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UPCOmInG EVEnts
mondAY 11/1
7:00PM: Boys Varsity Football vs.
State Playoffs - Round 2
Pa r E n t l E t t E r tueSdAY 11/2
29 October 2010 — Volume 42, number 9
Election Day
“The mission of the WACO Community School District
is to develop responsible, productive citizens who view learning as a WedneSdAY 11/3
lifelong process. WACO’s educational environment encourages 1:40PM: Early Dismissal - Teacher Inservice
continuous improvement, problem-solving,
measurable outcomes, and community involvement.” thurSdAY 11/4
FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS: 4:30PM: Boys Junior High Wrestling vs.
LINK TO WACO CLASSES, TEACHERS, GRADES, ASSIGNMENTS, MORE:
http://powerschool.wacohs.com Card, Col, Mep, NL
fridAY 11/5
7:00PM: Boys Varsity Football @
Student council Will trick- State Playoffs - Quarterfinals
SundAY 11/7
or-treAt for chAritieS
The WACO High School Student Council will be 3:00PM: PTO Fun Fest @ Crawfordsville
trick-or-treating in WACO communities Saturday eve-
ning, october 30th, for canned & non-perishable goods,
and unused travel-size shampoos, conditioners, soaps
and toothpastes. Student Council will donate these
items to local charities that help provide for families in
crAWfordSville AmericAn
need, and for homeless families and residents of bat- legion hAlloWeen PArtY
tered women’s shelters. Please give if you are able to The Crawfordsville American Legion would like to
do so. If we don’t make it to your home that evening, invite all children, preschool through sixth grade, to a
or you’re not going to be around Saturday night to give, Halloween Party. There will be a seventh grade through
you can still do so at the Iowa Hall of Pride Basketball adult costume judging class also. The party will be held
Scrimmage Student Council is hosting on Saturday, at the elementary building gym here at Crawfordsville
november 27th, at 6 p.m., between the WACO and starting at 5:00 Pm on Saturday, october 30.
Washington girls and boys varsity basketball teams! All participants are asked to come in costume. Please
Adult admission to the games is $4, and student admis- plan to attend. Cof-
sion is $3; activity passes will not work for this eve- fee, milk and donuts
ning’s event. Schools around the state will be sponsoring will be served after-
these scrimmages in November, with a small portion of wards. Crawfordsville
each night’s admissions going to the Iowa Hall of Pride. city wide Trick or Treat
Student Council has selected the Athletic Department time follows the party.
to be the recipient of the rest of the evening’s ticket While you are out trick
sales. There will be recognition of all collected goods or treating, please put
this evening, as well as special half-time entertainment. safety first.
Mark your calendars now for this scrimmage! -Crawfordsville American
-Renea Reichenbach, Student Council Advisor Legion, Jeff Johnston
Help send a waCO student to Camp Courageous
a pop can/bottle drive will be held October 30th from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. to raise
funds to help send students from waCO school district to
Camp Courageous. Camp Courageous has learning opportunities for life
skill training and outdoor education.
Pop cans can be brought in anytime during the morning.
If you cannot bring them in, please call Karen at 319-931-4633
and a time will be set to pick them up.
egli lAndScAPing lendS A helPing hAnd
for elementArY ButterflY gArden ElEmEntary
Last year, 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Kissell, contacted Monsanto in nEws:
Muscatine, Iowa. Monsanto is known for awarding schools grant money
for environmental projects. With some help from Bundy Lovan, who works
at Monsanto and is a parent of two WACO Elementary students, Mrs.
Picking StudentS
Kissell was able to contact the appropriate people to receive a $500 grant uP After School
for a butterfly garden at the elementary. Mr. Bert Miller also helped with The end of the day can be a
information about the size of the garden and kinds of plants to use for this busy time, trying to finish work,
project. Unfortunately the $500 did not even cover the cost of the plants. making sure all students have
However, thanks to Egli Landscaping, Tim Egli offered to donate the rest what they need to go home, and
of the plants and his time to see this project through completion. What a passing out papers. If you come
beautiful garden we will have to learn about and explore! Thanks to all of into the school to pick up your
those people to help make this happen! child, we ask that you wait by
the front doors and the teach-
ers will walk you child(ren) to
you. This will help us dismiss
in the most orderly fashion
possible.
greAt PrAirie
AeA heAring
Screening
tuesday, november 2 the
AEA audiologists will be here
at the WACO Elementary to
do hearing screenings for all of
pre-kindergarten through 3rd
grade students. They will also
test those students in the non-
screening grades who have had
a hearing loss in previous years.
Parents will be informed of
those students who do not pass.
Soccer helP heAring Pto fun feSt
The WACO Youth Athletic Save the Date: Sunday,
Screening november 7th from 3:00 pm
Association is looking for a “Great Prairie AEA will be doing
volunteer to serve as the soccer to 4:30 pm Elementary School.
hearing screenings for all of 8th Games, Prizes, Silent Auction
commissioner. This job entails grade and testing those students in
setting up teams, schedules, equip- and Ms. Hinky Dink Clown/Magic
the non-screening grades who have Show Entertainment. We hope
ment, etc. If you are interested in had a hearing loss in previous years.
helping, please contact Tom Gerot, to see you there!
We will be at your school to test
Scott Chalupa, or Amy Eubanks. 11-2-10. Parents will be informed of
those students who do not pass.” WAco Youth
Athletic
ASSociAtion
WAco Pto 2010 fAmilY fun feSt 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade
Sunday, november 7th from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Basketball Registration forms
at the Elementary School. Cost: Free will donation are coming home! Registration
The Games, Silent Auction and the Cookie Walk is from 3:00 pm - 4:00 ends soon. Please send money
pm. Proceeds from the silent auction will be donated back to the each and forms to the
grade for classroom dollars. The pumpkin cookies were donated by Simple elementary office!
‘n Sweet by Sheri. Make sure to find Barn Yard Billy who will be walking Questions? please contact:
around so you can get a balloon animal to take home. Jeff Eubanks 256-2823
*ALL children must be supervised by an accompanying adult at all times!
*Thanks for supporting PTO.
AmericAn hiStorY teAcher of the YeAr orcheStrA neWS:
WACO High School Teacher Renea Reichenbach has been chosen as one I would like to share three up-
of 2 finalists for this year’s American History Teacher of the Year Award. coming concerts that orchestra
Kevin Fangman, Director of the Iowa Department of Education, made the students may be interested in
official announcement at a ceremony in the Des Moines Embassy Club on attending. The first one, which is
Friday Oct. 22, 2010. Mrs. Reichenbach was nominated for the award by probably more for junior and senior
WACO Librarian Bert Miller. The selection process for History Teacher of high students, is a concert by the
the Year is quite extensive, requiring submission of teaching units, personal group Barrage on tuesday evening,
essays and references. The selection committee was particularly impressed november 9th at 7:00 p.m. at
with one of Mrs. Reichenbach’s units in which Waco students study the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington.
history of an era and then interview Parkview residents about their life Their show has been described
experiences. The American History Teacher of the Year Award is one of as “a high octane fiddle-fest that
the highest honors in the field of social studies. The fact that a WACO features an international, multi-tal-
teacher was selected reflects very favorably on the high caliber of educa- ented cast performing an eclectic
tion taking place in our district. Congratulations Mrs. Reichenbach! mix of music, song and dance.” The
group includes violins, guitars and
Photo shows WACO High School Principal Todd Werner, WACO Librarian percussion. The Burlington High
Bert Miller and 2010 National Teacher of the Year Sarah Brown-Wessling School Orchestra is sponsoring this
who were present with WACO Teacher Renea Reichenbach when she re- concert as a fundraiser and the cost
ceived her American History Teacher of the Year Award in Des Moines, IA. of tickets is $15.00 and they can
be purchased at the door. Let me
know if you want to attend so some
carpooling may be done.
Another upcoming program,
which includes some WACO stu-
dents, is the Southeast Iowa
Symphony Youth String Festival.
Selected students, from all over
southeast Iowa, will rehearse all day
at Iowa Wesleyan College under the
leadership of guest conductors and
they will perform a concert at the
IWC Chapel at 3:30. The concert
is open to the public and there is no
charge for the program. Selected
students have been informed that
they have been chosen and should
have received a note about the day.
They are to meet at the high school
at 8:15 to leave for the day and food
is provided by the symphony.
ticketS on SAle for Simon eSteS on nov. 7th The third opportunity, which
The WACO High School Chorus will perform in concert with other area I would recommend especially for
choirs and Iowa-born singer, Simon Estes on Sunday, november 7th at elementary aged students, is the
2:00 pm at the Events Center of the Riverside Hotel and Golf Resort. annual KIDSYMPHONY concert
Mr. Estes will perform a solo recital of a variety of operatic, popular and presented by the Southeast Iowa
spiritual numbers and high school choirs from Highland, Mid-Prairie, WACO Symphony on Saturday november
and Washington will each give an individual performance. As a finale, all 13th at 2:00 p.m. at the Iowa
singers will combine in singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, with Mr. Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant
Estes as soloist. Iowa. This 45 minute concert is for
Tickets for this event will be: $45 VIP (includes reception after con- children of all ages and is lots of
cert with Mr. Estes), $30 Adults, $10 Students. Tickets at available at: fun!! Tickets are available at the
the Riverside Hotel & Golf Resort Gift Shop; the Washington Chamber of door for the low cost of $3.00 for
Commerce Office; the Hills Bank & Trust in Kalona & Wellman; the Freedom adults and $2.00 for children.
Security Bank in Kalona; the Federation Bank in Brighton, Richland, Wash- For more information about
ington, and Wellman; the Peoples Trust & Savings Bank in Crawfordsville & any of these concerts, please
Riverside; the US Bank; Washington State Bank; & West Chester Savings contact me.
Bank in Washington. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to support our -Denise Freyenberger
local music program and hear some wonderful music!
-Millie Youngquist, WACO Vocal Music Instructor 7-12
