Wapello Community Schools

“Light Up Iowa” Day 1: 15 minutes of all three stadium lights on for the 15 days of school we’ve been shut down for. #wearewapello #lightupIA #wereinthistogetherbut6feetapart

"Light Up Iowa" is an initiative started by the IHSADA. Tonight at 8:00 pm the lights of the football/track/soccer, baseball & softball fields will be one. They will remain on for 15 minutes. This represents the number of days Iowa Schools and activities have been shut down. This will happen again next Friday (20 minutes), and the following Friday (25 minutes). #lightupIA #wearewapello #inittogetherbut6feetapart

The Easter Fun Contest sponsored by Casey's has ended! The bean counters have finished counting the beans, there were exactly 630 Jelly Beans in the Jar! Here are the winners: Preschool: William Shehan - 583 K-2: Grant Parsons - 436 3-5: Carrie Shehan - 650 6-8: Connor Warnstaff - 620 9-11: Kaydee Wykert 653 Senior: Skyler Patrick 963 Congratulations to all of the winners! Please call 319-523-2035 to arrange delivery of you prize! Thank you to Shelley and the gang at Casey's for sponsoring this fun contest! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Today's read aloud is brought to you by Fourth Grader Emmalin Marshall. Great job Emmalin, thank you for participating. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride https://youtu.be/oRu66VcurRc

Parents! You have until 10 pm this evening to have your student register a vote in this fun contest! Casey's General Store in Wapello is sponsoring a fun Easter Contest for Wapello Students. Guess how many Jelly Beans are in the Jar pictured below, and then click on the link at the end of this message to be sent to your official entry form. Fill out the form and submit it with your best guess and be entered for some cool prizes. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Preschool, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-11 and the Senior Class! Shelley doesn't even know how many beans are in the jar! The contest is open until 10 pm on April 9, on April 10, the jar will be taken to the State Bank of Wapello to have the official "Bean Counters" count the exact total, and the winners will be announced at noon on April 10! Good Luck to everyone! To make your guess, click on this link: https://forms.gle/ZTfj9eKEWX8xxJDd7 #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #EasterFun

April 9, 2020 Update: Nothing new from the Governor today regarding school closure. I want to thank all of the teachers for taking on the challenging on connecting with kids online. This is a new world for most of us, and I truly appreciate all of you for taking a risk and jumping into something new. I have heard many, many positive comments from parents. Thank you for helping take care of the kids. "I'll take 'Phrases I'm Tired of Hearing' for $500, Alex." What is... Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home if you are sick. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

HS Food Pantry is open today from 3:30. - 5:30

Throwback Thursday, today's memories from Wapello Elementary are from the 11-12 WES Tommyhawk. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Throwback Thursday, today's memories from Wapello Elementary are from the 11-12 WES Tommyhawk. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Throwback Thursday!! Today's memories come from the 1968 WHS Tomahawk. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Throwback Thursday!! Today's memories come from the 1968 WHS Tomahawk. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

The Elementary Food Bank will be open tomorrow, Thursday April 9th, from 2:00 - 5:00 for pick up. We are asking that you drive around the back of the Elementary building, we will have signs to follow. We ask that you remain in your vehicle until we have placed your food outside and returned into the building. The food bank will not be open after this week until further notice. #wearewapello #tribepride

As a reminder, the number to use tonight if you have public input during the Calendar and Budget Public Hearings is 319-759-4223. If you have questions or comments, please use this number to have your comments shared during the public hearing tonight. We will be live on Facebook at 6:00 p.m. this evening. The meeting agenda can be found at the following link: https://5il.co/emzq #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

April 8, 2020 Update Happy Wednesday, everyone! In her press conference today, Governor Reynolds had no new information regarding school closure. She has told school leaders that any school announcements will come with at least two weeks' advanced notice. Please remember that tonight's board meeting will be at 6:00 in the auditorium. The meeting will be livestreamed, so please, please, please watch the movie from the comfort of your own home. We will publish a number that patrons can use if they would like to call in any comments during the public hearings. You know what's coming next... Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home if you are sick. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Wednesday's guest reader is junior, Gracie Gustison. Enjoy her read aloud today! Thank you Gracie for participating in our read alouds! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnKAZvjyjqA

We miss our WCSD family! Check out this tribute to our students. We can't wait to get back to all of you! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride #staysafe https://youtu.be/7K8a8QxjJks

April 7, 2020 Update In her press conference today, Governor Reynolds paid tribute to our National Guard members and highlighted the work they are doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are one of the many, many groups who are doing everything they can to help us through this crisis. Today was Day 2 of digital office hours. We realized that many of the high school office hours overlap. Mr. Bohlen is working to fix that problem. Wapello's board meeting will be tomorrow at 6:00 in the Auditorium. It will be livestreamed. PLEASE...I strongly encourage people to watch the board meeting from home, rather than attend in person. We will post a phone number people can use to call in for questions or comments. It won't be a perfect system, but we will make it work in order to maximize safety. Thank you in advance! Remember the rules. Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home if you are sick. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Mr. Bohlen typically delivers his "Words of Wisdom" to the students and staff at the high school building. Today he will deliver a read aloud for your enjoyment! Mr. Bohlen reads "The Wonky Donkey". Enjoy our special guest reader today! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03xVpjE7mcQ&t=11s

Mrs. Ruth was so happy to see a lot of her 4th Graders join in for our first Zoom session! ☺️

So much fun!!! I love how technology allows us to connect during this time. Can’t wait til the next!