Upcoming Events
Moms in Prayer
Tuesday, November 11
1:30pm
Atrium
Once a month on Tuesdays, the women of Wheaton Academy meet to pray for our school. Please join us on Tuesday, November 11 for our next prayer time. Please sign in at the front desk when you arrive.
Preparing for Finals Class
December 2 or December 4,
3:00pm
Center for Lifelong Learning
Sign up to jumpstart your student’s preparation for the final exam season! In this group session, Holly Taritas, a certified executive functioning skills coach, will lead students through a self-assessment of executive functioning skills and the creation of a personalized study schedule. Finals season is a stressful time, and your student will leave this session not only with a written study plan but with increased confidence to finish strong. Course Registration is $100 per student. Register here.
*Early Bird Discount! Sign up before Thanksgiving break to receive $20 off the price of registration, using code THANKS20 (valid through 11.25.25)
Christmas Gala
Friday, December 5
7:00-9:30pm
Hotel Baker
Mark your calendars for the WA Christmas Gala! Open to all Wheaton Academy Students and their guests. This year’s Gala will return at the beautiful Hotel Baker along the Fox River in St. Charles, Il. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, November 12 through Wednesday, November 19 for $80. This price includes the historic and beautiful venue, dancing, DJ + lighted dance floor, hors d’oeuvres, fine dining, festive food bars (including hot chocolate and sweet treat bar), games, raffle gifts, Christmas photo ops, and more! Click here to see full details.
General News
Senior Cap and Gown Orders Due November 24
Senior cap and gown orders should be made online. Orders are due November 24 – any orders placed after this time will be subject to increased pricing. You can place your order at Jostens.com. If you have a cap and gown from a sibling, you are welcome to use that. Please ensure it is in good condition. You would only need to order a tassel if you use a sibling’s cap and gown. All NHS members will receive a gold tassel and cord in April when cap and gowns are delivered, and the senior photo is taken.
Interested in Wheaton Academy—apply today!
Good news! Our Wheaton Academy Admissions office has received a record number of applicants this fall, and we anticipate a full school again this year. If you have any friends who are considering WA or on the fence, please urge them to finish the application process as soon as possible.
Encourage your friends to submit an application as a first step. Knowing a family’s interest now helps us tremendously and helps them avoid a potential wait pool situation this spring.
Please contact Amy Burdett, Admissions Coordinator, or Amy Hogan, Director of Admissions, with any questions or helpful insights!
Internship Information
At Wheaton Academy, we desire to create unique opportunities for students to engage in career-shaping opportunities to help them discover the way God has uniquely equipped them to positively impact the world. Wheaton Academy places such high value on these experiences that it is policy that all students must complete one internship during their four years of high school as a graduation requirement. Information about this requirement can be found at families.wheatonacademy.org/internships
In order to support students in finding and arranging meaningful internships, we have launched a new Internship Opportunities Page on the Families website. Students can browse opportunities with some of our business partners and find how to apply for each. Students wanting further support and guidance for their internship can visit Hannah White, our Internship Coordinator, in the Marketing office.
If you are a parent and are interested in hosting a Wheaton Academy student as an intern at your business please fill out this form to get your business featured on the opportunities page.
Financial Aid Now Open for Next School Year
Returning Family Financial Aid Application Deadline: December 5
The financial aid process at Wheaton Academy is officially open for the 2026-2027 school year. The financial aid application deadline for returning families is now Friday, December 5, 2025. We hope that this timeline will help both families and Wheaton Academy financially plan for the 2026-2027 year.
Like previous years, we have partnered with the financial aid processing company—Blackbaud Financial Aid. We then hope to distribute financial aid decisions to returning families starting as early as mid-December and continuing through January. This timeline allows Wheaton Academy to grant aid awards to returning families before new family aid awards are considered, as over 80% of our financial aid awards are historically distributed by February.
For more information, please click here Link: https://families.wheatonacademy.org/aid/
Please note: If you have an incoming student for the 2026-2027 school year, be sure to include them on your family’s financial aid application. Additionally, be sure your new incoming student is applied and accepted through our admissions process as soon as possible as we only award financial aid to accepted students.
AP Test Information
Please click here for all information regarding AP tests and registration deadlines.
Yearbook Orders
Order your 2025-2026 yearbook today! Yearbooks will be available for purchase until May 31, 2026. Please follow this link to order. Please reach out to Ms. Rusthoven (krusthoven@wheatonacademy.org) with any questions. Thanks!
REAL ID Needed for Senior Trip Flights
If your child is attending the Senior Trip and will be 18 years old at the time of travel, please be sure to have a real ID or a passport for boarding. This is now required to travel domestically.
From the travel website:
Illinois residents 18 and older who plan to fly domestically, or access certain federal facilities will need a REAL ID by May 7, 2025. If you do not get a REAL ID, you will need another federally accepted form of identification, such as a passport, to board a domestic flight or enter these facilities.
Please make an appointment to get a real ID ASAP. We will not be able to get your child on the airline flights without the Real ID or Passport.
Senior Picture Submission
Parents of Seniors, 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:
- 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!
- Please submit a forward facing, clear picture of your students 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.
- When emailing your student’s photo, please include their first and last name.
All photos must be submitted by December 19, 2025.
Senior Ads for the Yearbook
Senior yearbook ads will be available for purchase again this year! Please follow this link if you would like to purchase an ad for your student. Size options include a quarter-page, half-page, or full-page ad. You will design your ad on the website, which will be directly imported into the yearbook – nothing needs to be sent to Wheaton Academy. Yearbook ads can be purchased until May 1, 2026. In past years, a free yearbook was included with the purchase of an ad. Please note that Jostens has changed its policy and no longer includes a free yearbook with ad purchase, so yearbooks will need to be purchased separately. You can purchase a yearbook using the same link as the link to the ads. Please contact Ms. 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:
Spring SAT/ACT Classes – These classes are 8 weeks long and are two hours each (with the exception of the first and last classes where students will take practice tests). They are a great way to introduce students to these two college admission tests. We will go over tips and strategies for all the sections as well as effective ways to practice at home. Upon completion of the course, students will have a clear understanding as to which test is better suited for them.
SAT Group Course
- Time: Mondays, 6:30-8:30 pm (first and last session will conclude at 9:30 pm for testing)
- Dates (Jan-Mar): 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23
- Price: $700
- Location: Main Academic Building, Room 100
ACT Group Course
- Time: Saturdays at 10 am-12 pm (first and last session will start at 9 am for testing)
- Dates (Jan-Apr): 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 4/11
- Price: $700
- Location: Main Academic Building, Room 100
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:
- One-on-One Subject Specific Tutoring
- Executive Functioning & Student Success Coaching
- ACT/SAT Test Prep
- College Essay Coaching
- Accommodations Support
Visit our website to schedule a session, register for an event, or learn more.