Wapello Community Schools

Wapello Soccer Fans! We have your chance to order your 2022 Indians and Arrows Soccer gear for the upcoming season. You can click on the link below and download a printable order form for both Girls and Boys apparel. Forms and payment must be returned to the WHS Office by Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Click on this link for a printable order form: https://5il.co/162iv #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Indians and Arrows Fans! Tomorrow (2-23-22) is the final day to place your apparel orders for the 2022 Track and Field Season. Visit the online store and place your orders so you are ready to cheer on the Indians and Arrows this year for Track and Field. Visit the online store by clicking on this link: https://stores.teamelitesports.com/wapello_track #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

The Wapello Jr/Sr High Daily Announcements for Tuesday, February 22, 2022 have been posted to our website and mobile app. They can be found in the documents folder, or by clicking on this direct link: https://5il.co/161ql #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

7 Days! Just one week until the Voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy Renewal Election that will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Briggs Civic Center in Wapello. The polls for this very important election will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Did you know that Voted PPEL Funds can be for playground surfaces? When Wapello Elementary's playground is in need of replacement surfaces underneath the equipment, we have typically placed one of two types of material. Small Washed River Rock is one option, it gives a relatively soft-landing surface if student’s fall while playing on the playground. The stones have been ground down so that there are no sharp edges that could cut or injure the student. The other option is playground grade wood chips. This material has been run through a special grinder when they are manufactured to smooth the edges and not leave material that will injure the student if they fall while playing on the playground equipment. Both are options that are available to us locally and the great thing about these two types of material, is that we can use either and pay the costs for the material out of the Voted PPEL Levy. Since neither of these types of material last forever, we must refill the playground areas periodically with new material, and when this is needed, we can use the Voted PPEL funds to pay for the materials. This doesn’t affect our General Fund Budget and keeps more money in the budget for programs for our students! That is today's Voted PPEL Fact, so now you know! To learn more about this important funding stream and the projects that it funds, visit our website at www.wapellocsd.org and click on the menu button and look for the PPEL Renewal Election and look at the resources to get a better idea of the kinds of projects that we are able to fund because our voters have kept this levy in place for the past 24 years. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

8 Days! We are down to just over one week until the election! Eight days until the Voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy Renewal Election that will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Briggs Civic Center in Wapello. The polls for this very important election will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Did you know that Voted PPEL Funds were used to add an air conditioning unit at the Wapello Elementary Kitchen. Since the Wapello Elementary Kitchen serves as the main kitchen for the district, there is a lot of equipment that works hard to prepare over 500 meals each day. With multiple pieces of equipment running at the same time, it generates a lot of heat inside the kitchen. Installing A/C in the Elementary Kitchen was a need more than a want. With all of the heat that is generated, it was causing other pieces of equipment to fail prematurely. For instance, the refrigerator was having to work harder than it was designed to cool food due to the extreme heat in the room generated from the other appliances. Our Maintenance Department worked to find a solution that would cool the room and not have the equipment working so hard to maintain the required temperatures for storing food. Fortunately, the Wapello CSD has the Voted PPEL in place currently and could use this funding stream to pay for this project. By tapping this important part of our overall budget, we didn’t have to turn to an already lean General Fund to pay for this equipment to be installed. We were able to utilize Voted PPEL which meant that we didn’t have to use funds that are designated for students and their programs, or staff salaries. It is important to keep the Voted PPEL Levy in place for the next ten years so that we can rely on this funding stream to help with projects around the district. That is today's Voted PPEL Fact, so now you know! To learn more about this important funding stream and the projects that it funds, visit our website at www.wapellocsd.org and click on the menu button and look for the PPEL Renewal Election and look at the resources to get a better idea of the kinds of projects that we are able to fund because our voters have kept this levy in place for the past 24 years. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

It will be a quiet few weeks here as we transition between our Winter and Spring Sports Seasons. The only activity we have this week will be our JH Boys Basketball team will close out their season when they travel to L-M for a 4:30 game on Tuesday. A great time to get your student's caught up on class work that may be missing, AR Points that need to be earned, or a chance to work a little ahead to finish strong in the 3rd Quarter. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

9 Days! We are down to the single digits! Nine days until the Voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy Renewal Election that will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Briggs Civic Center in Wapello. The polls for this very important election will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Did you know that Voted PPEL Funds were used to replace our Boilers at the Wapello Elementary Building? When the original 1956 boilers finally began to fail back in 2004, the Board of Education at that time began to look at options to replace the critical component to make sure our building had heat throughout the winter. Once the plans were finalized and a contractor selected to remove the old boiler and replace it with two new more energy efficient units, the board needed to decide how to pay for this project. The board looked at their options and felt that the Voted PPEL was the best way to pay for this project. The Voted PPEL was providing sufficient revenue to meet the obligations of the district and still pay for this project in full without having to borrow funds. The Voted PPEL Levy has been used two other times to replace aging heating equipment in the different areas of Wapello High School. Having this important funding stream available to utilize, once again allowed the district to complete an important project without having to turn to the General Fund to complete a project such as this one. No student programs or positions were affected by this project since it was not paid for out of the General Fund. That is today's Voted PPEL Fact, so now you know! To learn more about this important funding stream and the projects that it funds, visit our website at www.wapellocsd.org and click on the menu button and look for the PPEL Renewal Election and look at the resources to get a better idea of the kinds of projects that we are able to fund because our voters have kept this levy in place for the past 24 years. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Just a reminder, there is no school at Wapello tomorrow (2-21-22) in observance of the President's Day Holiday. Enjoy your extra day of the weekend! We will see everyone bright and early on Tuesday! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

10 Days! Just ten days until the Voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy Renewal Election that will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Briggs Civic Center in Wapello. The polls for this very important election will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Did you know that Voted PPEL Funds can be used for our 1:1 computer initiative? When we are purchasing devices in bulk, we can apply Voted PPEL Funds to pay for the machines, the Google Licenses, and the device bags that are issued with each and every Chromebook? We are proud to provide all of our 6-12 students with devices that they can carry with them to each class, and also take home to complete assignments and projects. Our younger students have access to devices in the classroom, the only difference is that the devices stay in the building and do not travel home with students. For our youngest students, we have tablets that are utilized for learning in the classroom. Our 1:1 program is another tool in the tool box that educators are using to help shape our students to become productive learners in an ever changing society. That is today's Voted PPEL Fact, so now you know! To learn more about this important funding stream and the projects that it funds, visit our website at www.wapellocsd.org and click on the menu button and look for the PPEL Renewal Election and look at the resources to get a better idea of the kinds of projects that we are able to fund because our voters have kept this levy in place for the past 24 years. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

The kitchen Staff is Thankful for the kindness from our students.

11 Days! Just eleven days until the Voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy Renewal Election that will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Briggs Civic Center in Wapello. The polls for this very important election will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Did you know that in the past, the Voted PPEL funds have been used to replace playground equipment at Wapello Elementary? While student fundraising has been the funding stream to replace aging and unsafe playground equipment at Wapello Elementary, the Voted PPEL funding stream can and has been used in the past to help pay for replacement equipment and its installation. Over time, the equipment on the playground must be replaced due to breakdown of the equipment, or it being deemed unsafe. Playground equipment is not cheap, and it takes lots and lots of planning to make a major expenditure such as a piece of playground equipment. While student led fundraising is the main source of capital when replacing equipment, there are times that not all of the money has been raised to replace a piece of equipment that is in need of replacement, this is where the Voted PPEL can step in and assist in the replacement of playground equipment, it is an allowable expenditure under the Voted PPEL. Without the Voted PPEL Levy in place, these expenditures, like others that we have highlighted would have to come from the district’s general fund, which would most likely mean a reduction in staff or student-centered programs. That is today's Voted PPEL Fact, so now you know! To learn more about this important funding stream and the projects that it funds, visit our website at www.wapellocsd.org and click on the menu button and look for the PPEL Renewal Election and look at the resources to get a better idea of the kinds of projects that we are able to fund because our voters have kept this levy in place for the past 24 years. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Just a reminder to all of our Wapello CSD Families, there is No School Today, Friday, February 18, 2022 for a Teacher Comp. Day. There also will be No School on Monday, February 21, 2022 for President's Day. All office's will also be closed on Tuesday. Enjoy the long weekend! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Here are the Tribe Pride winners for the week of February 14: A. Ball, B. Brown, K. Dopler, S. Hoag, A. Johnson, K. Lanz, M. Lazar, T. Maddux, S. Pena, J. Rohr, G. Salek, K. Schnell, A. Strickland, and K. Tipps. Staff winner is Mrs. Teresa Coleman. Congratulations!

The Wapello Jr/Sr High Daily Announcements for Thursday, February 17, 2022 have been posted to our website and mobile app. They can be found in the documents folder, or by clicking on this direct link:https://5il.co/15tne #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Wapello Boys and Girls soccer are selling apparel until February 24th. There are order forms outside of Mrs. Brown's Room at the high school. Any questions or order forms can be sent to Megan Brown (megan.brown@wapellocsd.org) at the high school.

1st grade REMINDER: Today is pajama day!

It is time for some 1979 WHS Tomahawk Throwback Thursday Memories today! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

It is time for some 1979 WHS Tomahawk Throwback Thursday Memories today! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Tonight (2/17/22) will be the final session of our winter Parent/Teacher Conferences at both Wapello Elementary and Wapello Jr/Sr High from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

12 Days! Just twelve days until the Voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy Renewal Election that will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Briggs Civic Center in Wapello. The polls for this very important election will be open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Did you know that in the past, the Voted PPEL funds have been used to replace floor coverings in our attendance centers? At one point in time, Wapello Elementary had carpet in all classrooms throughout the building. Over time, it was found that the carpet was not the best choice for our classrooms due to many factors. The board decided to remove the carpet in a few classrooms each year and lay new floor tile. The tile has a longer life expectancy and can be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected daily, proving to be a better solution over the previously installed carpet. The replacement of the carpet with floor tile was an allowable expenditure using the Voted PPEL funding stream. Without the Voted PPEL Levy in place, these expenditures, like others that we have highlighted would have to come from the district’s general fund, which would most likely mean a reduction in staff or student-centered programs. That is today's Voted PPEL Fact, so now you know! To learn more about this important funding stream and the projects that it funds, visit our website at www.wapellocsd.org and click on the menu button and look for the PPEL Renewal Election and look at the resources to get a better idea of the kinds of projects that we are able to fund because our voters have kept this levy in place for the past 24 years. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride