Our district was featured in the Movers and Shakers column in the October 23 issue of the White Bear Press. The column detailed our work on the Portrait of a Graduate, a a key component of our strategic plan.

Our Portrait of a Mahtomedi Graduate articulates the skills, competencies, and dispositions students need to be globally positioned for success. It will help students reflect on their strengths, identify areas for growth, and find personal, meaningful ways to engage in the community. The Portrait includes six core areas that describe graduates of Mahtomedi Public Schools: Collaborator, Communicator, Ethical, Global Citizen, Innovative Thinker, and Self-Aware and Self-Directed. Our Portrait is comprehensive with descriptions of these core areas, and each core area has five articulated skills and dispositions. In the coming months, we will be sharing the newly developed Portrait of a Graduate with our staff, students, families, and community members.

We are excited to share that Mahtomedi High School has attained a Gold Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll award. The College Board honors students, schools, and districts for academic excellence and achievement. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs have done outstanding work to welcome students into AP courses and support their path to college success. 

The Gold distinction recognizes that 68% of our Class of 2024 students took an AP exam, 56% of the Class of 2024 scored three or higher on an AP exam, and 10% of Class of 2024 students took 5 AP exams during high school with at least one taken during 9th or 10th grade.

The Mahtomedi School Board Election will take place via early voting or on General Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Three (3) seats are up for election to the School Board for a four-year term. Our Election Guide contains voting information including registration, early voting, and poll locations, as well as Mahtomedi School Board candidate information. Click here to view the Election Guide.

The open positions below are included in our immediate need to fill positions document. A full list of open positions at Mahtomedi Public Schools is available here.

Student Support Services

• School Psychologist at Mahtomedi Middle School

• Speech Language Pathologist, Long-term sub   

• Licensed Counselor or Social Worker at Mahtomedi High School

• Part-time Lead Counselor/Behavior Specialist at Wildwood   

• Occupational Therapist, Long-term sub

• Special Education Teacher at OHA

• Special Education Teacher at MHS   
  

Each month, our principals share a "Spotlight on Learning" in school eNews. In October, the principal spotlights focused on perseverance. 

Wildwood Elementary School: Read the Wildwood Spotlight to learn more about how Wildwood students are learning perseverance through their hopes and dreams goal setting.

O.H. Anderson Elementary School (OHA): Read the OHA Spotlight to learn more about how students and staff are modeling perseverance through productive struggle with the implementation of Wit and Wisdom as our literacy resource that works on building students' knowledge, vocabulary, and writing skills.

Mahtomedi Middle School (MMS): Read the MMS Spotlight to learn more about how MMS students are learning perseverance by setting personal goals in their Middle School Success classes and the importance of taking risks and making mistakes in the learning process. 

Mahtomedi High School (MHS): Read the MHS Spotlight to learn how math is a great example of how students learn to step out of their comfort zone, explore conceptualization (finding multiple solutions), and persevere through challenges.

Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram to see the great things happening every day around our district! Check out the spotlights below to see excellence in action at Mahtomedi Public Schools.

⭐️Congratulations to the Mahtomedi High School Girls Soccer team for winning their 11th State title, which is a state record! The team defeated Mankato East 7-0 in the Class AA semifinals and competed against the Academy of Holy Angels on Friday, November 1, winning the championship 2-0. Congratulations to the Mahtomedi athletes named to the State All-Tournament Class AA Team: Allie Rippentrop (Class 2026), Olivia Thiele (Class 2025), Aynslea Ulschmid (Class 2025), and Faith Peper (Class 2025).
⭐️Congratulations to our MHS students who were awarded Academic Achievement Letters this week! It takes considerable time and effort to receive this recognition, and we are very proud of their accomplishment. MHS held a recognition celebration and presented students with their Mahtomedi Letter (if it was their first Letter) and a certificate. Photos from the event are available here. Click the class links to see the Academic Awards programs: Class of 2025, Class of 2026, and Class of 2027.
⭐️Mahtomedi alums Maddie McMahon (Class of 2022) owner of the Wild Bean, and Elouise Suoja (Class of 2021) owner of 350 Degrees Bakery, support our Passages Transition program students with the opportunity to sell their homemade cards in both of their stores. Click here to watch a video of the students gaining work experience.
⭐️Congratulations to Matt Johnson (Class of 2025), Matt Studenski (2026), and Vanessa Rogosheske (2028) who competed at the State cross-country meet on November 2!
⭐️The Mahtomedi Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Club kicked off the school year with a big win at the Back to Business leadership conference! Mahtomedi took 34 students to the event and won 14 medals! Click here to learn more.
⭐️Author V. V. Ganeshananthan was the guest author at the 2024 MahtoREADi event. MahtoREADi is supported by Wildwood Library, Mahtomedi Community Education, the volunteer Mahtomedi Committee, and Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Ganeshananthan wrote the award-winning novel Brotherless Night.
⭐️Good luck to the Mahtomedi Volleyball team at the Class AAA Volleyball State Tournament! Mahtomedi will play on November 6 at 5 pm against Alexandria at the Xcel Energy Center. Click here to purchase tickets.

• The League of Minnesota Cities is hosting a “Mayor for the Day” essay contest for students in 4-6th grade about how they would make their city better. Each winning student will receive $100. Click here to learn more and submit an essay.

• Mahtomedi Archery: Registration for grades 6-12 archery is open now through November 12. Parent and archer meeting will be held on November 12 at 7 pm at the Mahtomedi Middle School. Reach out to mahtomediarchery24@gmail.com with questions. Click here for registration information.

• Elementary Archery: Registration for grades 3-5 archery with Majestic Pines Centershot is now open! Practices are Monday and Wednesday beginning December 2 through April 2 from 6-8 pm at Majestic Pines Community Church (practice includes a 15-minute Bible study). MPCC connects elementary archers with high school archer mentors. Reach out to Coach Brad with questions. archery.in.mahtomedi@gmail.com

• Children's Performing Arts January month-long production and Spring Break theater class offerings are now available for registration. Click here for a flyer and visit their website to learn more.

• Photos with Santa: Sponsored by American Legion & Auxilliary Kramer-Berg Post 507 on Sunday, Dec 1, from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Mahtomedi District Education Center. Free event. No registration required.

Looking for Fall 2024 activities and athletics? Visit Mahtomedi eleyo for Community Education offerings or visit the links below for local athletic associations and organizations.

• Mahtomedi Community Groups

• Mahtomedi Athletic Associations and Recreation Clubs