Warroad Public Schools

The WPS Native American Education Program The Cultural Spring Feast Event and Celebration. Teachers and Students had the opportunity to learn and engage in Native American Culture On March 20th. Educational sessions on traditional medicines, the Ojibwe language, traditional artifacts, ceremonial peace pipes, traditional Eagle feathers, the significance and teachings of birch bark plate offering. The students had a variety of dishes to try; prepared by Seven Clans, Bison meatballs, baked Walleye, Maple glazed butternut squash, wild rice soup, fried bread with Wojape and more !

Good Afternoon! I am thrilled to share some exciting news about our Superintendent, Dr. Shawn Yates. His dedication and hard work have been recognized with two significant honors recently. Firstly, Dr. Yates has been selected as the Regional Administrator of Excellence for Region 8 by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. This prestigious award is a testament to his outstanding leadership and commitment to our educational community. Additionally, I am proud to announce that Dr. Yates has been approved by the board as the Class A Superintendent Representative to the MSHSL Board. He will be serving alongside Dr. Renee Corneille, the Class AA Superintendent Representative. This appointment highlights his continued dedication to advancing our school district and supporting our students. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Yates on these remarkable achievements. His unwavering commitment to excellence continues to inspire us all. Have a great weekend! Best, Blayke Nelson Warroad School Board | Chairperson 510 Cedar Ave | Warroad, MN 56763 C: 218-452-0531 | www.warroad.k12.mn.us

Congratulations to JP Moes, a junior at Warroad High School, who was selected as the winner of the Minnesota Federation of Music Clubs Biennial Auditions for piano! JP prepared for this competition for over a year, selecting three pieces to play from memory: The Entertainer by Scott Joplin, Fantasia in D Minor by Mozart, and Wedding Day at Troldhaugen by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. JP was able to record his audition at Warroad RiverPlace with the help of theater technician, Aaron Trott. A student of Nancy Fisher, JP received his award letter and a check for $600 on March 17. Congratulations on this tremendous achievement! JP MOES John Peter (JP) Moes is a junior at Warroad High School. On JP’s eighth birthday he received his first keyboard after only partly mentioning his interest in learning music. Soon after he started lessons with a young student teacher in Wentzville, Missouri, where he lived at the time. He did beginner lessons for a year, learning the basics, until he moved to Manhattan, Kansas. While in Manhattan, he began taking lessons with an accomplished piano teacher with over three decades of teaching experience, Sibylle Kuder, with a focus on classical music. Mrs. Kuder’s priorities involved technical, musical, and performance skills. Under this teaching, JP learned how to be professional and instilled proper form and dedication to practice. After a year of learning classical, JP realized he had an interest in learning jazz. He was able to find a college attendant at Kansas State University, Lars Quincke, who offered instruction with jazz-oriented lessons. Mr. Quincke’s focus during lessons was chord and scale proficiency. JP was taught different ways of operating chord progressions and how to identify them, different modes of common scales, such as Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, and such, and soloing work. While jazz was the main attention in their lessons, they still worked on classical music. JP entered the Kansas MTNA competition when he was eleven years old. While he did not win, the experience was a great learning opportunity. When JP was in 7th grade, Mr. Quincke returned to his hometown in Germany, so the two started doing virtual lessons which continue today. In 2021, JP moved to Warroad Minnesota. Why Warroad? Well, hockey of course. However, he was relieved to find a prestigious piano teacher in the town of only 1,800 people. JP started lessons with Mrs. Nancy Fisher in eighth grade. Mrs. Fisher studied at Northwestern University and the University of North Dakota. Teaching in Warroad for over 30 years, and a Past-President of the Minnesota Federation of Music Clubs, she encouraged JP to study more complicated classical pieces while he studied jazz with Mr. Quincke. Mrs. Fisher was able to build and refine what JP had learned from his previous teachers and continued to bring out his full potential as a pianist. Mrs. Fisher entered JP in the National Federation of Junior Festivals. JP was selected to attend the 2023 Medora Music Camp in Medora, North Dakota, where he received direct training by Dr. Nariaki Sugiura, Associate Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano at the University of North Dakota Music Department. Throughout his career, JP has mostly performed pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, and Mozart. After his success in his most recent competition, JP has started learning popular songs such as Chopin’s Nocturne in E-Flat Major and Debussy’s Clair De Lune. JP plans to continue studying music throughout his senior year in high school and in college. When JP is not learning new compilations of piano for competition and concerts, he may be found gigging jazz with his younger brother for local establishments for fundraisers or service hours. JP also plays saxophone in the Warroad High School band and piano for the jazz ensemble. He has also accompanied the Warroad High School choir under the direction of Mrs. Fisher. He was inducted into the Minnesota National Honor Society in his junior year. He stays active by playing on the Warroad High School hockey and track teams. He participates in trap and golf. Like the loyalty to piano, JP has achieved over 11 years as a Scout and is currently pursuing his Eagle Scout rank, with hopeful completion in September 2025. And last, but not least, JP is dedicated to his faith and serving his church. He is serving a three-year term on a steering committee chartered to find ways for adults to better accompany youth in their faith. Along with this program, he is joining thirty other individuals on a mission trip to Jamaica to build homes and provide food for those in need. JP is honored to be this year’s winner of the Minnesota Federation of Music Clubs Biennial Auditions.

Congratulations Cody Kvarnlov!! Cody was selected as an Honorable Mention Scholar Athlete for the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation!

UCSC Swim Meet!

The Visual Arts Festival is TODAY!!

Speech Open House is this Saturday!

Register on Warroad Payments Need login information, please email Michelle Wyckoff at michelle_wyckoff@warroadschools.org

What a week! The leprechaun visited Mrs. Vollmer's room and made a bit of a mess, our middle schoolers had the opportunity to participate in the LIGHT Retreat, MHS sponsored some fun activities in the high school, and today lots of people are rock' their crazy socks. 🍀🧦💡💛 #BestTeamEver

Region 8A West Art Festival Wednesday March 26th, 2025 Public Showing @ 3:00 PM Awards Ceremony @ 3:30 PM

Congratulations to our February Warrior of the Month recipients!

Congratulations to our February Warrior of the Month recipients!!

Come Join the Team!!

Students enjoyed a fun filled day learning traditional archery with the Oyate Kinipi Archery Program last week Tuesday, March 11th.

Kid Kare is still taking registration for students in Kindergarten - 5th Grade. Kid Kare is also open during the summer months! Della will be sure to get your child(ren) to swim lessons and morning ball during Kid Kare hours. Contact Della Knutson at 218-689-2841 to get your child(ren) registered today!

Spring Sports Update: * Softball (7th-12th Grade): will practice today after school in the elementary gyms. Pitchers and catchers will go at 4:30pm in the ELC Gym. * HS Baseball (9th-12th Grade): will start practice today at 4:30pm in the elementary gyms. * JH Baseball (7th-12th Grade): will start on March 24th at 6pm-7:30pm * Track (7th-12th Grade): will be in the HS gym after school today. There will be a Golf Meeting (7th-12th Grade) after school on March 24th in the HS Theater. More information on the season will be provided at this meeting.

Congratulations to Patrick Bain!! Patrick was one of the winners announced at the Great North Regional for the Dean's List Award; this award is for outstanding contributions to FIRST Robotics with their local team. Patrick will now go on and compete for the FIRST Dean's List Award at the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas!!

Reminder MHS is hosting an Awareness Week this week, with fun planned all week long, culminating with crazy socks and Be Kind shirts or 💙 blue and yellow 💛 gear Friday to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Day. Tomorrow, Monday, students are invited to wear green, snag $2 shamrock cookie at lunch, and look for the 13 lucky shamrocks hid around the high school. 🍀

Interested in acting? Warroad Summer Theater will be having auditions on April 19th for Matilda!

Warrior Softball Clinic for grades 2nd- 5th grade!! Learn some softball skills with our high school team! The clinic will be on March 20th in the elementary gym starting at 6pm. Please register at warroadpayments.com GO Warriors!