An Exciting Opening Day

The sixth year at WPS began on August 15, as 542 students met their teachers and classmates and took their initial steps of the great year ahead. This year, the excitement is heightened by the opening of the second new neighborhood, with twenty classrooms for students in pre-k(3) through grade 3. Grades 4 and remain in the old neighborhood.

The thrill of the new neighborhood was transparent, as students studying in that area looked wide-eyed at their new educational home that includes a dining hall, a new Knowledge Center, and of course, the bright, airy, state-of-the-art classrooms.

Our incredible growth, 177 new students, was an integral factor in the hiring of over twenty new staff members. The superior reputation of WPS was instrumental in recruiting outstanding teachers from different cities in the country, such as Denver, Milwaukee, Houston, and Detroit, and Connecticut. They seamlessly meshed with their distinguished colleagues, and both new and returning teachers were seen the past week and weekend jointly preparing classrooms and planning lessons.

We pleased that our enrollment, which increased by 26% since the close of school in June, continues to increase daily. The school year begins with full sections in our pre-k(3), grade three, and grade nine. As every room on campus is used, the only possibility for entry into any of those grades is if a current student leaves.

The sixth year will be the best one yet.