Jace Kauffman enlisted into the Iowa National Guard on October 11, 2018 as a 12N Horizontal Construction Engineer. Upon graduating from High School, Jace will do his initial military training at Ft. Leonard wood, MO. Then be stationed in Middletown, IA. with the 831st Engineer Company. Congratulations to Jace on his future plans with the Iowa National Guard. Photos provided by the Iowa National Guard.

A new scholarship opportunity has been posted to our website! Multiple scholarships that are administered through the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend are available on their website. For a listing of all of the scholarships available, visit our scholarship page to see all of the current listings. The Scholarship Page can be found at: https://www.wapello.k12.ia.us/scholarship-opportunities-for-graduating-seniors
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From Coach Peck: Congratulations to Madi Lundvall and Lucas Gerst! 7th place for Madi and 3rd for Lucas IN THE STATE!!!! Wow! You both represented our program very well. I wish I could have been on the course cheering you guys on! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you two and the rest of our Jh runners! We have a bright future for sure! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Peck and the Wapello Marching Band on their Division 1 Rating at State Marching Contest today! The band is headed home and will be escorted back by Fire Trucks. They should arrive in Wapello at approximately 1:45 depending on traffic. #wearewapello #wapellorribepride
Fire Prevention Week is a fun week and we have lots of photos to share with you all! These are our preschoolers after they returned from their fire truck ride! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Congratulations Indians on a big win over the Cobras. The final score from Ottumwa tonight is Wapello 24 -Sigourney-Keota 14. Congratulations players and coaches! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

The Indians lead the Cobras 24-7 after three quarters of play. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

At the half, the Indians lead the Cobras 21-7 after an impressive 2nd quarter. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

At the end of the 1st quarter the Indians lead the Cobras 7-0. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Mrs Mairet’s Foods III class conducted the “Burger Challenge” today in class. Each participant had to create their own recipe, cook their burger, design their plate presentation and serve their burgers to the judges. Three staff judges got to evaluate each student on their originality, taste and presentation. Today’s lesson could have appeared on the Cooking Channel! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

More Fire Prevention Day Fun! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride




Some pictures of Fire Truck Rides for Fire Prevention Week




Properties of matter lab exercise today in High School Chemistry. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride


A little rain couldn't stop the fun of Fire Truck Rides for Fire Prevention Week! A big thanks to Shelley and the girls at Casey's for their support of our firemen and their activities by giving all the kids a treat! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride




The JR/SR High Daily Announcements have been posted to our website and mobile app. The direct link for today's announcements is: http://5il.co/59h9
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Our 6th graders participating in an activity with Mr Vandenberg during their leadership class. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

REMINDER: tonight's Varsity Football game will be played at Shaefer Stadium in Ottumwa. Game starts at 7:00. Dress warm!! #wearewapello
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Tribe Pride winners for this week: J. Anderson, K. Bailey, D. Carr, J. Camarena, R.Garza, A. Hammer, M. Jordan, S. McDade, W. Parsons, S. Pena, G. Peterson,T. Stephens, A. Strickland, and C. Wiley Staff winner is Mrs. Jessi Gustison. Congratulations!

First graders and kindergarteners riding the fire trucks.


Elementary parents and students: dress for the cool weather in the morning for the fire drills and fire truck rides. Coats, hats and gloves are advised.
Be advised if you are in town, and see or hear sirens at the school, we will be running our drills in conjunction with the Wapello Fire and Rescue team responding to the building as part of the training exercise.
