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![2026-27 and 2027-28 calendars approved]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762919667/whitebeark12mnus/iuwlazab7sd6vqrij3kw/202627202728calendarsapproved.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762919667/whitebeark12mnus/iuwlazab7sd6vqrij3kw/202627202728calendarsapproved.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762919667/whitebeark12mnus/iuwlazab7sd6vqrij3kw/202627202728calendarsapproved.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762919667/whitebeark12mnus/iuwlazab7sd6vqrij3kw/202627202728calendarsapproved.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762919667/whitebeark12mnus/iuwlazab7sd6vqrij3kw/202627202728calendarsapproved.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1762919667/whitebeark12mnus/iuwlazab7sd6vqrij3kw/202627202728calendarsapproved.png","width":2200}])
At the November 10, 2025 Regular School Board Meeting, the White Bear Lake Area School Board approved the following calendars:
![Fall 2026 Kindergarten registration opens Dec. 15!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762958470/whitebeark12mnus/pwumb8uxkbmbtxt5lt9m/CallingIncomingKStudents.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762958470/whitebeark12mnus/pwumb8uxkbmbtxt5lt9m/CallingIncomingKStudents.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762958470/whitebeark12mnus/pwumb8uxkbmbtxt5lt9m/CallingIncomingKStudents.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762958470/whitebeark12mnus/pwumb8uxkbmbtxt5lt9m/CallingIncomingKStudents.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762958470/whitebeark12mnus/pwumb8uxkbmbtxt5lt9m/CallingIncomingKStudents.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762958470/whitebeark12mnus/pwumb8uxkbmbtxt5lt9m/CallingIncomingKStudents.png","width":2076}])
If you have a child who will begin kindergarten next fall, please provide the information requested in this form so we can send you information!
![November 9 Community e-Newsletter Available]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762526437/whitebeark12mnus/kx3czj07jsiurwy7usxx/110925PhotoCollage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762526437/whitebeark12mnus/kx3czj07jsiurwy7usxx/110925PhotoCollage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762526437/whitebeark12mnus/kx3czj07jsiurwy7usxx/110925PhotoCollage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762526437/whitebeark12mnus/kx3czj07jsiurwy7usxx/110925PhotoCollage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762526437/whitebeark12mnus/kx3czj07jsiurwy7usxx/110925PhotoCollage.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1762526437/whitebeark12mnus/kx3czj07jsiurwy7usxx/110925PhotoCollage.jpg","width":2200}])
The November 9 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.
![Tonya Flower named District’s American Indian Education Program Coordinator]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761604428/whitebeark12mnus/iantrjy8sfzy8t4q1fnq/TonyaFlower.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761604428/whitebeark12mnus/iantrjy8sfzy8t4q1fnq/TonyaFlower.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761604428/whitebeark12mnus/iantrjy8sfzy8t4q1fnq/TonyaFlower.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761604428/whitebeark12mnus/iantrjy8sfzy8t4q1fnq/TonyaFlower.jpg","width":818}])
White Bear Lake Area Schools is pleased to announce that Tonya Flower has been selected to serve as the district’s new American Indian Education Program Coordinator.
![WBLAHS Field House Walking Track Open]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760993086/whitebeark12mnus/qwooj5wrkadpdceuz63r/WalkingTrackOpenGraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760993086/whitebeark12mnus/qwooj5wrkadpdceuz63r/WalkingTrackOpenGraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760993086/whitebeark12mnus/qwooj5wrkadpdceuz63r/WalkingTrackOpenGraphic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760993086/whitebeark12mnus/qwooj5wrkadpdceuz63r/WalkingTrackOpenGraphic.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760993086/whitebeark12mnus/qwooj5wrkadpdceuz63r/WalkingTrackOpenGraphic.png","width":1430}])
The WBLAHS Field House walking track is now open for the season! Community members can walk the indoor track (for free) from 6-9 p.m. each week Monday-Thursday.
![Test Drive Event volunteers needed!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761279671/whitebeark12mnus/p5ieucoflwdodu7xacmi/TestDriveEvent.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761279671/whitebeark12mnus/p5ieucoflwdodu7xacmi/TestDriveEvent.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761279671/whitebeark12mnus/p5ieucoflwdodu7xacmi/TestDriveEvent.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761279671/whitebeark12mnus/p5ieucoflwdodu7xacmi/TestDriveEvent.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761279671/whitebeark12mnus/p5ieucoflwdodu7xacmi/TestDriveEvent.png","width":1340}])
White Bear Lake Area High School is looking for approximately 200 volunteers to make the December 17 Test Drive Event a success!
!["Cinderella" Fall Musical]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759101417/whitebeark12mnus/c2j8kjc0891dyamk81jk/CinderellaLogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759101417/whitebeark12mnus/c2j8kjc0891dyamk81jk/CinderellaLogo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759101417/whitebeark12mnus/c2j8kjc0891dyamk81jk/CinderellaLogo.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1759101417/whitebeark12mnus/c2j8kjc0891dyamk81jk/CinderellaLogo.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759101417/whitebeark12mnus/c2j8kjc0891dyamk81jk/CinderellaLogo.png","width":1356}])
Tickets are now available for the WBLAHS Fall Musical production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, which will be performed in the high school’s state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center Nov. 14-15 and 20-22.
![FREE Senior Activity Pass]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561733966/whitebeark12mnus/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561733966/whitebeark12mnus/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1561733966/whitebeark12mnus/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1561733966/whitebeark12mnus/x9ysfdykokjwbljmtnnx/FreeSeniorActivityPass.jpg","width":818}])
Senior community members (age 65+) who live in the District are invited to participate in the Senior Activities Pass program.
![Emergency School Closing Notification Information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557807631/whitebeark12mnus/a9yvxatl6vkivgwoezgk/EmergencySchoolClosings.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557807631/whitebeark12mnus/a9yvxatl6vkivgwoezgk/EmergencySchoolClosings.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1557807631/whitebeark12mnus/a9yvxatl6vkivgwoezgk/EmergencySchoolClosings.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557807631/whitebeark12mnus/a9yvxatl6vkivgwoezgk/EmergencySchoolClosings.jpg","width":818}])
If winter weather is so severe that schools need to close, families will be alerted via phone, email and text to those with texting capabilities. The message will be posted on the district's website and social media accounts, and the information will also be available on local media outlets.
![Quarter-Century of Finance Awards for White Bear Lake Area Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550240829/whitebeark12mnus/kmxoqvklysqyghq9wuld/WBL_624_pms166_thumbnail.jpg","width":156}])
White Bear Lake Area Schools has once again earned top honors for financial reporting, marking the 25th consecutive year the district has received both the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting.
![Student-run Business]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758660484/whitebeark12mnus/u5ps25gxeuhrl3cpqjz4/WBLAHSandTECStudentsWorkBaldEagleArtCrawl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758660484/whitebeark12mnus/u5ps25gxeuhrl3cpqjz4/WBLAHSandTECStudentsWorkBaldEagleArtCrawl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758660484/whitebeark12mnus/u5ps25gxeuhrl3cpqjz4/WBLAHSandTECStudentsWorkBaldEagleArtCrawl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1758660484/whitebeark12mnus/u5ps25gxeuhrl3cpqjz4/WBLAHSandTECStudentsWorkBaldEagleArtCrawl.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758660484/whitebeark12mnus/u5ps25gxeuhrl3cpqjz4/WBLAHSandTECStudentsWorkBaldEagleArtCrawl.jpg","width":1428}])
White Bear Lake Area High School and Transition Education Center students hosted a booth at the Bald Eagle Art Crawl on September 13.
![WBLAHS to Honor Distinguished Alumni Brigadier General (Ret.) Bryan John Hult and Dr. Paul Anthony Iaizzo on Sept. 26]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758143150/whitebeark12mnus/wpewrwn7bb0jvklsdj3s/2025DistinguishedAlumni.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758143150/whitebeark12mnus/wpewrwn7bb0jvklsdj3s/2025DistinguishedAlumni.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758143150/whitebeark12mnus/wpewrwn7bb0jvklsdj3s/2025DistinguishedAlumni.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758143150/whitebeark12mnus/wpewrwn7bb0jvklsdj3s/2025DistinguishedAlumni.png","width":938}])
White Bear Lake Area High School is proud to announce that Brigadier General (Ret.) Bryan John Hult, Class of 1974 Mariner Campus, and Dr. Paul Anthony Iaizzo, Class of 1974 (Mariner Campus), have been selected as a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. They will be formally recognized before the Homecoming football game on Friday, September 26, 2025.
![2025-26 School Board Student Representatives]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757519794/whitebeark12mnus/x9cvarycg9ljnjyu9ptx/_5H8A6019.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757519794/whitebeark12mnus/x9cvarycg9ljnjyu9ptx/_5H8A6019.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757519794/whitebeark12mnus/x9cvarycg9ljnjyu9ptx/_5H8A6019.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757519794/whitebeark12mnus/x9cvarycg9ljnjyu9ptx/_5H8A6019.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757519794/whitebeark12mnus/x9cvarycg9ljnjyu9ptx/_5H8A6019.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1757519794/whitebeark12mnus/x9cvarycg9ljnjyu9ptx/_5H8A6019.jpg","width":2200}])
At the September Regular School Board Meeting, the School Board welcomed the 2025-26 School Board Student Representatives: WBLAHS senior Thomas Reese and Alternate Student Representative WBLAHS junior Lillian Johnson.
![Otter Lake Elementary and Mariner Middle School Named Minnesota Schools of Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757091757/whitebeark12mnus/rbjwvatqcooionkkmoal/MNSchoolsOfExcellenceLogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757091757/whitebeark12mnus/rbjwvatqcooionkkmoal/MNSchoolsOfExcellenceLogo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757091757/whitebeark12mnus/rbjwvatqcooionkkmoal/MNSchoolsOfExcellenceLogo.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757091757/whitebeark12mnus/rbjwvatqcooionkkmoal/MNSchoolsOfExcellenceLogo.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757091757/whitebeark12mnus/rbjwvatqcooionkkmoal/MNSchoolsOfExcellenceLogo.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757091757/whitebeark12mnus/rbjwvatqcooionkkmoal/MNSchoolsOfExcellenceLogo.png","width":1714}])
Otter Lake Elementary and Mariner Middle School are among just 13 schools statewide to be recognized as 2025-26 Minnesota Schools of Excellence by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals’ Association. White Bear Lake Area Schools is the only district in Minnesota to have more than one school earn this prestigious honor this year.
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) results for reading and math were released this week, with White Bear Lake Area Schools once again outperforming statewide averages. While the state’s proficiency levels remain steady, White Bear students continue to show growth in both subjects.
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