Carlton joins Wrenshall in wanting further cooperation

Superintendent John Engstrom confirmed Monday that the Carlton school district will proceed with further talks with Wrenshall on sharing sports and other after-school activities.

Engstrom noted that both district boards have passed an agreement to split costs evenly.

After Carlton approved the agreement earlier this summer, the Wrenshall board unanimously approved an agreement this month.

“My recommendation is that the subcommittee gets back together and talks about when the agreement should officially take effect, and if there are some co-curricular activities that could be done as far as the co-op this year,” Engstrom said during Monday’s school board meeting.

The subcommittee is made up of school board members from both districts.

So far, Wrenshall will host football, cheer and boys and girls track and field. Carlton will host boys and girls cross country and girls softball. The schools’ cooperative teams have previously adopted the name Raptors.

Additionally, One- and Three-Act Play, Knowledge Bowl, robotics, science fair, Business Professionals of America, Math League and a Genders and Sexualities Alliance advisor will be shared between the schools.

“Both districts are hopeful there will be more sports than we’ve already committed to,” Engstrom said, as the schools appear ready to pick up further discussions on previously talked-about sports such as baseball and girls basketball.