[News] September Waukee School Update

Mon Sep 4 10:01:18 EDT 2006

For those receiving this for the first time, welcome to my monthly update of
happenings in the Waukee School District.  Please feel free to share with
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September 1, 2006

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www.waukee.k12.ia.us <http://www.waukee.k12.ia.us/> 

It doesn't seem possible that school has only been in session for a few
weeks!  The buildings are busy as nearly 500 more students made Waukee the
15th largest school district in the state.  (We moved past Ottumwa and
Burlington.)  We start the year with 5086 students.   Our current senior
class of 267 compares to our kindergarten class of 553!  What an opportunity
we have to provide the best possible education to our expanding student
base!

With our buildings full, you can see progress being made on the high school
additions and our next elementary school at Maple Grove, both scheduled to
open in the fall of 2007.  Details are also being laid out for the final
expansion of the middle school as well as deciding on the location of the
following elementary to open in the fall of 2009.  

School Board Elections September 12

 Please take time to vote on the 12th as we elect 3 members to the board.
Tracy Lepeltak and Russ Wiesley have served faithfully as incumbents and
have a wealth of expertise.  I encourage you to re-elect them.  Pat DeMouth
and Doug Haag are also running and have served the district and community in
many ways and will bring professionalism and a fresh perspective to the
board.  All four are excellent people who will serve you well if elected.  

Also let me thank current board President Embree Edgington for his long
tenure on the board.  We will miss the expertise and historical perspective
that he has provided.

Most of this months update is news from our high school activities.  It will
tell you that as we enter 4A competition, our students are ready, and will
be competitive.  I will try to get reports from each of our other buildings
in time for next months update.  I'm sure they will have some interesting
information to share.

Watch the MDA telethon on KSDM Fox tomorrow at 8:40AM to see Joel Anderson,
Chelle Phillips and Paul Spooner present a check for $1000 to the MDA that
the Student Council raised as one of their service projects

The Warrior boy golfers posted a new school record with a team score of 301
last week at the Ankeny Invitational. Ted Brewer shot a career low score of
72, Jake Johannesen added a fine score of 74, Greg Miller shot 77, while
Mason Arnold added 78. 

Waukee again is host to several exchange students! They are Caren Derschum
from Germany, Elisabeth Gessner from Germany, Stefan Gustafsson from
Germany, Linda Kraehenbuehl from Switzerland, Awatsada Pipatwatcharanon from
Thailand and Andrea Tomic from Montenegro. If you belong to an organization
that would like to offer them a chance to speak, please contact the high
school office.

The boys varsity cross country team placed third out of 11 schools last week
at the SE.Polk Invitational. Jared Spann led the team with a 4th place
finish, followed by Ben Duea 6th and Ben Aunan 16th. The JV squad placed 2nd
as a team, with Nick McVey and Robbie Allen leading the team. 

Congratulations to the girls' cross country team for a big victory last
week! The Warriors won with 46 points in a field of 10 teams! The top 7
varsity runners were: Colette Gnade (4th), Paris Kono (7th), Claire
Johannesen (8th), Kara Knott (9th), Brittany Angell (18th), Kaylee Pence
(21st), and Amaura Cope (24th). 

Congratulations to the Swimmers last week as they defeated DM Lincoln!
Krista Tippin: 1st place in the following varsity races: 200 Medley Relay,
200 IM, 200 Free Relay and 100 Back. Kim Linde: 1st place on the JV 200 Free
Relay, 3rd place in the varsity 200 Medley and 400 Free Relays. Nicole
Helak: 1st place in the JV 200 Free Relay and JV 100 Back, 2nd in the JV 100
Free and 3rd in the JV 400 Free Relay Lauren Chesmore: 1st place in the JV
500 Free, 3rd in the following: JV 200 Free Relay, JV 100 Breaststroke and
JV 400 Free Relay. 

The  high school  students will present A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM By William
Shakespeare November 3rd & 4th at 7 p.m.

Auditions and rehersals will begin soon.  Mark your calendars for another
fun evening!

Want a chance to surprise your spouse (or your neighborhood?)  or, want  a
unique way to get even with someone who is always one up on you?   Wake With
The Band- Busses full of band members will pull up in front of the house of
your choice and play and play and play on Saturday, September 16th at 9:00
a.m. Buy your tickets for $5. Drawing for the lucky winner will be September
15th. 

The high school freshmen football team beat East last night 42-6.  The
varsity held their own before losing in a tough opening to the season.  If
you didn't attend the game, the stadium was packed.  The evening started
with the athletic booster BBQ, and both the dance team and Warrior Regiment
performing at half time.  It was easy to see the work that the football
team, cheerleaders, dance squad and band have put in over the last month. 

The PTO had a walking taco booth for RAGBRAI and since then  have been
selling, at our cost, all of the leftover food items.  We still have boxes
of Doritos and bags of shredded cheese.  

Doritos  1.75 oz bags at $.45 per bag or $24.30 for a case of 60

Cheese 5 lbs of shredded cheddar (frozen) for $9.50

If anyone is interested, they can contact me ( <mailto:c.chelsvig at mchsi.com>
c.chelsvig at mchsi.com or 987-8889) or Dee Dee Lounsbury (
<mailto:chick4chiefs at aol.com> chick4chiefs at aol.com or 987-1022).

Cathy Chelsvig

News from the YMCA:

With the growth of our program space at Immanuel Lutheran Church, we still
have openings in our 2 and 4 year old academic preschool programs for the
2006/2007 school year. Please contact Joelle Kleihauer at 515-987-3633, ext
230 for further information

YMCA offers Yoga Buddies  (Parent and Me Yoga)

This spirit, mid, and body class offers a way for you to connect with your
child while teaching them lifelong fitness habits.  You and your child will
learn the fundamentals of yoga in a fun and interactive environment.  This
class is for school-aged children  who have at least completed kindergarten
and a parent.  The class will be offered during family nights on the 1st and
3rd Fridays of each month beginning in September.  It will also be offered
as a youth program for 5-9 year olds on Saturdays from 11:00 - noon.  Call
987-9996 for more info.

For information on Y Volleyball for youth, contact Melissa Foley at
melissa.foley at dmymca.org or 987-3633 ext. 228.

For information on Y pre-school - 6th grade Flag Football contact Eric Kress
at eric.kress at dmymca.org or 987-9996.  

Are you new to the community or want to find a way to connect with new
friends for you or your children?  If you don't have a church home, I
invite you to visit our church home, Lutheran Church of Hope on Ashworth and
Jordan Creek Drive (www.hopewdm.org <http://www.hopewdm.org/> ), or any of
the churches in our community.  You will find a friendly smile, a great
message and an invitation to make your life real.  Let's fill our churches
as full as our classrooms!

Did you read the article in the Register last month about Pfc. Kenneth
Dickerson, the 19 year old who taught himself Arabic so he could translate
with the Iraqi locals where his company patrolled?  The article goes on to
tell the story of the great work he is doing in every way.  Another example
of an outstanding graduate from  WHS.

Go back to read the article at
http://www.defenselink.mil/home/faceofdefense/fod/2006-08/f20060803a.html .

Have some news I can share?  Just send me a note and I'll be glad to share
it next month.

Wayne Cooper

Waukee School Board

WayneC941 at mchsi.com 

Our significant purpose:

*	Create a caring culture where students feel safe and nurtured. 
*	Provide students the skills to be literate and productive citizens
in a democratic society. 
*	Build a foundation for the pursuit of continuous life-ling learning.

Values we are committed to:

*	Integrity, Responsibility, Perseverance, Respect, Trust, Honesty,
Tolerance, Optimism, Loyalty 

We want to be:

*	A caring school community where adults model the district's values
and build a solid partnership with  teachers, students and parents. 

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