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Students from South Washington Alternative High School (SWAHS) have embarked on a new volunteering partnership with the Basic Needs Food Market in Cottage Grove.

Some students in grades 4–8 and all 9th-grade students will take an online reading test called Capti ReadBasix this January. This is required by the state’s MN READ Act.

Throughout the school year, SoWashCo Schools may enter into an emergency closure, e-learning day (extended-learning day) or a late start due to bad weather or other situations in which school cannot be held in person. 

On Thursday, Nov. 20 the School Board approved the 2026-27 school calendar. You can view and download the calendar at sowashco.org/calendar.

Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, students in the Class of 2028 and beyond (current 10th grade students) will be required to complete a one-credit (one-trimester) Personal Finance course as part of their high school graduation requirements, in accordance with new state legislation.

A partnership has been forged between two programs at the District Program Center.

Throughout the school year, SoWashCo Schools may enter into an emergency closure, e-learning day (extended-learning day) or a late start due to bad weather or other situations in which school cannot be held in person. 

South Washington Alternative High School (SWAHS) student, Mazaiya Marshall, was chosen to attend the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) tour with Fellowship Minneapolis this fall.

SoWashCo Schools is at a critical stage with a bus driver shortage that could result in cancellations or delays for bus routes in the mornings and afternoons.

Beginning at the Oct. 2, 2025 South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) Board of Education meeting, 3 new Student School Board Representatives will be joining the School Board.