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![A flyer advertises a hiring event for SoWashCo Schools with images of smiling people, a food service worker, and a school bus in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782416109/sowashcok12mnus/sgggvmtwol2rodiaupkw/2026HiringFair.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782416109/sowashcok12mnus/sgggvmtwol2rodiaupkw/2026HiringFair.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1782416109/sowashcok12mnus/sgggvmtwol2rodiaupkw/2026HiringFair.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1782416109/sowashcok12mnus/sgggvmtwol2rodiaupkw/2026HiringFair.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782416109/sowashcok12mnus/sgggvmtwol2rodiaupkw/2026HiringFair.png","width":1545}])
Join SoWashCo Schools for a hiring event from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23 at the District Service Center, 7362 E. Point Douglas Road S. in Cottage Grove. Explore a wide variety of open positions and find the perfect role for you. Walk-ins are welcome for on-the-spot interviews, or you can preschedule your interview ahead of time.
![Zuhra Bashir]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780517964/sowashcok12mnus/perkiicepu0bihmlxbh9/zuhra.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780517964/sowashcok12mnus/perkiicepu0bihmlxbh9/zuhra.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780517964/sowashcok12mnus/perkiicepu0bihmlxbh9/zuhra.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780517964/sowashcok12mnus/perkiicepu0bihmlxbh9/zuhra.png","width":916}])
Woodbury High School senior Zuhra Bashir was recently recognized as a 2026 Dell Scholar.
Zuhra will receive $20,000, a new laptop and $500 for textbooks, among other supports, as she pursues a college degree.
Congratulations Zuhra!
![students posing in front of the playhouse they created]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779977201/sowashcok12mnus/fvkvarowmltszjiffvgl/playhouses.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779977201/sowashcok12mnus/fvkvarowmltszjiffvgl/playhouses.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779977201/sowashcok12mnus/fvkvarowmltszjiffvgl/playhouses.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779977201/sowashcok12mnus/fvkvarowmltszjiffvgl/playhouses.png","width":1000}])
Each year, students in Park High School’s (PHS) Math and Construction Career and Technical Education (CTE) course take on the exciting challenge of constructing a full-sized playhouse from the ground up.
![Woodbury High School Choir Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779977035/sowashcok12mnus/ykt8z20rngixemefjyho/whschoir1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779977035/sowashcok12mnus/ykt8z20rngixemefjyho/whschoir1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779977035/sowashcok12mnus/ykt8z20rngixemefjyho/whschoir1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779977035/sowashcok12mnus/ykt8z20rngixemefjyho/whschoir1.png","width":1000}])
Students in the Woodbury High School (WHS) choir recently spent a day sharing the power of music throughout the community, performing a series of concerts at two senior living centers, a local elementary school and at Woodbury’s Central Park building.
![Project lead the way capstone students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779976801/sowashcok12mnus/tywpelmg8q6pegylixyp/pltw_captstone.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779976801/sowashcok12mnus/tywpelmg8q6pegylixyp/pltw_captstone.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779976801/sowashcok12mnus/tywpelmg8q6pegylixyp/pltw_captstone.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1779976801/sowashcok12mnus/tywpelmg8q6pegylixyp/pltw_captstone.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1779976801/sowashcok12mnus/tywpelmg8q6pegylixyp/pltw_captstone.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1779976801/sowashcok12mnus/tywpelmg8q6pegylixyp/pltw_captstone.png","width":2200}])
Throughout the school year, student teams work alongside assigned engineers from 3M to identify a problem, research possible solutions, develop prototypes and prepare professional presentations.