The Football Game next Thursday versus CWC will be in Chambers starting at 7pm. If you can't make it, it will be streamed on Hudl TV using the link below. #GBV
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/chambers/organization/17097/chambers-high-school

Follow the Vikings on Bound Sports! Get all the latest schedule updates, scores, and follow local action!
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bound-sports/id1342386997
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People are showing up in a BIG way for our staff and students. More amazing news for Wausa Public Schools! More DonorsChoose projects have been FUNDED this week!

Our students and staff have received some incredible support:

🎷 $9,531 funded for a brand-new Yamaha YBS-480 Intermediate Eb Baritone Saxophone for our music program!

💙 $1,195 donated to support our mental health program, providing new books, training materials, and calming supplies for students.

🏀 $1,189 donated to our recess program, which means brand-new recess equipment is headed our way!

That’s another $11,915 invested directly into our students — just this week!

We are incredibly grateful to every donor who sees the great things happening at Wausa Public Schools and chooses to invest in our kids. These donations allow us to provide opportunities, resources, and experiences that simply wouldn’t be possible without your generosity.

THANK YOU for believing in our students, our staff, and our school!

Time to deck your wardrobe with some new Viking gear! See attached images for the new Volleyball gear for the 2026 season! Scan the QR code to access the apparel store! Let's Go VIKES!

Roof! Roof! Roof! Let's hear it for the 2026 Wausa Viking Volleyball team! Good Luck Lady Vikes!

It's that time again! Good luck to the 2026 Wausa Viking Football team! Let's here it for the Senior Vikings, let's ring some bells boys!

Wausa Football Apparel Store closes on Sunday, August 23rd. Get your Viking Gear and be ready for the season!

https://wausafootball26.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Science class moved outside today! Recess turned into a pretty amazing science lesson when students discovered some incredible visitors on the playground, including this HUGE caterpillar and a praying mantis! There were lots of questions, lots of observations, and definitely lots of excitement. Who needs a science lab when nature brings the lesson right to the playground? Just another day of learning at WPS…even at recess!

We have had a TON of donations come through DonorsChoose this week!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to:

Mrs. Clausen — $5,000 for NEW INSTRUMENTS so our students have more opportunities to try and learn different instruments!

Mrs. Anderson — $525 for new books for her classroom library!

Ms. Avery — $518 to support her science program!

Wausa Elementary — $1,500 toward books for our Book Vending Machine!

That is OVER $8,500 DONATED TO WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS THIS MONTH!

We are incredibly grateful to the donors who choose to support our teachers, our classrooms, and most importantly, our students. These donations allow us to provide opportunities and resources that make a real difference for our kids.

Welcome back Wausa Vikings! Excited to have all the kids back in the building! Couple announcements! Graduated Seniors of 26' your yearbooks are in and can be picked up from Mrs. Wynia or Mrs. Hoesing at the school! For the rest of the students who purchased a 25-26 Yearbook, they have been placed in their school lockers! If you have not paid for your yearbook, they are in the office and can be picked up after the payment has been received! Have an AWESOME year!!

We are SO EXCITED to see the students!
Reminder: Tuesday, August 11
Back to School Open House!
Preschool 5pm
Elementary 6pm
Grades 6-8 Middle School Orientation 7pm
(6th graders are welcome to join us at middle school orientation to prepare for their transition into middle school!)

We are excited to start to see students next week. Please refer to the following information as we prepare for the start of the school year on August 17th!

🗓️ Wausa Public Schools 2026–2027
Plan Ahead. Make Appointments. Take Vacations. Make Memories. ❤️

We're sharing the major school breaks and no-school days now so your family can plan ahead!

📅 Labor Day Weekend
September 5–7, 2026

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School)
September 23, 2026

🍂 Fall Break
October 23, 2026

🦃 Thanksgiving Break
November 26–29, 2026

🏀 NSAA Moratorium
December 23–27, 2026

🎄 Winter Holiday Break
December 23, 2026 – January 4, 2027

👨‍🏫 Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School)
January 27, 2027

❄️ Mid-Winter Break
February 15, 2027

📚 Mid-Semester Break
March 5, 2027

🎤 Conference Speech Meet (Hosted at Wausa)
March 8, 2027

🌷 Spring Break
March 26–29, 2027

We hope this calendar helps your family schedule appointments, vacations, and quality time together throughout the school year. Thank you for partnering with Wausa Public Schools to make every school day count!

Just a friendly reminder: If you have an incoming preschooler, please be sure to turn in your registration paperwork as soon as possible. Getting everything submitted now helps us prepare for a smooth start to the school year! Mrs. Pfanstiel will begin contacting preschool families about setting up their Home Visit around the first week of August. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

🎉 Summer School 2026 has officially come to an end! ☀️ What a fantastic way to wrap up an incredible summer! On their final day, our students celebrated with an unforgettable trip to Ponca State Park, where they explored the great outdoors while learning valuable new skills. Throughout the day, students learned how to fish, practiced slingshot safety and target shooting, discovered campfire and fire safety, explored basic survival skills, and learned about the amazing flora and fauna that make Nebraska so special. A huge THANK YOU goes to Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Carlson, and Mrs. Johnson for making this year’s summer school such a fun and meaningful experience. Your creativity, enthusiasm, and dedication helped our students grow academically while creating memories they’ll never forget. Thank you for investing your time and hearts into our students. We hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and fun-filled rest of the summer! 🌲🎣🔥❤️

Summer school = learning + FUN! ☀️📚🫧

Reading, math, science... and a whole lot of fun! Today our students explored a little science while making GIANT bubbles!

Our recipe:
🫧 2.5 gallons of water
🫧 2 cups of Dawn dish soap
🫧 2 cups of glycerin
🫧 1 cup of baking powder

The secret? Let the mixture sit as long as possible (up to 12 hours) for the best bubbles!

We cut pool noodles in half to make bubble wands, then watched the giant bubbles come to life. Add a splash pool to hold the solution and a hula hoop for even bigger bubbles, and you've got an easy, inexpensive activity that's perfect for a hot, summer day.

Learning doesn't stop in the summer—it just gets a little more bubbly! 💜💛

Time to hit the course if you are interested in youth golf lessons see attached pdf

💰🎉 Wausa Public Schools is proud to be part of the Nebraska In-School Savings Program! 🎉💰

This year, students across Nebraska made an incredible impact through saving and financial literacy. With 89 school savings programs statewide, students made 7,852 deposits and saved an amazing $490,105 during the academic year!

At Wausa Public Schools, we are proud to help students develop lifelong money-management skills through our partnership with Commercial State Bank and our Viking Branch student savings program. Every deposit is a step toward building responsible financial habits and a stronger future.

Together, we are strengthening the financial future of Nebraska—one deposit at a time! 💙❤️

Reminder: Youth D-League Basketball Camp begins tomorrow. Please complete a form and we hope to see all our Vikings in grades 3-8 attend.