General
Greetings from Wadena-Deer Creek 5-12 Campus
Welcome to the brand new Wadena-Deer Creek 5-12 Campus. This new state of the art facility is home to our 5-8 Middle and 9-12 High Schools. Our new campus is home to approximately 600 students in grades 5-12, along with a student-centered staff who continually strive to uphold our district motto of, “Building a Legacy of Excellence…..One Student at a Time.”
It has been a long two years since our 7-12 high school was destroyed by an EF-4 tornado on June 17th, 2010. Our students and staff have had to deal with less than ideal circumstances, but they have shown their true colors and made the past two years fantastic ones at WDC. Now our brand new state of the art facility is near completion and our students will have the good fortune to open the 2012-2013 school year in their new building. Everyone here is looking forward to a fantastic year.
With the new school year also come some other exciting changes for our campus.Our 5th and 6th graders will be joining us in the new building. Everyone is looking forward to the excitement and energy these kids will bring to our school.Our building is also excited with the new technology being made available to all students and teachers. The entire 5-12 student body will be issued iPads for the upcoming year. This initiative will provide our students and staff another wonderful educational tool.
Wadena-Deer Creek School continues to offer a comprehensive curriculum and elective program. WDCHS has an extensive concurrent college program with 12 college courses offered totaling 38 college credits through Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Our “Senior to Sophomore” program offers students the opportunity to take college level courses while never leaving the building. WDC students can complete their freshmen year of college during their senior year of high school.
Wadena - Deer Creek also has over 40 athletic, fine arts, and leadership programs for students to participate in. We continually look for ways to provide opportunities for all students to be successful in an inviting school environment. The employees at Wadena Deer Creek High School are committed to doing their best to help students grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
WDC continues to be a great place to be. We invite you to find out more about the wonderful school community at Wadena Deer Creek.
Mr. Tyler Church
Wadena-Deer Creek 5-12 Principal