Willmar Schools release free mobile app

By Linda Vanderwerf

October 01, 2014 at 12:28 PM

WILLMAR - Willmar Public Schools has just released a free mobile app to keep parents and members of the community informed about the district.

The app is free and available in the Apple App Store and in Google Play. Search for Willmar Public Schools.

The general public can use the app to see announcements, district events, menus, athletic events and job openings. Parents who have a Parent Portal sign-on with the district can sign in for greater access.

The app also provides access to websites for the district and each school building.

For more information on the Willmar Public Schools Mobile App, contact Mandi Lighthizer-Schmidt, at 320-231-8551 or via email at lighthizersm@willmar.k12.mn.us .

By Linda Vanderwerf

In 42 years in the newspaper industry, Linda Vanderwerf has worked at several daily newspapers in Minnesota, including the Mesabi Daily News, now called the Mesabi Tribune in Virginia. Previously, she worked for the Las Cruces Sun-News in New Mexico and the Rapid City Journal in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She has been a reporter at the West Central Tribune for nearly 27 years.

Vanderwerf can be reached at email: lvanderwerf@wctrib.com or phone 320-214-4340

Willmar Schools release free mobile app

WILLMAR -- Willmar Public Schools has just released a free mobile app to keep parents and members of the community informed about the district. The app is free and available in the Apple App Store and in Google Play. Search for Willmar Public Sch...