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SoWashCo Schools has donated more than 10,000 pounds of food to the local food shelf, Basic Needs, since the beginning of the school year. 

It’s all part of the Food Rescue Program, a partnership between SoWashCo Schools and Basic Needs.

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Due to wintry weather conditions, all SoWashCo Schools will have an e-learning day TODAY, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. 

For a full list of cancellations during e-learning days, please visit sowashco.org/emergency and click on the e-learning days tab.

On Thursday, Feb. 13, SoWashCo Schools hosted its first Indigenous Storytelling event.

Students in grades 3-8, 10 and 11 will participate in MCAs beginning April 1

SoWashCo Schools' Indigenous Education invites you to join us for the upcoming Winter Storytelling Event hosted at East Ridge High School on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6-8 p.m.

SoWashCo Schools AVID and Kids Club students raised $5,000 to provide healthy snacks to students in need. 

Thank you to those who donated!

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A message from Supt. Julie Nielsen.

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SoWashCo Schools has been awarded an Innovation in Service Learning Grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. With the support of the grant, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) and Kids Club will expand on their partnership, which began as an opportunity for AVID students to give back to their community and mentor younger students in the Kids Club program. 

AVID students and SoWashCo CARES are asking for your help to reach their goal of $5,000 to provide healthy snacks for students in need. 

Donations are being accepted through Friday, Dec. 20.

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Students in Cindy Gerfast’s fifth-grade class at Cottage Grove Elementary School have joined a nationwide postcard exchange program, where students connect with fifth-graders across the country. 

View some photo highlights of the first days of the school year.

Over the summer, Kids Club organized service projects to support SoWashCo CARES Education Foundation.