Here are today's Throwback Thursday memories from the Wapello Elementary Tommyhawk!
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Our second Senior Shoutout for Thursday is to Lily Williams. Lily is the daughter of Johnnie Williams and Sheri Crawford. While in high school Lily has been a member of the NHS for two years, and participated in Speech for one. Lily's future plan is to take a gap year as "I wait to see where God leads me". We asked Lily to name a teacher/staff member who had an impact on her life while in school. Lily said this was Ms. Jane Bostian because, "[she] isn't just a teacher. She's a friend. She's willing to always listen, and she dishes out advice when needed. Ms. Bostian also goes out of her way to help others even when it doesn't benefit her. She's helped me with an abundant amount of papers and speeches over the years (and she's helped others who aren't even in her class). She's been there for me since sophomore year, and she's the type of teacher who just doesn't give up on her students. She's never given up on me, and I'm thankful for her." When asked her advice for underclassmen, Lily said "Live for Jesus Christ and Him alone because He's the way, the truth, and the life." Congratulations and best wishes to Lily on her graduation from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020
Here are today's Throwback Thursday memories from the Wapello Elementary Tommyhawk!
#WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride
Here are today's memories for Throwback Thursday from the 1975 WHS Tomahawk. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride
Here are today's memories for Throwback Thursday from the 1975 WHS Tomahawk. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride
April 29, 2020:
No new school information was released today, which is OK. These days, no news is good news.
The school food pantries will be open again this week. The Elementary pantry is open from 2:30-4:30. The HS pantry is open from 3:30-5:30.
High school students, Zoom is a wonderful thing. You should really take advantage of it, and your teachers are giving you amazing opportunities to do so. You should really check it out! Hint...Hint...
No goofy language today, folks. Just follow the guidelines:
Wash your hands.
Cover your cough.
Wash your hands.
Stay home. You like your home. Stay home.
Wash your hands.
If you must leave your home, practice social distancing.
Wash your hands.
#wearewapello
#wapellotribepride
HS Food Bank will be open on Thursday from 3:30-5:30.
WHS Senior T-Shirts!! If you are interested in a Wapello Senior T-shirt, contact Michelle Dickey (Eryka Dickey) or Jolene Stanford (Logan Steahr). They aren't only for WHS Seniors! Anyone is welcome to order! (More details to come in the following days!)
Wednesday's first Senior Shoutout goes to Micah Truitt. Micah is the daughter of Mike Truitt and Jaime Truitt. Micah has been very involved in activities while in high school; including one year on the Golf team, two years in Track, Softball, Choir, NHS, and Student Council. For four years, she was also on the Volleyball team. Micah's future plans include attending Indian Hills Community College to study radiological technology, then transfer to the University of Iowa to specialize in ultrasound and sonography. As we did before, we asked Micah to name a teacher/staff member who had an impact on their lives while in school. She named Mr. & Mrs. Brandon and Megan Brown for this because, "[they] always there for me academically and personally." When asked her advice for underclassmen, Micah said "Cherish every moment, it truly goes by so fast." Congratulations and best wishes to Micah as she graduates from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020
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 Wednesday Senior Shoutout is for Blake Maine. Blake is the son of Shawn and Melissa Maine. For four years, Blake has participated in Cross-Country, Student Council, Speech and Drama, and Band. He also been in Choir, NHS, and FCCLA for two years. After graduation, Blake plans to attend Muscatine Community College, then transfer to Iowa State University to double major in Theater and Computer Engineering. When we asked Blake which staff members has had the greatest impact on him during his high shool tenure he said Ms. Bostian, Mrs. Moulton, and Mr. & Mrs. Peck. This is because "I honestly can't decide between the four of them, and it wouldn't feel right to leave three of them out. They have all helped me in all different ways become the person I am today, and I can't tell them thank you enough. Every single one of them have spent countless hours of their freetime with me practicing, teaching me, or even just hanging out. I know I don't say it enough, but thank you all for helping me on my path to a new beginning, and I cant wait for you all to see where I go in the future!" Blake's advice to underclassmen is "Do all of your work to the best of your ability, have a ton of fun, but not to much 😉, and remember to keep making memories while you still can because you never know when you will walk down the halls of your high school for the last time." Congratulations and best wishes to Blake on his graduation from WHS with the class of 2020 #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020
CORRECTION: Our second Senior Shoutout goes out to AnnMarie Freshwater. AnnMarie is the daughter of Tamara Rickheim and Michael Freshwater. While in high school AnnMarie has been involved in many activities; one year of Student Council, two years in Soccer and Football Cheerleading. For three years, she has participated in Track, Softball and Drama, and four years in Band and Choir, Volleyball and Wrestling Cheerleading. AnnMarie's future plans include attending Southeastern Community College, then transferring to Iowa Wesleyan to major in Elementary Education. We asked AnnMarie to name a teacher/staff member who had an impact on her life while in school. AnnMarie said this was Mr. Micah Peck because, "he never let me give up and he always pushed me to be my best. He has always showed me that he believes in me and he has always been there for me throughout my years and Wapello." When asked her advice for underclassmen, AnnMarie said "don’t waste time fighting with each other because you never know what hand life is going to give you. Just make as many good memories with each other as you possibly can and enjoy being in high school. " Congratulations and best wishes to AnnMarie on her graduation from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020
The Wapello Elementary food pantry will be open from 2:30 - 4:30 on Thursday, April 30th. Please drive around the back of the building to pick up food.
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April 28, 2020 Update:
Happy Tuesday, everyone!
No new school announcements from the governor today. She did confirm that she is lifting the ban on in-person worship services throughout the entire state. Yesterday, there was some confusion about this question, so I was glad she clarified things today.
Yesterday, we sent out information for parents about picking up their student's supplies and belongings. Be sure to contact the elementary if you have questions or concerns.
And now, we are going to have today's guidance provided in Ubbi Dubbi. Yes, that is an actual language, according to Google.
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Cubover yubour cubough
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Stubay hubome. Thubis mubeans yubou
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Ubif yubou mubust trubavubel prubactubice subocubiubal dubistubancubing
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Yes, social distancing is getting to all of us!
#wearewapello
#wapellotribepride
Todays' first Senior Shoutout is to Walker Bolander. Walker is the son of Dianna and Charlie Bolander. While in high school Walker has participated in Track for one year, Football for two years, Golf for three, and was a member of the WHS FFA fro four years. After graduation, Walker plans to train to become a master pipe fitter at MWI. We asked Walker to name a teacher/staff member who had an impact on their lives while in school. He named Mr. Jason Marshall because, "he was my golf coach and would answer any question I may need." When asked his advice for underclassmen, Walker said "expect every day of your senior year [to be] your last because you never know when it will be for sure." Congratulations and best wishes to Walker as he graduates from WHS with the class of 2020. #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride #classof2020s
April 27, 2020 update (continued):
***Principal Nagle has put together a plan for elementary students to get their belongings. Classroom teachers will be bagging up individual student's belongings. Families will then be assigned a time span to come pick up the belongings. Pickup will be Monday, May 4th. Parents will pull in to the bus lane, entering from the west. Someone will go get the pre-packed items and bring them to you. There is no completely smooth way to get this done, so thank you, in advance, for your patience with this. If your last names starts with A-D, your time is 8:00-8:45. E-K will be 8:45-9:30. L-P will be 9:30-10:15. Q-S will be 10:15-10:45. T-Z will be 11:45-12:30. If these times do not work for you, please contact the elementary school to make alternate arrangements.
***A pickup schedule for the secondary building will be coming in the next couple days.
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April 27, 2020 Update:
***Governor Reynolds has taken steps to start "opening up" portions of the state. However, Louisa County is not one of those areas. As of now, the restrictions for Louisa County and other areas with high case numbers remain in place. She did say that May 15 would, hopefully, see another round of openings. An exception to this is worship services. Churches are now able to have worship services, regardless of county, provided social distancing guidelines are still followed.
***Remember that breakfast and lunch pickups are Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 each day. This is available for anyone aged 0-19, even if you don't go to school in Wapello.
***Wash your hands.
Cover your cough.
Wash your hands.
Stay home. Stay home. Stay home.
Wash your hands.
If you absolutely must go somewhere, practice social distancing.
Wash your hands.
#wearewapello
#wapellotribepride
High school students and parents, if you or your child are involved in any CTE or Music classes, you now have a choice board for your weekly activities for those classes. The link to the choice board was sent to all HS students this morning via email. To find the choice board on the school website, please click on "Menu", the middle column that comes up is called "Quicklinks". You will then scroll down to "High School CTE Choice Boards", you can click that link to be taken to the choice board. We hope the students find this opportunity for extended learning useful. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride
Just a reminder that all silver cord forms for high school students are due to Mrs.Gerot by Friday, May 1. These can be mailed to the high school or scanned and emailed to, jeanna.gerot@wapellocsd.org Thanks for all your volunteer work!
Happy Monday! Middle school students and parents, there are new choice boards up on the school website this morning. MS students have also received the links in your email. Remember, the goal is to complete 2 activities under each column throughout the week. Have a fantastic week! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride #wemissourstudents