Hello families,
We have only a few days left before the end of the school year. I have a few important items for your attention as we navigate the final week of school.
8th grade recognition
Important information for family seating:
Students whose homeroom teacher is either L. Kaltenberg, LaFlash, Nesbitt, Pedersen, Ehle, or J. Kaltenberg will be seated on the left as you are facing the front. They will walk across the ‘stage’ to get their certificate from left to right, so you may want to sit on the right side of the field house if you are hoping to get a picture as they walk off the stage and back to their seat.
Students whose homeroom teacher is either North, Walter, Anich, Boegh, Cullen, or Fanta will be seated on the right as you are facing the front. They will walk across the ‘stage’ to get their certificate from right to left, so you may want to sit on the left side of the field house if you are hoping to get a picture as they walk off the stage and back to their seat.
Locks
Please make sure that your child(ren) keeps their locks in a safe place where they will remember where they are next fall. Students who do not return with their locks will need to purchase a new one. Students are expected to have a lock on their locker at all times to prevent their belongings from being taken.
School Supplies
Please have a conversation about what you would like your child to do with their school supplies at the end of the year. We will be having locker clean out next week, and many students will donate gently used items to be redistributed to students or donated outside of the middle school. Although we appreciate the kindness, we also understand that this is potentially not what the family desires. Make sure your child knows your expectations for their belongings prior to next week.
One final reminder - the last day of school for our 7th grade students is Thursday, June 6th. On June 7th, we will begin the day with a breakfast for our 8th grade students, and then organize them in their homerooms in preparation for the 9:00am recognition ceremony in the high school fieldhouse. The ceremony will last approximately 75 minutes
Thank you for your support as we work through the final days of the 2023-24 school year!
Please remember to get your flyers redeemed for tickets. If you can't make the scheduled game, the tickets can be redeemed for the July 30th game. Ticket redemption will be available after the deadline (May 31st), but based on availability. The deadline on the flyer assures you have access to get some of the best seats available.
Join us for the 4K-8 2024 School Appreciation Mallards Game on Thursday, June 13! A flyer will be sent home with each student that will include 2 FREE voucher codes for free tickets to the game. Each voucher is good for one grandstand ticket. Please see the instructions on the flyer to redeem the vouchers for tickets. We can’t wait to see you! The first pitch will be at 6:05 p.m. at the Duck Pond.
Beginning on Friday, June 14, the District Office and all school offices will be closed to the public on Fridays. Offices will reopen with normal business hours, five days per week, beginning on Monday, August 19, 2024. If you have questions when a building is closed, please visit our district website for more information. Thank you and have a wonderful summer!
Waunakee Community School District offers many amazing athletic opportunities for our youth in grades K-12. A complete schedule of the camp offerings for the summer of 2024 can be found on our district website. Registration for all programs will be through GoFan.
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Below is updated information for the Cross Country Summer Camps.
Thank you for supporting our student-athletes, coaches, and programs at Waunakee Community High School!
Community Ed Summer Afternoon Program - Drama Classes for Gr. 8-10
Calling all aspiring actors in grades 8-10! Let your talent take center stage this summer with Community Ed’s exciting drama class, The Shadow of Peter Pan. During the week, students will work as a team while rehearsing scenes and sharing ideas, all culminating into a performance at the end of the session. Class details along with registration information can be found here.
Waunakee Community School District recognizes the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month and will fly the rainbow flag at its buildings during June to inspire equity, create alliances, celebrate diversity, and establish a safe environment in our schools and community.
The Board of Education passed a resolution to recognize LGBTQ Pride Month on June 8, 2020. You can read the resolution on our website here.
With the move of Heritage Elementary School, the Waunakee Community School District is planning two events, open to the public, for items not being moved to the new building, and not being reused at other school buildings. These items will be offered for public sale as follows:
Online Public Auction
Wisconsin Surplus Online Auction
*Please visit our district website for upcoming dates of the online sale!
Pick-up of items purchased: Friday, June 7 and Monday, June 10 at Heritage Elementary School (501 South Street, Waunakee)
Notes: items sold as-is, and all sales final
Questions: Contact Teri Reible, District Office, via email at terireible@waunakee.k12.wi.us.
Surplus School Sale
Monday, June 17
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Heritage Elementary School (501 South Street, Waunakee)
Enter at door #1
Notes: Cash only, items sold as-is, and all sales final
Questions: Contact John Cramer, District Office, via email at johncramer@waunakee.k12.wi.us.
Infinite Campus App
Check out the Infinite Campus App with the latest updates and tips to help you navigate the app.
Are you traveling and need to keep track of students assignments/grades?
Tips on How to Use Schoology as a Parent:
You have viewing access to your student's Schoology courses, therefore, please feel free to visit all their courses and become familiar with how they are organized. Click on this link to take you through the steps to access Schoology.
Note: Infinite Campus is still our main reporting system for grades and there may be additional assignments in Infinite Campus that are not in Schoology (ie: Participation, discussion, etc). Also, the overall grade calculation in Schoology will not be accurate, as any weighing of categories happens in Infinite Campus.
For your convenience, you can submit your attendance request via three convenient options:
Infinite Campus- click here to view instructions on how to submit a new absence request in the Parent Portal, view absence requests, and how to delete a request. For questions or help creating a Campus Parent account, please reach out to Julie Gengler, District Registrar, via email. You can also visit our school websites under the Family Tab/Attendance for more information.
Attendance Line has a 24/7 voicemail that you may use anytime. You may call the attendance line at (608)849-2065 press 1. Please clearly state/spell your child's name, reason for absence, your name and phone number.
Email at wms_attendance@waunakee.k12.wi.us to leave a message with your child's name, reason for absence and your name & phone number in case we need to reach you..
If you'll be seeing a medical provider, please obtain a note and forward it to the attendance email and we'll be happy to code the absence as medically excused.
2023-2024 Lunch Menus
Middle School Menus.
Community Events and Fliers
School Transportation Information
Purchase Tickets and/or Passes to Athletic Activities
Please click on the link below for instructions on how to purchase passes and/or tickets to Waunakee Community High School's athletic activities. Communication Link
When to Keep Your Child Home From School
Please review the Health Guidelines for Attendance. If you have questions after reviewing the guidelines, please contact the Health Room Assistant at (608)849-2060
WMS Contact Information
Jeffrey Kenas, Principal,
jeffreykenas@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Michael Zibell, Associate Principal,
michaelzibell@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Patricia Coffren, Administrative Assistant,
patriciacoffren@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Lynn Miller Administrative Assistant Attendance,
Attendance 608-849-2065, Select language, then press1 for wms_attendance@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Tammy Willborn, Health Assistant, tammywillborn@waunakee.k12.wi.us