August 8, 2025

Upcoming Events

2025-2026 School Year
We are looking forward to the new school year! The 2025-26 school year bell schedule may be found here. The first day of school is Monday, August 25. We will run a modified bell schedule during the first week. You may see the first week bell schedule by clicking here. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Picture Day! 
Picture Day this year will be September 3 and September 4. A make-up/retake day will be October 8. Lifetouch will be set up in the Atrium from 8:00-1:30 on these days. It is very important that your student stop by to take his/her picture within the given time frame on one of those three days. There is no allotted time for students to take their pictures, so it is up to the student to ensure they get their picture taken. Before school, study hall, lunch, and passing periods are all great times to stop by! Please note, Lifetouch will be gone by the end of the day, so they will not be available after school. Please reach out to Miss Rusthoven (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org) with any questions. Thank you!

General News

Back-to-School-Checklists
An email was sent earlier this summer with Back-to-School checklists. If you are a new family to Wheaton Academy, please click here to ensure you have completed all you need to before school begins. If you are a returning family, please click here to see and complete your checklist.

Textbook Acquisition for the 2025-2026 School Year
Families are responsible for purchasing or renting books for their student(s). Wheaton Academy has worked with our bookstore company, eCampus, to provide each family a convenient option to purchase or rent books.

Families can shop for each student’s books using eCampus’ “Shop by Schedule” option on their website. Then, eCampus will ship the purchased or rented books directly to each family’s home. Here are some important things to note:

  • All books must be shipped to your home, not Wheaton Academy.
  • Please order books by August 15 to ensure arrival before school begins on August 25.
  • You must use your student’s Wheaton Academy email (lastname@walearner.org) to order books.
  • If you have more than one student at Wheaton Academy, you will need each student’s email and must log in separately for each student, as their schedule information automatically populates the customized booklist through their email.

For details steps on how to order books, click here.

Driver’s Ed
In an effort to accommodate student schedules and extracurricular activities, Wheaton Academy offers after-school and summer driver’s education courses by hosting Excel Driving School. This year’s Driver’s Education Class Schedule can be found on the Families page and has a class starting in just a few weeks! 

Senior Picture Submission
Please begin thinking about the photo your student would like to submit to the yearbook. For their senior year, students are able to choose a photo that they would like to submit to the yearbook as their senior portrait. Your student may have chosen to take their senior picture with Prestige over the summer, or they may have had their photos taken through a different company. Either option is perfectly fine, but each requires different steps for submitting their photo. 

If your student chose to take their photos with Prestige, Prestige will ask you which photo you would like to select for the yearbook, and it will automatically be sent to us. If this is the option your student chose, please simply select the photo you want submitted to the yearbook, and no further action is needed. You are all set! 

If your student had their photo taken with a different company, that is perfectly fine as well. However, since Wheaton Academy does not work directly with other companies, you will need to submit your chosen photo to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org. Once you have sent in your student’s photo, you are good to go!

Please keep a few things in mind when selecting the photo you plan to submit to the yearbook: 

  1. Please do not send in a cropped or altered photo. Our system will not allow us to import a screenshot or cropped photo. Please make sure to send the original photo via email to yearbook@wheatonacademy.org. Please send the photo as a file, not a link. Thank you! 
  2. Please submit a forward-facing, clear picture of your student’s face from the shoulders up, with a non-distracting background. Due to the dimensions of the yearbook photo frame, all photos will be cropped from the shoulders up. You are welcome to send in a full body photo, but please understand that, given the dimensions of the frame, it will need to be cropped. Please do not crop the photo before sending it, as the program will not allow us to upload it. We will crop it when we import it. 
  3. When emailing your student’s photo, please include their first and last name. 

All photos must be submitted by December 19, 2025. Please reach out to Miss Rusthoven with any questions (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org). Thanks!

Laptop Pickup
Laptops must be set up by the student before orientation on Friday, August 22. If your student did not take Summer Academy, stop by the WA front desk to pick up your student’s computer and school ID. Laptops and school IDs will be available for pick up during office hours beginning Monday, August 4. Once you pick up your laptop, follow the instructions here to set it up before August 22

Host an International Student
The International Department is looking for families to host international students this fall. Hosting can be a wonderful experience to learn about other cultures and have a ministry as a family. Host families receive a monthly stipend and lots of support from our school. If you are interested or have questions, contact Marlina Visker at mvisker@wheatonacademy.org.

The Center for Lifelong Learning

All juniors and seniors are encouraged to register for one of these classes!
ACT Class (Saturday Mornings) – 8 Weeks/2-hour sessions, except for the first and last date, which will be 3 hours for practice tests. Dates: August 9, 16, 23 & September 6, 13, 20, 27 & Oct 11  (No class October 4 as it’s Homecoming week). All classes are 10 am – 12 pm except on August 9 and October 11, where the class will start at 9 am. To register and pay for the ACT Class, please click here.

SAT Class (Monday Nights) – 8 Weeks/2-hour sessions, except for the first and last classes, which will be about 3 hours for practice tests. Dates: August 11, 18, 25 & September 8, 15, 22, 29,  & October 6. All classes are from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  August 11 and October 6  will end at 9:30 pm for the practice tests.To register and pay for the SAT class, please click here.

Year-Round Services Available through The Center: 

All sessions take place right on campus, with flexible scheduling to meet your student’s needs. 
Visit our website to schedule a session, register for the workshop, or learn more. 

Athletics

Fall Athletic Season Begins August 11!
Students will not be able to try out for fall sports if their paperwork has not been completed in August Schools. Here are the times and places each sport will begin tryouts:
Girls Tennis: 8:00-10:30 am at the tennis courts
Boys Cross Country: 7:00 am at the West Soccer Field
Girls Cross Country: 7:30 am at the West Soccer Field
Football: 3:30-6:30 pm on the Performance Trust Field
Cheer: 5:00-8:00 pm in the Fieldhouse Court 3
Girls Volleyball: 3:00-5:00 pm in the Warrior Dome
Boys Soccer: 6:00-8:30 pm on the Performance Trust Field
Boys Golf: 6:30 am Meet at Klein Creek Golf Course
Girls Golf: 4:30 pm at Villa Olivia Golf Course
Coaches will communicate the following days and times with the athletes at this first tryout.