As we busily prepare for the upcoming August 17th fall sports start date, we are asking our Wildcat family to stay healthy and practice social distancing! Today, August 7th marks the end of the MSHSL Coaches summer waiver period that provides permission for our high school coaches to work with their athletes during the summer
Fall 2020 Waconia Athletics & Activities Update The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Board of Directors approved moving forward as scheduled on August 17th with four Fall sports (Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys and Girls Soccer, Girls Swimming and Diving and Girls Tennis) with limitations. The MSHSL Board of Directors also approved moving Football and
A note from the WHS Spring Play Director, Liz SmithAfter receiving the news that we would not be returning to in-person learning, many of our theatre students were sad, as they had auditions and been cast for Shakespeare’s classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream right before Covid forced the closing of school. A couple of students
On behalf of the Waconia High School Activities Department, which includes more than 100 coaches, directors and advisors, we would like to congratulate the Class of 2020 on their outstanding careers as students, as athletes and as participants in our fine arts programs. During the past year alone, the Class of 2020 has accumulated and/or
Congratulations to Senior Sydney Shea on being chosen to represent Waconia High School as our 2020 Athena Award winner! Sponsored by the Minneapolis Athena Awards Committee, the Athena Award is a unique recognition program designed exclusively for female high school seniors. The Athena Awards program honors the athletic achievements of 56 high school seniors from Minneapolis and suburban
Congratulations to Payton Baumann and Brady Compaan on being chosen the 2020 Waconia High School MSHSL Triple “A” Award Winners! Established in 1988, the Academics, Arts and Athletics Award (Triple “A”) is a unique recognition program sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League. The award goes to high school seniors who have a “B” or better grade
Congratulations to Waconia High School Juniors, Carrigan Dock and Bram Fitsimonds on being chosen as the 2020 WHS Minnesota State High School League ExCEL Award recipients! Sponsored by the MSHSL, ExCEL (Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership) is a unique recognition program designed exclusively for high school juniors. Students who are active in fine arts and/or athletic
Making history by competing in the state tournament for the first time in program history, the Waconia Wildcats did their community, school, program, and players proud by winning their first ever State Tournament game, beating an extremely good, tough, and polished #3 seed Red Wing, and reaching the semifinals, losing to last year’s runner up
The Wildcat Girls Basketball team will take on #3 Seeded Red Wing in the first game of the 2020 Class AAA MSHSL State Championships on Wednesday, March 11th at 4:00pm at the University of Minnesota Maturi Pavilion! 2020 State Girls Basketball Tournament Information A fan bus is available for our WHS students for the price of $15 per person (price includes student admission ticket). Sign up for the fan bus in the
Well, that was spectacular. The key to advancing to the State tournament for the first time in WGBB history was defense, and we held Marshall to the goal that we always set for a game: 50 points or under. If we can hold them to under 50, we feel as if we have a shot
