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A year after the abrupt ending of their season, the Willmar Speech Team is back in tournaments, virtually
Members of the Willmar High School Speech Team are attending speech tournaments around the state this winter without leaving Willmar. It s not their preferred method, but they are able to compete by presenting their speeches via Zoom. Team members credit their coaches for finding ways to make it happen. 6:03 am, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
Twelfth-grade student and speech team captain Serena Mobley, left, and 11th-grade student Cassaundra Ryan perform a skit with virtual team members Feb. 22 at Willmar Senior High School. The speech team was preparing for an upcoming tournament with team building exercises.
Here s what $52 million did for Willmar Public Schools
A $52 million bond referendum gave Willmar Public Schools the ability to ease overcrowding and give the entire school district a facelift through a broad building and maintenance program. 8:32 am, Feb. 13, 2021 ×
Families arrive for an open house at Willmar s Lakeland Elementary School in August 2019, the beginning of the first full school year in the building.
Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune file photo
WILLMAR Nearly six years ago, voters in the Willmar School District approved a $52 million referendum for a district-wide building program.
Now, with work nearly finished, the projects funded by the referendum have brought about changes to every building in the district.
Cost breakdown of Willmar Schools referendum spending
Here s how Willmar Public Schools spent $52 million to make improvements across the district after voters approved a bond issue in May 2015.
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West Central Tribune | 8:32 am, Feb. 13, 2021 ×
WILLMAR Funding from the $52 million bond referendum approved in May 2015 was used for many building, remodeling and maintenance projects in the school district.
Jefferson Learning Center boiler replacement, $400,000; tuckpointing, $60,000; roof replacement, $50,000; other improvements including lighting and restrooms, $100,000.
Roosevelt Elementary School roof replacement, $240,000; fire suppression, $380,000; other improvements including a media center, collaborative space and corridors, $955,000.
Kennedy Elementary School roof replacement, $420,000; electrical upgrades, $110,000; HVAC upgrades, $2.3 million; windows, doors, exterior wall, $2 million; other improvements including theater, med
Willmar Schools to begin moving back to in-person learning for all students
Willmar Public Schools will begin phasing in in-person learning for all students, beginning with elementary students next week. Secondary students will follow by the end of the month. Elementary students started the year with in-person learning, but secondary students haven t had full in-person learning since last March, when the pandemic shut down school buildings. 12:36 pm, Feb. 3, 2021 ×
Fourth-grade student Kamryn Zwagerman, 10, plays outside on the playground Monday during recess at Roosevelt Elementary School in Willmar.
Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
WILLMAR Willmar Public Schools are planning to make the move to in-person learning beginning next week.