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Collectively, staff members work to remove barriers that may impact student progress and achievement, providing increasingly advanced coursework and instruction at all grade levels. Every employee, volunteer and community partner associated with our district works to deliver our mission and vision each day.

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Upcoming Events

8th Grade Softball vs. Ames
Ames High School, 1921 Ames High Dr, Ames, IA 50010, USA
8th Grade Softball vs. Ames
Ames High School, 1921 Ames High Dr, Ames, IA 50010, USA
Freshman Baseball
Waukee High School, 555 SE University Ave, Waukee, IA 50263, USA
Picnic & Play: West Des Moines Public Library
Maple Grove Villas Apartments, 8602 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266, in the clubhouse
Picnic & Play: Waukee Library Book Giveaway
Waukee Family Townhomes, 1300 SE Jonas Cir, Waukee, IA 50263, in the clubhouse
Picnic & Play: Waukee Fire Department
Waukee Family Townhomes, 1300 SE Jonas Cir, Waukee, IA 50263, in the clubhouse
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District Facts at a Glance

3

The Leader in Me Lighthouse elementary schools

7th

largest school district in Iowa

68

different first languages spoken by students

Waukee is your 2019 Class 3A State champs. 3-1 win over IC West. Undefeated 22-0, back to back state titles!! 🏆
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Girls Golf finished third at the State Golf Tournament today. Congratulations players and coaches on another outstanding season.
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Congratulations! For the 12th time in school history, the Waukee Girls Soccer team will play in the State Tournament. They will play Pleasant Valley at 4:00pm Thursday at Cownie Soccer Complex.
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Waukee Warrior Kid Games was a hit! Sunshine, field day games, family fun, and cookies from HyVee, all to support the amazing Back-to-School Resource Fair July 30 from 4-7 at Timberline School. A huge thank you to FOTH for sponsoring the event and donating $1,000 that will be used to purchase school supplies for the fair!
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667 students received their diplomas at the commencement ceremony held at the Drake Knapp Center on May 22. Photo credit: WHS juniors Bri Willis and Keegan Pickering.
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Warriors Girls’ Golf took first at Fort Dodge Regional, now on the way to State at Coldwater! #r2coldwater
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Congratulations to Waukee High School sophomore robotics team, Team 10435 Circuit Breakers for their outstanding performance at the First Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics World Championship!
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For the sixth straight year Waukee Boys Tennis wins the District title
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@waukeehs Seniors Megan Severson and Libby Messman on to the state tournament! First doubles partners to do that for Waukee Girls’ Tennis. #TicketPunched
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9 more Warriors commit to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Congratulations!🎉
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Sixty-eight Waukee APEX and Waukee High School students completed research for Iowa Youth Institute - World Food Prize.
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@walnuthillsel held their Beautification Day on Friday, May 3. Students planted gardens with vegetables and flowers, participated in a plant talk, learned about insects, and planted Honeycrisp apple trees. Snap peas from the garden will be used in Farm to School Summer programming at WCSD Picnic and Play sites as part of the statewide “Snap for Snap Peas” campaign. Thank you to Lowe's Home Improvement on Jordan Creek Parkway for their donation of 480 plants to make the school look beautiful! Learn more about Farm to School efforts at waukeeschools.org/departments/nutrition #wecreatewaukee #farmtoschool
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Congratulations to the Walnut Hills Elementary School State Tech Fair Group! One of their projects received the Judges’ Purple Ribbon award and was invited to showcase their projects at the ITEC Conference held in October. #ITECIA #STEM
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Congratulations! For the third straight year, a Waukee track team is bringing home a Hy-Vee Relay Cup. The traveling trophy is awarded each year to the boys and girls team scoring the most relay points at the #DrakeRelays. #GoWaukee
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It’s #ITECIA Day! Good luck to elementary students from @BVelementary, @EasonElem, @GrantRaganEl, @MGEWaukee, @ShulerElem and @WalnutHillsEl who will be traveling to Ames today to compete in the Central Iowa Tech Fair at @IowaStateU. #stem #waukthetalk
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We Create Waukeethrough

Legos

Innovation is our evolution of thought, the enthusiasm for growth and a commitment to new ideas. 

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Students with Robot

Innovation is our dedication to understanding the complex and original ways of the world. It is our mind work.

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Elementary Studetns and Technology

Collaboration is our loyalty to partnership, the passion for dialogue and a steady intention towards improvement. 

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Students Working Together

Collaboration is our exploration of connectedness and identity. It's our hand work.

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Leader

Mindfulness is our intentional practice of introspection, the knowing of ourselves and the giving and receiving joy.

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Meals for the Heartland

Mindfulness is our alertness to the directions we are headed and the diligence we embrace to get there. It's our heart work.

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