Wheaton Community Education

St. Mary's School is a Catholic educational institution that serves students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. It maintains a library and a computer laboratory. St. Mary's School also specializes in religious studies and offers daily prayer services. The school s athletic activities include basketball, football, volleyball and golf. In addition, it organizes book fairs and conducts parent-teacher meetings. St. Mary's School employs a staff of a librarian, computer instructor and educators. The school is accredited by the Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association and is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association.

The Circle of Nations is an intertribal, off-reservation boarding school that is chartered under the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. It offers a range of academic and extracurricular options to students in grades four through eight. The school s facilities include a library and health clinic. It conducts classes in language arts, music, art and math. The school administers special education, Title I, student case management and child protection programs. It also offers counseling and psychological services. The school operates Indian and pep clubs, as well as provides a variety of sports programs that includes basketball, cross-country, wrestling, volleyball, golf and tennis.

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy provides various academic and extracurricular opportunities to students in junior high and high schools. Its college preparatory curriculum includes English, European and American history, literature, biology, chemistry, physics, consumer math, geometry and physical science. The academy also conducts classes in Spanish, French, computer programming, art, band, photography and multimedia design. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy also offers various athletic activities, including football, volleyball, soccer, cross-country and cheerleading. It provides guidance services and various scholarships to students. The academy is associated with the Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association, Association of Christian Schools International and Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy is located in Fergus Falls, Minn.