26th Annual 8th Grade Canoe Trip
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
St. Croix River National Scenic Waterway
CLICK HERE for a Canoe Permission Slip
VIDEO PREVIEW OF RIVER SECTION
The Waconia Middle School’s Eighth Grade is planning a canoe trip down the St. Croix River on Wednesday, Sept 18th. The focus of this trip is to give our students the opportunity to try out their canoeing skills in a safe and supervised setting, as well as to KICK OFF their last year as Middle Schoolers! The eighth graders have participated in this trip throughout the past 25 years and these trips have all been a HUGE success! Students, teachers, and chaperones had a blast cruising down the St. Croix to our destination…the post-canoe cook out! Permission slips will be sent home with all 8th graders on TBD…these need to be signed & returned (with optional contribution) to a student’s Connect Teacher by TBD. This website is a complete resource for this 8th Grade experience, but if you have further questions regarding specific details PLEASE reach out to your student’s Connect Teacher & we will try to answer questions and/or give a better explanation of trip specifics.
Fall 2024 BUS and CANOE Assignment List
Heron Shelter NPS Permit Fall 2024
Canoe Trip Basics:
#1 - The cost of Canoe Trip is $25 per student.
- Cost Includes: transportation, canoe equipment rental, and the meal
- ALL Students are eligible to attend regardless of families ability to pay
#2 - We are in NEED of Parent Chaperones to make trip possible.
Please fill out Chaperone section of permission slip, so we can connect with you!
#3 - Trip departs Waconia at 8:45 AM and will return by 4:30PM.
Your 8th grade student will need a ride home from school on this day.
#4 - This is a STUDENT centered trip…they pick their own canoes/canoe Buddies!
Students will be signing themselves up for Canoes w/ Mr. Gilbert (3 kids per canoe)!
