News

At the November 10, 2025 Regular School Board Meeting, the White Bear Lake Area School Board approved the following calendars:

• 2026-27 Academic Calendar
• 2027-28 Academic Calendar

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.

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.

White Bear Lake Area High School is looking for approximately 200 volunteers to make the December 17 Test Drive Event a success!

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.
 

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.

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.

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 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.

White Bear Lake Area Schools is pleased to announce the selection of Jen Sexauer as the next principal of Willow Lane Elementary. She comes to White Bear from Lincoln Center Elementary, where she has served as assistant principal since 2023.

WBLAHS is pleased to announce that Taylor Tvedt has been chosen to serve as the new Assistant Activities Director. Taylor comes to White Bear from St. Paul Academy and Summit School programs, where she has most recently held the positions of Associate Athletic Director and Sports Information Coordinator.

As we prepare for the new school year, please take a moment to log in to ParentVUE and complete the Online Annual Family Update (instructions here). It is essential that schools have accurate and up-to-date information for every student.