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2024-25 White Bear Lake Area Schools retirees were honored at a special luncheon for their 641 combined years of service to the community. Enjoy a 2024-25 Retirement video that celebrates the retirees.

White Bear Lake Area Schools was recently recognized as a Bronze Berry Honoree in the 2025 Minnesota Grown Cream of the Crop Awards for Farm to School and Early Care. This new contest recognizes K-12 school districts that go above and beyond to promote and serve foods grown and raised by MN farmers and producers.

Two groups of high school seniors were honored for their commitment to furthering their education and playing sports at their chosen college or university. The ceremonies were captured in a video issue of the district's The Week in 62.4 Seconds.

The district was represented at White Bear Lake’s Touch-A-Truck event on May 8, with students and families having fun checking out the Nutrition Services truck and a yellow school bus.

The 2024 graduation rate at White Bear Lake Area High School* is 96.5%, topping the state rate by 12.3 percentage points and up three percentage points from last year, in data released today by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).

District data, which includes students from WBLAHS along with students from the district’s Area Learning Center (ALC) and Transition Education Center (TEC) programs, shows a 91.6% four-year graduation rate for the class of 2024. This exceeds the state’s graduation rate by 7.4 percentage points.

High school students in the Education Pathways program are gaining new skills outside the classroom.

White Bear Lake Area High School seniors enjoyed a special lunch hour on May 1 for Decision Day: a fun event where students had the opportunity to showcase their future plans!

Mariner Middle School Language Arts teacher Carla Triggs was named White Bear Lake Area Educators' 2025 Teacher of the Year at an April 29 celebration and recognition ceremony.

White Bear Lake Area High School’s Automotive Program, led by Automotive Instructor and Technology Education Building Lead Derek Doescher, has been named the Exemplary Secondary Program of the Year. This award showcases secondary level transportation programs that serve as exemplary models of institutional support, instructional leadership, and program-wide excellence.

Mariner Middle School has been named a Gold Star Winner—the highest distinction—in the 2024-25 Star of Innovation Awards presented by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP). The award honors schools across Minnesota for developing and supporting exemplary, innovative educational programs.

Students in the Work-Based Learning Program at White Bear Lake Area High School are taking  part in monthly volunteer shifts at the White Bear Area Food Shelf. Their hard work was captured in this video issue of the district's The Week in 62.4 Seconds.

Three members of the WBLAHS Speech Team are heading to the State competition after qualifying at the Section 4AA Speech tournament.