The Wautoma Area School District COVID-19 Testing Site at the World War II Memorial Building is Closed Today.
The Wautoma Area School District COVID-19 Testing Site at the World War II Memorial Building is Closed Today.
Today’s Youth Apprenticeship Spotlight features Wautoma High School Junior Thomas Schwartz!
Thomas currently works with Wautoma Area School District IT Director Eric Highlander and is in his first year youth apprenticeship. Thomas assists the IT Department prepare Chromebooks and iPads for classrooms as well helps in other IT areas that need assistance.
The Wautoma Area School District will be closed on Thursday, December 22nd. There will be no evening activities.
WHS Student Council sponsored pajama day to coincide with the annual WHS Library program called "Curl Up with a Good Book." Students in Ms. Morris' Baking & Pastry Class baked delicious treats and provided healthy snacks and English classes went to the library to enjoy them and check out books for the upcoming break. Thank you to all who contributed to make this day a great success for the WHS community !
Sources of Strength group held a Coat drive and delivered to the Waushara County Food Drive.
Pictured: Bailey Walejko and Kelsey Baumann delivering to Marty from the pantry.
Earlier today, the Wautoma High School Honors Choir traveled to the Waushara-Wautoma Senior Center to perform at their annual holiday luncheon. This was the first time since the winter of 2019 the students had the opportunity to perform for the senior citizens due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
On Monday, students at Redgranite Elementary had a surprise visit from the jolliest of fellows... Mr. Grinch. It might not look like it but he had a wonderful time handing out pencils to most and (chocolate) coal to some.
DON'T FORGET: Tomorrow the Riverview Elementary 2nd and 3rd Grade Students will be performing their Winter Concert at the McComb/Bruchs PAC. The 2nd Grade will start at 10:15 AM, followed by the 3rd Grade at 11:00 AM.
Today’s Youth Apprenticeship Spotlight features Wautoma High School Senior Jody Simenson!
This is Jody’s first year apprenticeship working with Yeska Farms, however, he has worked for the farm for a number of years. The Yeska’s stated they are very thankful to have Jody working for them as he is able to drive their farm trucks to a variety of job sites, including their potato farms and Christmas tree farms.
Earlier this school year, Jody has also worked at the farm’s second location, Whispering Pines Tree Farm, in Oconto. This particular tree farm provides wagon rides, tree cutting, a gift shop, and food vendors.
Jody said this experience has provided him a whole new experience on how to sell trees and help families pick out the perfect one for the holiday season.
Congratulations, Carson!
The Birthday Table continues to be a big hit at Redgranite Elementary School. This past week, the Redgranite Student Council once again spread kindness by recognizing those that celebrated birthdays in December. They also decided to celebrate the half birthdays of students who have a birthday in June. Happy birthday!
FCCLA members donated their own money to get our wonderful crossing guard a heated jacket!
Our crossing guard ALWAYS has a smile on her face no matter the weather. We are so happy to be able to do this for her!
The Wautoma Area School District is closed on Thursday, December 15th due to severe weather driving conditions. All after school activities are canceled.
Riverview Elementary Art Teacher Cindy Miller and Redgranite Elementary Art Teacher Michelle Kuehl both did schoolwide art projects using street artist ThankYouX's mural ideas as inspiration.
All of Riverview's K-3 students created a cube during art class; 4K students and staff members were also invited to participate. All of Michelle's art students and Redgranite staff created a piece for their collaboration. Everyone was allowed to add to their cubes drawings that were meaningful or designs that focused on color, line, shape, and pattern.
Last week at WHS in Ms. Morris' Food for Life class, they covered all things potatoes! Thanks to the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association, they were able to purchase over 50 lbs of potatoes to use in the classroom. The potatoes were purchased from Decker Family Farm. Farmer Dave even threw in some other produce to use in the classroom as a donation!
Sarah Agena, from the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association, chose our school to visit and we were so lucky! She did a short lesson on potatoes then helped students complete their gnocchi lab. Students prepared homemade gnocchi (potato dumplings) with a pumpkin sage sauce and homemade pesto. The basil was sourced from the aquaponics lab right here at WHS. Later in the week, students also dressed up baked potatoes to be a filling and nutritious meal!
We are grateful for the community connections we share with agricultural organizations. These food labs wouldn't be possible without them!
The Wautoma Area School District's start to the school day is delayed 2-hours due to road conditions. Buses will run 2-hours later than normal pick-up time.
DON'T FORGET: The Parkside 4th Graders will be presenting their Winter Concert "Cold Winds - Warms Hearts" tomorrow at 2 PM. The concert will be held in the lower gym of Parkside School. We hope to see you all there!
Last night during the Wautoma Area School District Board of Education’s Monthly Meeting, Mrs. Carmen O’Brien was approved to be the next Chief Financial Officer.
Mrs. O’Brien will be coming to WASD from the Manawa School District where she has been serving as the business manager since 2017. Prior to taking over the position of business manager, she worked as the Manawa curriculum director and a science teacher.
Mrs. O’Brien will begin her new position with WASD on July 1, 2023, after Cindy Reilly officially retires.
Congratulations!
Students in Ms. Lyons' Kindergarten Class have been traveling around the world to learn about holidays and traditions throughout the world. Last week they went to Mexico, Germany, Italy, and Sweden.
While "visiting" Sweden, the kindergarteners learned that Christmas and St. Lucia Day are celebrated, and made starboys hats and St. Lucia crowns. The students are excited to continue their travels to India, Israel, Australia, back home to the United States, and out to Africa and the Middle East in the coming weeks.
