Parents,
We have been made aware of a rumor of a threat that took place at a local district earlier this week. There have been phone calls and questions about this threat and if there is any credible threat towards our school buildings. I want to assure you that there is not, but we have made our local police aware of the issue, our resource officers are aware, and we are taking all necessary precautions at the school buildings. This includes more police presence on our school campus. I can assure you that we always do everything we can to keep all of our kids safe.
Sincerely,
Aaron Rex
REMINDER FOR SENIORS AND FRESHMAN: HERFF JONES WILL BE HERE TOMORROW, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH TO PICK UP ORDER FORMS FOR CLASS RINGS, GRADUATION RENTAL GOWNS AND OTHER PRODUCTS. HE WILL BE HERE DURING LUNCH AND AFTER SCHOOL! DON'T FORGET YOUR FORMS!
Wapakoneta City Schools speech pathologists had a great opportunity to attend a professional development day that focused on building collaborative teams and practices. They also participated in small group Q&A with other professionals and trainers in the field.
Had a great day with our high school students at the Legacy Leadership Conference sponsored by Herff Jones. Our kids did a great job of showing their leadership abilities!
Tomorrow is picture day at Wapakoneta Elementary School. We just want to remind you, and share the picture form with you. As always, you can send in the order form, or you can order online using the website listed and then the school code.
FINAL FORMS NEED TO BE UPDATED/REVIEWED/SIGNED IN ORDER TO PICK UP YOUR CHROMEBOOK ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH. PICK UP TIMES ARE: 9 AM - 12 PM AND 3-7 PM.
At our recent school board meeting we honored three of our retirees. Kim Metz who started in the district in 1990 working in many of our buildings as a physical education teacher, coach, and guidance counselor. Brigitte Lietz started with the district in 1994 as part of our food service staff at Cridersville and then the middle school, and finally Kara Kohler who started with Wapakoneta in 1995 serving as a 5th grade teacher at Buckland and the middle school.
These ladies touched many students' lives while serving in their roles and they will be missed! Thank you for all that you have done for the students and staff at Wapakoneta City Schools.
As we prepare for the start of school please take a look at the school calendar. August 15 is our Back to School Celebration, and the first day of school is August 20.
Parents, We are requesting that you update your final forms by July 15 so that we can begin planning our bus routes for next school year. We appreciate your help with this!
This last Tuesday our cafeteria staff handed out 303 meal packages at the high school and 101 at Cridersville. This amounts to seven breakfasts and seven lunches per child. Thank you to our staff for doing this for our community!
Tuesdays through Aug 6.
Our students traveling abroad spent the last two days exploring Madrid and Toledo. They were able to learn about the history of Spain over the last few days, visiting the Prado Art Museum, the Royal Palace, the Royal Cathedral, and then seeing all that Toledo had to offer.
The pictures we have shared are our students at the Prado Art Museum. a group of students standing at Kilometer Zero - the exact center of Spain. and another of the entire group outside of Toledo.
Our students touring France are having a great time. Today we received pictures from the Palace of Versailles and the Eiffel Tower. We are glad that so many were able to take advantage of the opportunity.
The band program did an outstanding job on Tuesday evening! It has been a year of growth, excellent concerts, and high marks for all of our performers. Proud of this group and their teachers!
All afterschool events scheduled for tonight are cancelled or postponed, this includes Kindergarten Signing. Coaches and event organizers will provide details at a later time for when events will be rescheduled.
All after school events scheduled for tonight are cancelled or postponed, this includes Kindergarten Signing. Coaches and event organizers will provide details at a later time for when events will be rescheduled.
The robotics team is competing in qualification matches today and tomorrow in Cleveland. Below is their tentative schedule and the live stream link. An email will be sent out about two matches before they are up. They are team 9075 and have a taller robot. In short, the goal this season is to pick up orange rings and shoot them into a goal and then at the end of the game, lift your robot off of the ground on a chain.
https://www.twitch.tv/firstinspires6
Friday:
Match 5: 9:40 AM – Blue Bumpers/Alliance
Match 18: 11:32 AM – Red Bumpers/Alliance
Match 25: 1:24 PM – Blue Bumpers/Alliance
Match 30: 2:04 PM – Blue Bumpers/Alliance
Match 41: 3:32 PM – Red Bumpers/Alliance
Match 46: 4:12 PM – Red Bumpers/Alliance
Saturday:
Match 62: 9:32 AM – Red Bumpers/Alliance
Match 70: 10:36 AM – Blue Bumpers/Alliance
Match 76: 11:24 AM – Blue Bumpers/Alliance
Wapakoneta City Schools will be operating on a two hour delay on Friday, March 15. We have some residents still without power, there are rural roads closed, and sunlight will allow for people to navigate roads that may have water/debris.
Please keep our families who lost their homes in your prayers. Also those in other communities such as St. Marys and Indian Lake.
One of our high school Spanish teachers, Alexis Blum will be presenting at the Central States Languages for All Regional Conference on Saturday, March 16th, representing Ohio and the Ohio Foreign Language Association. Her session, "Let Me Try!" was voted by fellow OFLA members as the "Best of Ohio" at the conference held this past summer. Alexis will present on instructional activities, methods, and assessment of upper level language learners (levels 3, 4, and beyond).
We are proud of Alexis and all of our outstanding staff members at WCS!
Tomorrow at the high school only our juniors will attend to take that ACT. Students in grades 8, 9, 10 and 12 will not be required to be at school. The middle school, Wapakoneta Elementary, and Cridersville will have a normal school day.