Summer WAVA Wave Newsletter
-Welcome to Summer Break at WAVA-
Happening This Month
Welcome to Summer!
We hope you have time to relax and enjoy some summer fun! Many of you may be doing summer classes or camps and keeping busy with sports or hobbies! We do have several ways to stay busy while connecting with others at WAVA. See below for ways to stay involved, check out the video updates and more! Have a great summer WAVA!
- Summer greeting from staff video
- View the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar here
- Check out some of the ways students can communicate, post messages to the WAVA Padlet and share about your summer and what you are up to! For the gamers out there, you can connect on our Gaming Padlet, post your game of choice tag and start playing with fellow WAVA students. If you are an artist and want to draw and share with others about your art you can post to the Art padlet. Do you love to bake and want to share with fellow students, post to the Baking padlet.
- Bookmark the Clubs, Competitions and Activities page for K12 and look for potential ways to stay involved as an online learner, https://www.k12.com/parent-student-resources/extracurriculars-events.html
- Congratulations to our Robotics students that have placed in the Top rounds Nationally and will be going to Washington D.C. this summer in July! We look forward to cheering you on. If you are interested in participating in a WAVA Club starting in the Fall and running through the end of May, you can view the current list on the WAVA Bulletin Board Clubs page. We look forward to another great year of clubs with you!
- Our Graduation is complete for the class of 2023! You can view the ceremony here.
- Do you have a unique story to share and you want to spread it across the news! Our PR team at K12/Stride wants to know! Submit here
- You can continue to give back to the community through WAVA and donate to food banks across WA state this summer, here.
- This summer you can experience park picnics across Washington with WAVA students and families! Check out the list of outings here and locations below. These are optional events and suggested locations to meet with other WAVA families and students on the dates listed from 11:30-1:30pm. Bring your own picnic and enjoy som summer sun
Summer Dates:
06/01: Check the Outing List for Summer Park Days from June-August
06/11: WAVA Graduation Ceremony video
06/16: End of year Summer Farewell from Staff Video
06/20: Learn more about CTE at WAVA
06/22: WAVA 2023-24 Info Session, Learn more about WAVA
06/30: Learn about a Club Week, checkout clubs for Fall
07/06: Summer Sizzle, share your summer pics and trips on the padlet
07/17: Project Elevate Day, Share a special story with our Stride Media Team
07/16-07/19: WAVA Robotics National Trip, watch on FB
07/31: Sunglasses Spirit Day, share to the padlet
08/02: Check the outings for Summer Park Days
08/15: Visit Helpful Links and get ready for school to start soon
08/30: Are you ready for school to start, mark important dates on the calendar
09/08: WAVA Back to School Picnic Days
09/25: Clubs begin to promote and meet
Follow our Stride Student Instagram Channel! @stridestudent
We are so excited to announce we have a Stride Student Engagement Instagram Channel! You can find us @stridestudent
Join Learning Coach Community for WAVA on the K12 App or OLS, Social Sessions every Tuesday on Zoom. Download the K12 app, log in using your Learning Coach credentials and join the National LC Community. #learningcoachlife
Learn more at www.learningcoachlife.com
WAVA Open House Info 2023-2024
WAVA Spelling Bee Congrats!! Congratulations to WAVA student Ilyannie Gonzalez for placing 1st in the National K12 Spelling Bee held on June 7th! Ilyannie went against the top students from across the country and placed 1st for WAVA! We are so proud of you! | Continued Food Drive for Spring Thank you for helping us to contribute to stocking the shelves at food banks across our state. We are thankful and the communities across our state are thankful. We will continue to offer this virtual giving option, if you would like to contribute online to Northwest Harvest. | National News info Check the National News this month for competitions, challenges, Esports Community nights, Student Advisory Info and more! May 2023 National News (smore.com) |
WAVA Spelling Bee Congrats!!
Continued Food Drive for Spring
National News info
WAVA Career and Technical Education


Re-Register for WAVA 2023-24
Summer Community Engagement
At WAVA we want to connect with students and believe that all student can succeed. In addition to connection in the classroom through academics, student support, class connect sessions and learning platforms students can connect on their own time for community engagement. Club options for Stride can be found on the OLS Announcements and the Class Connect Schedule. WAVA Clubs will be on the WAVA Bulletin at https://www.wavabulletinboard.com/esports-and-clubs. Clubs may include options in Gaming, Art, Baking, Music, ASB, SkillsUSA, GLSEN, Social Chats and Esports.
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You can share news on your student success with our National Social Media team through Project Elevate! If you are a Learning Coach interested in being on our Parent Advisory Council for 2021-2022, please contact us!
Graduation is Complete! Congratulations Class of 2023!
Welcome to Student Engagement Opportunities
Newsletter and National Contest Winner News.
WAVA Clubs Schedule and Info
WAVA ASB for HS and MS ASB is getting ready for a great year with our MS Advisor Ms.Nogaki and HS Advisor Mr. Guy Simpson. Grades 6-12 can participate in this student leadership club. If you are interested and have questions, email gsimpson@wava.org or mnogaki@wava.org | Check out our WAVA Class of 2023Calling all of WAVA!! Check out and celebrate our WAVA Class of 2023! We are so proud of our graduating class and look forward to celebrating. youc an check out photos of our Seniors on the Grad Padlet! | 7 Mindsets We Are Connected Social and Emotional Learning, SEL, is important to WAVA. We look forward to continued focus on 7 Mindsets and incorporating this into our school, staff, lessons and student support. You can learn more about 7 Mindsets and ways to use this at home. |
WAVA ASB for HS and MS
Check out our WAVA Class of 2023
Calling all of WAVA!! Check out and celebrate our WAVA Class of 2023! We are so proud of our graduating class and look forward to celebrating. youc an check out photos of our Seniors on the Grad Padlet!
7 Mindsets We Are Connected
Stride Tutoring
WAVA Office and Enrollment
Enrollment and Registration Contact Us Information:
For all records requests we want all emails going to recordsrequest@wava.org
For all transcript requests: : WAVA Transcript Request Form
General Enrollment Questions: enrollment@wava.org
General Registrar (non records or transcript) questions: registrar@wava.org
We have a new eFax number as well: 253.964.1143
Contact WAVA:
WAVA Office: 253.591.6888
Enrollment/Program Inquiries: 866.548.9444
WAVA General Info: info@wava.org
WAVA Clubs: clubs@wava.org
K12, Powered by Stride Clubs: clubs@K12.com
Student Support Helpful Resources
Ms. Giske, Operations Manager
Ms. Leateota, Assistant Operations Manager
Ms. Andoy, Office Manager
Special Programs Support
Special Programs Team:
Check out the Special Programs Page on the WAVA Bulletin
If you have questions or concerns about the diverse needs of your learner, please contact -
- Shelley Sears, ssears@wava.org - Special Programs Administrator
- Scott VanGerpen, svangerpen@wava.org – 504
- Melanie Wyckoff, mwyckoff@wava.org – Highly Capable Program
- Star Downey, sdowney@wava.org - Highly Capable Program
- Karen O'Leary, koleary@wava.org – English Learner Program
- Lauren Garcia, lgarcia@wava.org, English Learner Program
Success Stories
We are WAVA, We are ONE
What's Important at WAVA?
At WAVA, students come first. We partner with families to provide a free and excellent public eduction that meets the needs of the whole child.
At WAVA, learning is our focus. We empower one another to become life-long learners through innovation and inspiration. We plan for success.
At WAVA, community is valued. We seek to positively impact our community through partnership, offerings, and collaboration.
At WAVA, cultures are respected. We celebrate diversity and commit ourselves to positive and meaningful teamwork.
Bookmark our school resource website! Check out our academic and social calendar, events, videos, helpful links, and more! This is the place to go for updates on our monthly social happenings. Be sure to check out the Social Spot page!
At WAVA we want to connect with you and your students! Check out the options for WAVA Clubs and Esports. We have options for ages K-12 and hope to see you there! Visit our webpage on the WAVA Bulletin to learn more, sign-up and find access!
Are you looking to connect with other Learning Coaches in our school? We want to connect together! Join the K12/WAVA Learning Coach Community App to follow school updates and to connect with other families in the same grades and interests.
Click here to view our K12 National Newsletter! Stay up to date on the current news happening Nationwide with K12! Success stories, updates, info on schools, events and more!
Download the K12 App today! Make sure you have this app to have easy access to everything K12 that you need from help and support!
Be sure to save this Academic Calendar and mark down all the dates for WAVA you need to know throughout the year. Also check out the WAVA Bulletin calendar to see events and activities from virtual fields trips to spirit days and more!
Download your copy of the Compliance Handbook so that you can have all the answers you and your learner may need!
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Omak Statement of Non-discrimination
Omak School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Brittney Richter, (509) 826-7687, brichter@omaksd.org or WAVA Family Resource Coordinator: Kathy Swartz, (253) 682-7906, kaswartz@k12.com; and Section 504 Coordinator: John Holcomb, (509) 826-8342, johnholcomb@omaksd.org , P.O. Box 833, Omak, WA 98841 or WAVA 504 Coordinator, Scott VanGerpen, (253) 591-6888 svangerpen@wava.org
El Distrito Escolar de Omak no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, estado militar o veterano, orientación sexual, expresión de género o identidad, incapacidad o el uso de un perro entrenado o un animal guía o de servicio, y proporciona el mismo acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes que sean designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para estar a cargo de preguntas y quejas de presunta discriminación: Coordinadora de Derechos Civiles y Coordinador del Título IX: Brittney Richter, (509) 826-7687, brichter@omaksd.org; Coordinador de recursos familiares, Kathy Swartz, (253) 682-7906, kaswartz@k12.com; y el Coordinador de la sección 504: John Holcomb, (509) 826-8342, johnholcomb@omaksd.org, P.O. Box 833, Omak, WA 98841 or WAVA Coordinador de la sección 504, Scott VanGerpen, (253) 591-6888 svangerpen@wava.org.