First nine weeks complete!

The first quarter ended on October 25 and it was a successful 47 days. Our young people were involved in a great deal of extra-curricular activities and exciting learning opportunities.

Student at Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay

Parent Teacher Conferences

Conferences for our students are quickly approaching. Parents will be able to meet with the child's teacher on Thursday, November 14 from 5 to 8 PM, Thursday, November 21 from 5 to 8 PM or Monday, November 25 from 7:45 to 3:10 PM. If you have specific questions about conferences, please reach out to your child's school building. We look forward to seeing our parents at this event!

cville parade — Staff and students at Cridersville Parade

Halloween Parades

Wapakoneta City Schools was proud to be a part of the parades in downtown Wapakoneta, as well as the parade in Cridersville. Students, our school band, and staff dressed up, threw out candy, and shared in the fun that these events have to offer.

Opportunity for Youth Program

For the first year, the school district is providing a hands-on learning program for students with the goal of giving them life skills and credits for graduation. Students are able to learn in a smaller setting and they have now been able to take part in small engine repair, building multiple structures, drywall, cooking skills and more.

School board meeting

Our next district school board meeting will be Tuesday, November 26 at Wapakoneta High School in the large group room. The meeting will start at 7 PM

Barb Norton Food Drive

This week our schools were involved in a food drive in memory of former staff member Barb Norton. Barb was a teacher in Wapakoneta for 22 years and was very involved in community service. Each year the school collects canned goods and donates them to our local food pantry. This year the schools collected over 5000 items and additional cash.

Wapakoneta High School

FFA Leadership Conference in DC

Four members of the FFA were able to attend a leadership conference in Columbus in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium. The morning workshop informed them about important issues and helped to prepare them to advocate for agricultural education and the FFA.

Shakespeare Theater at WHS!

Wapakoneta seniors will once again be acting out the works of Shakespeare in the performing arts center. Thank you to the Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation for providing the funding.

Rise and Shine

Each Friday various students groups are chosen to greet students at different buildings around the district. From our football team, student senate, and more. It's a great way to start a Friday, and make people feel welcomed!

Clay Target Shooting Club

Substitutes Needed!

If you are interested in being a substitute in any area, please reach out to Patty Severt at 419-739-2900. We could use your help as a substitute teacher, paraeducator, in the cafeteria, custodial, driving bus, and more!

Wapakoneta Middle School

The students at the middle school have been working hard in the classroom, doing community service and taking part in educational field trips.

Field trips at WMS

Our young people were able to travel to the Lima Symphony Orchestra this month as well as the Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The trips were a great opportunity for our kids to see music performed at a high level and learn about how flight has changed over the years. There were many comments on how well our kids behaved.

Our students enjoyed all that the Wright Patterson Air Museum had to offer. — Our students across the grade levels enjoyed their time at the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum.

Students at the manor — Choir students performed at the manor for the residents.

Coming up on November 11 we will have the Veteran's Day assembly. We are honored to recognize our Veterans!

Red Ribbon Week

As part of Red Ribbon Week, students learned about the dangers of drugs, performed community service with the Barb Norton food drive, and ended the week with an assembly. Thank you to Mrs. Fisher and our staff for making it an educational and fun event!

School safety

This year the middle school staff has been spending a great deal of time focusing on the safety of our students and the staff. In fact, on our two hour professional development day they worked with our administration and school resource officer to be better prepared for emergencies.

Wapakoneta Elementary School

Class Dojo

Teachers at WES are using Class Dojo to communicate with our families this year. It allows parents and the teacher to have ongoing communication about assignments, what is going on in the classroom, behavior, and more.

Students in Mrs. Schmerge's class receive a reward day for their efforts in Class Dojo!

Community Helpers

Our 1st grade students spent time learning about, and dressing like, community helpers, during the 1st quarter. We want to make sure our young people know how important of a role the people play in making our community what it is!

Students of the month Wild River: Teamwork

Novel — In one of our Redskin Resource groups, our students read a novel called Wild River. A major event that happens in the story is the breaking of a dam which creates a flood. The theme of the book is teamwork. This group spent time building a dam to practice teamwork.

Cridersville Elementary School

ABC Fashion Show

First Responders

We want to thank our first responders for coming to the school and letting our kids see the fire trucks and ambulances and learn all about what these brave people do. Students were able to get on, go inside the vehicles, and hear directly from our fire departments and the police.

Young Historians

Board Recognition

cville recognition — The October board meeting was held in Cridersville and we were able to honor one student from each grade level. We are so proud of our kids for demonstrating the Cridersville motto of "Respectful, Responsible, and Kind."

Other Happenings Around the District

Way to go Band!

Band show — Our band has done an excellent job this year performing multiple shows. Whether they are playing in front of the home crowd or at an away game, people are always impressed!

The School district is currently working on the 2025-2026 calendar. As soon as it is Board approved, we will release it to parents.

Regional cross country

Congratulations to our cross country runners who qualified for regionals: Hayden Sell, Gabby Muller, and Maci Neumeier

Communication Board Friemering at BGSU game

comm board — The Wapakoneta Service Club donated two communication boards for our elementary playgrounds. These boards allow non-verbal children to communicate with their teachers.

Friemiering — Teagan Friemering was an honorary captain at a recent Bowling Green State University football game. She was one of two students that was chosen as a design winner for their helmets. Teagan's design was worn by the Falcons on offense and she represented the school district very well.

I hope that you find this newsletter informative and you are able to see a bit of what we have been doing the first 47 days of school. If you have questions about anything happening at WCS please reach out to your child's building or the administration office at 419-739-2900. My email address is rexaa@wapak.org We are looking forward to an excellent second nine weeks! Go Redskins!!

October 25 Newsletter-First Nine Weeks