2-Hour Delay: Friday, December 20, 2014

Wawasee Schools are on a two-hour delay today, Friday, December 20, 2014.

2 Hour School Delay

Wawasee Community Schools will begin Monday, December 16, with a 2 hour delay due to drifting snow.

Activities Canceled

Saturday, December 14: All activities for Wawasee Community Schools are canceled due to the weather.

Wawasee High School Parent/Teacher Conferences

Wawasee High School will still hold parent/teacher conferences tonight (Monday, September 30) from 3:15 pm - 7 pm.

Fog Delay

Monday, September 30: Wawasee Community Schools are CLOSED due to dense fog.

Fog Delay on August 29, 2013

Wawasee Community Schools will be delayed for 2 hours on Thursday, August 29, 2013 due to dense fog.

Trauma Information Resource for Parents

Due to the events that have occurred this week and over the course of this school year, we wanted to share this resource with you which was shared with us by one of our mental health therapists.

Traumatic events can overwhelm a child and his or her capacity to cope. Wawasee Community School Corporation recognizes the pervasiveness of trauma and is committed to providing trauma informed support services in order to meet our students' emotional needs as well as managing their physical symptoms.

The following website has helpful information for you as parents as you pursue conversations with your child about the events of this year.

Trauma Institute/Child Trauma Institute - Trauma Information for Parents

www.childtrauma.com

WCSC Bus Accident

Four Wawasee Community School Corporation school buses were involved in an accident after school today. The buses were transporting home Wawasee High School and Wawasee Middle School students.

Some students were transported to a hospital either by bus or ambulance, and a bus driver was air lifted from Wawasee Middle School. The rest of the students were transported by bus to Wawasee Middle School where health care workers checked on them, and a staging area was set up for parents to pick up their students.  At this time, we do not know the extent of students' injuries.

Students' possessions were taken off of the buses and will be kept in a secure area and then returned to students or parents on Thursday. If your student was involved in the accident, please feel free to contact your student's school tomorrow if you have additional questions.  

Wawasee High School Named 4-Star School

Wawasee Community School Corporation is pleased to announce that Wawasee High School has been named an Indiana Four Star School for 2013.  We congratulate the efforts of students, staff members, administrators, and parents on this achievement!

The following is a May 13, 2013, press release from the Indiana Department of Education:

Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz Announces 4-Star Schools for 2013

Indianapolis - Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz announced Indiana's 4 Star schools for 2013 today. In order to achieve this designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in ISTEP+ testing results. A total of 313 schools received the award throughout the state.

Superintendent Ritz congratulated these schools today. "I am honored to name these schools as our Four Star Schools for this year," said Ritz. "Winning this award required excellent work by teachers, administrators, students and parents throughout the year and on behalf of the entire Indiana Department of Education I send them my sincere congratulations."

A complete list of the schools that received the award is listed below.

FourStarSchools 2011_2012.pdf

ISTEP+ Grades 3-8 Issues

Wawasee Community School Corporation has been participating in the required ISTEP+ Multiple-Choice Assessments for students in grades 3-8.  Students are taking the assessments online per the Indiana Department of Education’s direction.

Due to issues on the side of the assessment provider CTB McGraw-Hill, students across the state of Indiana have experienced connectivity issues.  Many Wawasee students experienced those issues on Monday, and testing was suspended on Monday afternoon.

This morning, the Indiana Department of Education sent out a communication stating they believed the issues had been resolved and asked schools to resume testing.  They also extended the assessment window to go through May 15, 2013.

At the beginning of the day today, the testing went well.  However, around 11:00 a.m., connectivity issues occurred again.  Here at Wawasee, we again made the decision to stop testing for the rest of the day.

The Indiana Department of Education sent out a press release around noon today with a statement from Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz,

“I am greatly disappointed to learn that Indiana schools had their ISTEP+ testing interrupted for a second consecutive day.  Like all Hoosier parents, students and teachers, I find these interruptions frustrating and unacceptable...Because of these errors, I have instructed the Department of Education to suspend testing for the remainder of the day.  This decision was not made lightly, but was done to minimize further disruptions for our schools.  All of our students deserve to take a test that is valid, accurate and reliable.”

  

The entire press release can be found at http://www.doe.in.gov/. 

Not all grade levels at Wawasee have started testing.  No third graders in the district have started the online assessments. Some fourth and fifth graders at North Webster School and Syracuse School have started the assessments.  At Milford School, some fourth, seventh and eighth graders have started testing.  Wawasee Middle School has been having sixth and seventh graders taking the assessments so far.  Schools are documenting issues that students have had while testing.  Students and staff members have been very flexible in difficult circumstances, and we commend them for that!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your student’s principal.  

2 Hour Delay

Monday, April 29 - Wawasee Schools are delayed two hours due to dense fog. 

5K Run-Walk for Junior Achievement Serving Wawasee

Junior Achievement Serving Wawasee will be holding a 5K Run-Walk on Saturday morning, May 18, 2013, at Lakeside Fitness in Syracuse. Pre-registrations must be received by May 10, 2013, in order to receive a t-shirt, but you can also register the morning of the run-walk. If you are interested in participating and supporting Junior Achievement in Wawasee Schools, registration information can be found at registration form.

April 18 Cancelations

EVENT CANCELATIONS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 18:
Milford School, North Webster Elementary, Syracuse Elementary: All after-school activities are canceled. Latchkey programs will remain open.

Wawasee Middle School - All after-school activities are canceled.

Wawasee High School - All away games and the band concert are canceled. A decision will be made regarding practices later today. 

Key Club Congratulations!

Wawasee Community Schools congratulate the Key Club at Wawasee High School for their recent outstanding success at the Indiana District Convention. They placed first in the Key Club video competition and first in the Single Service Award for the Stuff the Bus project. The club received an Honorable Mention for Club Achievement and received the Distinguished Faculty Advisor award.

Congratulations to Key Club members Aaron Becker, Andrew Busse, Gabe Camarena, Jessica Camarena, Sara Christner, Brittany Eryman, Brooke Fick, Alyssa Ford, Kamryn Foy, Lexy Greene, Kyra Hackworth, Nick Hise, Riley Johnston, Ally Kuhn, Jordan Kuhn, Katie Kuhn, Brooke Miller, Patrick Navarro, Jon Ruiz, Abby Sommers, Kyle Weber, and Sponsor Traci Henn.

CLOSED

Monday, March 25: Wawasee Schools are CLOSED. 

Snow Make Up Days

April 22nd will be the snow make-up day for February 22nd school closing.

May 31st will be the snow make-up day for the March 6th school closing.

June 3 will be the snow make-up day for the March 18th school closing. 

June 4 will be the snow make-up day for the March 25th school closing.

Monday, March 18: Wawasee Schools are CLOSED.

Wednesday, March 13: Wawasee Schools are delayed TWO hours with no SMART Start due to icy road conditions. 

Closed

Wednesday, March 6:Wawasee Schools are CLOSED.

2-Hour Delay

Wednesday, February 27: 2-Hour Delay with no SMART Start due to weather and road conditions.