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    October 9, 2013
    WDC welcomes foreign exchange students
    Wadena-Deer Creek (WDC) High School welcomed 14 foreign-exchange students recently by hosting a “Welcome-to-WDC” luncheon. The foreign-exchange...
    news/localOctober 9, 2013 - 8:11am
    September 27, 2013
    Activities Update
    Fall is here and with it, the echoes of whistles, the bouncing of volleyballs, and the crack of shoulder pads, along with a variety of other sounds can be heard every night after school at Wadena-Deer Creek High School. Student-athletes are involved in football, volleyball, cross...
    opinion/commentarySeptember 27, 2013 - 3:34pm
    September 19, 2013
    School in Full Swing
    What a great start to the school year at Wadena-Deer Creek Schools. It is hard to believe we have already finished our third week of school, but I guess time flies when you are having fun and getting back into the swing of things. Seeing the energy the students bring to the building...
    news/educationSeptember 19, 2013 - 1:48pm
    September 12, 2013
    Verndale School weighs levy changes
    By tweaking the way it levies money from local taxpayers, the Verndale school district stands to get tens of thousands of dollars more in state aid -- however, officials are concerned that the public might perceive the changes as an unnecessary increase in the wake of the recently-passed...
    news/educationSeptember 12, 2013 - 4:27pm
    August 28, 2013
    School's back from Summer
    School starts again on Tuesday here at Wadena-Deer Creek Middle/High School. I had the pleasure to visit with Superintendent Lee Westrum and other school staff members earlier this month. I am excited to let you know that the school and the Wadena Pioneer Journal have partnered...
    opinion/editorialsAugust 28, 2013 - 11:57am
    January 19, 2013
    The Wadena-Deer Creek FFA small animal team, from left: Hanna Jacobson, Addison Crocker, Caleb Monson, Tiffany Shultz and Jodana Albers. Photo by Richard Muckala, FFA Advisor
    FFA animal team qualifies for state competition
    The Wadena-Deer Creek FFA small animal team placed second at the FFA Region II Small Animal Career Event on Jan. 10 at Central Lakes College...
    newsJanuary 19, 2013 - 12:00am
    Pictured, Brittany Groshong meets with junior students to discuss colors, theme and decorations. Groshong is the new co-advisor for prom, along with her aunt, Amy Kleinke. They will coordinate the event, along with the junior class. More information will be posted on the school's website as the date draws closer. Photo by Dana Pavek, WDC Schools
    Preparing for prom
    Wadena-Deer Creek juniors held their first meeting Wednesday to discuss this year's prom. The date has been set for April 27. The grand march...
    newsJanuary 19, 2013 - 12:00am
    January 12, 2013
    The Wadena-Deer Creek School Board held its reorganization meeting, Monday. The board re-elected the same officers for 2013. Sitting, from left: Steve Techam, chair; John Moenkedick, clerk; Ann Pate, vice chair; back, from left: Kent Schmidt, new director; Wayne Perkins, director; and Peter Hayes, treasurer. Photo by Dana Pavek, Wadena-Deer Creek Schools
    WDC School Board re-elects officers, votes to freeze stipend
    Three school board members were officially inducted on the Wadena-Deer Creek School Board, during a Monday meeting at WDC Middle/High School. The...
    newsJanuary 12, 2013 - 12:00am
    Cursive popular with WDC Elementary students
    The appeal of email may have resulted in some peoples' handwriting becoming as sloppy as the most hurried doctor's chicken scratch, but fear not for the penmanship prowess of future generations at Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary. Not only is the study of cursive going strong at WDC...
    news/educationJanuary 12, 2013 - 12:00am
    July 11, 2012
    Verndale board tackles heavy agenda
    Verndale - A busy District 818 board approved or tabled 20 items of new business June 25 as they cleared their summer calendar until mid-August. With some summer projects in the school under way and more to come, the board will not be meeting again until Aug. 17, three days after...
    newsJuly 11, 2012 - 10:53am
    August 6, 2011
    Photos by Dana Pavek/WDC Schools As the sun pours through the windows, Chris Wegscheid cleans the windows and the air conditioner in a Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary classroom.
    When school's out, cleaning crews are in
    While teachers enjoy a summer break and students make the most of their freedom, the Wadena-Deer Creek School custodial staff are busy cleaning,...
    newsAugust 6, 2011 - 4:00pm
    Klobuchar visiting Wadena today for groundbreaking
    U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar will be in Wadena on Friday to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Wadena-Deer Creek High School to replace the one that was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through the community last summer. The new Wadena-Deer Creek High School is...
    newsMay 6, 2011 - 10:15am
    November 15, 2010
    Photo by Brian Hansel
    Down come the walls
    There were mixed emotions from different age groups Monday morning as Rachel Contractors began taking down the Wadena-Deer Creek High School....
    news/educationNovember 15, 2010 - 9:31am
    July 6, 2010
    Photo by Brian Hansel Workmen began removing contents from Wadena-Deer Creek High School Monday morning, 20 days after EF-4 tornado hit Wadena.
    Removing contents from WDC
    Photo by Brian Hansel Workmen began removing contents from Wadena-Deer Creek High School Monday morning, 20 days after EF-4 tornado hit Wad...
    newsJuly 6, 2010 - 11:33am
    June 22, 2010
    Wadena-Deer Creek District weighing options for fall
    Absolute facts were scarce at District 2155's June school board meeting but chairperson Ann Pate reaffirmed that doors would be open for Wadena-Deer Creek students on Sept. 7 when classes are set to begin for the 2010-11 school year. The tornado that ripped through western Wadena...
    newsJune 22, 2010 - 10:01am
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