February:

Welcome to February 2023. This month we have our 100 Days of School, Friendship Celebrations, Re-Registration News, American Heart Month, Black History Awareness, CTE Month, Acts of Kindness and more. We have big news with our Esports Teams finishing top in Stride for Fall League. Congrats to Josiah Lyons, Foster Petersen, Noah Lyons, Tyler Guanio as some of our MVP honored team members and WAVA for placing as Best School. We recently had our Spelling Bee, WAVA Top 3 moving onto Regionals include:

ES Bee Top 3:

Ilyannie Gonzalez, Jason Paul Motupalli and Justus Tang-Ciskowsk

MS Bee Top 3:

Angus Gilbert, Nawal Filly, Syed Maaz Ali

HS Bee Top 3:

Jamison Harris, Joshua Shewman, Sequoya Thompson

Congratulations to all of our WAVA Bee Participants! Stay tuned for updtes on Regionals and Nationals. This month is our 7 Mindset month of "Passion First", think of ways that you can take your passions and apply it to your daily efforts. You can always find out more about 7 Mindsets at https://www.7mindsets.com and learn ways to put your mindset into action.

Our WAVA MS and HS Career Technical Education Students that are participating in CTSO's have been busy with student lead activities and ideas. Check out more info on CTE on the WAVA Bulletin Board. We hope you have a wonderful month of February, thank you for choosing WAVA.

Sincerely,

WAVA Executive Director, Susan Boyer

02/01: Check the Outing List for outings happening this week and throughout the year

02/01: CTE Month

02/03: CTSO Wear Red Day for American Heart Month

02/08: Mental Health Series Webinar

02/01-02/28: Black History Awareness

02/06-02/10: Join a Club Week, click a link and pop-in to any club

02/14: WAVA Friendship Day

02/17: Acts of Kindness Day

02/20: Awareness Month Highlights

02/22: WAVA Wear Day

02/23: New Student Registration

02/24: Project Elevate Day, Share a special story with our Stride Media Team

02/27: Re-Registration OPENS for current WAVA students

02/31: End of photography/art challenge: link

03/03: Digital Learning Day at the Capitol

Follow our Stride Student Instagram Channel! @stridestudent

We are so excited to announce we have a Stride Student Engagement Instagram Channel! You can find us @stridestudent

Have an idea for a Facebook Live interview?

Follow us on FB and check out some of the FB Live sessions we have!

Join Learning Coach Community for WAVA on the K12 App or OLS, Social Sessions every Tuesday on Zoom to socialize with other Learning Coaches, ask for or offer advice, and simply chat with other adults. Register today in the National Learning Coach Community.

• Access helpful resources
• Meet and message other LCs
• Connect their students with new friends
• Receive and share advice, ideas and encouragement
• Join interactive discussions, challenges, community building events and live guest discussion board moderators

Download the K12 app, log in using your Learning Coach credentials and join the National LC Community. #learningcoachlife

Learn more at www.learningcoachlife.com

Meet your WAVA Counselors. Learn more about what our counselors can support you with and also about our Social and Emotional Learning, 7 Mindsets and the activities, assemblies and chats available to your students. Check with your teacher, the counselor page or the SEL and 7 Mindsets page on our WAVA Bulletin.

At WAVA we want to connect with students and believe that all student can succeed. In addition to connection in the classroom through academics, student support, class connect sessions and learning platforms students can connect on their own time for community engagement. Club options for Stride can be found on the OLS Announcements and the Class Connect Schedule. WAVA Clubs will be on the WAVA Bulletin at https://www.wavabulletinboard.com/esports-and-clubs. Clubs may include options in Gaming, Art, Baking, Music, ASB, SkillsUSA, GLSEN, Social Chats and Esports. This month on the OLS you will find announcements about a Live Baking Challenge, Photo and Innovation Challenge and club options to join.

CTSO Form:

HOSA - https://forms.office.com/r/kE5uu4zS7H

FCCLA - https://forms.office.com/r/m2LDVwwPKt

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WAVA Clubs Schedule

K12 Student Engagement

WAVA Bulletin Board

WAVA Facebook

WAVA Instagram

WAVA YouTube

https://omak.forumbee.com/

WAVA Events:

• February: Spelling Bee results, Friendship Day, American Heart Month, Black History Awareness, Acts of Kindness, Spirit Gear sales round 2, WAVA Day

• March: Science Fair, Leprechaun Trap Contest, Green Day

• April: Talent Show, Spring Break Clubs, Creative Hair Day

• May: Photo Contest, Graduation Promo, Prom, Clubs end, Sunglasses Day

• June: Graduation, End of Year Staff Parade, Summer Clubs and Activities Promo

​You can share news on your student success with our National Social Media team through Project Elevate! If you are a Learning Coach interested in being on our Parent Advisory Council for 2021-2022, please contact us!

Stay connected at school! Read the National Newsletter with school updates, socialization info and ways to connect even more! Be sure to check your OLS Announcements, websites, social media and the LC Community! This month look for our Live Baking Challenge on FB, Photo Challenge, clubs posted to the OLS Announcements, photo challenges and more! Social Engagement

Newsletter and National Contest Winner News.

Make sure to bookmark our WAVA Bulletin Board website and the Clubs Page for the monthly updates! You can find information on our WAVA Clubs that meet each week including the days, times and links. You can also find out information on National Clubs with Stride and how to access these through the OLS Announcements and Social Engagement Newsletters.

Outings link

Check it out! We are excited to offer Stride Tutoring to provide resources and tools in support to our Middle School and High School Age students. This service will be available to students through our Stride OLS offerings.

Washington students in grades 3-8 and 10 take in-person state assessments in English/Language Arts and Mathematics. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 also take an in-person exam in Science. Students in Grades 11 and 12 who have not previously passed the ELA and Math exams are also allowed to attempt them again to meet graduation assessment pathway requirements. WAVA will administer the spring tests between April 24 and May 19, 2023.

WAVA offers 30 testing sites across the state to ensure that you will not have to travel more than one hour to attend any required exams. The attached 2022-2023 Family State Testing Guide contains a list of all the cities where we have testing sites in Appendix D. If have any conflicts with your assigned site, this list can help you determine if another site may be more convenient for you.

Before we can schedule students for testing, the first step is to confirm that you are assigned to a testing site that is reasonable based on where you live. This is your opportunity to review the location we plan on scheduling your testing, and either lock it in or request a change based on your needs.

On Friday, December 2nd, emails will begin to go out from tntesting@wava.org asking you to review and confirm your assigned spring testing site. Please take a moment to review your site and confirm it. Use the list in Appendix D of the 2022-2023 Family State Testing Guide to review other locations if needed. Select Agree if the site is fine. If you need to request a change, select Do Not Agree and add a note listing your preferred location or change request. Your comments will be reviewed and we will work with you to make sure you are assigned at an appropriate site.

If there is no site that is less than one hour from your residence, you may request to test as a guest at your local school district. Select Do Not Agree to your site assignment, then you must email your request to dbeyer@wava.org. If you meet the eligibility requirements, WAVA will make the arrangements with your local school. We may not be able to respond to requests after January 31st, 2023 so it’s important that you review your site assignment carefully.

*If you do not receive an email from tntesting@wava.org by Tuesday, December 6th, please check your SPAM/JUNK folder. If you still can't find it, please email your homeroom teacher and ask that the email be sent again. It's important that you receive all the information you need.

Please save a copy of the attached 2022-2023 Family State Testing Guide. This manual is for your reference and contains a lot of helpful information about how state testing is scheduled and provided at our school.

You will have until December 16th to contact me with any questions, concerns, or requests for site changes. After that, I will be assigning students to seats within the schedule, and changes will only be made if there are seats available on your preferred schedule.

I look forward to serving you and your family as we all work together to ensure your student and our school remain successful.

Danielle Beyer, WAVA Assessment Coordinator

WAVA 22-23 Academic Calendar

WAVA Parent Studen Handbook

Enrollment and Registration Contact Us Information:

• ​For all records requests we want all emails going to recordsrequest@wava.org

• For all transcript requests: : WAVA Transcript Request Form

• General Enrollment Questions: enrollment@wava.org

• General Registrar (non records or transcript) questions: registrar@wava.org

• We have a new eFax number as well: 253.964.1143

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Contact WAVA:

• WAVA Office: 253.591.6888

• Enrollment/Program Inquiries: 866.548.9444

• WAVA General Info: info@wava.org

• WAVA Clubs: clubs@wava.org

• K12, Powered by Stride Clubs: clubs@K12.com

• Student Support Helpful Resources

Ms. Giske, Operations Manager

Ms. Leateota, Assistant Operations Manager

Ms. Andoy, Office Manager

Special Programs Team:

Check out the Special Programs Page on the WAVA Bulletin

If you have questions or concerns about the diverse needs of your learner, please contact -

• Shelley Sears, ssears@wava.org - Special Programs Administrator
• Scott VanGerpen, svangerpen@wava.org – 504
• Melanie Wyckoff, mwyckoff@wava.org – Highly Capable Program
• Star Downey, sdowney@wava.org - Highly Capable Program
• Karen O'Leary, koleary@wava.org – English Learner Program
• Lauren Garcia, lgarcia@wava.org, English Learner Program

Do you have a Success Story you would like to share? Please share your story to: Project Elevate

What's Important at WAVA?

At WAVA, students come first. We partner with families to provide a free and excellent public eduction that meets the needs of the whole child.

At WAVA, learning is our focus. We empower one another to become life-long learners through innovation and inspiration. We plan for success.

At WAVA, community is valued. We seek to positively impact our community through partnership, offerings, and collaboration.

At WAVA, cultures are respected. We celebrate diversity and commit ourselves to positive and meaningful teamwork.

You know that your kids have something special inside them. We know it too. Washington Virtual Academies (WAVA) and K12 ignite the minds of children like yours to bring learning and innate possibility alive. Together, we are helping Washington students in grades K-12 reach their true, personal potential.

Email: info@wava.org
Website: www,wavabulletinboard.com
Location: 2601 S 35th St Suite 100 Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone: (253) 591-6888
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WAVAESLC/
Twitter: @K12_WAVA

Omak School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Brittney Richter, (509) 826-7687, brichter@omaksd.org or WAVA Family Resource Coordinator: Kathy Swartz, (253) 682-7906, kaswartz@k12.com; and Section 504 Coordinator: John Holcomb, (509) 826-8342, johnholcomb@omaksd.org , P.O. Box 833, Omak, WA 98841 or WAVA 504 Coordinator, Scott VanGerpen, (253) 591-6888 svangerpen@wava.org

El Distrito Escolar de Omak no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, estado militar o veterano, orientación sexual, expresión de género o identidad, incapacidad o el uso de un perro entrenado o un animal guía o de servicio, y proporciona el mismo acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes que sean designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para estar a cargo de preguntas y quejas de presunta discriminación: Coordinadora de Derechos Civiles y Coordinador del Título IX: Brittney Richter, (509) 826-7687, brichter@omaksd.org; Coordinador de recursos familiares, Kathy Swartz, (253) 682-7906, kaswartz@k12.com; y el Coordinador de la sección 504: John Holcomb, (509) 826-8342, johnholcomb@omaksd.org, P.O. Box 833, Omak, WA 98841 or WAVA Coordinador de la sección 504, Scott VanGerpen, (253) 591-6888 svangerpen@wava.org.