The Wise Owl 🦉 Newsletter

There are two remaining weeks in our first academic quarter of the school year. The end of the 1st grading period will be Friday, October 9th. Report Cards for the 1st quarter will go home with students on Friday, October 16th.

Keep up the great work, Owls!

Get ready for a hilarious journey back to the Renaissance! Our talented WAAS Drama Club is excited to present Something Rotten! Jr. this week. It is a laugh-out-loud musical filled with big dreams, ridiculous mishaps, and plenty of theatrical fun.

Performance Dates & Times:

Friday, October 2 — 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 3 — 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Sunday, October 4 — 2:00 PM

📍 Hannah Block Community Arts Center

120 S. 2nd St., Wilmington, NC 28401

🎟️ Suggested Donation: $10

Donations can be given in advance, or at the show.

Venmo: @WAAS-Drama

*If they have not already done so, Drama Club members are encouraged to take some additional time early this week to plan out their school work for the week ahead, with specific attention to long term assignments.

Our Middle School Science Olympiad Team had a fun kickoff event to open their season this past Wednesday afternoon! The team competed in challenges developed by our 8th Grade Leadership Team and finished the event with cookie cake! We are looking forward to a fantastic SO season.

WAAS is very excited to offer a field trip opportunity to see Wicked at the Durham Center Performing Arts Center in the Spring of 2027! The show will be Sunday, April 11th at 1:00 pm. This Field Trip is open to all interested students and parents, grades 4th-8th. In preparation for the show, Wicked will be at the center of an Arts Explorations class unit of study this Spring.

If you are interested in joining the trip, and have not already done so, please use the commitment form below. The form also provides additional details on this field trip. As of 9/27 we have 30 tickets still available that can be reserved in our ticket block.

Wicked Field Trip Commitment Form

Cooler temperatures are right around the corner! Now is a good time to get your winter apparel orders in to Mercury Printing. Sizing Charts are available on the website, but we also encourage you to lean toward a larger size so students have room to grow into the apparel. Once your order is placed, delivery takes place directly to your home in approximately 10 days.

Mercury Printing WAAS Apparel

Let Your Kindness Shine this Fall, Owls!

Our Owl Outreach Club had their first meeting of the year this week! Students worked together to brainstorm service opportunities for the year ahead! The group is excited to finalize these plans in their next meeting and share their plans with the wider school community soon!

We are very excited to announce a November WOW Community Service opportunity at Peaceful Pastures! This service event will be Friday, November 20th from 3:30-5:30 pm. Students will have the opportunity to remove cut tree/ limbs, paint the finishing coat on swings, rake trails, groom horses and clean the barn/ huddle hut. Please save the date for this event and an official sign up will be added soon!

Learn more at https://www.betransformedatpeacefulpastures.com/.

Maximizing Student Success at WAAS

This Huddle is especially helpful for new WAAS parents and families, but all families are welcome! It’s a great opportunity to reconnect with our Back-to-School message, WAAS learning philosophy, and our “Playbook for Success” as we wrap up the first quarter and look ahead to the rest of the school year.

Post-WAAS High School Options
This Huddle is primarily designed for parents of current 8th graders as they weigh their high school options. However, families with younger students who want to begin looking ahead to the high school years are also welcome to attend.