The Allamakee Community School District added 13 new educators to its staff at the start of the 2022-2023 school year. Over the next few weeks, the Allamakee Community Education Association, in cooperation with The Standard newspaper, is introducing these new school district additions to the public through an article series. This week’s installment in the series will feature Elementary Talented & Gifted (TAG) Teacher Stacy Miner and Dillon Daniel, At-Risk Interventionist/Student Success Coordinator for Waukon High School.
The Waukon High School Marching Indians marching band participated in the Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival Saturday, October 8 in Dubuque. This is the first time in over 30 years that the Marching Indians have participated in this festival for a divisional rating. Waukon High School Band Director Jo Ann Sherman said the band gave its best performance of the year and received a Division II (Excellent) rating for its efforts on the field that day. In order for students to participate in this festival for a rating, they had to memorize all their music along with the marching routine performed at halftime of Waukon Indian home football games.
The City of Waukon has set its official Halloween Trick-or-Treat time for Monday, October 31 from 4-8 p.m. Area residents are asked to leave porch lights on to welcome trick-or-treaters, and youngsters are reminded to keep safety in mind while making their rounds.
Northgate Care Center/Southcrest Manor II
Northgate Care Center, located at 960 4th Street NW, and Southcrest Manor II, located at 602 2nd Street SW, in Waukon will be hosting indoor trick-or-treating Monday, October 31 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Residents at each of those facilities will have treats to hand out to trick-or-treaters who stop by during that time frame.
A Halloween Party has been scheduled for this Saturday, October 29 at the Splash Pad in the town of New Albin. The Halloween Party is a free family event and is taking place from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
There will be a hot dog lunch, and a costume contest will take place beginning at 12:30 p.m. with multiple categories and prizes. There will also be a hayride, pumpkin painting, a scavenger hunt and Halloween games to play.
Trick-or-Treat on Main Street is scheduled for Monday, October 31 from 4:30-6 p.m. at participating Main Street businesses. Participants are invited to stop by the Lansing Office Works location from 5-6:30 p.m. for Halloweenies and Haunted Chocolate.
State Qualifying Meet runner-up finish earns third consecutive advancement ... Members of the Waukon boys cross country team display the banner that signifies their third consecutive qualification for the Class 2A State Meet after the distance Indians finished as the team runner-up at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Monticello Thursday, October 20. Pictured above, left to right, are junior Wyatt Gulla, sophomore Caleb Helgerson, seniors Nate Keenan and Nathan O’Neill, junior Connor Cahoon, sophomore Isaac Reisinger, senior Josh Keenan and junior Skyler Dugan. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Indians will now compete within 2A elite this Friday at Fort Dodge
Looking to defend their title as State Qualifying Meet champions from a season ago and earn a third consecutive qualification for the Class 2A State Meet, the Waukon boys cross country team was able to accomplish half of that task in finishing in the runner-up position at its Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Monticello Thursday, October 20. In a field loaded with four teams ranked within Class 2A’s top 15 teams, including their own number-two ranking, the Indian boys were edged out of a repeat championship performance by a Tipton squad that is the defending Class 2A State Champion from last fall but graduated three of its top seven runners from that title-winning squad and currently holds a number-four ranking among the Class 2A elite.
The Class 1A State Qualifying Meet at Cascade Thursday, October 20 proved to be the end of the 2022 Kee cross country season for all but freshman Justin Wagner, as the first-year high school competitor ran to individual qualification for the Class 1A State Cross Country Meet. Requiring a top-10 individual finish or a top-two team finish to further advance, all other Kee competitors had their fall campaign come to a close, as the Lady Hawks finished seventh as a team and the Kee boys placed 13th.
“It was a beautiful night for competition,” Kee cross country coach Pat Wagner said. “Cascade’s course is challenging and many of the runners’ times reflect that. Justin ran hard and earned his spot at the State Meet. He knew who he had to keep up with, and that is what he did. It will be fun to see how things shake out at State.”
The start of “The Stop” ... Members of the Waukon football defense converge on New Hampton runningback Braden McShane (#30) on the decisive final play that solidified the 24-22 Indian victory at home over the Chickasaws in the opening round of the Class 2A State Play-Offs Friday, October 21. Senior linebacker Sean Bieber (#8) awaits McShane head-on, with (left to right) seniors Logan Lubahn and Nash Pearson, junior Kole McCormick and senior Kael Crawford moving in to help finish off the stop that left McShane five yards shy of the goal line and short of a first down on the fourth down play with just 17 seconds left in the ballgame, clinching the two-point Indian win and their advancement on to the next round of the Class 2A State Play-Offs. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Indians will host rematch with Crestwood Friday in Class 2A State Play-Off second round
In a battle of big plays vs. a big back, it was a big play against that big back that ultimately secured a big win, 24-22, for the Waukon football team in its opening-round Class 2A State Play-Off game against New Hampton at home Friday, October 21. That final big play in a series of several that were key to the two-point grid Tribe victory came on a final fourth-down attempt inside the Tribe’s 10-yard line with less than 30 seconds to play in the contest, where the Indian defense wrapped up one final rushing try by Chickasaw 6’2” 204-pound junior runningback Braden McShane short of a first down, and even more importantly, short of the end zone to preserve the two-point Indian victory.
Net gain ... Waukon volleyball senior Berlin Troendle blasts a kill past a Monticello block in the Indians’ three-set loss at the home of the 14th-rated Panthers Monday, October 17 in the opening round of Class 3A Regional Tournament play. Troendle finished the match with team highs of six kills, two assisted blocks and an ace serve. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon volleyball team had its 2022 season brought to a close at the home of a highly-regarded Class 3A colleague in the opening round of Class 3A Regional Tournament play Monday, October 17. The Indian netters traveled to 14th-rated Monticello for their initial postseason tournament action, battling the host Panthers through three sets but falling in all three to suffer the match sweep and an end to their 2022 campaign.
The net Tribe completed its 2022 season with an overall record of 16-19 that included a 0-5 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) dual match play that placed them sixth in the final NEIC team standings. Monticello went on to have its season ended in the Class 3A semifinals at 12th-rated Dubuque Wahlert Wednesday, October 19 by scores of 22-25, 21-25, 32-30 and 21-25.
Popping up a pass ... Kee volleyball senior Jayden Rankin bumps up a pass from the back row in the Hawks’ three-set loss at West Central in the opening round of Class 1A Regional Tournament play Monday, October 17. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Kee volleyball team had its 2022 season brought to completion against a familiar foe in the opening round of Class 1A Regional Tournament play Monday, October 17. Playing at fellow Upper Iowa Conference squad West Central, the Hawks ended up on the short end of a three-set match loss to the host Blue Devils.
The loss ends the Kee volleyball season with a 1-23 overall record that includes a 0-8 record in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play that placed the Lady Hawks ninth in the final UIC standings. With the win, West Central advanced on to the Class 1A Region 6 quarterfinals to play eighth-rated Don Bosco Wednesday, October 19, with the Blue Devils having their season ended in a three-set loss by scores of 6-25, 12-25 and a final 21-25.
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