September 5, 2025

Upcoming Events

GLOW DANCE!
Friday, September 5
The Student Activities Team invites the entire student body to the annual Glow Dance tonight, following the home football game. All students are invited to our first dance of the year, in the Warrior Dome! The dance will end at 11 pm. This year, to welcome all students to the new school year, there will be no charge for the evening! Just show up! For further questions, email Brian Hogan.

WA Women’s Prayer Fall Luncheon
Tuesday, September 9
12:00-2:30 pm
All women are invited to attend the first Women’s Prayer event of the season, the Fall Luncheon. Please join us for a time of prayer, fellowship, and food. Please click here for more information and to RSVP.

WA Men’s Prayer
Saturday, September 13
8:00 a.m.
Alumni White Chapel
On the second Saturday of every month, the men from Wheaton Academy meet to pray for our community and hear from one of our faculty/staff members. Please join us on Saturday, September 13. This month, we will hear from Wheaton Academy teacher Justin Swider. Light refreshments are served.

Parenting Through Spiritual Struggle – Parent Seminar
Saturday, September 13
9:30-11:00 am
Student Union
Are you concerned about the spiritual health of your teenager? Do they seem apathetic about faith, prayer, church, and spiritual conversations?  I want to invite you to join me for an important Parent/Grandparent Seminar hosted by Wheaton Academy in West Chicago. 

You will be equipped with biblical principles and practical ways to build a stronger relationship with your teen and point them to Jesus. This event is completely free, refreshments will be provided, and pre-registration is required at www.visionaryfam.com/wa. Invite some friends to join you!

General News

Off-Campus Learning Day, Monday, September 8
Once again this year, we are excited to provide our students with the opportunity to participate in Off-Campus Learning Days. These days afford our students time for uninterrupted learning on days they typically would have off for in-service/teacher conferences. Additionally, our Off-Campus Learning Days will prepare our students to seamlessly continue in their classes during snow/inclement weather days.

Our first Off-Campus Learning Day this year will take place on Monday, September 8. Students should plan to allocate the same amount of time for schoolwork as they would for a traditional on-campus day (approximately 7 hours). Teachers will make expectations clear to our students, and they will be able to access all work via OnCampus. 

2025 Todd Beamer Golf Outing & Auction
Each year, this event honors the heroic sacrifice of Todd Beamer ’87 and supports the Warrior Fund—keeping Wheaton Academy excellent and accessible. Alongside this year’s golf outing, we’re launching our online auction with exciting new items! Anyone can bid—you do not need to golf in the outing to participate in the auction. Show your support of the Warrior Fund — Click here to VIEW items and BID NOW! Bidding is open until 6:00 pm on September 8!

Homecoming Volunteers Needed for Alumni and Wheaton Academy Events
We have many opportunities for our WA families to serve our WA community. Whether it’s helping with Alumni Events or with Student Activities, there is a place for you to serve! Please click here to see all the available days and times. Thank you in advance for your help!

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!

The Center for Lifelong Learning

The Center for Lifelong Learning provides on-campus, personalized academic support to help students thrive. From executive functioning coaching and college testing preparation to subject tutoring, we’re here to partner with families and equip students for success this year. 

Coming Up This Month: 

  • CHADD Parent Talk – September 9 at 7:00 pm (in Wheaton) Holly Taritas, Wheaton Academy’s Student Success Coach, will speak at the local CHADD meeting on how families can work together to create supportive, growth-oriented home environments—especially for students with ADHD. This free event is open to the community. Click here for more details and to RSVP. 
  • Parent Workshop – Supporting Executive Functioning in High School 
    September 17, 7:00–8:00 pm | Academic Building Join us for a practical, parent-focused workshop led by Holly Taritas, designed to equip families with tools to support organization, time management, task initiation, and study skills at home. This event is free and open to all WA families, with a special invitation for parents of new students. Happening alongside the student worship night, it’s an easy way to make the most of your time on campus. RSVP here. 
  • College Essay Writing Workshop – Join us for a dynamic workshop helping seniors craft authentic, standout college essays. Grounded in narrative identity theory, sessions guide students to reflect on meaningful experiences and translate them into compelling stories. With two fall sessions available, participants will complete a polished, admissions-ready essay in time for Early Action and Early Decision deadlines. This workshop includes four 75-minute group sessions and one 90-minute small group coaching session. RSVP here.

We offer various events and workshops throughout the year for both parents and students. To see a list of upcoming opportunities, visit our “Upcoming Events” page on our website. 

Year-Round Services Include: 

Let’s start the year strong—together. 
Visit our website to schedule a session, register for an event, or learn more.

Athletics

SWIMMING at Wheaton Academy
If your daughter or son practices and competes on a club swim team, they can participate in the sectional meet, which serves as the qualifying meet for the IHSA state meet. Wheaton Academy does not have swim practices, and we don’t have dual meets. Girls’ swimming is in the fall (sectional meet on Saturday, November 8), and Boys’ swimming is a winter sport (Sectional Meet on Saturday, February 21). If your son or daughter is interested in participating, please contact Mr. Mack at kmack@wheatonacademy.org

Athletic Passes
We are happy to announce again that this year we will be providing to all Wheaton Academy families, faculty, and staff one athletics pass per household that will provide you and your family free entry into any regular season home sports game(s) for the 2025-26 season. Please stop by the Athletic or Front Office any time M-F from 9 am-4 pm to pick up your pass.