Westbrook-Walnut Grove School district

Coordinates: 44°02′38″N 95°26′03″W / 44.0438°N 95.4342°W

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Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools
Location
56183 Westbrook and Walnut Grove, Minnesota United States
Coordinates	44°02′38″N 95°26′03″W / 44.0438°N 95.4342°W / 44.0438; -95.4342 (District office)
District information
Motto	"Treat others how you want to be treated."
Grades	PreK–12
Established	1989
Superintendent	Loy Woelber
Schools	2
NCES District ID	2700183^[1]
Students and staff
Students	469^[1]
Teachers	41.25 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	11.37:1^[1]
District mascot	Chargers
Colors	Red and Silver
Other information
Website	www.wwgschools.org

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Public School district was formed in the early 1990s^[2] when the Westbrook Wildcats and the Walnut Grove Loggers merged to become one school district. The new mascot is the Chargers.

Basic information

Schools = One elementary school (K–6 grades) and one high school (7–12 grades)
Elementary School is in Walnut Grove and High School is in Westbrook
Mascot = Chargers
School Colors = Red and Silver
ISD No. = 2898

People

Paul Olson, Current Principal of Walnut Grove's Elementary School
Sam Woitalewicz, Current Principal of Westbrook's High School
Loy Woelber, Current Superintendent of WWG^[3]

Extracurricular teams

All of Westbrook-Walnut Grove's Sports Teams are known as the WWG Chargers. WWG's sports/academic teams include football, baseball, softball, wrestling, knowledge bowl, robotics, track, volleyball, and basketball. WWG also has band available for grades 5–12. Chorus is required K-8 and encouraged 9–12.

School transfer

Prior to 2009, there were grades K–4 held in each town. Grades 5–8 were held in Walnut Grove and grades 9–12 were held in Westbrook. Starting at the beginning of the 2009–2010 school year, grades K–6 were all being held in Walnut Grove and grades 7–12 were all being held in Westbrook.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
^ "Blast From the Past: W-WG ruled basketball in 1990-91". Worthington Daily Globe.
^ "WWG Home". Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools. Retrieved May 27, 2013.

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