The school calendar for next year has officially been adopted.

We are currently getting ready for the class of 2038! Please look over the flyer so you can begin getting ready to start your child's enrollment process. Wapakoneta City Schools is looking forward to seeing your child next school year!

Kindergarten Registration Flyer

This is the time of year when we see the need to delay or cancel school. Our notification system allows you to receive a phone call, text, or email. If you would like to receive these notifications, you can email Mike Watt at wattmi@wapak.org.

Updates to Facilities

Over our Christmas Break our high school saw the library receive new furniture and workspaces after over 30 years of use, a new rooftop HVAC unit in the "C Wing," and fresh paint in one of the hallway spaces.

This winter two of our educators have been recognized as outstanding educators. Kristi Fisher, who serves as a guidance counselor at the Middle School, was voted educator of the year by the Chamber or Commerce, while Diane Sammons, a second grade teacher, was named teacher of the year by the VFW. Congratulations to those two staff members. We are privileged to have a great team at Wapakoneta City Schools.

Upcoming Dates of Importance:

*February 14 – Teacher In-service – No School

*February 17 - No School due to Presidents’ Day

*March 21 - End of 3rd quarter

*May 3 – Junior and Senior Prom

*May 15 – Seniors' last regular day of school

*May 16 – Senior exam day

*May 22 – Graduation Practice @ 9:00am (Mandatory) WHS Gymnasium

*May 23 – Students' Last Day of School

*May 22 & 23 – Final Exams

*May 24 – Graduation @ 10:30am – WHS Gymnasium

College Credit Plus

The College Credit Plus program allows high school students to earn college and high school graduation credit through the successful completion of college courses. The state Department of Education has established guidelines for awarding high school and/or college credit. If your child plans to participate in CCP classes next school year, it is required that parents attend this informational meeting on Tuesday, January 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

Testing Schedule for our students

March 26: English 10/English 8 Part 1

March 27: English 10/English 8 Part 2

April 24: Math 8, Algebra 1, Geometry Part 1

April 25: Math 8, Algebra 1, Geometry Part 2

April 29: American History & Government Part 1 & 2

April 30: Science 8 & Biology Part 1 & 2

ACT: On March 11 we will be giving all juniors a free ACT exam. This will require all staff members to facilitate the exam. Therefore, the high school will not have classes on March 11. Only juniors will come to school that day to take the ACT exam.

The majority of local scholarships will become available to this year's senior class around the beginning of February.  The Guidance Office will have a set of senior announcements ready with this information at the end of January.  Announcements will be given to students in English classes. They may view them on the Guidance Office web page, or they may stop in the Guidance Office and get a copy as well.

Makerspace

Makerspace is a collaborative and creative workspace that will provide our students with access to various tools, materials, and technology for hands-on projects.

Our Makerspace has 3D printers, a laser cutter, woodworking tools, metal working tools, a plotter, computers with design software, and more. The goal of our Makerspace is to expose students to multiple pieces of equipment and to allow them to design products in-house for fundraisers, classes, community members, and businesses.

Students can take a Makerspace 1 course where they begin learning the basics of the pieces of equipment. We are looking at adding a Makerspace 2 course where students will expand their skills with the equipment.

Students at the high school have the opportunity to learn in many different ways. From college credit courses, Makerspace, working with computers, art courses, and what you would think of as traditional classrooms. Our students have so many opportunities at their fingertips. In the picture below, our students in the FFA learn from Mr. Brown how to handle piglets in the school barn.

The Wapakoneta Internship Networking (WIN) program is in its 5th year at Wapakoneta High School. This program allows senior students to internship with local businesses so they can discover what they want to pursue in their future careers.

During the first semester of school, we had 48 senior students complete internships. We would like to thank all the local businesses that open their doors to allow our seniors to complete meaningful internships.

Please continue to check out our W.I.N. Student Spotlights on Wapakoneta City Schools' social media page.

This year our students will be performing the school play “Love, Liz” on March 14 & 15. Tickets will be sold online.

We want to congratulate our choir students for their outstanding performances during the Christmas season!

Because our students will not have class on March 11, we will have freshman, sophomores, and juniors come to school that day to schedule their classes for next year. 8th grade students will schedule during their English class. If, for some reason, a student cannot make it in to schedule on March 11, our guidance counselors will schedule classes with those students at a different time.

Robotics

The 2024-2025 robotics season has kicked off and students are currently designing and building a robot to solve a problem that was released in early January. The team is taking part in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and will compete in Cincinnati March 26 – 29.

This is their third year competing in FRC, where they build much larger and more robust robots than the previous, smaller robots they used to compete with. This program gives them exposure to industry-based concepts such as the use of pneumatics, coding, electronics, and custom fabrication of parts utilizing tools in our Makerspace.

The team is comprised of 9th through 12th grade students and is coached by Nate Ambos and Devin McBride, both graduates of Wapakoneta High School. The team is made possible through the support of Wapakoneta City Schools and the generous contributions of our sponsors. Currently, our 2024-25 primary sponsor is VFW Post 8445 in Wapakoneta, and our Gold Sponsors are the Wapakoneta Masonic Lodge, Wapakoneta Breakfast Optimist Club and American Legion Post 330.