 Retirement video that celebrates the retirees.
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White Bear Lake Area High School Theatre Department is hosting an Alumni Concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 20 at White Bear Lake Area High School. WBLAHS Theatre alumni from 1999-2025 will perform a musical theatre concert from a variety of shows. Early Admission tickets are available for purchase for $20. Tickets will be $25 at the door.
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As the current school year wraps up, we are beginning to plan transportation for the 2025-26 school year. To help improve service for all students, we’re working to identify those middle school students who will not be using bus transportation next year. If your middle school student(s) will not ride the bus – whether in the morning, afternoon, or both – we ask that you complete and submit this opt-out form
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When school is not in session during the summer, kids age 18 and under can receive FREE meals at 6 locations!
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White Bear Lake Area Schools was recently recognized as a Bronze Berry Honoree in the 2025 Minnesota Grown Cream of the Crop Awards for Farm to School and Early Care. This new contest recognizes K-12 school districts that go above and beyond to promote and serve foods grown and raised by MN farmers and producers.
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The district was represented at White Bear Lake’s Touch-A-Truck event on May 8, with students and families having fun checking out the Nutrition Services truck and a yellow school bus.
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The 2024 graduation rate at White Bear Lake Area High School* is 96.5%, topping the state rate by 12.3 percentage points and up three percentage points from last year, in data released today by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).
District data, which includes students from WBLAHS along with students from the district’s Area Learning Center (ALC) and Transition Education Center (TEC) programs, shows a 91.6% four-year graduation rate for the class of 2024. This exceeds the state’s graduation rate by 7.4 percentage points.
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Mariner Middle School Language Arts teacher Carla Triggs was named White Bear Lake Area Educators' 2025 Teacher of the Year at an April 29 celebration and recognition ceremony.
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White Bear Lake Area High School’s Automotive Program, led by Automotive Instructor and Technology Education Building Lead Derek Doescher, has been named the Exemplary Secondary Program of the Year. This award showcases secondary level transportation programs that serve as exemplary models of institutional support, instructional leadership, and program-wide excellence.
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Mariner Middle School has been named a Gold Star Winner—the highest distinction—in the 2024-25 Star of Innovation Awards presented by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP). The award honors schools across Minnesota for developing and supporting exemplary, innovative educational programs.
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Middle School students are practicing their lines and rehearsing choreography ahead of their production of “Beetlejuice Jr.”. Watch a sneak peek at rehearsals in this video issue of the district's The Week in 62.4 Seconds.
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April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate the recognition, members of the Mariner Middle School Poetry Club hosted a Poetic Performance event.
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Mariner Middle School Student Council members presented a check for $2,450 to the White Bear Area Food Shelf!
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District staff, students, community members and board members enjoyed the first School Board meeting in the new board meeting location, the Community Room, at Sunrise Park District Service Center on March 3.
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