The 2023 Youth Salute presented by the Greater Omaha Council Bluffs Area Council on Youth Leadership recently announced an incredible local nomination. Ashlyn Boeckenhauer, a senior at Wakefield Community Schools, was selected as one of 207 high school youth leaders from 88 schools in the metro area. She was represented at this year's Youth Salute Awards Virtual Ceremony hosted by 2023 Host University Sponsor, Nebraska Wesleyan University. A "Top Youth Leader" was named from each high school. Participating Universities/Colleges provided the opportunity for students to be awarded up to $1,673,000.00 in scholarships and other awards. This year, Bellevue University, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Clarkson College, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, University of Nebraska- Omaha and Simpson College provided scholarships. The Greater Omaha Council Bluffs Area Council on Youth Leadership was formed in 2018 to conduct the "Youth Salute" in nearby communities in cooperation with the National Council on Youth Leadership, a non-profit organization. Teachers, guidance counselors and principals nominate students to apply to attend the Youth Salute event. In order to qualify, the student had to be a junior (senior class of 2024), have a 3.0 GPA or greater and have held at least two leadership roles to which they were chosen by their peers or an adult leader within the past two years in high school, religious or community sponsored organizations. Arnold Clark Photography in Omaha photographed each student nominated. Each student is featured on a banner which is displayed at their high school. Ashlyn Boeckenhauer was offered a $4,000/year scholarship to Bellevue University totaling $16,000 over the course of 4 years. Wakefield Community Schools is very proud to have senior Ashlyn Boeckenhauer representing as a "Top Youth Leader." Congratulations to Ashlyn!
NCPA Academic All-State for Fall Sports/Activities
Wakefield Academic All-State Recipients for the Fall:
Play Production: Ashlyn Catalan Vazquez, Bianca Castillo
Volleyball: Jordan Metzler, Katie Borg
Football: Timothy Kaufman, Jesse Lundahl
Randy Dunn visited the 4th graders on Friday to share some of his collection of furs and other pioneer-related artifacts. We enjoyed getting to know more about life in Nebraska from long ago.
Junior High Wrestling
🗓️ Monday, November 6th
📍@ Madison
⌚5:00 pm
Conference Vocal Concert 🎶 MONDAY 🎶
Junior High Wrestling
🗓️ Saturday, November 4th
📍@ Wayne
⌚10:00 am
Don't forget about our community meeting tonight! Please join us!
¡No te olvides de nuestra reunión comunitaria esta noche! ¡Por favor únete a nosotros!
Volleyball School ✨ R E C O R D ✨ - Congrats Jordan!!
Halloween - Elementary Costume Parade Information
Trick or Treat for Cans - Save the Date
One Act - Save the Date
The Wakefield Ministerial Association has invited Wakefield Community Schools district representatives to a Q&A meeting on Sunday, October 29th at the American Legion Hall at 1:00pm. We will also have another Q&A meeting on November 2nd at 6:00pm at the school. Both meetings will have a short introduction with the majority of the time for questions and comments.
One Act - Save the Date
The Wakefield Ministerial Association has invited Wakefield Community Schools district representatives to a Q&A meeting on Sunday, October 29th at the American Legion Hall at 1:00pm. We will also have another Q&A meeting on November 2nd at 6:00pm at the school. Both meetings will have a short introduction with the majority of the time for questions and comments.
Don't forget! Tomorrow is the deadline to register online.
¡No lo olvides! Mañana finaliza el plazo para inscribirse online.
FBLA hosted the Volleyball PINK OUT night on October 19th. FBLA raised $1200, which was used to purchase items and gift cards for the individuals in our school community who are currently affected by breast cancer. The FBLA chapter would like to thank everyone who supported this great cause.
Fall Music Concert
First Quarter Honor Roll 2023-2024
Apply2College Event at WCS
On October 23rd, Wakefield Community Schools hosted the Apply2College Event sponsored by the EducationQuest Foundation. The purpose of the event was to encourage students to pursue post-secondary education. During the first and second periods on Monday, 26 seniors dedicated their time to applying to colleges in the Wakefield Achievement Center. The two most popular colleges that the students in the senior class applied to were Northeast Community College and Wayne State College. The University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln were the runner ups. The senior class applied to 12 different colleges. Seniors took advantage of the current application fee waivers for UNL, UNO, and UNK as it typically costs around $45 just to apply to those colleges. Students who plan to work after graduating spent this time updating their resumes for job applications. Students were encouraged to apply to at least three colleges and had the opportunity to ask any questions they had related to the process of applying to a college. Seniors were given college merchandise prizes for participating in the event. By the end of the event, a total of 74 college applications were completed.
