Foundation for Winona Area Public Schools

06/09/2026

Handmade thank you cards are simply the BEST, especially when they're from our Winhawks! 🧡🖤

06/09/2026

Grant Dollars in Action!
7th & 8th Grade Choir students from Winona Middle School performed at the Valley Fair "Trills and Thrills" Music Festival in Shakopee. Professional judges listened, critiqued, provided feedback, and the students received a "Superior" rating for their performance!

06/09/2026

Grant Dollars in Action!
3rd Graders at Jefferson Elementary School - WAPS took a ride on the Winona Tour Boat and leaned about the Mississippi River to enhance learning about the Winona community and environmental science.

06/08/2026

We extend a gigantic THANK YOU to Winona Senior High School alumni Craig and Patricia Jilk for their second $250,000 donation to the Foundation for WAPS!
Read all about this incredible gift: https://www.foundationwaps.org/press-release/jilk-family-donates-a-second-250000

06/05/2026

School's out for summer! Monthly Messages for June 👇

Monthly Messages

06/01/2026

Grant Dollars in Action!
2nd Graders in the Rios program at Washington-Kosciusko Elementary visited the National Eagle Center in Wabasha to complement science lessons, specifically exploring the lifestyle of eagles.

06/01/2026

Grant Dollars in Action!
1st Graders at Washington-Kosciusko Elementary visited the Children's Museum and Trane Park in La Crosse to explore and engage in hands-on learning activities that correspond with classroom learning: sound, motion, life science, measurement, and number sense.

05/29/2026

Please join in celebrating the 10 talented student winners of our annual Haake Poetry Contest! 🎉

Winona Middle School
• 1st – $200 – Emily West – Chemistry for Cruelty
• 1st – $200 – Shekinah Bailey – Your Gaze
• 2nd – $100 – Nora Po***ck – Don’t Wait
• 2nd – $100 – Drew Spalding – The Football Game
• 2nd – $100 – Ryan Speltz – In the Stillness of My Room

Winona Senior High School
• 1st – $200 – Will Kihanya – Hesitation
• 1st – $200 – Ashiiyah Alexander – Unstudied Silence
• 2nd – $100 – Alanys Lemke – Injuries Left
• 2nd – $100 – Marguerite Lungerhausen – Sonnet XI XVIII
• 2nd – $100 – Madilyn Gibbs – That Dreaded Word

Read more about the contest and the Haake Family:
https://www.foundationwaps.org/press-release/haake-poetry-contest-winners-2026

05/29/2026

Grant Dollars in Action!
At Whitewater State Park, Winona Area Learning Center students explored and learned about the natural world. Students who chose to go trout fishing learned about lures and techniques required to catch fish. Students who chose to hike the trails learned about the different types of trees and plants.

05/29/2026

Grant Dollars in Action!
Jefferson 4th Graders visited the Science Museum in St. Paul to experience hands-on learning, enhancing science concepts taught throughout their time in elementary school.