Wapello Community Schools

May 5, 2020 Update: You guys thought you were going to be able to avoid my update for a day, didn't you? Well, the jokes on you, because here we go... And after all of that lead-in, there isn't much new to report. If you weren't able to get to the buildings to pick up your child's belongings, you can still call the school and arrange a time. Also, remember to ask about the lost and found items. It is absolutely amazing how many clothes go missing from kids' closets over the course of a year. And what's up with single socks? How does someone lose one sock? It is truly a mystery. And no update would be complete without... Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home. 'Nuf said. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Tomorrow is "Dress Like Your Favorite Teacher Day" for our Virtual Teacher Appreciation Day! Post a picture of a Wapello Student dressed like their favorite teacher! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Our second Senior Shoutout for today is to Grifin Schoonover. Grifin is the son of Curt and Miranda Schoonover. While in high school, Grifin has been very active very active in FFA for one year, NHS for two years, Choir for three years, and spent his entire high school tenure on the Cross-Country and Track teams. Grifin's future plans include pursuing his Associates Degree at Southeastern Community College, and then transfer to a university yet to be determined. When we asked Grifin which staff member has had the greatest impact on him during high shool he said Mr. Micah Peck. This is because "He taught me that even when you think you have nothing left to give, there's always another gear left." Grifin's advice to underclassmen is "Don't take school for granted." Congratulations and best wishes to Grifin on his graduation from WHS with the class of 2020 #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020

Today's first Senior Shoutout goes to Julieann Chamberlin-Johnston. Julieann is the daughter of John and Jaime Richardson. While in high school Julieann has participated in Speech for one year, NHS and Student Council for two years, and Drama and FFA for three years. Julieann's future plan is attend college somewhere to pursue a Special Education degree. We asked Julieann to name a teacher/staff member who has had an impact on her life. She named Mrs. Kristin Yotter for this because, "From the moment I stepped foot in her classroom she made me feel excepted. She helped me come out of my shell and in turn let my quirky personality flourish. She help solidify the fact that I want to be a special education teacher, to help special kids succeed just like her." When asked her advice for underclassmen, Julieann said "Always be your unique, goofy awesome self, no matter what other people may think. Being yourself is always beautiful." Congratulations and best wishes to Julieann as she graduates from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020

Middle school and high school students can pick up their locker belongings at the practice gym once again today. The gym doors will be open from 8:00 - 12:00 and again from 1:00 - 5:00. Please stop by and get your items. Seniors: there are also Class of 2020 signs for you to pick up for your yard. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

For today's installment of Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week, let's do "Take-a-Way Tuesday" Ask your child, "What is a famous line that your teacher ALWAYS repeats in class?" Post their responses on our post on Facebook! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

For tomorrow's installment of Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week, let's do "Take-a-Way Tuesday" Ask your child, "What is a famous line that your teacher ALWAYS repeats in class?" Post their responses on our Facebook page tomorrow! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Our second Senior Shoutout for this Monday in May is to Katelyn Yeakey. Katelyn is the daughter of Krista Marlette and Michael Yeakey. While in high school Katelyn has been a member of the Student Council for two years, while also participating in NHS for three years, and Band and Drama for four. Katelyn's future plan is to attend Des Moines Area Community College to study in the Court Reporting program. We asked Katelyn to name a teacher/staff member who has had an impact on her life while in school. Katelyn named Mrs. Randi Moulton because, "she holds her students accountable. She treated me how I wanted to be treated, like an independent person capable of thought. She taught me to be unapologetic with who I am." When asked her advice for underclassmen, Katelyn said "There’s always sunshine after rain, no matter how long the storm is." Congratulations and best wishes to Katelyn on her graduation from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020

May 4, 2020 update: If you did not have a chance to pick up your child's belongings from the elementary school today, please call the school and make arrangements to pick them up. The secondary building is open for pickup tomorrow. High school students in the morning. Middle school parents in the afternoon. Now, we aren't going to make you come to the building twice to pick up things. If you have a high schooler and a middle schooler, you can pick up everything at once. When I was an English teacher, I would sometimes challenge my students to complete a piece of writing without using a certain letter of the alphabet. Some letters were easier than others. I asked Matthew to pick a letter of the alphabet at random. Of course, he picked the letter "E." So, here is my attempt to give today's guidelines without using the letter "E." Wash your hands. Cloak your cough. Wash your hands. Stay in your accommodations. Stay in your lodgings. Stay in your pad. Wash your hands. If you must go from your lodgings, apply social distancing. Wash your hands. Isolation does strange things to one's brain. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Todays' first Senior Shoutout is to Kolby Bishop. Kolby is the son of Jerald and Nina Solomon. While in high school, Kolby has focused on his class work. Kolby is unsure as to what he will do after graduation at this time. We asked Kolby to name a teacher/staff member who had an impact on his life while in school. He named Mrs. Kristin Yotter because, "she helped me stay on task." When asked his advice for underclassmen, Kolby said "pay attention to [the] teacher." Congratulations and best wishes to Kolby as he graduates from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020s

The Wapello FFA has launched an online site for plant sales that have been raised in the FFA Greenhouse. Orders can be placed and paid for online and orders can be picked up curbside. Visit their site at: wapello-ffa-greenhouse.square.site to take a look at what they have to offer and times that plants can be picked up. Pictures of the different plants are being added to their site currently, so check back to see the offerings! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Good morning! The choice boards for this week have been posted! We also have an easier way for you to get to them. Check out the "Important Corona Virus Information" banner at the top of the school website. The links are there for your convenience! Also, don't forget to stop by outside the practice gym at the high school to pick up your belongings from both your regular locker and your gym locker. Mr. Bohlen and Mrs. Thornburg are waiting to meet students to deliver their items to them. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

WCSD Students and Parents! It is Teacher Appreciation Week! Since we can’t be there in person, we will do a Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week. Watch our page this week for a series of events to help honor our teachers! Students or parents, help your student comment below and share a story with us about an Educator that has made an impact on your life! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #WCSDTeachersCan

Elementary students and parents. Your items are set to be picked up. Remember to come through the bus lane from the west. We will get child’s/children’s name and class and get the items to you. No need to leave your vehicle! See you soon!

From the WCSD Lunch Program: We are serving meals (breakfast and lunch) on Mondays and Wednesdays from.10-11! If you are new to picking up meals, please call the elementary kitchen to let us know how many children you want meals for.

Our second Senior Shoutout on this first day of May goes out to Daniel Meeker. Daniel is the son of Doug Meeker and Shelly Waste. Daniel has been very active during high school, participating in Cross-Country for one year, Choir for two, Football for three and Wrestling for four (4 time state qualifier). Daniel's future plans include attending Loras College to study Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, while competing with the wrestling team. When we asked Daniel which staff member has had the greatest impact on him during high shool he said Mr. Todd (Coach) Parsons. This is because "He always pushed me to get better every day and always said "on good teams- Coaches keep players accountable, But on great teams- Players keep Players Accountable." Daniel's advice to underclassmen is "Get good grades and be a good student or student athlete. But never forget to have a little fun in high school." Congratulations and best wishes to Daniel on his graduation from WHS with the class of 2020 #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020

May 1, 2020 Update Happy 1st day of May. At least, I think it's the first day of May. Anyone else having trouble with days blurring together? We have plans for Graduation and Prom. Graduation is scheduled for June 28 with a 7:00pm start at the football field. If we are not allowed to gather on June 28, the alternate date will be July 11 at 10:00am at the football field. Rain locations for both days will be the high school. If we are still locked down in July, we will figure out some type of virtual event to honor our seniors. Prom is scheduled for June 20. If we aren't able to gather by then, we will work to put together some type of dance event later in the summer, potentially after graduation. Our hope is that this information will allow families to at least start to plan. Be sure to check previous updates for schedules to come and pick up your child's personal belongings. We are not collecting textbooks or computers. This is just a time for you to pick up your things. Remember that Louisa County is not one of those counties that is "opening up" today. Therefore... Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home. Stay home. Stay home. Wash your hands. If you must leave home, practice social distancing. Wash your hands. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Attention all 8th - 11th grade students: there is a virtual zoom meeting today at 1:30 p.m. for anyone interested in trying out for Football Cheer for the 2020-2021 football season. You have a shared document in your email from Mrs. Thornburg with information and the link for the zoom meeting. Please join us if you are interested in football cheerleading for next season! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

We welcome in May with today's first Senior Shoutout. This goes out to Ada Chavarria. Ada is the daughter of Dora and Efrain Chavarria. During her high school tenure, Ada has been very involved in Soccer and Softball for one year. After graduation, Ada's future plans include going straight into the workforce. We've asked Ada to name a teacher/staff member who had an impact on her life while in school. She named Mrs. Aracely Schlesing for this because, "...she always gave the best advice and helped through any problems I had, with school or outside of school." When asked her advice for underclassmen, Ada said "Cherish every moment." Congratulations and best wishes to Ada as she graduates from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020

Attention Seniors of 2020! We are getting rid of several of our rocks. We thought it would be cool to have you grab a rock from our yard, paint it at home, & Shaggy’s will use it for their new landscaping. I’ll leave paint markers near the rocks also, in case you just want to just sign your name on one, that’s fine too. Drop it off at Shaggy’s when we do the Cruise Night. Stop by our house anytime today or tomorrow! You’ll see the pile of rocks. Help yourself! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride