Education

There will always be a need for skilled people to do electrical work, professional and safe wiring for homes, businesses, rental properties and public infrastructure. Two programs at Northeast Iowa Community College - Commercial/Residential Electrician and Industrial Electrician - provide students with the training and knowledge needed to thrive in this critical industry.

As part of their learning, students in the programs cross-train with Carpentry students each year to construct a new house in the community from foundation to roofing and finish work. The experiential learning integrated into the program provides many of the best real-world, hands-on lessons, said Reilly Reader, a May 2019 Industrial Electrician graduate.

by Christine Hensley, Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Board Chair

After high school graduation, your student will face many new experiences beyond academics and social situations. At Iowa Student Loan (ISL) Education Lending, we know that preparation for the next step helps students increase their chances of graduation, finding a job and successfully repaying any student loans.

1. Plan for medical emergencies. Parents may not have access to health information or be able to make medical decisions for incapacitated students who are 18 or older, no matter who carries the insurance and pays the bills. You may want to have your student properly complete, sign and have notarized official medical power of attorney and medical information release forms that you can easily access in case of emergency. In addition, your child should understand when to self-treat, visit a clinic or specialist, or go to the emergency room.

Robey Memorial Library will be sponsoring Main Street Story Walk in Waukon during the month of June, with this month’s walk featuring the children’s story, “Farmer Duck” by Martin Waddell. During the month, families are encouraged to read this story as they stroll the downtown area. Seven selected businesses have a portion of the story posted in the front window of their establishment for viewing from the sidewalk in numerical order. Each stop along the story walk will direct readers to the next location. Selected businesses for the month of June are located on the north side of West Main Street at the following locations pictured and labeled accordingly above in the submitted image: 1. Blake Electric; 2. Hello Sunshine; 3. Aztec Parlor; 4. Rockweiler’s Appliance; 5. Hartig Drug; 6. Uptown Grill; 7. Cunningham Hardware. Submitted image.
 

by Mallory Berns, Chapter Reporter
    
February 21 of this year, the FFA Northeast Iowa Sub-District contest was held in Elkader at Central Community High School. At this event, Waukon FFA had 13 members compete in seven different contests.

Natalie Byrnes participated in Ag Broadcasting. This event is intended to encourage an understanding and create an interest in the field of broadcast journalism. She received a Gold rating and advanced on to District competition.

Ethan Gibbs and Caleb Helgerson took part in the Chapter Program Contest. This event is designed to emphasize group activity and accomplishments, and to recognize acts of leadership, growing out of an organized program in schools and communities. They earned a Silver rating and advanced to the District contest.

Each year the Waukon Middle School staff votes on and acknowledges a boy and girl from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades for the Middle School Citizenship Award. These students demonstrate positive attitude, academic excellence, exemplary character, school spirit and community involvement.

This year’s award recipients are pictured above. Left to right: Petra Quiroz, Ruin Mathis, Marcus Brynes, Jaelyn Johanningmeier, Dayne Howe. Not pictured is fellow award recipient Alex Wuebker. Submitted photo.
 

by Brianne Grimstad

The Allamakee Community School District Board of Directors met for a brief special meeting Wednesday, May 31. The board approved the following recommendations for hiring personnel: Benjamen Pline, High School Social Studies teacher; Bethany Engen, Elementary General Music teacher; and Ben Rausch, seventh grade girls basketball coach.

The board also accepted a resignation from Cathy Krupa from her positions as a paraprofessional and West Elementary Kids Club coordinator. The board also accepted the resignation of Sally Dougherty from her Kindergarten teaching position at West Elementary School.

Approval was also given by the board to a quote in the amount of $23,621 from Casper Plumbing and Heating for repairs to one of the air handling units located at Waukon High School. The next regular monthly meeting of the Allamakee Community School District Board of Directors is scheduled for Monday, June 19 at Waukon High School.

Emma Palmer (pictured in center of photo at right), a graduated senior of Waukon High School’s Class of 2023, was recognized by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (right) and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg (left) for outstanding academic achievement at the 21st Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony held April 30 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor’s Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), honored 422 high school seniors from across Iowa at the ceremony.

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering a variety of in-person summer camps in the month of June at the Waukon NICC Center. This summer the Waukon Center is offering Steam Camp – stEam Starring Engineering, Kids in the Kitchen: Junior Chef, and Build Your Own Business.

To register and to learn more about the summer camps being offered, visit www.nicc.edu/waukon or call the NICC Waukon Center at 844-642-2338, ext. 6700.
 

The Allamakee Community School District is offering a Summer Feeding Program again this summer at no charge, with the first session of that program beginning this Thursday, June 1 and taking place each weekday through Wednesday, June 28. Any youth 18 years of age and under may come to the Waukon Middle School cafeteria, located at 1059 3rd Avenue NW in Waukon, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each of those days for lunch, with that lunch menu pictured at right below.

New this year, instead of an in-person breakfast offering each morning, a grab-and-go breakfast meal will be offered during each day’s in-person lunch session. Those attending the lunch sessions may take a breakfast meal with them for the following morning when they leave. The grab-and-go breakfast menu is pictured below at left.

In the fall and winter of this school year, P.S.S.T. (Parents Supporting Students and Teachers - the parent organization that helps support the elementary schools in the Allamakee Community School District) partnered with the elementary art program at East and West Elementary Schools in Waukon to make student artwork into a yearly calendar for each school. West Elementary preschool and transitional Kindergarten students made artwork for each month with finger painting. Kindergarten through second grade students learned about tessellation and constructed monthly themed tessellation pictures. At East Elementary, each class made a mural of a famous American, during which they used creativity and problem solving to make group murals. Mrs. Emily Timm helped students create the artwork and P.S.S.T. helped facilitate creating and selling the calendars, a project that raised $373 for the elementary art program to purchase specialty supplies. P.S.S.T.